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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 6, 2026

769 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $366.38/cwt +25.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,998/hd at 818 lb · 79 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $462.48/cwt +19.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,602/hd at 563 lb · 62 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $328.50/cwt -10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $3,006/hd at 915 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 769 986 1,485
Feeder cattle 701 863 1,317
Slaughter cattle 53 70 117
Replacement cattle 15 53 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable data & no sale last week. Feeder Cattle tended to trade with a lower undertone compared to two weeks ago. Quality good to fancy, Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–323 321 9 595.00–620.00 $597.64 $1,918 -13.67
358–385 372 6 500.00–510.00 $501.70 $1,866 -63.18
413–445 428 13 500.00–520.00 $514.52 $2,202 -8.36
464–472 value added 470 13 500.00–510.00 $503.04 $2,364 +3.04
468–495 487 19 480.00–500.00 $489.73 $2,385 -3.36
520 value added 520 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,496 -20.00
505–548 523 24 440.00–462.00 $451.48 $2,361 -19.23
560 value added 560 48 471.00 $471.00 $2,638 +11.00
570–583 572 14 400.00–437.00 $433.28 $2,478 -8.02
608 608 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,402 -25.18
614–632 value added 623 36 410.00–430.00 $419.43 $2,613 -22.49
667–673 670 10 380.00–400.00 $387.97 $2,599 -1.50
705 705 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,538 +16.73
705–707 value added 706 23 370.00–379.00 $376.65 $2,659 +6.65
765 value added 765 19 370.00 $370.00 $2,830 —
755–793 768 21 350.00–360.00 $351.21 $2,697 +11.21
816 value added 816 60 371.25 $371.25 $3,029 +22.12
826 826 19 351.00 $351.00 $2,899 +25.97
915 value added 915 49 328.50 $328.50 $3,006 -10.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 550.00 $550.00 $1,914 —
395 395 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,856 +3.72
475–485 480 4 440.00–450.00 $444.95 $2,136 -5.05
523–540 527 4 390.00–420.00 $397.68 $2,096 -45.70
590 590 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,212 -35.00
715 715 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,252 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,540 -67.40
315 315 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,732 -34.76
355–380 363 6 505.00–525.00 $513.24 $1,863 +2.14
400 value added 400 3 505.00 $505.00 $2,020 —
413–448 430 16 450.00–485.00 $465.90 $2,003 +2.77
458 value added 458 21 480.00 $480.00 $2,198 —
450–482 465 22 420.00–460.00 $445.07 $2,070 +10.98
509 value added 509 6 440.00 $440.00 $2,240 -5.00
504–549 530 21 400.00–430.00 $419.01 $2,221 -3.83
553–595 581 8 370.00–400.00 $379.64 $2,206 -24.50
590 590 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,065 -54.14
600–613 610 10 350.00–380.00 $361.97 $2,208 -10.89
650–696 687 5 340.00–370.00 $345.68 $2,375 -11.33
705–709 708 5 320.00–325.00 $324.00 $2,294 +7.23
705–737 value added 721 30 332.00–343.00 $338.20 $2,438 —
755 755 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,529 +16.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,600 -66.70
390 390 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,443 -90.00
430 430 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,806 -11.06
485–495 490 2 400.00–410.00 $404.95 $1,984 —
565–580 572 3 320.00–350.00 $333.35 $1,907 -39.18
640 640 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,112 -15.00
785 785 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,434 —
930 930 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,511 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,402 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,870 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,430 —
285 285 2 590.00–620.00 $605.00 $1,724 —
325–335 332 3 570.00–580.00 $576.73 $1,915 -46.36
355 355 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,882 -25.00
410–445 433 6 500.00 $500.00 $2,165 -13.23
455–480 475 5 480.00–510.00 $485.75 $2,307 +35.71
500–525 511 13 427.00–450.00 $441.00 $2,254 +15.76
550–587 568 15 400.00–425.00 $413.08 $2,346 -1.38
615–635 628 3 370.00–390.00 $383.26 $2,407 -29.33
748 748 2 377.00 $377.00 $2,820 +57.00
897 897 6 302.00 $302.00 $2,709 +16.83
935 935 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,618 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–345 333 5 500.00–525.00 $519.97 $1,732 +60.63
390–395 393 4 440.00–470.00 $450.06 $1,769 —
420–430 425 2 420.00–465.00 $442.76 $1,882 -5.34
455–470 457 8 440.00–450.00 $447.47 $2,045 +32.37
525–540 529 5 385.00–400.00 $396.94 $2,100 +6.94
665 665 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,261 +23.00
745–748 747 4 300.00–320.00 $309.98 $2,316 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,872 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1240 1113 80-85% 5 173.00–177.00 $174.95 $1,947 +11.80
995–1225 1113 80-85% 4 161.00–167.00 $164.23 $1,828 +1.08
1050–1230 1116 80-85% 14 181.00–190.00 $185.65 $2,072 +22.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1595 1465 75-80% 2 185.00–196.00 $190.01 $2,784 —
1275–1710 1483 75-80% 4 173.00–180.00 $178.49 $2,647 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–995 960 85-90% 3 142.00–147.00 $145.27 $1,395 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–2210 1785 9 220.00–230.00 $223.80 $3,995 —
1760–1840 1810 3 210.00–218.00 $214.73 $3,887 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1340 1340 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
1290–1410 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,750.00–3,000.00 $2,869.44
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1280 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 3,250.00–3,800.00 $3,459.07
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
931 931 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,327 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1545 1545 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,550.00 $3,550.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.