Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 13, 2026

1,003 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $444.40/cwt -18.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,599/hd at 585 lb · 155 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $394.64/cwt +32.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,378/hd at 603 lb · 109 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $373.61/cwt +7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $3,021/hd at 809 lb · 66 head

Dickson, TN 5-weight steers brought $448/cwt, right in line with the TN average ($448). The market is $13/cwt under McMinnville, TN ($461). What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,003	769	1,516
Feeder cattle	926	701	1,289
Slaughter cattle	57	53	122
Replacement cattle	20	15	105

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$4.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$2.00 higher. Quality good to fancy, Demand good.

→ Feeder cattle: all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$2.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter Cows $3.00-$4.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	760.00	$760.00	$1,748	—
288	288	2	690.00	$690.00	$1,987	—
310–333	325	3	635.00–670.00	$646.12	$2,100	+48.48
360–375	369	6	550.00–565.00	$559.18	$2,063	+57.48
410–435	426	16	500.00–530.00	$512.13	$2,182	-2.39
450–498	475	19	470.00–500.00	$482.93	$2,294	-6.80
507–510 value added	508	9	500.00	$500.00	$2,540	+20.00
510–540	531	15	445.00–470.00	$450.67	$2,393	-0.81
555 fancy	555	23	457.00	$457.00	$2,536	—
550–594	572	41	420.00–450.00	$436.01	$2,494	+2.73
598 value added	598	91	445.00	$445.00	$2,661	—
604 value added	604	6	430.00	$430.00	$2,597	+10.57
610–620	613	3	380.00–400.00	$393.26	$2,411	-1.74
651–670 value added	659	16	400.00–410.00	$405.55	$2,673	—
668–690	680	22	370.00–385.00	$379.68	$2,582	-8.29
705–745	716	12	350.00–365.00	$358.29	$2,565	-1.71
755–785	770	2	342.00–345.00	$343.47	$2,645	-7.74
801	801	4	352.00	$352.00	$2,820	+1.00
809 value added	809	62	375.00	$375.00	$3,034	+3.75
1025	1025	1	310.00	$310.00	$3,178	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	329	5	540.00–580.00	$569.94	$1,875	+19.94
355–370	362	3	470.00–500.00	$489.77	$1,773	+19.77
415–440	428	5	450.00–490.00	$469.81	$2,011	—
475–490	484	5	420.00–450.00	$441.96	$2,139	-2.99
495 thin fleshed	495	2	460.00	$460.00	$2,277	—
500–548	536	16	400.00–435.00	$425.30	$2,280	+27.62
575–585	579	4	400.00–410.00	$404.99	$2,345	+29.99
625	625	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,188	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,732	—
458	458	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,809	—
525	525	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,890	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,860	—
535	535	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,140	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–211	211	6	730.00–750.00	$743.35	$1,568	—
273–290	279	6	600.00–650.00	$632.66	$1,765	+82.66
310–330	322	6	530.00–570.00	$555.57	$1,789	+5.57
350–398	370	12	505.00–530.00	$515.10	$1,906	+1.86
410 thin fleshed	410	1	500.00	$500.00	$2,050	—
400–445	418	23	455.00–475.00	$469.60	$1,963	+3.70
455–495	475	42	420.00–450.00	$432.43	$2,054	-12.64
503–548	535	32	390.00–420.00	$400.81	$2,144	-18.20
554–595	566	20	370.00–400.00	$382.52	$2,165	+2.88
560–580	568	3	340.00–350.00	$346.60	$1,969	-33.04
602 value added	602	101	396.00	$396.00	$2,384	—
609–615	610	8	360.00–380.00	$377.48	$2,303	+15.51
655–695	675	19	330.00–357.00	$345.00	$2,329	-0.68
775	775	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,480	-15.00
820	820	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,583	—
875	875	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,625	—
990	990	1	252.00	$252.00	$2,495	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	277	3	540.00–590.00	$559.58	$1,550	—
330–340	335	2	500.00–520.00	$510.15	$1,709	+25.15
358–383	372	5	480.00–495.00	$491.94	$1,830	+121.94
400–435	411	7	400.00–445.00	$424.46	$1,745	+4.46
465–498	489	7	400.00–415.00	$406.49	$1,988	+1.54
520–540	530	2	345.00–370.00	$357.26	$1,893	—
575–595	585	2	335.00–350.00	$342.63	$2,004	+9.28
602–645	618	9	300.00–340.00	$319.63	$1,975	-10.37
698	698	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,234	—
775	775	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,402	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,534	+40.00
370–390	383	3	400.00–465.00	$436.52	$1,672	—
430	430	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,720	—
495	495	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,955	—
519	519	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,557	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	269	4	650.00–680.00	$672.60	$1,809	+67.60
315–338	327	6	610.00–630.00	$620.69	$2,030	+43.96
350	350	3	540.00–595.00	$560.00	$1,960	+30.00
408–448	421	13	500.00–535.00	$509.98	$2,147	+9.98
450 thin fleshed	450	1	500.00	$500.00	$2,250	—
455–490	480	5	470.00–485.00	$472.97	$2,270	-12.78
510–538	527	12	420.00–440.00	$431.64	$2,275	-9.36
568 thin fleshed	568	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,386	—
553–595	577	19	380.00–415.00	$399.50	$2,305	-13.58
600–640	621	7	350.00–375.00	$359.33	$2,231	-23.93
650–670	661	6	340.00–370.00	$351.59	$2,324	—
705–745	725	2	320.00–340.00	$329.72	$2,390	-47.28
758–780	766	5	320.00–330.00	$323.98	$2,482	—
825–845	835	4	300.00	$300.00	$2,505	—
955	955	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,578	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–318	312	3	550.00–590.00	$577.18	$1,801	+57.21
375–383	379	7	500.00–505.00	$500.71	$1,898	+50.65
405–435	416	5	470.00–495.00	$475.23	$1,977	+32.47
460–495	479	7	400.00–445.00	$429.46	$2,057	-18.01
502–525	512	4	400.00–415.00	$403.81	$2,068	+6.87
550–590	577	10	350.00–370.00	$367.99	$2,123	—
645	645	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,258	—
650	650	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,080	-20.00
760–790	775	2	270.00–300.00	$284.71	$2,207	—
801	801	4	300.00	$300.00	$2,403	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,701	—
475–485	483	4	420.00	$420.00	$2,029	+30.00
540	540	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,890	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,210	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1190	1075	80-85%	5	167.00–172.00	$169.77	$1,825	—
890–1385	1166	80-85%	13	177.00–187.00	$181.08	$2,111	—
990–1420	1238	80-85%	3	197.00–199.00	$198.47	$2,457	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1510	1334	75-80%	4	193.00–203.00	$198.09	$2,643	—
1030–1560	1373	75-80%	8	180.00–193.00	$187.28	$2,571	—
1665	1665	75-80%	1	178.00	$178.00	$2,964	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–885	875	85-90%	2	150.00–153.00	$151.52	$1,326	—
945–1095	1020	85-90%	2	140.00–142.00	$141.07	$1,439	—
990–1145	1068	85-90%	2	167.00–172.00	$169.68	$1,812	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–2035	1669	5	212.00–222.00	$217.62	$3,632	—
1715–2350	2033	2	230.00	$230.00	$4,676	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1140	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,000.00–3,200.00	$3,103.64
935–1335	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,600.00–3,200.00	$2,846.58
1015–1645	1303	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,350.00–3,250.00	$2,852.78

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155–1290	1223	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,905.52

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00

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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.