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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 17, 2026

667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $338.22/cwt -13.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,692/hd at 796 lb · 143 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $343.08/cwt -9.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,469/hd at 720 lb · 73 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.54/cwt -19.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,126/hd at 591 lb · 47 head
Dickson, TN 7-weight steers sold at $340/cwt, running $5/cwt below the TN average ($345) and $38/cwt under Knoxville, TN ($378). TN 7-weight steers are down $38 from their early July peak of $375. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 667 1,061 946
Feeder cattle 580 953 839
Slaughter cattle 50 66 50
Replacement cattle 37 42 57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls $15.00-$26.00 lower with instances of $30.00-$40.00 lower. Feeder Heifers $12.00-$26.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $4.00-$6.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls not well established but sold with a lower undertone. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,760 —
370–398 388 5 420.00–430.00 $423.84 $1,644 -26.16
400 400 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,680 —
455–480 460 8 400.00–435.00 $422.95 $1,946 -46.09
540–549 541 31 385.00–390.00 $389.67 $2,108 -49.14
565–598 580 12 345.00–365.00 $353.03 $2,048 -49.21
553–596 value added 584 25 365.00–375.00 $373.10 $2,179 -66.90
600–628 612 6 340.00–370.00 $355.63 $2,176 -44.90
645 value added 645 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,419 -34.89
688–693 690 8 340.00–362.00 $348.29 $2,403 -11.64
700–730 710 3 335.00–340.00 $336.71 $2,391 +2.86
718–744 value added 720 70 343.00–347.00 $343.35 $2,472 -21.62
750–790 772 6 315.00–335.00 $326.63 $2,522 —
797 value added 797 137 337.75–339.75 $338.73 $2,700 —
822–830 823 10 317.00–320.00 $319.70 $2,631 —
930 930 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,790 -15.00
945 value added 945 5 298.00 $298.00 $2,816 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,260 -20.00
425 425 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,572 -65.37
490 490 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,813 -29.15
545 545 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,744 -86.60
580 580 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,943 —
630–642 639 4 300.00–312.00 $309.04 $1,975 -40.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
708 708 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,266 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,802 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 420.00–450.00 $430.00 $1,247 -70.00
325–343 339 4 405.00–415.00 $407.40 $1,381 -21.11
360 360 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,494 +3.53
413–445 423 11 385.00–410.00 $397.13 $1,680 -15.33
435 value added 435 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,805 —
485–495 489 14 355.00–380.00 $364.31 $1,781 -40.55
502–535 512 8 335.00–370.00 $358.66 $1,836 -26.86
550–593 578 14 335.00–355.00 $344.32 $1,990 -25.59
597 value added 597 33 366.00 $366.00 $2,185 —
608–645 626 10 330.00–342.00 $336.28 $2,105 -11.65
658 658 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,106 -31.39
712 value added 712 23 310.00 $310.00 $2,207 -10.90
720 720 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,980 -27.41
762 762 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,210 -16.01
843 843 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,276 -35.00
865 865 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,166 -31.64
395 395 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,540 —
423–430 425 3 380.00–385.00 $383.32 $1,629 -6.13
455–498 477 4 320.00–345.00 $333.06 $1,589 -38.89
535–545 540 3 320.00–335.00 $328.38 $1,773 -21.62
770 770 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,925 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,251 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,701 +40.00
356–395 367 9 420.00–450.00 $446.41 $1,638 -33.59
429 429 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,866 -46.72
452–463 455 7 400.00–430.00 $408.72 $1,860 -55.92
500–540 529 9 340.00–360.00 $351.15 $1,858 -81.67
550 550 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,925 -21.04
623 623 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,025 -19.89
665–680 668 5 280.00–300.00 $295.93 $1,977 -29.78
702–718 708 5 290.00–310.00 $298.11 $2,111 -17.78
755–780 773 4 270.00–285.00 $276.19 $2,135 —
950 950 2 220.00–250.00 $235.00 $2,232 -5.00
1090 1090 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,180 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,192 —
415–430 423 2 370.00–380.00 $374.91 $1,586 -54.89
465 465 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,790 -1.82
540–545 543 2 320.00–325.00 $322.51 $1,751 -49.75
570 570 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,710 —
705 705 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,904 —
795 795 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,146 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 300.00 $300.00 $930 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1435 1205 80-85% 14 152.00–167.00 $158.93 $1,915 —
1140–1425 1217 80-85% 5 172.00–190.00 $180.31 $2,194 —
1095–1410 1242 80-85% 3 145.00–147.00 $146.24 $1,816 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1090 1043 85-90% 2 122.00–127.00 $124.61 $1,300 -20.79
975–1230 1118 85-90% 5 145.00–151.00 $147.14 $1,645 -15.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,108 -12.83
1365–1825 1491 75-80% 4 166.00–172.00 $168.75 $2,516 -11.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1660 1413 2 170.00–185.00 $176.19 $2,490 —
1490–1965 1719 7 200.00–210.00 $203.19 $3,493 —
1505–2275 1863 4 210.00–231.00 $223.15 $4,157 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1025 1022 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 2,500.00–2,600.00 $2,533.12
1270 1270 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00
1120–1250 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,250.00–3,300.00 $3,276.37
1100–1345 1226 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,000.00–3,550.00 $3,161.26
1025–1545 1283 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 2,550.00–3,200.00 $2,925.34
1135–1565 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,950.00 $2,718.80
1585 1585 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 3,800.00 $3,800.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1320 1320 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00

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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
1070–1315 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 3,200.00–3,350.00 $3,243.38 —

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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.