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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 7, 2026

448 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $323.92/cwt +0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,664/hd at 822 lb · 119 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $328.50/cwt +17.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,414/hd at 735 lb · 83 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $348.13/cwt +22.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,287/hd at 657 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 448 921 1,516
Feeder cattle 415 845 1,368
Slaughter cattle 4 57 115
Replacement cattle 29 19 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to a lack of comparable data, trends could not be established but tended to sell with a mostly steady 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
390 390 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,658 -50.00
433 433 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,732 -16.83
450–473 465 3 370.00–400.00 $379.67 $1,765 -11.80
524–537 532 13 345.00–375.00 $363.46 $1,934 +1.41
585–595 590 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,065 -7.28
610–618 617 14 350.00–355.00 $354.65 $2,188 +17.19
655–695 657 17 320.00–350.00 $348.13 $2,287 +22.91
715–740 730 3 300.00–305.00 $301.69 $2,202 -9.46
734–743 value added 735 80 327.00–330.00 $329.51 $2,422 —
822 value added 822 117 324.50 $324.50 $2,667 +0.50
845 845 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,450 -12.00
870 870 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,436 -22.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,380 -31.67
390 390 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,443 ±0.00
415 415 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,473 -25.00
460 460 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,610 -2.28
540 540 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,836 +0.29
565–575 573 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,834 -8.71
620–630 623 3 310.00–315.00 $311.68 $1,942 -2.62
655–695 663 5 300.00–320.00 $304.19 $2,017 +9.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–442 427 10 350.00–380.00 $359.03 $1,533 -1.94
460–478 468 10 335.00–360.00 $348.42 $1,631 +23.42
522–537 525 16 320.00–335.00 $325.23 $1,707 -13.66
553–588 582 12 330.00–332.00 $331.68 $1,930 +4.05
600–620 610 4 310.00–322.00 $317.96 $1,940 -11.05
660 660 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,079 +1.19
723 value added 723 13 312.00 $312.00 $2,256 —
745 745 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,235 -6.23
773 773 3 297.00 $297.00 $2,296 —
880 880 1 272.00 $272.00 $2,394 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,000 —
345 345 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,138 -19.57
350–365 358 2 320.00–340.00 $329.79 $1,181 -20.21
420–423 422 4 320.00–335.00 $323.73 $1,366 -17.93
460 460 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,495 +17.54
505 505 2 309.00 $309.00 $1,560 -14.80
552–595 569 5 300.00–310.00 $305.82 $1,740 -14.05
680 680 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,938 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,551 +5.57
445 445 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,691 +14.92
450–460 455 2 360.00–370.00 $365.05 $1,661 +45.05
555–570 561 11 315.00–330.00 $325.40 $1,825 +4.98
663–665 664 3 300.00–310.00 $303.34 $2,014 -8.43
730 730 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,117 -10.94
750 750 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,138 +8.73
818 818 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,209 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,260 +11.45
505 505 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,616 +2.93
645 645 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,838 -5.98
680 680 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,836 -27.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1005 905 85-90% 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,303 —
815–1140 994 85-90% 4 119.00–128.00 $124.94 $1,242 —
1010 1010 85-90% 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,394 +11.96
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1270 1084 80-85% 4 147.00–157.00 $151.77 $1,645 +6.66
1010–1260 1150 80-85% 3 161.00–167.00 $163.05 $1,875 —
1235 1235 80-85% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,643 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1470 1385 75-80% 2 165.00–167.00 $166.06 $2,300 —
1340–1490 1415 75-80% 2 145.00–150.00 $147.63 $2,089 —
1515–1635 1575 75-80% 2 175.00–177.00 $176.04 $2,773 +2.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1485 1413 3 192.00–198.00 $195.59 $2,764 —

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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
1815 1815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,750.00 $3,750.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1380 1380 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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Open Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —

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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.