Cattle Market Pulse

Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 14, 2026

867 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.54/cwt +22.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,214/hd at 656 lb · 89 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $324.08/cwt +44.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,856/hd at 881 lb · 78 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $303.75/cwt ≈ $2,652/hd at 873 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 867 448 1,099
Feeder cattle 792 415 934
Slaughter cattle 60 4 126
Replacement cattle 15 29 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable data last week, but all classes of Cattle tended to sell with a higher undertone. Quality & Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,240 —
295 295 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,475 —
300–345 324 5 450.00–470.00 $462.22 $1,498 —
365–393 383 4 460.00–480.00 $467.35 $1,790 +42.35
400–440 418 8 415.00–445.00 $436.52 $1,825 +36.52
450–495 478 14 400.00–425.00 $408.75 $1,954 +29.08
524 value added 524 5 405.00 $405.00 $2,122 —
500–546 530 20 375.00–395.00 $387.94 $2,056 +24.48
551–587 561 27 370.00–387.00 $382.88 $2,148 +32.88
600–645 621 26 340.00–367.00 $350.63 $2,177 -4.02
658–690 value added 666 4 355.00–365.00 $362.41 $2,414 —
655–695 677 8 320.00–355.00 $343.16 $2,323 -4.97
701–737 711 20 330.00–335.00 $330.49 $2,350 +28.80
702–745 value added 713 4 352.00 $352.00 $2,510 +22.49
785 value added 785 7 327.00 $327.00 $2,567 —
778–797 789 11 320.00–322.00 $321.10 $2,533 —
807 value added 807 25 324.00 $324.00 $2,615 -0.50
869–885 value added 881 77 320.00–325.75 $324.50 $2,859 —
895 895 1 292.00 $292.00 $2,613 +12.00
900 value added 900 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,520 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
873 value added 873 54 303.75 $303.75 $2,652 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,250 —
340 340 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,360 ±0.00
365–385 378 3 400.00–430.00 $409.65 $1,548 +39.65
430–440 435 2 370.00–375.00 $372.53 $1,621 +17.53
460–495 487 6 380.00–385.00 $382.53 $1,863 +32.53
500–540 531 6 355.00–365.00 $361.75 $1,921 +21.75
588 588 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,764 -20.00
635 635 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,032 +8.32
765–775 770 2 300.00–317.00 $308.56 $2,376 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,380 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–295 284 6 400.00–450.00 $408.65 $1,161 —
305–345 327 11 400.00–425.00 $420.53 $1,375 —
365–395 385 10 405.00–425.00 $415.68 $1,600 —
400–445 424 21 350.00–380.00 $365.17 $1,548 +6.14
450–498 478 21 340.00–370.00 $352.51 $1,685 +4.09
500–545 517 18 332.00–360.00 $348.38 $1,801 +23.15
518–520 value added 519 7 370.00 $370.00 $1,920 —
555–582 value added 569 6 340.00–350.00 $344.88 $1,962 —
555–591 577 26 320.00–345.00 $335.33 $1,935 +3.65
613–645 628 10 322.00–332.00 $328.76 $2,065 +10.80
652–672 value added 654 84 332.00–339.50 $338.58 $2,214 —
688 688 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,202 +5.00
700–708 value added 708 32 307.00–310.00 $307.09 $2,174 -4.91
760 value added 760 1 302.00 $302.00 $2,295 —
770 770 4 275.00 $275.00 $2,118 -22.00
775 775 15 321.00 $321.00 $2,488 +24.00
830 830 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,324 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 373 3 350.00–375.00 $358.48 $1,337 +28.69
405–440 422 3 320.00–345.00 $334.70 $1,412 +10.97
478 478 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,530 -5.00
500–549 537 10 300.00–320.00 $318.03 $1,708 +9.03
553–575 562 5 300.00–332.00 $308.60 $1,734 +2.78

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 5 475.00–515.00 $495.02 $1,559 —
355–385 370 2 445.00–470.00 $456.99 $1,691 +31.99
400–440 416 6 430.00–445.00 $434.01 $1,805 +54.01
480 thin fleshed 480 3 402.00 $402.00 $1,930 —
455–495 482 9 375.00–390.00 $386.40 $1,862 +21.35
500–545 518 23 360.00–390.00 $374.68 $1,941 —
555–590 576 15 335.00–365.00 $347.89 $2,004 +22.49
610–645 627 6 315.00–337.00 $329.35 $2,065 —
665 665 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,095 +11.66
705–745 723 4 310.00–315.00 $312.49 $2,259 +22.49
855 855 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,480 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,240 —
415–435 422 5 350.00–395.00 $363.31 $1,533 —
440 thin fleshed 440 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,804 —
485–495 490 2 347.00–355.00 $350.96 $1,720 —
530–535 533 2 340.00–355.00 $347.54 $1,852 +27.54
550–590 573 4 315.00–322.00 $317.81 $1,821 —
700 700 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,960 —
905 905 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,082 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1135 1090 80-85% 4 142.00–152.00 $146.93 $1,602 -4.84
1195–1275 1235 80-85% 2 171.00–175.00 $172.94 $2,136 +39.94
1060–1441 1321 80-85% 10 155.00–167.00 $160.46 $2,120 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1255 1033 85-90% 3 122.00 $122.00 $1,260 -16.00
800–1170 1054 85-90% 7 132.00–144.00 $138.69 $1,462 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 75-80% 1 157.00 $157.00 $2,229 +9.37
1425 1425 75-80% 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,508 +28.37
1350–1585 1433 75-80% 3 165.00–173.00 $169.42 $2,428 +21.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1710 1521 4 180.00–187.00 $182.19 $2,771 —
1865–2075 1970 2 205.00–210.00 $207.37 $4,085 —
1890–2130 2012 3 194.00–202.00 $199.49 $4,014 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00

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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.