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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 21, 2026

548 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $309.50/cwt +29.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,888/hd at 933 lb · 57 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.85/cwt -3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,944/hd at 582 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.71/cwt -9.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,806/hd at 524 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 548 867 1,510
Feeder cattle 501 792 1,240
Slaughter cattle 32 60 216
Replacement cattle 15 15 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500lbs $8.00-$12.00 lower, over 500lbs $6.00-$9.00 higher, Feeder Heifers mostly steady, Feeder Bulls steady to $5.00 higher, Slaughter Cattle mostly steady-$2.00 lower. 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
360 360 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,674 -2.35
460–490 473 5 390.00–410.00 $400.15 $1,893 -8.60
510–520 517 6 370.00–400.00 $375.77 $1,943 -12.17
560–569 value added 568 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,102 —
560–585 574 12 340.00–365.00 $355.79 $2,042 -27.09
600–648 631 17 345.00–375.00 $361.52 $2,281 +10.89
655–667 value added 662 7 367.00–375.00 $370.39 $2,452 +7.98
650–690 670 13 345.00–355.00 $349.36 $2,341 +6.20
700–725 708 6 320.00–350.00 $337.65 $2,391 +7.16
755–765 760 6 337.00–345.00 $340.97 $2,591 +19.87
835–840 836 4 320.00–322.00 $321.50 $2,688 —
855 855 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,693 —
933 value added 933 57 309.50 $309.50 $2,888 +29.50
960 960 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,544 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,420 -9.65
455–490 479 5 350.00–385.00 $369.00 $1,768 -13.53
510–540 531 4 350.00–360.00 $352.52 $1,872 -9.23
590 590 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,888 +20.00
610 610 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,830 -20.00
650 650 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,210 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,606 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–265 263 3 440.00–480.00 $466.57 $1,227 +57.92
320–345 332 3 435.00–445.00 $441.53 $1,466 +21.00
370 value added 370 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,628 —
358–397 379 13 400.00–435.00 $414.72 $1,572 -0.96
400–435 406 12 365.00–400.00 $381.11 $1,547 +15.94
450–478 464 18 340.00–365.00 $352.33 $1,635 -0.18
500–548 524 19 330.00–355.00 $339.20 $1,777 -9.18
507–545 value added 524 11 350.00–360.00 $354.22 $1,856 -15.78
555–595 579 32 320.00–340.00 $327.73 $1,898 -7.60
565–597 value added 590 14 345.00–355.00 $347.85 $2,052 +2.97
602–630 value added 614 8 330.00–340.00 $333.80 $2,050 —
605–632 618 15 300.00–332.00 $318.67 $1,969 -10.09
650–658 value added 653 5 330.00–342.00 $337.16 $2,202 -1.42
650–690 670 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,010 -20.00
655–685 675 12 310.00–330.00 $314.61 $2,124 -5.39
700–715 704 4 315.00–322.00 $318.48 $2,242 —
768 768 4 300.00–317.00 $308.50 $2,369 +33.50
800 800 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,400 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,502 +26.52
410–445 425 5 315.00–350.00 $338.86 $1,440 +4.16
450–475 465 3 330.00–345.00 $336.67 $1,566 +16.67
530–545 538 2 310.00–335.00 $322.33 $1,734 +4.30
565–567 567 4 300.00–310.00 $302.49 $1,715 -6.11
730 730 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,080 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,348 —
255–280 268 2 500.00–525.00 $513.08 $1,375 —
340 340 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,615 -20.02
360 360 2 475.00–495.00 $485.00 $1,746 +28.01
405–448 422 5 420.00–450.00 $435.35 $1,837 +1.34
463–490 471 7 390.00–425.00 $407.67 $1,920 +21.27
505–545 517 8 355.00–390.00 $374.16 $1,934 -0.52
560–588 579 5 335.00–365.00 $346.81 $2,008 -1.08
600–640 618 12 335.00–345.00 $335.83 $2,075 +6.48
665–695 687 6 305.00–325.00 $321.63 $2,210 +6.63
718–735 725 9 290.00–315.00 $307.13 $2,227 -5.36
780–790 783 4 285.00–290.00 $288.74 $2,261 —
810 810 4 290.00 $290.00 $2,349 —
850 850 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,380 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,215 —
353 thin fleshed 353 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,518 —
410–447 432 13 360.00–395.00 $366.77 $1,584 +3.46
460–490 470 14 340.00–390.00 $370.28 $1,740 +19.32
510–545 531 12 300.00–340.00 $325.15 $1,727 -22.39
550–580 573 5 295.00–315.00 $306.94 $1,759 -10.87
815 815 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,038 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,365 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1030 930 85-90% 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,228 —
870–1035 953 85-90% 2 116.00–117.00 $116.46 $1,110 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,605 +11.31
1075–1190 1133 85-90% 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,609 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1500 1393 75-80% 2 173.00–175.00 $173.92 $2,423 —
1365–1510 1428 75-80% 3 161.00–165.00 $163.02 $2,328 -12.98
1660 1660 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,573 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1320 1193 80-85% 4 152.00–162.00 $155.71 $1,858 —
1240 1240 80-85% 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,232 +7.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1915 1495 3 175.00–178.00 $175.95 $2,630 —
1565–1855 1724 6 180.00–194.00 $189.12 $3,260 —
2025 2025 1 200.00 $200.00 $4,050 +0.51

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705 705 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1370 1370 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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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
1250–1310 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,600.00–2,900.00 $2,746.48 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00 —

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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.