Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 28, 2026

1,611 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $347.96/cwt +10.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,516/hd at 723 lb · 113 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $310.80/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,743/hd at 883 lb · 83 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $360.07/cwt +15.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,914/hd at 532 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,611	548	1,272
Feeder cattle	1,441	501	1,075
Slaughter cattle	130	32	141
Replacement cattle	40	15	56

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls unevenly steady, Feeder Heifers steady-$5.00 higher. Stronger demand for value added calves (weaned 60+ days & 2 rounds of vaccinations.). Slaughter Cows $3.00-$4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$2.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good to strong.

→ Feeder bulls: Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls unevenly steady
▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder Heifers steady-$5.00 higher
→ Feeder steers: Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls unevenly steady
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$2.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter Cows $3.00-$4.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
224	224	8	555.00	$555.00	$1,243	—
350–385	367	7	420.00–435.00	$423.55	$1,554	-41.45
408 value added	408	2	465.00	$465.00	$1,897	—
405–415	409	8	420.00–450.00	$431.90	$1,766	—
458–494	479	21	400.00–435.00	$409.94	$1,964	+9.79
505–546 value added	521	34	390.00–400.00	$393.65	$2,051	—
505–545	531	19	350.00–377.00	$357.21	$1,897	-18.56
550–598	566	49	350.00–370.00	$364.71	$2,064	+8.92
551–589 value added	573	18	372.00–385.00	$376.60	$2,158	+6.60
600–643	627	33	337.00–360.00	$351.25	$2,202	-10.27
615–628 value added	627	36	360.00–370.00	$365.00	$2,289	—
653–677 value added	671	8	360.00–362.00	$361.51	$2,426	-8.88
655–695	679	34	330.00–357.00	$344.83	$2,341	-4.53
703–744	717	36	330.00–350.00	$337.64	$2,421	-0.01
725–726 value added	726	77	350.50–355.00	$352.78	$2,561	—
750–782 value added	776	55	340.00–347.00	$340.37	$2,641	—
760–788	784	17	310.00–335.00	$330.11	$2,588	-10.86
820	820	5	323.50	$323.50	$2,653	+2.00
868	868	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,517	-25.00
850–895 value added	883	81	310.00–315.00	$311.31	$2,749	—
914 value added	914	58	311.00	$311.00	$2,843	+1.50
940	940	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,679	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–383	380	3	370.00–400.00	$390.14	$1,483	-9.86
415–448	437	3	390.00–400.00	$393.17	$1,718	—
470–498	487	14	335.00–370.00	$355.83	$1,733	-13.17
500–548	532	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,702	-32.52
568–598	578	12	292.00–325.00	$310.34	$1,794	-9.66
605	605	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,815	±0.00
651–690	664	6	292.00–325.00	$303.43	$2,015	-36.57
700–745	725	4	310.00–315.00	$312.51	$2,266	—
755	755	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,265	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476–495	481	9	380.00–385.00	$381.14	$1,833	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,306	—
495	495	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,683	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,269	+3.43
303–345	322	13	400.00–445.00	$412.19	$1,327	-29.34
350–373	361	10	405.00–415.00	$409.08	$1,477	-5.64
400–448	421	20	360.00–390.00	$372.79	$1,569	-8.32
457–487 value added	471	10	380.00–385.00	$381.96	$1,799	—
450–498	481	34	345.00–377.00	$363.64	$1,749	+11.31
505–511 value added	509	12	375.00–377.00	$376.00	$1,914	+21.78
505–548	536	62	335.00–367.00	$356.99	$1,913	+17.79
550 value added	550	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,008	—
550–598	578	29	325.00–355.00	$334.63	$1,934	+6.90
610–643	626	29	310.00–335.00	$323.06	$2,022	+4.39
629–644 value added	633	30	340.00–344.00	$343.05	$2,172	+9.25
655–672	671	27	330.00–337.00	$332.11	$2,228	+32.11
650–690	674	23	305.00–322.00	$310.27	$2,091	-4.34
700 value added	700	17	324.00	$324.00	$2,268	—
705–745	728	8	305.00–322.00	$317.09	$2,308	-1.39
755–780	774	6	285.00–305.00	$299.16	$2,315	-9.34
800	800	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,200	-25.00
860–866	865	7	275.00–287.00	$285.30	$2,468	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	333	4	350.00–380.00	$362.90	$1,208	—
350–390	373	6	350.00–385.00	$363.17	$1,355	-21.83
400–440	409	14	330.00–350.00	$344.48	$1,409	+5.62
465–495	486	9	320.00–350.00	$338.98	$1,647	+2.31
500–545	526	7	310.00–342.00	$331.02	$1,741	+8.69
550–593	571	12	310.00–330.00	$321.57	$1,836	+19.08
685	685	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,055	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
636	636	10	310.00	$310.00	$1,972	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	8	292.00	$292.00	$1,396	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,498	—
600	600	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,800	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–273	270	4	570.00–580.00	$577.59	$1,559	+64.51
300–345	314	4	470.00–500.00	$477.17	$1,498	+2.17
360–395	375	5	400.00–420.00	$403.84	$1,514	-81.16
405–445	429	10	400.00–435.00	$421.75	$1,809	-13.60
410–438 thin fleshed	432	5	445.00	$445.00	$1,922	—
450–495	477	16	380.00–425.00	$403.30	$1,924	-4.37
500–545	518	17	340.00–380.00	$358.19	$1,855	-15.97
550–595	572	20	325.00–350.00	$338.17	$1,934	-8.64
608–618 thin fleshed	610	12	360.00–365.00	$364.16	$2,221	—
600–640	616	17	320.00–345.00	$332.28	$2,047	-3.55
657–694	672	13	310.00–335.00	$323.62	$2,175	+1.99
705–742	724	17	305.00–325.00	$312.65	$2,264	+5.52
750–795	773	9	285.00–310.00	$293.42	$2,268	+4.68
805–828	820	3	290.00	$290.00	$2,378	±0.00
880	880	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,376	-10.00
910–920	915	2	200.00–220.00	$209.95	$1,921	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–288	286	7	395.00–400.00	$398.56	$1,140	-51.44
300–340	319	15	410.00–445.00	$437.24	$1,395	—
351–385	357	6	370.00–400.00	$375.40	$1,340	—
405–445	419	8	350.00–395.00	$371.01	$1,555	+4.24
450–495	480	12	320.00–375.00	$340.76	$1,636	-29.52
520–540	530	5	320.00–330.00	$325.06	$1,723	-0.09
553–597	572	19	312.00–325.00	$320.00	$1,830	+13.06
655–685	669	6	295.00–300.00	$299.18	$2,002	—
710–730	720	2	300.00–305.00	$302.53	$2,178	—
795	795	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,988	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–480	470	3	320.00–330.00	$326.81	$1,536	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,381	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1300	1098	80-85%	11	135.00–144.00	$139.90	$1,536	—
860–1390	1181	80-85%	29	145.00–156.00	$151.55	$1,790	-4.16
1145–1400	1267	80-85%	7	157.00–167.00	$159.29	$2,018	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1425	1305	75-80%	4	162.00–165.00	$163.17	$2,129	—
1125–1730	1395	75-80%	20	152.00–160.00	$155.60	$2,171	-18.32
1350–1680	1538	75-80%	4	145.00–148.00	$146.03	$2,246	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1180	1009	85-90%	4	122.00–124.00	$122.49	$1,236	—
820–1153	1023	85-90%	13	125.00–132.00	$128.42	$1,314	—
900–1210	1039	85-90%	4	135.00–141.00	$137.39	$1,427	—
1090–1225	1158	85-90%	2	151.00–153.00	$152.06	$1,761	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1455	1335	2	170.00–176.00	$173.27	$2,313	—
1535–2145	1849	9	183.00–195.00	$188.98	$3,494	—
2150–2210	2180	2	197.00–202.00	$199.53	$4,350	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1190	1062	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,800.00–2,300.00	$2,097.49
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1105–1525	1249	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,000.00–2,600.00	$2,292.36
1130–1550	1323	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,800.00–2,600.00	$2,224.17

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1245	1157	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,500.00–1,900.00	$1,739.77
1185	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1180–1270	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,900.00–2,150.00	$2,020.41
1275–1335	1305	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,900.00–2,050.00	$1,973.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1400	1227	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,950.00–2,200.00	$2,135.80

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291	291	4	375.00	$375.00	$1,091	—
340	340	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,156	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,152	—
323	323	4	395.00	$395.00	$1,276	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1460–1650	1555	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,700.00–2,875.00	$2,792.85	—
1520–1710	1615	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,850.00–2,925.00	$2,885.29	—
1635	1635	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,675.00	$2,675.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1315–1370	1343	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–2,050.00	$1,976.54	—

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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.