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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2026

1,194 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.20/cwt +20.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,312/hd at 713 lb · 87 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.21/cwt +6.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,973/hd at 570 lb · 75 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $348.94/cwt -3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,151/hd at 616 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,194 938 1,111
Feeder cattle 1,106 847 931
Slaughter cattle 67 71 118
Replacement cattle 21 20 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $2.00-$7.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $3.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $4.00-$10.00 higher, Slaughter Cows steady-$2.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $3.00-$4.00 lower. Quality good to fancy, Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,608 +75.00
300 300 2 545.00 $545.00 $1,635 —
320–325 323 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,518 —
357–390 364 5 450.00–470.00 $453.95 $1,652 +32.28
420–445 428 8 420.00–450.00 $434.31 $1,859 +22.07
450–482 471 22 400.00–425.00 $418.60 $1,972 +16.75
505–535 527 27 370.00–395.00 $384.75 $2,028 +13.75
552–590 572 54 350.00–380.00 $365.59 $2,091 +11.27
608 fancy 608 15 360.00 $360.00 $2,189 —
609–645 616 53 330.00–355.00 $343.86 $2,118 -4.13
630–643 value added 641 6 362.00–367.00 $366.18 $2,347 -0.82
652–664 value added 658 16 350.00–355.00 $352.48 $2,319 +2.48
657–699 682 44 320.00–340.00 $335.80 $2,290 +1.66
708 value added 708 6 345.00 $345.00 $2,443 +6.04
710–717 fancy 710 29 340.00 $340.00 $2,414 —
700–740 716 27 310.00–330.00 $323.33 $2,315 -3.21
750–785 771 7 320.00–330.00 $325.54 $2,510 -2.96
758–797 value added 795 63 331.75–340.00 $332.12 $2,640 -2.21
804 804 11 300.00 $300.00 $2,412 ±0.00
802–820 value added 808 15 324.00–330.00 $327.97 $2,650 —
857–860 859 4 310.00–312.00 $311.00 $2,671 +11.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,480 —
383–390 385 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,540 +30.00
400–443 432 4 365.00–400.00 $382.03 $1,650 +9.94
480–490 485 2 375.00–390.00 $382.42 $1,855 +22.38
500–530 518 3 325.00–350.00 $340.27 $1,763 -2.93
565–597 586 13 320.00–345.00 $339.28 $1,988 +12.03
612 612 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,836 —
715 715 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,145 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,452 —
480 480 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,584 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,739 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,180 —
305 305 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,418 +41.14
350–370 361 9 425.00–460.00 $448.57 $1,619 +57.01
405–445 429 24 380.00–412.00 $400.76 $1,719 +12.77
435 value added 435 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,827 —
455–493 479 29 370.00–395.00 $379.69 $1,819 -1.03
500–528 value added 507 18 380.00–385.00 $382.81 $1,941 —
500–549 528 40 340.00–370.00 $360.62 $1,904 -7.08
565 fancy 565 22 367.00 $367.00 $2,074 —
550–586 572 53 330.00–360.00 $337.58 $1,931 -0.84
600–640 623 33 310.00–335.00 $324.22 $2,020 +1.57
646 value added 646 6 345.00 $345.00 $2,229 +11.98
650–690 676 9 310.00–325.00 $319.00 $2,156 +5.17
705–712 value added 712 81 325.00–327.00 $325.05 $2,314 —
720–733 730 6 300.00–320.00 $312.66 $2,282 +8.94
750–785 767 3 310.00–315.00 $313.29 $2,403 +28.29
770 770 1 297.00 $297.00 $2,287 +12.00
820 820 1 292.00 $292.00 $2,394 +22.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,188 +70.00
310–313 312 3 400.00–415.00 $410.03 $1,279 +42.14
350–395 378 9 380.00–415.00 $396.45 $1,499 +30.56
428–447 437 14 350.00–375.00 $364.29 $1,592 +15.45
475–485 478 4 350.00–365.00 $361.19 $1,726 +17.99
510–545 529 5 300.00–330.00 $312.04 $1,651 -17.96
550–595 579 20 310.00–325.00 $319.23 $1,848 +7.27
635–640 639 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,917 —
662 662 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,052 —
735 735 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,205 +15.00
785 785 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,962 —
825 825 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,939 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,114 —
500 500 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,350 —
560 560 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,680 —
650 650 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,950 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 385 4 350.00–370.00 $355.13 $1,367 —
405 405 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,336 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,100 —
260–270 267 3 510.00–545.00 $521.38 $1,392 -35.72
270 thin fleshed 270 3 590.00 $590.00 $1,593 —
300 300 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,650 +75.66
360 360 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,746 +78.57
415 thin fleshed 415 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,826 —
400–438 419 10 400.00–425.00 $409.32 $1,715 -7.28
452–498 473 18 370.00–405.00 $382.07 $1,807 +0.12
500 thin fleshed 500 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,000 —
505–548 533 6 350.00–385.00 $365.77 $1,950 +16.81
565 thin fleshed 565 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,034 +10.00
550–595 573 36 320.00–350.00 $332.59 $1,906 +3.60
600–635 616 29 310.00–330.00 $325.52 $2,005 +10.45
670–690 682 5 300.00–315.00 $305.00 $2,080 -0.03
700–730 717 7 290.00–300.00 $298.61 $2,141 -0.13
765–790 779 4 280.00–285.00 $282.54 $2,201 -4.12
800–825 804 6 250.00–270.00 $266.58 $2,143 -13.42
930 930 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,325 —
975 975 7 213.00 $213.00 $2,077 -27.00
1040 1040 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,288 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,401 +14.82
375–395 383 3 370.00–400.00 $386.39 $1,480 +20.55
405–445 430 7 350.00–390.00 $369.87 $1,590 +7.43
450–495 480 9 360.00–365.00 $361.56 $1,735 +19.72
540–548 544 5 320.00–340.00 $326.95 $1,779 -2.02
595 595 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,874 +23.02
640 640 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,888 +5.00
698 698 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,885 -9.80
728–735 730 3 275.00–285.00 $278.35 $2,032 -6.62
970 970 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,794 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 245.00 $245.00 $747 -140.00
355 355 1 225.00 $225.00 $799 —
475 475 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,544 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 225.00 $225.00 $878 —
400–420 410 2 225.00–425.00 $322.56 $1,322 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1325 1166 80-85% 6 120.00–130.00 $125.77 $1,466 -3.12
1215–1300 1258 80-85% 4 140.00–151.00 $143.59 $1,806 —
1130–1445 1290 80-85% 8 132.00–139.00 $134.50 $1,735 -9.84
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1690 1485 75-80% 5 146.00–156.00 $150.32 $2,232 +14.97
1395–1710 1553 75-80% 2 130.00–134.00 $132.20 $2,053 -14.42
1275–1850 1584 75-80% 7 134.00–145.00 $139.37 $2,208 -7.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1180 1058 85-90% 3 122.00–127.00 $125.52 $1,328 —
1060–1200 1114 85-90% 4 112.00–118.00 $115.90 $1,291 —
1080–1160 1120 85-90% 2 132.00–137.00 $134.41 $1,505 —
1260 1260 85-90% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,285 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580 1580 2 152.00–162.00 $157.00 $2,481 —
1150–2125 1763 8 170.00–180.00 $175.36 $3,092 -7.64
1455–2000 1784 4 182.00–194.00 $186.79 $3,332 +3.79
2325 2325 1 170.00 $170.00 $3,952 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
1125–1280 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,900.00–3,000.00 $2,946.78
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
1555 1555 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1550 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,300.00 $2,240.61

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 3,600.00 $3,600.00 —
1425 1425 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —
1600 1600 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 4,950.00 $4,950.00 —

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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.