Dickson Regional Livestock Center market report — October 19, 2026

Dickson, TN · Monday sale · USDA report published 10/19/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

1,170

Last week 1,194 (−24)
Last year 1,180

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$377.41 /cwt

$2,084 per head · 80 hd
vs last week +7.18

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$332.22 /cwt

$2,444 per head · 45 hd
vs last week +8.43

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $3.00-$9.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $3.00-$8.00 higher, Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs unevenly steady, over 500lbs $8.00-$10.00 higher, Slaughter Cows & Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$3.00 lower. Quality & Demand good.
USDA Market News reporter, October 19, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 19

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 12. Last year = sale of Oct 20. Value added = lots USDA marks as value added (weaned and vaccinated programs). No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Value added $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	4	352 lb	$494.88†	$1,740	+14.92	−19.58	—	$400.00 (2 hd)†
400–499 lb	15	443 lb	$415.60	$1,843	−7.19	−27.19	—	$388.06 (12 hd)
500–599 lb	80	552 lb	$377.41	$2,084	+7.18	−17.35	$421.42 (7 hd)	$360.00 (13 hd)
600–699 lb	63	647 lb	$344.97	$2,232	+4.76	−36.16	$376.29 (19 hd)	$334.77 (3 hd)†
700–799 lb	45	736 lb	$332.22	$2,444	+8.43	−19.75	—	—
800–899 lb	7	819 lb	$322.58	$2,642	+19.65	−9.42	$322.83 (65 hd)	—
900–999 lb	1	915 lb	$295.00†	$2,699	—	—	$312.75 (58 hd)	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 19

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 12. Last year = sale of Oct 20. Value added = lots USDA marks as value added (weaned and vaccinated programs). No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Value added $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	38	360 lb	$425.33	$1,530	−24.88	−10.54	—	$394.86 (15 hd)
400–499 lb	40	459 lb	$381.31	$1,750	−7.93	−15.72	$404.53 (11 hd)	$349.75 (21 hd)
500–599 lb	89	549 lb	$357.07	$1,959	+9.58	−13.61	$375.00 (17 hd)	$318.98 (5 hd)
600–699 lb	60	635 lb	$329.41	$2,091	+6.31	−0.35	$375.00 (1 hd)†	$302.53 (8 hd)
700–799 lb	16	744 lb	$315.27	$2,346	+2.40	+5.27	—	$292.00 (1 hd)†
800–899 lb	3	887 lb	$273.97†	$2,430	−18.03	−8.54	—	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 19

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	6	1,251 lb	$143.28	$140.00–$146.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	11	1,224 lb	$134.24	$130.00–$139.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	2	1,295 lb	$123.01	$122.00–$124.00
Breaker 75-80%	High	7	1,463 lb	$142.90	$140.00–$148.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	7	1,441 lb	$136.64	$134.00–$140.00
Lean 85-90%	High	5	1,099 lb	$131.63	$130.00–$132.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	9	1,065 lb	$122.12	$117.00–$129.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	4	1,006 lb	$112.00	$112.00–$112.00
Lean 85-90%	Very Low	2	1,097 lb	$93.19	$92.00–$95.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $377.41/cwt
4-week average: $366.87
13-week average: $377.70
4-week vs 13-week: −2.9%

52-wk low $348.27high $489.66

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $332.22/cwt
4-week average: $329.64
13-week average: $328.65
4-week vs 13-week: +0.3%

52-wk low $301.69high $382.46

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $357.07/cwt
4-week average: $351.56
13-week average: $348.70
4-week vs 13-week: +0.8%

52-wk low $326.08high $428.32

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Apr and May and lowest in Dec and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−1.4%	43%	7
Feb	+1.1%	57%	7
Mar	+4.2%	86%	7
Apr	+5.2%	86%	7
May	+4.8%	100%	7
Jun	+4.1%	100%	7
Jul	+3.2%	100%	7
Aug	+1.2%	75%	8
Sep	+0.3%	57%	7
Oct	−4.1%	14%	7
Nov	−5.2%	0%	7
Dec	−6.6%	0%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Jul and Aug and lowest in Dec and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−1.8%	57%	7
Feb	−1.4%	43%	7
Mar	−1.7%	14%	7
Apr	−0.2%	57%	7
May	+1.7%	71%	7
Jun	+2.9%	71%	7
Jul	+4.5%	100%	7
Aug	+4.2%	75%	8
Sep	+4.2%	71%	7
Oct	+0.4%	43%	7
Nov	−2.0%	14%	7
Dec	−5.1%	14%	7

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Mon Oct 19	1,170	$377.41	$332.22	$357.07
Mon Oct 12	1,194	$370.23	$323.79	$347.49
Mon Oct 5	938	$357.24	$327.32	$351.83
Mon Sep 28	1,611	$362.61	$335.22	$349.86
Mon Sep 21	548	$362.45	$339.31	$332.00
Mon Sep 14	867	$385.03	$327.16	$340.67
Mon Sep 7	448	$360.29	$301.69†	$327.99
Mon Aug 31	921	$358.02	$310.90	$333.64
Mon Aug 24	1,527	$363.11	$325.31	$341.46
Mon Aug 17	667	$379.44	$327.49	$349.53
Mon Aug 10	1,061	$419.00	$333.85	$375.71
Mon Aug 3	602	$407.61	$340.70	$371.65
Mon Jul 27	548	$407.66	$347.43	$354.21
Mon Jul 20	800	$431.88	$348.49	$377.83

Special and graded sales

The last 12 months of this barn's special and graded sales, $/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 regular lots (value-added lots where a sale has only those). A sale counts in the weekly trend only when it is a regular feeder sale: a plain special where feeder steers and heifers are most of the head. Graded, replacement, cow-and-pair, preconditioned and Holstein sales stay out.
Sale	Type	Head	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	In trend
Nov 21, 2025	Yearling Specialspecial	1,189	$389.00	$338.52	—	Yes

Video sales

Dickson Regional Livestock Center also sells cattle by video for delivery now or later. $/cwt, all delivery dates; the video page has prices by delivery month. Video sales are not in this page's weekly trend.
Video auction	Last sale	Head reported	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	Sales, 12 months
Dickson Regional Livestock Center Video Auction	Oct 5	77	—	—	—	11

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Tennessee sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Columbia Livestock Center, Columbia	35 mi	Oct 21	$349.80	$317.52†
Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC, Unionville	54 mi	Oct 19	$393.03	$315.91
Dickson Regional Livestock West, Huntingdon	59 mi	Oct 20	$353.77	$320.00†
Pulaski Stockyard, Pulaski	63 mi	Oct 20	$357.48	$299.69†
Hardin County Stockyard, Savannah	76 mi	Oct 21	$359.92	$325.00†
United Producers Inc, Fayetteville	78 mi	Oct 20	$368.96	$339.00†

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Monday	October 19, 2026	1,170	46	AMS_2064
Yearling Special special	November 21, 2025	1,189	1	AMS_3874

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN” (AMS_2064); “Dickson Regional Livestock Center Yearling Special (Annual) - Dickson, TN” (AMS_3874). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.