Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-07-13

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 13
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
926 head
▲ 225 vs last sale 701▼ 363 vs year ago 1,289 · −28.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 53▼ 65 vs year ago 122 · −53.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 85 vs year ago 105 · −81.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$4.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$2.00 higher. Quality good to fancy, Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $444.41/cwt on 201 head, down $11.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 34 comparable sales and sits +15.10 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$444.41
▼ 11.88 vs prior sale
201 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,545
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$691
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$87.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.34
vs TN average
+5.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1576447.722,581179
Medium and Large 2545421.242,29420
Small 1535400.002,1401thin
Medium and Large 3525360.001,8901thin
One grade step is worth $87.72/cwt here — about $691 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale201 hd
444.41
—
TN average15 barns · 678 hd
440.07
+4.34
National average158 barns · 7,617 hd
439.15
+5.26
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
+15.10
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
502447392337median 429.3103/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $350.65, median $429.31 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,773221.163,9217thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,383189.892,62713
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,155180.872,08821
CowsLean 85-90%Low988154.091,5226thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$3,1042thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,303$2,8534thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,8474thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,223$1,9062thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,210$3,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,020$2,9001thin

Every lot

111 lots · USDA AMS · Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230760.00/cwt760.00–760.001,7481
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,9872
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325646.12/cwt635.00–670.002,1003
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329569.94/cwt540.00–580.001,8755
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2362489.77/cwt470.00–500.001,7733
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369559.18/cwt550.00–565.002,0636
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426512.13/cwt500.00–530.002,18216
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428469.81/cwt450.00–490.002,0115
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3458395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8092
Steers450–500Small 1465400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475482.93/cwt470.00–500.002,29419
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484441.96/cwt420.00–450.002,1395
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed495460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,2772
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added508500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,5409
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8901
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531450.67/cwt445.00–470.002,39315
Steers500–550Small 1535400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536425.30/cwt400.00–435.002,28016
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy555457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,53623
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572436.01/cwt420.00–450.002,49441
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579404.99/cwt400.00–410.002,3454
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added598445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,66191
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added604430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,5976
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613393.26/cwt380.00–400.002,4113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1881
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added659405.55/cwt400.00–410.002,67316
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680379.68/cwt370.00–385.002,58222
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716358.29/cwt350.00–365.002,56512
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770343.47/cwt342.00–345.002,6452
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1801352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,8204
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added809375.00/cwt375.00–375.003,03462
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,1781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1211743.35/cwt730.00–750.001,5686
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277559.58/cwt540.00–590.001,5503
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1279632.66/cwt600.00–650.001,7656
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322555.57/cwt530.00–570.001,7896
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5351
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335510.15/cwt500.00–520.001,7092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370515.10/cwt505.00–530.001,90612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372491.94/cwt480.00–495.001,8305
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383436.52/cwt400.00–465.001,6723
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2411424.46/cwt400.00–445.001,7457
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418469.60/cwt455.00–475.001,96323
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7201
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475432.43/cwt420.00–450.002,05442
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489406.49/cwt400.00–415.001,9887
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9551
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3519300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5574
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530357.26/cwt345.00–370.001,8932
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535400.81/cwt390.00–420.002,14432
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566382.52/cwt370.00–400.002,16520
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy568346.60/cwt340.00–350.001,9693
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585342.63/cwt335.00–350.002,0042
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added602396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,384101
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610377.48/cwt360.00–380.002,3038
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618319.63/cwt300.00–340.001,9759
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675345.00/cwt330.00–357.002,32919
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2698320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2342
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4801
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4031
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5832
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6251
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1990252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,4951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Small 1220550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2101
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1269672.60/cwt650.00–680.001,8094
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2312577.18/cwt550.00–590.001,8013
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327620.69/cwt610.00–630.002,0306
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350560.00/cwt540.00–595.001,9603
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7012
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379500.71/cwt500.00–505.001,8987
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416475.23/cwt470.00–495.001,9775
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421509.98/cwt500.00–535.002,14713
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2501
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479429.46/cwt400.00–445.002,0577
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480472.97/cwt470.00–485.002,2705
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0294
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512403.81/cwt400.00–415.002,0684
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527431.64/cwt420.00–440.002,27512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8901
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed568420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3862
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577399.50/cwt380.00–415.002,30519
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577367.99/cwt350.00–370.002,12310
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621359.33/cwt350.00–375.002,2317
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2581
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0801
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1661351.59/cwt340.00–370.002,3246
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725329.72/cwt320.00–340.002,3902
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1766323.98/cwt320.00–330.002,4825
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775284.71/cwt270.00–300.002,2072
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2801300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4034
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5054
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,669217.62/cwt212.00–222.003,6325
Bulls——2,033230.00/cwt230.00–230.004,6762
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875151.52/cwt150.00–153.001,3262
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020141.07/cwt140.00–142.001,4392
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068169.68/cwt167.00–172.001,8122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075169.77/cwt167.00–172.001,8255
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166181.08/cwt177.00–187.002,11113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238198.47/cwt197.00–199.002,4573
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,334198.09/cwt193.00–203.002,6434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373187.28/cwt180.00–193.002,5718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,665178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,9641
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2103,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,103.64/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,846.58/head2,600.00–3,200.002,8474
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2231,905.52/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3032,852.78/head2,350.00–3,250.002,8534

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.