Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-07-27

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 27
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
436 head
▼ 296 vs last sale 732▼ 393 vs year ago 829 · −47.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 56▼ 4 vs year ago 66 · −6.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 12▲ 3 vs year ago 47 · +6.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $4.00-$8.00 lower on a light test, Feeder Heifers $8.00-$11.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $3.00-$7.00 lower on a light test, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$4.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality good, 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 $401.71/cwt on 27 head, down $29.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −27.60 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$401.71
▼ 29.62 vs prior sale
27 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,165
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$40.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.16
vs TN average
+2.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536407.662,18723
Medium and Large 2553367.492,0314thin
One grade step is worth $40.17/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale27 hd
401.71
—
TN average14 barns · 239 hd
393.55
+8.16
National average142 barns · 3,877 hd
399.29
+2.42
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
−27.60
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—Average1,579212.953,36311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,388190.632,64618
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210182.052,20212
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,056166.481,7586thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$3,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,046$3,6445
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)942$3,4303thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$3,3512thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,192$3,2634thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,297$3,06012
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,430$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,243$2,3522thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,865$5,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,880$5,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,380$4,5864thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,290$4,5273thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,553$4,4944thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$4,5001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)993$4,2502thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5902
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2332420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3943
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6431
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431425.72/cwt420.00–430.001,8358
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440479.92/cwt465.00–495.002,1124
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455382.36/cwt370.00–395.001,7402
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467473.03/cwt470.00–475.002,2098
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520421.72/cwt400.00–440.002,19316
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2547373.32/cwt370.00–380.002,0423
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9951
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574375.53/cwt370.00–390.002,1567
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623325.94/cwt312.00–340.002,0312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2232
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0961
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680362.44/cwt362.00–367.002,46511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726347.43/cwt339.00–360.002,52210
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,91115
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added752348.50/cwt348.50–348.502,62122
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6491
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added833333.50/cwt333.50–333.502,77823
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3839255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,13913
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,8303
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1239552.21/cwt540.00–560.001,3205
Heifers250–300Small 1285420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1971
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295440.00/cwt430.00–470.001,2984
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4411
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359441.86/cwt430.00–450.001,5865
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2387415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6063
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422399.30/cwt395.00–410.001,6858
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422379.21/cwt370.00–390.001,6006
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465363.72/cwt360.00–365.001,6914
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474383.95/cwt370.00–400.001,82013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1507379.53/cwt370.00–405.001,92416
Heifers500–550Small 1520303.01/cwt270.00–320.001,5763
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527356.74/cwt350.00–360.001,8803
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7121
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added560370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0721
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569330.38/cwt320.00–350.001,88017
Heifers600–650Small 1605320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9361
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8301
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634333.81/cwt320.00–355.002,11621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669321.39/cwt315.00–335.002,1507
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723294.98/cwt290.00–300.002,1332
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2572
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1789299.00/cwt297.00–300.002,3593
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326514.23/cwt500.00–530.001,6769
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5301
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416463.44/cwt450.00–470.001,92812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420427.41/cwt425.00–430.001,7952
Bulls400–450Small 1423353.64/cwt325.00–380.001,4962
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8322
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1486428.94/cwt420.00–450.002,08511
Bulls450–500Small 1490370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8135
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515367.36/cwt345.00–375.001,89210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8022
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572346.66/cwt330.00–370.001,98311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618332.53/cwt320.00–350.002,05511
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670324.06/cwt320.00–330.002,1715
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720309.93/cwt300.00–315.002,2313
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1901
Bulls750–800Small 1765270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0661
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1782289.89/cwt270.00–300.002,2673
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3491
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2925240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2201
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1965250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8403
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,433204.32/cwt203.00–205.002,9283
Bulls——1,634216.19/cwt210.00–228.003,5338
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%895157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4051
Cows—Boner 80-85%940167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5701
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042164.76/cwt162.00–167.001,7173
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,158173.81/cwt170.00–177.002,0132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197179.14/cwt177.00–182.002,1447
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299190.91/cwt182.00–197.002,4804
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,372187.31/cwt184.00–193.002,57011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,402198.81/cwt194.00–209.002,7876
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,6431
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,8655,200.00/head5,200.00–5,200.005,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29423,429.56/head3,300.00–3,500.003,4303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39702,317.70/head2,000.00–2,700.002,3183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29733,351.16/head3,200.00–3,500.003,3512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29843,555.02/head3,000.00–3,700.003,5554
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0303,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2432,351.71/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2823,617.82/head3,200.00–3,800.003,6183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2954,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3154,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4183,157.98/head2,800.00–3,500.003,1588
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,4302,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19654,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0104,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0204,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1404,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2054,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3654,540.11/head4,400.00–4,700.004,5402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4204,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4484,646.29/head4,600.00–4,700.004,6462
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5304,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5754,487.06/head4,000.00–4,950.004,4872
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,8805,350.00/head5,350.00–5,350.005,3501

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.