Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-03-16

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 16
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
730 head
▼ 145 vs last sale 875▲ 53 vs year ago 677 · +7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 72▼ 52 vs year ago 102 · −51.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 36▼ 109 vs year ago 132 · −82.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady-$5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $8.00-$13.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $4.00-$8.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $5.00-$7.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$4.00 higher. Quality fair 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 $471.49/cwt on 69 head, down $7.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 34 comparable sales and sits +42.18 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$471.49
▼ 7.24 vs prior sale
69 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$636
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$125.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.00
vs TN average
−0.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549485.982,67049
Medium and Large 1-2568450.002,55613thin
Medium and Large 2569418.332,3806thin
Medium and Large 3565360.002,0341thin
One grade step is worth $125.98/cwt here — about $636 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale69 hd
471.49
—
TN average15 barns · 406 hd
452.49
+19.00
National average160 barns · 7,757 hd
472.12
−0.63
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
+42.18
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—Low1,396191.132,66718
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,412180.182,5458thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,165170.811,9909thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,010139.981,41412

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,101$2,3994thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,243$2,0252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)945$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$2,4001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)922$2,2503thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)660$1,8001thin

Every lot

112 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3250500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273716.24/cwt690.00–745.001,9552
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275617.76/cwt595.00–640.001,6993
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320595.00/cwt590.00–605.001,9043
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2337557.31/cwt550.00–565.001,8784
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373537.02/cwt525.00–550.002,00310
Steers350–400Small 1385400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3398490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413553.25/cwt545.00–555.002,2856
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1341
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added458560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,5656
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2461470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1674
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479524.24/cwt520.00–540.002,5118
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525520.24/cwt520.00–525.002,73120
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529510.95/cwt505.00–515.002,7035
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0341
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,55613
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569418.33/cwt410.00–420.002,3806
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added571467.00/cwt467.00–467.002,66712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577437.44/cwt430.00–440.002,52412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,49238
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added627433.72/cwt433.50–440.002,71989
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2637368.74/cwt350.00–385.002,3494
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662363.45/cwt360.00–370.002,4063
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added721363.54/cwt360.00–365.002,62124
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730334.79/cwt320.00–350.002,4442
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2783315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4663
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added786340.60/cwt340.00–345.002,6778
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1793335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6575
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added870327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,84554
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added925310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,8682
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added983280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,7522
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1217688.08/cwt645.00–695.001,4938
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,5002
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278552.43/cwt545.00–560.001,5362
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283613.35/cwt610.00–615.001,7363
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added300595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,7852
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327535.81/cwt515.00–555.001,75214
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373459.91/cwt450.00–470.001,7158
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375407.02/cwt400.00–420.001,5263
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379485.99/cwt470.00–505.001,84215
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420491.21/cwt485.00–500.002,06314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427459.49/cwt450.00–477.001,9625
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added428507.43/cwt505.00–510.002,1724
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474416.04/cwt390.00–450.001,9727
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484443.87/cwt430.00–470.002,14819
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525422.33/cwt400.00–440.002,21727
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533385.06/cwt350.00–395.002,0528
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added539450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4264
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573352.54/cwt350.00–355.002,0204
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576380.02/cwt375.00–390.002,18912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632348.56/cwt335.00–365.002,2038
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added639365.68/cwt365.00–372.002,33728
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679345.56/cwt340.00–360.002,3467
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780311.03/cwt307.00–315.002,4262
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added800319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,5528
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0251
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,6212
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1203787.35/cwt785.00–795.001,5989
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2205715.00/cwt715.00–715.001,4661
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy212808.66/cwt800.00–820.001,7143
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3235575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,3511
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273687.99/cwt675.00–705.001,8783
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290630.00/cwt620.00–640.001,8272
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy293750.00/cwt750.00–750.002,1982
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy305660.98/cwt660.00–670.002,01610
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325557.54/cwt555.00–565.001,8124
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376520.61/cwt510.00–530.001,9577
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376509.97/cwt495.00–545.001,9178
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417478.99/cwt475.00–485.001,9975
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427518.06/cwt500.00–530.002,2127
Bulls400–450Small 1430420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8061
Bulls450–500Small 1450430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9351
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472522.03/cwt505.00–530.002,46417
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473486.11/cwt480.00–490.002,2995
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy508487.00/cwt487.00–487.002,4742
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524411.52/cwt400.00–435.002,1566
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535370.09/cwt350.00–390.001,9804
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565358.78/cwt350.00–370.002,0274
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577401.59/cwt400.00–420.002,31712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624370.15/cwt350.00–380.002,3109
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1222
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678347.46/cwt345.00–350.002,3566
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4851
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5511
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,6161
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,5431
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4233
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,130180.47/cwt175.00–184.002,0396
Bulls——1,458194.38/cwt186.00–202.002,83410
Bulls——1,880206.88/cwt204.00–210.003,8892
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%971135.29/cwt130.00–137.001,3145
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007143.85/cwt140.00–148.001,4495
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,033167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,7252
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,3461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164175.55/cwt172.00–181.002,0436
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,8371
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,367184.50/cwt182.00–189.002,5225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,435150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488172.99/cwt170.00–177.002,5743
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29602,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 26601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0151,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29151,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29502,148.33/head2,000.00–2,475.002,1483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2432,024.55/head1,950.00–2,100.002,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5553,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501

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.