Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-03-30

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 30
● Final145 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,011 head
▼ 214 vs last sale 1,225▲ 118 vs year ago 893 · +13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 156▲ 7 vs year ago 106 · +6.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 102▲ 23 vs year ago 11 · +209.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$8.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $6.00-$9.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $4.00-$9.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality fair to fancy, Demand moderate to strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $480.22/cwt on 68 head, up $6.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 34 comparable sales and sits +50.91 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$480.22
▲ 6.53 vs prior sale
68 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,073
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$207.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.66
vs TN average
−2.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544487.692,65559
Medium and Large 2533467.982,4947thin
Medium and Large 3545325.001,7711thin
Small 1565280.001,5821thin
One grade step is worth $207.69/cwt here — about $1,073 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale68 hd
480.22
—
TN average13 barns · 466 hd
462.55
+17.66
National average169 barns · 10,003 hd
483.18
−2.96
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
+50.91
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—Average2,007194.893,91111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,351185.412,50529
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,168174.012,03331
CowsLean 85-90%High984153.121,50628

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,303$3,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,495$3,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$3,0693thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$2,6613thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,214$2,6608
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$2,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)950$2,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,440$4,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,480$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,135$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,255$2,5001thin

Every lot

145 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,4001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,8762
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7405
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2317550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7443
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324614.52/cwt600.00–640.001,9914
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added335685.00/cwt685.00–685.002,2951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3348480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6702
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy370615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,27612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373530.97/cwt500.00–565.001,9812
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373464.30/cwt450.00–480.001,7322
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3399400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5964
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added426557.76/cwt550.00–565.002,37614
Steers400–450Small 1430445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9141
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435531.96/cwt520.00–545.002,31412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467494.75/cwt485.00–500.002,3103
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469467.20/cwt440.00–480.002,1915
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added490540.66/cwt530.00–550.002,6499
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515538.86/cwt537.00–540.002,7758
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530507.76/cwt500.00–520.002,69130
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533467.98/cwt440.00–480.002,4947
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3545325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added557465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,5906
Steers550–600Small 1565280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5821
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584429.35/cwt410.00–440.002,50715
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1607433.21/cwt432.00–435.002,6305
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added630437.95/cwt435.00–442.002,75944
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662389.29/cwt380.00–412.002,5777
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added670424.02/cwt422.00–425.002,8419
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732353.79/cwt350.00–377.002,5907
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added737380.66/cwt380.00–382.002,8053
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2738335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4722
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1788339.97/cwt325.00–343.002,6796
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added795358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,84616
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1877308.80/cwt300.00–313.002,7083
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added879332.46/cwt331.50–333.502,922106
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added922320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,9503
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,9741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210705.00/cwt705.00–705.001,4811
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3502
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6084
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2381
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5685
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1314547.62/cwt535.00–555.001,72011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332508.44/cwt500.00–515.001,68810
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3337447.58/cwt420.00–455.001,5085
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added340563.84/cwt560.00–565.001,9174
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added372556.42/cwt550.00–565.002,07017
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376513.67/cwt500.00–535.001,93119
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380470.00/cwt450.00–480.001,7866
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3389420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6343
Heifers400–450Small 1418409.70/cwt400.00–420.001,7134
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added422515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1737
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430456.22/cwt440.00–470.001,96215
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433498.51/cwt475.00–505.002,15919
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3448425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9043
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,2982
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472471.86/cwt455.00–495.002,22730
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478428.34/cwt420.00–450.002,04713
Heifers450–500Small 1485382.42/cwt375.00–390.001,8552
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3488405.02/cwt400.00–410.001,9769
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521413.09/cwt400.00–425.002,15240
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530379.98/cwt360.00–390.002,0148
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,8561
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added552402.17/cwt400.00–408.002,2206
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559381.60/cwt375.00–395.002,1336
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2589357.45/cwt350.00–365.002,1054
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0651
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620373.13/cwt365.00–380.002,3138
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625386.39/cwt385.00–400.002,41511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629343.16/cwt330.00–350.002,1586
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667353.06/cwt340.00–375.002,3559
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2689329.98/cwt320.00–335.002,2744
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3203
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added727330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,39911
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added755335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5292
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4161
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,4871
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added875312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,7302
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1238700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,6662
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1259710.35/cwt700.00–720.001,8404
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2288633.89/cwt620.00–650.001,8265
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332494.46/cwt470.00–505.001,6423
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345562.50/cwt555.00–570.001,9412
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy355615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,1835
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365576.02/cwt560.00–605.002,10215
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370519.51/cwt500.00–535.001,92213
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed379548.20/cwt545.00–550.002,07811
Bulls350–400Small 1385470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8101
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy412550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2669
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430466.47/cwt450.00–475.002,0063
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431515.08/cwt500.00–520.002,22022
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3432400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7283
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475467.38/cwt450.00–480.002,2208
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479507.64/cwt490.00–530.002,43228
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1531
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy503493.73/cwt490.00–495.002,4834
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518431.17/cwt420.00–445.002,2339
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529464.08/cwt450.00–480.002,45524
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3547375.92/cwt370.00–400.002,0565
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy550445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4483
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578411.73/cwt400.00–435.002,38016
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2584380.11/cwt370.00–385.002,2204
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1611411.78/cwt390.00–420.002,51620
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620371.67/cwt370.00–380.002,3046
Bulls600–650Small 1625350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1881
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1951
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1684380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5998
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724332.37/cwt320.00–352.002,4066
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2481
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1753338.30/cwt330.00–350.002,5473
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1814327.52/cwt325.00–330.002,6666
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2900240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1601
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1965270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,527183.32/cwt181.00–186.002,7993
Bulls——1,917193.08/cwt190.00–196.003,7013
Bulls——1,930208.80/cwt208.00–210.004,0302
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,627199.00/cwt199.00–199.005,2283
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%972151.18/cwt145.00–156.001,46912
Cows—Lean 85-90%976140.04/cwt137.00–142.001,3676
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002163.30/cwt157.00–169.001,63610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,077161.46/cwt157.00–163.001,7395
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,093182.90/cwt177.00–189.001,99911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254171.68/cwt165.00–175.002,15315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,319195.46/cwt191.00–202.002,57813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,353181.35/cwt175.00–189.002,4549
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,409171.96/cwt165.00–174.002,4237
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4404,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0402,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,116.61/head3,075.00–3,150.003,1172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0992,044.88/head1,800.00–2,300.002,0454
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1303,353.76/head3,300.00–3,400.003,3542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3033,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3123,116.45/head2,750.00–3,400.003,1163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3803,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4953,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1352,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1703,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4802,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.