Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-04-06

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 6
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,046 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 1,011▲ 780 vs year ago 266 · +293.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 113▼ 9 vs year ago 58 · −15.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 34▼ 6 vs year ago 28 · −21.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $8.00-$13.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $9.00-$15.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $7.00-$11.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $1.00-$4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls unevenly steady. 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 $487.74/cwt on 44 head, up $7.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 34 of 34 comparable sales and sits +58.43 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$487.74
▲ 7.53 vs prior sale
44 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$691
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$115.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.63
vs TN average
−3.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538500.112,69337
Medium and Large 2558437.342,4405thin
Small 1520385.002,0022thin
One grade step is worth $115.11/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 sale44 hd
487.74
—
TN average16 barns · 629 hd
479.11
+8.63
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
−3.09
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
+58.43
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—Low1,733200.293,47112
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,490186.122,77311
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,144165.461,8927thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average901150.991,36012

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,432$3,4323thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$3,3018
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$2,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$2,2001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)2,065$4,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$3,3001thin

Every lot

117 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3230550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2651
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260735.00/cwt735.00–735.001,9111
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3270530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4311
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1312673.55/cwt650.00–690.002,1015
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2324590.77/cwt575.00–605.001,9146
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3365425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5511
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380496.15/cwt470.00–510.001,8853
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381554.23/cwt535.00–565.002,1124
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416533.96/cwt520.00–555.002,2214
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2416494.85/cwt470.00–505.002,0595
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added430590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,5371
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465537.39/cwt517.00–547.002,49911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added478566.59/cwt565.00–570.002,7089
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478494.87/cwt470.00–500.002,3656
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,4723
Steers500–550Small 1520385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0022
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522481.19/cwt470.00–507.002,51216
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540462.00/cwt462.00–462.002,4953
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added546525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,86715
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,7312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added564490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,7644
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585400.34/cwt380.00–420.002,3422
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1607441.21/cwt440.00–455.002,67826
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added619463.99/cwt460.00–470.002,872160
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,64019
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672426.63/cwt410.00–435.002,8676
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5002
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4142
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added724392.53/cwt390.00–395.002,8424
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added797360.36/cwt360.00–372.002,87264
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added842357.25/cwt357.25–357.253,00861
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added883350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,0913
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added908343.75/cwt343.75–343.753,12160
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,3131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265596.65/cwt575.00–620.001,5816
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2153
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277539.52/cwt520.00–550.001,4943
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4817
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335525.12/cwt505.00–535.001,7595
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added340555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,8871
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369459.14/cwt450.00–485.001,6944
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380541.69/cwt515.00–555.002,05813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added409532.49/cwt530.00–535.002,1784
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429472.05/cwt465.00–485.002,0257
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431502.72/cwt490.00–515.002,16719
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9141
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469484.97/cwt475.00–505.002,27529
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9891
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2492444.04/cwt430.00–460.002,18510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513395.54/cwt385.00–400.002,0298
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added516434.94/cwt430.00–445.002,24427
Heifers500–550Small 1520350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8202
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529416.13/cwt407.00–425.002,20127
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added568422.22/cwt415.00–425.002,39818
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1463
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581406.76/cwt385.00–412.002,36310
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4062
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629361.24/cwt350.00–377.002,27215
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2642340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1833
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added652368.18/cwt368.00–370.002,40144
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673357.39/cwt345.00–367.002,4054
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2682330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2513
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added710347.10/cwt342.00–352.002,46491
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4622
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4571
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4301
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5952
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,5381
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,5301
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,6251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285720.00/cwt720.00–720.002,0521
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1334674.92/cwt635.00–695.002,2543
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,9272
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3348495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7233
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1362619.95/cwt600.00–630.002,2446
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381491.26/cwt485.00–500.001,8724
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416541.19/cwt515.00–555.002,2518
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419498.69/cwt495.00–500.002,0904
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472501.32/cwt490.00–505.002,3667
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488487.54/cwt480.00–495.002,3792
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523467.22/cwt460.00–480.002,44415
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2537434.98/cwt420.00–450.002,3365
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570422.28/cwt410.00–435.002,4072
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9381
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613339.94/cwt325.00–355.002,0842
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615403.45/cwt400.00–415.002,4816
Bulls650–700Small 1660312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,0591
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690330.04/cwt320.00–335.002,2773
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713364.37/cwt357.00–372.002,5982
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2738335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4722
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,7471
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1940235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,315180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,3671
Bulls——1,532195.62/cwt190.00–202.002,9975
Bulls——1,970207.57/cwt204.00–212.004,0896
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%800127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0161
Cows—Lean 85-90%860132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1351
Cows—Lean 85-90%883157.57/cwt154.00–165.001,3918
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043146.16/cwt143.00–150.001,5242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110178.93/cwt175.00–185.001,9863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200150.82/cwt147.00–157.001,8103
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,310182.97/cwt181.00–185.002,3972
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,5281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533189.17/cwt187.00–193.002,9008
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-22,0654,650.00/head4,650.00–4,650.004,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2153,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0902,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2222,612.19/head2,550.00–2,750.002,6123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4193,714.31/head3,150.00–4,050.003,7145
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5083,747.84/head3,250.00–4,200.003,7482

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.