Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-04-20

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 20
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,039 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 1,105▲ 497 vs year ago 542 · +91.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 89▲ 24 vs year ago 96 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 116▼ 22 vs year ago 83 · −26.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady-$5.00 lower, Feeder Heifers & Feeder Bulls mostly steady. Slaughter Cows $6.00-$9.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$5.00 higher. Quality good to fancy, Demand good 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 $475.56/cwt on 75 head, up $13.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 34 comparable sales and sits +46.25 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$475.56
▲ 13.34 vs prior sale
75 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,591
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$324
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.72
vs TN average
−3.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544486.062,64651
Medium and Large 2546455.362,48822
Medium and Large 3540430.002,3222thin
One grade step is worth $56.06/cwt here — about $324 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 sale75 hd
475.56
—
TN average18 barns · 696 hd
478.28
−2.72
National average158 barns · 12,009 hd
479.03
−3.47
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
+46.25
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—High1,570203.463,19412
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,354186.042,52021
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,142182.922,09045
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low984159.881,57323

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)1,142$2,7763thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$2,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,207$2,7343thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$2,4326
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$1,7252thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,184$4,03315
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,172$3,6005
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,005$3,4003thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,443$4,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$3,7669
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,240$3,6003thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)780$1,4001thin

Every lot

131 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245740.00/cwt740.00–740.001,8131
Steers250–300Small 1265450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1931
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,8701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,0151
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2317576.73/cwt550.00–585.001,8284
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381573.97/cwt555.00–580.002,1876
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425499.84/cwt490.00–510.002,1243
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429548.39/cwt520.00–555.002,3535
Steers400–450Small 1430401.16/cwt350.00–450.001,7252
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added434563.19/cwt560.00–565.002,4448
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485525.82/cwt520.00–535.002,55016
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added489539.39/cwt539.00–550.002,63838
Steers450–500Small 1495420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0792
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2498470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510523.68/cwt520.00–525.002,6718
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525510.02/cwt500.00–520.002,67820
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532465.89/cwt450.00–482.002,47916
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3222
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573452.15/cwt445.00–465.002,59123
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585427.29/cwt420.00–437.002,5006
Steers600–650Small 1620340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1081
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622422.52/cwt410.00–430.002,62817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added630459.73/cwt450.00–469.502,896153
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5202
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674411.16/cwt410.00–412.002,7717
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,6181
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added684415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,8398
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added722393.82/cwt392.00–395.002,8435
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723367.63/cwt350.00–377.002,6585
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,4771
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1766358.95/cwt350.00–365.002,7505
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added777368.40/cwt367.00–387.002,86228
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825357.23/cwt347.00–365.002,9473
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235614.68/cwt600.00–630.001,4442
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321587.11/cwt585.00–590.001,8859
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338529.67/cwt515.00–545.001,7902
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy345535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,8461
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,9432
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370538.14/cwt525.00–555.001,99114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384508.00/cwt495.00–515.001,9515
Heifers400–450Small 1405400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422523.30/cwt500.00–535.002,20836
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8271
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2439468.45/cwt450.00–485.002,05610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added451505.71/cwt505.00–510.002,2817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472473.07/cwt460.00–490.002,23337
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476448.58/cwt440.00–455.002,13517
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added519444.20/cwt435.00–450.002,30517
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530420.90/cwt400.00–440.002,23141
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532381.54/cwt370.00–397.002,0304
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added558426.87/cwt425.00–430.002,3828
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568411.27/cwt392.00–422.002,33636
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579376.97/cwt370.00–380.002,1835
Heifers600–650Small 1610330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0131
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added612400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4485
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622381.20/cwt370.00–392.002,37188
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627343.30/cwt330.00–350.002,1523
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,1352
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added668362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,4183
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683359.83/cwt355.00–365.002,45812
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728340.93/cwt337.00–345.002,4822
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added736350.22/cwt349.00–351.002,57813
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2091
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790315.37/cwt313.00–330.002,4917
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5651
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,6132
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added970287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,7841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274646.21/cwt640.00–660.001,7713
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2283600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6982
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313660.00/cwt660.00–660.002,0662
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,9151
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379563.71/cwt555.00–575.002,13616
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380531.91/cwt520.00–545.002,0213
Bulls350–400Small 1390420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6381
Bulls400–450Small 1410300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2301
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425527.98/cwt515.00–545.002,24423
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,2311
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430455.06/cwt450.00–460.001,9572
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469518.91/cwt500.00–535.002,43428
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476472.19/cwt450.00–490.002,2489
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513481.55/cwt470.00–500.002,47022
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529447.88/cwt440.00–455.002,36912
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555414.86/cwt400.00–430.002,3024
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568448.99/cwt440.00–470.002,55011
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Full570350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9951
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed617430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,6533
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1638412.47/cwt410.00–415.002,6322
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1681390.43/cwt385.00–400.002,65910
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,0881
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740372.52/cwt370.00–375.002,7572
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1777371.48/cwt360.00–375.002,8868
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,9211
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,8391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,431202.92/cwt200.00–207.002,9046
Bulls——1,540189.41/cwt180.00–195.002,9173
Bulls——1,878218.58/cwt214.00–222.004,1053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%957152.64/cwt150.00–159.001,46110
Cows—Lean 85-90%958164.94/cwt162.00–167.001,5808
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,071172.85/cwt171.00–175.001,8514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,091180.53/cwt175.00–184.001,97013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,144169.38/cwt167.00–172.001,9385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167186.58/cwt185.00–195.002,17727
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,334184.30/cwt180.00–188.002,45911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,358196.62/cwt193.00–203.002,6706
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405174.98/cwt170.00–177.002,4584
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38051,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38952,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39802,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0132,714.20/head2,550.00–2,900.002,7142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1132,238.57/head1,650.00–2,775.002,2395
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1502,375.87/head2,350.00–2,400.002,3762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3203,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1403,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2454,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2593,493.69/head3,300.00–3,850.003,4945
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2653,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2784,057.04/head3,900.00–4,200.004,0573
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3153,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4854,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6404,750.00/head4,750.00–4,750.004,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-39352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0053,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1723,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6005
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1844,033.16/head4,000.00–4,050.004,03315
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-37801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.