Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-05-11

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 11
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
666 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 746▼ 227 vs year ago 893 · −25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 69▼ 23 vs year ago 96 · −24.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 33▼ 85 vs year ago 114 · −74.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers mostly steady; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; No trends on Feeder Bulls due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows 6.00 to 8.00 higher with good quality and strong demand; Slaughter Bulls not well tested however traded with a higher undertone.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $473.27/cwt on 169 head, down $2.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 34 comparable sales and sits +43.96 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$473.27
▼ 2.46 vs prior sale
169 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,557
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$587
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$96.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.52
vs TN average
−0.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536494.672,654114
Medium and Large 2551431.332,37651
Medium and Large 3519398.312,0674thin
One grade step is worth $96.36/cwt here — about $587 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 sale169 hd
473.27
—
TN average16 barns · 828 hd
470.75
+2.52
National average167 barns · 12,191 hd
473.70
−0.43
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
+43.96
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—Average1,459202.802,9595thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,508190.262,86921
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,259183.412,30928
CowsLean 85-90%Low979154.041,5077thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210170.002,0571thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,303$3,5702thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$2,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)935$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,114$4,0507
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$4,0001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,053$3,7503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,289$3,6763thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,185$2,8441thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)861$2,4005

Every lot

99 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230793.55/cwt790.00–800.001,8253
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275725.00/cwt725.00–725.001,9941
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278722.90/cwt700.00–775.002,0103
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8151
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331650.21/cwt640.00–660.002,1524
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364621.73/cwt605.00–635.002,2635
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381542.48/cwt500.00–570.002,0678
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed417605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,5233
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425561.72/cwt555.00–575.002,38721
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438491.19/cwt480.00–520.002,1517
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475533.75/cwt525.00–550.002,53514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512512.16/cwt500.00–515.002,62251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added519530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,75116
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3519398.31/cwt370.00–410.002,0674
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524466.33/cwt440.00–480.002,44412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2559420.56/cwt370.00–425.002,35139
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569463.66/cwt447.00–470.002,63847
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added610445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,71513
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615392.56/cwt370.00–400.002,4144
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619427.21/cwt420.00–440.002,64417
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2674371.26/cwt370.00–375.002,5024
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1692380.88/cwt380.00–381.002,63625
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710325.34/cwt300.00–355.002,3103
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733367.03/cwt360.00–370.002,6905
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2778337.34/cwt325.00–347.002,6253
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1813333.45/cwt330.00–337.002,7112
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1898332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,9812
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1943327.00/cwt327.00–327.003,0842
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1985318.00/cwt318.00–318.003,1329
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,050270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,8351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1213790.00/cwt790.00–790.001,6833
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2233550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2822
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1258677.48/cwt675.00–680.001,7482
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2272600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6323
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,6072
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5301
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9593
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1389528.66/cwt525.00–545.002,05625
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419431.57/cwt400.00–450.001,8086
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420494.24/cwt475.00–515.002,07628
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3452350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5823
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470430.21/cwt420.00–440.002,0226
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1488465.71/cwt455.00–485.002,27355
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526429.62/cwt420.00–445.002,26029
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530396.08/cwt385.00–410.002,0999
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566408.13/cwt390.00–415.002,31019
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3623270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6822
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added624403.52/cwt402.00–405.002,51812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630380.54/cwt365.00–390.002,3979
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0161
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672354.32/cwt350.00–375.002,3818
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2951
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722334.94/cwt330.00–340.002,4183
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790325.03/cwt320.00–330.002,5682
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372545.63/cwt500.00–575.002,0303
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375591.18/cwt590.00–595.002,2174
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2408476.82/cwt470.00–490.001,9456
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428516.53/cwt510.00–520.002,2119
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7201
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470469.95/cwt465.00–475.002,2092
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483502.21/cwt495.00–505.002,4267
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519483.91/cwt470.00–490.002,5115
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524437.06/cwt400.00–465.002,2907
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628334.02/cwt300.00–370.002,0982
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630393.20/cwt390.00–400.002,4773
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666371.35/cwt370.00–385.002,47311
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3291
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1789346.49/cwt345.00–348.002,7344
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2975250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4381
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,365206.99/cwt204.00–210.002,8252
Bulls——1,420190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,6982
Bulls——1,725220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,7951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875137.69/cwt132.00–143.001,2052
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000155.67/cwt153.00–157.001,5573
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050167.94/cwt167.00–169.001,7632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210169.77/cwt167.00–172.002,0544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225194.29/cwt189.00–203.002,3806
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281182.82/cwt174.00–187.002,34218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474186.10/cwt184.00–188.002,74310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,539194.05/cwt191.00–200.002,98611
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0571
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-39352,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0454,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0533,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7503
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1144,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0507
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39352,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39552,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3033,569.67/head3,500.00–3,650.003,5702
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed8612,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4005
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,844.00/head2,844.00–2,844.002,8441
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2583,563.32/head3,425.00–3,700.003,5632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3503,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001

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.