Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-08-10

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 10
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
953 head
▲ 444 vs last sale 509▲ 130 vs year ago 823 · +15.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 67▼ 42 vs year ago 108 · −38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 26▲ 0 vs year ago 42 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $6.00-$12.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $4.00-$8.00 higher, Feeder Bulls mostly steady, Slaughter Cows $4.00-$7.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls not well established. 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 $425.55/cwt on 63 head, up $19.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 34 comparable sales and sits −3.76 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$425.55
▲ 19.86 vs prior sale
63 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,347
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$288
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.19
vs TN average
+23.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554426.502,36160
Medium and Large 2510406.602,0743thin
One grade step is worth $19.90/cwt here — about $288 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 sale63 hd
425.55
—
TN average17 barns · 825 hd
416.36
+9.19
National average153 barns · 6,255 hd
401.83
+23.72
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
−3.76
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—Average1,487211.653,1476thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,433178.572,55921
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,133169.351,91815
CowsLean 85-90%High1,027147.571,51616

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)1,509$4,0384thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,292$3,1254thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$2,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,4252thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,187$4,7003thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,295$4,3002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,325$3,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,185$4,92912
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,475$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$2,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,5501thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200675.00/cwt675.00–675.001,3501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260576.60/cwt550.00–600.001,4993
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3161
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2358430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5392
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6881
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410435.37/cwt420.00–450.001,7852
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1437482.77/cwt465.00–490.002,1107
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2464399.15/cwt390.00–425.001,8528
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474469.04/cwt455.00–485.002,2237
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510406.60/cwt400.00–420.002,0743
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526438.81/cwt420.00–450.002,30822
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added532462.00/cwt462.00–462.002,4589
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4203
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585402.24/cwt400.00–420.002,35326
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added612409.89/cwt402.00–415.002,50913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623400.53/cwt400.00–405.002,49525
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added656414.00/cwt414.00–414.002,71650
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675359.93/cwt350.00–370.002,4306
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added719364.97/cwt362.00–370.002,6248
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733333.85/cwt330.00–350.002,4475
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added754352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,6544
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3411
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added817329.92/cwt318.00–334.002,69534
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added868340.20/cwt337.50–343.002,953125
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1895317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,8371
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added907325.58/cwt305.00–326.252,95366
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230612.23/cwt600.00–625.001,4082
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275434.73/cwt420.00–450.001,1962
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316428.51/cwt420.00–450.001,3547
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340401.64/cwt400.00–405.001,3663
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377411.47/cwt400.00–420.001,55112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424412.46/cwt400.00–425.001,74915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426389.45/cwt370.00–405.001,6598
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475404.86/cwt390.00–420.001,92319
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485371.95/cwt370.00–375.001,80413
Heifers450–500Small 1485350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6981
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8206
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527385.52/cwt370.00–395.002,03213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added532416.29/cwt399.00–418.002,215103
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added559388.94/cwt385.00–392.002,17419
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570369.91/cwt350.00–385.002,10822
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573333.27/cwt320.00–345.001,9106
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0571
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630347.93/cwt335.00–355.002,1929
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added635361.63/cwt357.00–372.002,29629
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666351.39/cwt332.00–357.002,3405
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705302.41/cwt290.00–315.002,1322
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added706320.90/cwt320.00–327.002,26616
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1612
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added782320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,50212
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1789306.01/cwt295.00–317.002,4144
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4711
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1250550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305439.85/cwt420.00–450.001,3423
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368435.95/cwt420.00–450.001,6045
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8195
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427429.80/cwt425.00–440.001,8353
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429481.72/cwt450.00–495.002,0677
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462464.64/cwt440.00–475.002,14718
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476386.82/cwt370.00–400.001,84110
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511432.82/cwt420.00–440.002,2125
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516372.26/cwt350.00–380.001,92113
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575371.04/cwt350.00–390.002,13319
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626344.89/cwt340.00–350.002,1598
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2629325.03/cwt320.00–330.002,0444
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1684325.71/cwt320.00–330.002,2287
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725315.89/cwt312.00–320.002,2902
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed765300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2952
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1832285.03/cwt270.00–300.002,3714
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1863270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3302
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1960240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,329215.97/cwt212.00–220.002,8704
Bulls——1,665181.00/cwt181.00–181.003,0141
Bulls——1,940225.00/cwt225.00–225.004,3651
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%893132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1793
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023145.40/cwt142.00–147.001,4876
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076153.31/cwt150.00–157.001,6505
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,098186.08/cwt185.00–187.002,0432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,104162.91/cwt160.00–165.001,7996
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118163.08/cwt162.00–164.001,8232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167170.08/cwt167.00–177.001,9857
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,260190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,3943
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,389167.83/cwt165.00–172.002,3315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490180.06/cwt174.00–185.002,68313
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3203,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,3303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39852,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1853,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2022,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3854,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6174,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1304,833.33/head4,750.00–4,950.004,8336
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1954,800.00/head4,600.00–5,000.004,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2635,136.14/head4,900.00–5,350.005,1364
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4753,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1874,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2954,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3002

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.