Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-09-28

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 28
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
← Sep 21Sep 28latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,441 head
▲ 940 vs last sale 501▲ 366 vs year ago 1,075 · +34.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 32▼ 11 vs year ago 141 · −7.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 15▼ 16 vs year ago 56 · −28.6%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls unevenly steady, Feeder Heifers steady-$5.00 higher. Stronger demand for value added calves (weaned 60+ days & 2 rounds of vaccinations.). Slaughter Cows $3.00-$4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$2.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good to strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $366.70/cwt on 135 head, up $7.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −79.14 against this barn's trailing median of $445.84.
Average price
$366.70
▲ 7.06 vs prior sale
135 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,020
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$273
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$61.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.86
vs TN average
−47.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549373.512,050120
Medium and Large 2569312.271,77615thin
One grade step is worth $61.23/cwt here — about $273 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
502447392337median 445.8402/0904/0606/0808/1009/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $350.65, median $445.84 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale135 hd
366.70
—
TN average14 barns · 429 hd
363.85
+2.86
National average172 barns · 15,995 hd
413.83
−47.13
This barn, trailing median32 sales
445.84
−79.14
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—Average1,821188.193,42713
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,403155.312,17828
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,174149.981,76147
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,035131.001,35623

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)1,299$2,1738
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,221$2,11512
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,062$2,0973thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$2,0752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,305$1,9732thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,615$2,8852thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,555$2,7932thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,635$2,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,343$1,9772thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750717337.64/cwt330.00–350.002,42136
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820323.50/cwt323.50–323.502,6535
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500479409.94/cwt400.00–435.001,96421
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800784330.11/cwt310.00–335.002,58817
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450432445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9225
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650627351.25/cwt337.00–360.002,20233
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450409431.90/cwt420.00–450.001,7668
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500481363.64/cwt345.00–377.001,74934
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250224555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,2438
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950940285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6791
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750726352.78/cwt350.50–355.002,56177
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600578334.63/cwt325.00–355.001,93429
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700674310.27/cwt305.00–322.002,09123
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750728317.09/cwt305.00–322.002,3088
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550531357.21/cwt350.00–377.001,89719
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450421372.79/cwt360.00–390.001,56920
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement650–700671332.11/cwt330.00–337.002,22827
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800774299.16/cwt285.00–305.002,3156
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850800275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550536356.99/cwt335.00–367.001,91362
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650626323.06/cwt310.00–335.002,02229
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2691
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600566364.71/cwt350.00–370.002,06449
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450429421.75/cwt400.00–435.001,80910
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400361409.08/cwt405.00–415.001,47710
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375403.84/cwt400.00–420.001,5145
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900865285.30/cwt275.00–287.002,4687
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600572338.17/cwt325.00–350.001,93420
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750724312.65/cwt305.00–325.002,26417
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500471381.96/cwt380.00–385.001,79910
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518358.19/cwt340.00–380.001,85517
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700671361.51/cwt360.00–362.002,4268
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700672323.62/cwt310.00–335.002,17513
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650616332.28/cwt320.00–345.002,04717
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500477403.30/cwt380.00–425.001,92416
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800773293.42/cwt285.00–310.002,2689
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900883311.31/cwt310.00–315.002,74981
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2052,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350322412.19/cwt400.00–445.001,32713
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350314477.17/cwt470.00–500.001,4984
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270577.59/cwt570.00–580.001,5594
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,3431,976.54/head1,900.00–2,050.001,9772
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,5552,792.85/head2,700.00–2,875.002,7932
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,1852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850820290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3783
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950915209.95/cwt200.00–220.001,9212
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900880270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3761
HeifersSmall 1550–600555270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4991
BullsSmall 1450–500470326.81/cwt320.00–330.001,5363
SteersSmall 1450–500495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6831
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2492,292.36/head2,000.00–2,600.002,2926
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3232,224.17/head1,800.00–2,600.002,2246
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0622,097.49/head1,800.00–2,300.002,0973
SteersSmall 1350–400373350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3063
HeifersSmall 1600–650600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
CowsLean 85-90%—1,023128.42/cwt125.00–132.001,31413
CowsLean 85-90%—1,009122.49/cwt122.00–124.001,2364
CowsLean 85-90%—1,158152.06/cwt151.00–153.001,7612
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,305163.17/cwt162.00–165.002,1294
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,267159.29/cwt157.00–167.002,0187
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,538146.03/cwt145.00–148.002,2464
Bulls——1,849188.98/cwt183.00–195.003,4949
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,395155.60/cwt152.00–160.002,17120
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,098139.90/cwt135.00–144.001,53611
CowsLean 85-90%—1,039137.39/cwt135.00–141.001,4274
Bulls——2,180199.53/cwt197.00–202.004,3502
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,181151.55/cwt145.00–156.001,79029
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,1571,739.77/head1,500.00–1,900.001,7403
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,2252,020.41/head1,900.00–2,150.002,0202
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,2272,135.80/head1,950.00–2,200.002,1363
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,6352,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,6152,885.29/head2,850.00–2,925.002,8852
Bulls——1,335173.27/cwt170.00–176.002,3132
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450425325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3811
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800755300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2651
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500487355.83/cwt335.00–370.001,73314
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350323395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2764
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300268430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,3051,973.28/head1,900.00–2,050.001,9732
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500478292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,3968
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450437393.17/cwt390.00–400.001,7183
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600578310.34/cwt292.00–325.001,79412
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300291375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0914
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1561
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600571321.57/cwt310.00–330.001,83612
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380390.14/cwt370.00–400.001,4833
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650605300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8151
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550532320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7023
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550526331.02/cwt310.00–342.001,7417
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700664303.43/cwt292.00–325.002,0156
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700679344.83/cwt330.00–357.002,34134
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900868290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5172
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550521393.65/cwt390.00–400.002,05134
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650627365.00/cwt360.00–370.002,28936
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400367423.55/cwt420.00–435.001,5547
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950914311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,84358
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600550365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0081
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650633343.05/cwt340.00–344.002,17230
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800776340.37/cwt340.00–347.002,64155
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600573376.60/cwt372.00–385.002,15818
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600–650610364.16/cwt360.00–365.002,22112
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550509376.00/cwt375.00–377.001,91412
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480340.76/cwt320.00–375.001,63612
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350319437.24/cwt410.00–445.001,39515
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600572320.00/cwt312.00–325.001,83019
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700669299.18/cwt295.00–300.002,0026
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450408465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8972
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750700324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,26817
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300286398.56/cwt395.00–400.001,1407
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450419371.01/cwt350.00–395.001,5558
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800795250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9881
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500486338.98/cwt320.00–350.001,6479
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500481381.14/cwt380.00–385.001,8339
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650636310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,97210
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373363.17/cwt350.00–385.001,3556
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450409344.48/cwt330.00–350.001,40914
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400357375.40/cwt370.00–400.001,3406
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750725312.51/cwt310.00–315.002,2664
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750720302.53/cwt300.00–305.002,1782
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530325.06/cwt320.00–330.001,7235
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350333362.90/cwt350.00–380.001,2084

How this sale compares

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.