Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-03-09

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 9
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
875 head
280 vs last sale 1,155 442 vs year ago 1,317 · 33.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
26 vs last sale 98 50 vs year ago 122 · 41.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
16 vs last sale 52 75 vs year ago 111 · 67.6%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle traded steady, Slaughter Cattle $2.00-$4.00 lower. Quality good, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $478.73/cwt on 54 head, up $28.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 29 comparable sales and sits +30.10 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.
Average price
$478.73
28.91 vs prior sale
54 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,578
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$812
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$146.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.23
vs TN average
+6.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541496.172,68539
Medium and Large 2527453.402,38812thin
Medium and Large 3560354.961,9882thin
Small 1535350.001,8731thin
One grade step is worth $146.17/cwt here — about $812 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
502455408361median 448.6301/0503/0904/2706/2208/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $375.33, median $448.63 across 29 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 sale54 hd
478.73
TN average15 barns · 659 hd
468.51
+10.23
National average178 barns · 10,669 hd
472.20
+6.53
This barn, trailing median29 sales
448.63
+30.10
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
BullsAverage1,808187.173,38411
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,386173.402,40425
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,095159.361,74518
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,029147.041,5139thin

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)1,325$3,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$3,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,018$2,9252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,8297
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$2,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)998$2,6252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,233$2,5382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$2,4002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,005$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,575$3,4751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,470$3,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)970$2,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)913$1,9002thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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 1650–700674360.31/cwt340.00–370.002,42814
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300267563.50/cwt560.00–580.001,5056
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369501.97/cwt485.00–515.001,85211
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500451473.99/cwt470.00–480.002,1385
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450416506.04/cwt500.00–512.002,1056
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450442450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9899
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750730317.60/cwt310.00–325.002,3182
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324517.43/cwt500.00–535.001,6768
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900898297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,6674
SteersSmall 1500–550535350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8731
SteersSmall 1600–650645325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0961
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450417525.80/cwt520.00–535.002,1936
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500478504.39/cwt500.00–515.002,4118
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550517514.03/cwt505.00–515.002,65810
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620382.94/cwt370.00–400.002,37414
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600562478.25/cwt460.00–495.002,68822
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600585392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,2936
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600560354.96/cwt350.00–360.001,9882
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250248540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,3392
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518366.50/cwt360.00–370.001,8983
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500469400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8767
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450411423.12/cwt420.00–430.001,7398
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750706332.14/cwt330.00–335.002,3457
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700674352.43/cwt350.00–357.002,37517
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570349.35/cwt345.00–350.001,9918
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420480.99/cwt460.00–495.002,02015
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550535391.80/cwt380.00–407.002,09616
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650648300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9444
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400390460.08/cwt450.00–470.001,7945
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600564371.47/cwt362.00–380.002,09510
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730348.17/cwt340.00–350.002,5428
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850800329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,6324
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300274688.77/cwt685.00–700.001,8874
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400371551.37/cwt530.00–575.002,04619
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450414488.58/cwt480.00–500.002,0234
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550521456.55/cwt450.00–475.002,37910
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350315615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,9371
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300280655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,8341
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400391504.03/cwt475.00–520.001,9714
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800776340.32/cwt332.00–345.002,6419
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550510527.00/cwt527.00–527.002,6887
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500476545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,5944
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed650–700655325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1291
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600555437.66/cwt420.00–455.002,4292
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500483470.31/cwt450.00–490.002,2722
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700678320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1702
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650616419.85/cwt400.00–430.002,58648
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700679380.95/cwt374.00–400.002,58729
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450430537.83/cwt535.00–550.002,3135
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750710370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6272
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800760351.90/cwt345.00–355.002,67415
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900894326.74/cwt326.00–327.502,921121
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400355600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,1303
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850825339.27/cwt335.00–340.002,79979
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500460510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,3461
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450440485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1342
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250–300277582.32/cwt575.00–590.001,6134
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8902
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550519405.97/cwt370.00–420.002,10711
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400350585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,0481
CowsLean 85-90%1,047144.53/cwt140.00–147.001,5137
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,412176.04/cwt170.00–185.002,48620
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,319164.31/cwt160.00–168.002,1674
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,140157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,7901
CowsBoner 80-85%1,067151.66/cwt149.00–155.001,6185
CowsBoner 80-85%1,130158.84/cwt155.00–165.001,7958
CowsLean 85-90%965155.84/cwt155.00–157.001,5042
CowsBoner 80-85%1,066167.88/cwt166.00–170.001,7905
Bulls1,757188.90/cwt184.00–194.003,3197
Bulls1,855200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,7101
Bulls1,912178.84/cwt173.00–182.003,4193
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0403,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,0451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2602,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0403,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3253,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 39131,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0052,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19703,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2332,538.24/head2,350.00–2,750.002,5382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3553,569.88/head3,375.00–3,700.003,5702
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2082,533.03/head2,200.00–2,800.002,5335
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,4002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29952,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,5753,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,4703,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600579380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2006
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800755332.25/cwt320.00–343.002,5085
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650638356.90/cwt340.00–375.002,27728
HeifersSmall 1500–550513350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7962
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550513423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,1709
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800778329.45/cwt317.00–330.252,56367
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500477430.01/cwt420.00–440.002,05114
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0961
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800765315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4101
HeifersSmall 1450–500484350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6943
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400376515.71/cwt500.00–535.001,9394
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700685320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1921
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800775310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4031
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450423359.94/cwt350.00–370.001,5232
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550545340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8532
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400358421.65/cwt420.00–425.001,5103
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423521.70/cwt510.00–535.002,20713
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950900295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6551
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850800305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4401
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350341543.42/cwt500.00–565.001,8533
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400388472.48/cwt470.00–475.001,8332
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470434.84/cwt430.00–440.002,0442
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4241
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500480487.97/cwt470.00–495.002,34210
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750705327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,3051
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600582352.43/cwt350.00–360.002,0514
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650633356.53/cwt350.00–370.002,2573
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250200700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550514473.19/cwt450.00–495.002,4324
BullsSmall 1400–450410400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6401
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250245610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,4952
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350305645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,9672

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.