Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-03-23

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 23
● Final167 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,225 head
495 vs last sale 730 112 vs year ago 1,113 · +10.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
106 vs last sale 50 23 vs year ago 179 · 12.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
79 vs last sale 23 25 vs year ago 77 · +32.5%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500lbs steady, over 500lbs $8.00-$13.00 higher, Feeder Heifers steady-$6.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $12.00-$17.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $1.00-$2.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 higher. Quality good to fancy, Demand good to strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $400.50/cwt on 118 head, down $4.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 31 comparable sales and sits +10.05 against this barn's trailing median of $390.44.
Average price
$400.50
4.12 vs prior sale
118 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,183
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$364
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$59.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.65
vs TN average
24.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544404.792,202103
Medium and Large 2555375.002,08213thin
Small 1533345.001,8392thin
One grade step is worth $59.79/cwt here — about $364 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
432398364330median 390.4412/1502/2304/2006/2208/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.38, low $343.52, median $390.44 across 31 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 sale118 hd
400.50
TN average16 barns · 670 hd
404.14
−3.65
National average176 barns · 15,314 hd
425.19
−24.69
This barn, trailing median31 sales
390.44
+10.05
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
BullsLow1,403196.562,75728
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,359179.042,43435
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,056170.321,79943
CowsLean 85-90%High984147.941,45529

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$3,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,9654thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,091$2,8509
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$2,7238
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$2,7006
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$2,4507
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,173$2,2252thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)984$2,1507
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)895$3,1006
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)660$2,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,415$3,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,490$3,2542thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,134$3,69118
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$3,0004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)890$2,8002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,012$2,6175
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)898$1,9007

Every lot, as filed

167 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 1550–600577455.33/cwt440.00–470.002,62711
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500479512.79/cwt500.00–530.002,45638
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500469480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,25110
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700663432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,8643
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700678310.09/cwt305.00–315.002,1022
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370587.50/cwt580.00–600.002,17411
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800767357.21/cwt340.00–367.002,7404
SteersSmall 1550–600580350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0301
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700672365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4537
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850841307.21/cwt300.00–312.002,58410
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350337481.91/cwt470.00–500.001,62410
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800771322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,4836
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750707332.29/cwt330.00–335.002,34913
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350303590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,7882
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427462.33/cwt440.00–475.001,97421
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500495375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8561
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4853
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450416515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1424
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250200500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0003
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300–350318515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,6382
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800760285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1661
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400383467.95/cwt450.00–480.001,79210
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750710322.83/cwt315.00–327.002,29213
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600589353.69/cwt350.00–365.002,0834
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650608340.91/cwt330.00–350.002,0736
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250210550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1551
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474428.23/cwt420.00–440.002,03016
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900870295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5671
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2881
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550540384.47/cwt370.00–395.002,0769
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650626367.36/cwt365.00–372.002,3005
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300284576.65/cwt570.00–580.001,6383
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525414.38/cwt400.00–430.002,17544
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650619387.72/cwt380.00–390.002,40015
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374510.91/cwt500.00–525.001,91137
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350319544.34/cwt520.00–560.001,73619
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428487.92/cwt480.00–500.002,08854
HeifersSmall 1350–400374422.58/cwt420.00–430.001,5804
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572381.35/cwt370.00–395.002,18138
HeifersSmall 1500–550533345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8392
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450403568.35/cwt565.00–570.002,2903
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550503520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,6168
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500453525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,3782
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600565450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,5433
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400359555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,9924
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450425500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1252
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450445445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9801
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800756370.75/cwt370.00–371.002,8038
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850845295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4931
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500450540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,4301
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550528441.08/cwt420.00–470.002,32928
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600561493.84/cwt490.00–497.002,77034
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750708368.59/cwt360.00–375.002,61019
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550525528.51/cwt525.00–530.002,77517
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400395510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0151
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350340450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5304
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550519505.39/cwt480.00–515.002,62324
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500480415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9925
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450408592.20/cwt585.00–595.002,41611
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650638440.78/cwt430.00–445.002,81231
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600572415.68/cwt400.00–450.002,37817
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300255650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,6581
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250210800.00/cwt800.00–800.001,6801
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400371544.63/cwt535.00–560.002,0214
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450416499.10/cwt480.00–520.002,0769
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700689336.38/cwt332.00–350.002,3184
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900885314.94/cwt305.00–325.002,7872
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350326658.73/cwt625.00–670.002,14712
SteersSmall 1300–350345420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4491
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650630354.84/cwt345.00–370.002,2353
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350337531.49/cwt520.00–570.001,79110
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500477482.73/cwt460.00–490.002,3037
SteersSmall 1450–500489450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2015
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5191
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950900322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,8981
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850811329.16/cwt325.00–330.002,6696
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650622413.52/cwt400.00–425.002,57225
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450429552.41/cwt535.00–570.002,3708
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300284531.86/cwt525.00–540.001,51011
SteersSmall 1500–550540320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7281
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600559419.38/cwt415.00–420.002,3448
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300250700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,7502
BullsSmall 1350–400392466.60/cwt450.00–475.001,8293
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350331618.63/cwt590.00–630.002,04811
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710351.00/cwt347.00–355.002,4922
BullsMedium and Large 11,4153,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
BullsMedium and Large 11,4903,254.19/head3,000.00–3,500.003,2542
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2203,123.57/head3,100.00–3,150.003,1242
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1604,025.00/head4,025.00–4,025.004,02513
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38981,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9007
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0122,616.85/head2,550.00–2,700.002,6175
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4003,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39432,078.62/head1,950.00–2,350.002,0793
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3783,058.26/head2,850.00–3,300.003,0582
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2773,070.23/head2,950.00–3,250.003,0703
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4507
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18953,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1006
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-26602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39902,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29503,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39452,384.92/head2,300.00–2,450.002,3852
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0851,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38902,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28902,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0912,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8509
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1082,329.80/head2,200.00–2,450.002,3302
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39842,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1507
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0652,854.42/head2,700.00–3,100.002,8546
Bulls1,353181.95/cwt180.00–184.002,4624
Bulls1,340196.85/cwt192.00–205.002,63821
Bulls1,907214.03/cwt210.00–216.004,0823
CowsBoner 80-85%1,088167.93/cwt165.00–170.001,82714
CowsLean 85-90%992155.17/cwt150.00–159.001,53913
CowsBoner 80-85%948156.96/cwt150.00–162.001,4884
CowsBoner 80-85%1,056173.79/cwt171.00–179.001,83525
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,426184.00/cwt178.00–189.002,62419
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,204167.65/cwt165.00–169.002,0195
CowsLean 85-90%989145.52/cwt140.00–149.001,43910
CowsLean 85-90%956136.31/cwt131.00–139.001,3036
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,315175.64/cwt170.00–179.002,31011
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665344.91/cwt335.00–355.002,29416
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250231614.00/cwt600.00–630.001,4185
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467461.37/cwt445.00–475.002,15542
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700673320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1543
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450422415.12/cwt400.00–430.001,7523
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400376540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0304
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550518431.89/cwt430.00–435.002,23713
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500474407.57/cwt400.00–410.001,9324
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350319410.19/cwt400.00–420.001,3094
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378525.04/cwt500.00–550.001,98510
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550526443.47/cwt420.00–450.002,3339
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800790325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5682
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450429457.67/cwt450.00–495.001,96310
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750705322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,2701
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250240600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4401
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600593365.02/cwt360.00–370.002,1652
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300290625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,8133
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900870245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1321
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850830255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1171
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500482449.83/cwt440.00–475.002,1688
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650607356.75/cwt350.00–370.002,1653
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350341548.55/cwt530.00–565.001,87110
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700690372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,5671
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650630421.15/cwt405.00–425.002,65313
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850830305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5321
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250200710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,4201
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700662397.02/cwt390.00–405.002,62813
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900863322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,7793
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950930292.49/cwt290.00–295.002,7202
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400364604.82/cwt600.00–615.002,20212
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550521473.32/cwt460.00–495.002,46615
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950913255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3282
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250218774.14/cwt760.00–790.001,6882
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300286650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,8595
BullsSmall 1450–500460425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9551
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500478496.15/cwt480.00–517.002,37223
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450433530.06/cwt510.00–545.002,29521
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800767343.88/cwt335.00–352.002,6383
BullsSmall 1400–450410410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6811
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500483379.92/cwt375.00–385.001,8352
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550520376.11/cwt370.00–400.001,9565
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600572418.43/cwt400.00–435.002,39319

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.