Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-03-30

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 30
● Final145 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,011 head
214 vs last sale 1,225 118 vs year ago 893 · +13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
43 vs last sale 156 7 vs year ago 106 · +6.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
68 vs last sale 102 23 vs year ago 11 · +209.1%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$8.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $6.00-$9.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $4.00-$9.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality fair to fancy, Demand moderate to strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $480.22/cwt on 68 head, up $6.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 29 comparable sales and sits +31.59 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.
Average price
$480.22
6.53 vs prior sale
68 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,073
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$207.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.66
vs TN average
2.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544487.692,65559
Medium and Large 2533467.982,4947thin
Medium and Large 3545325.001,7711thin
Small 1565280.001,5821thin
One grade step is worth $207.69/cwt here — about $1,073 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 sale68 hd
480.22
TN average13 barns · 466 hd
462.55
+17.66
National average169 barns · 10,003 hd
483.18
−2.96
This barn, trailing median29 sales
448.63
+31.59
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
BullsAverage2,007194.893,91111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,351185.412,50529
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,168174.012,03331
CowsLean 85-90%High984153.121,50628

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,303$3,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,495$3,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$3,0693thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$2,6613thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,214$2,6608
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$2,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)950$2,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,440$4,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,480$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,135$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,255$2,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

145 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 2350–400373464.30/cwt450.00–480.001,7322
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650625386.39/cwt385.00–400.002,41511
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400370615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,27612
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700670424.02/cwt422.00–425.002,8419
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600557465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,5906
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400399400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5964
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400373530.97/cwt500.00–565.001,9812
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450448425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9043
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500455505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,2982
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400372556.42/cwt550.00–565.002,07017
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350340563.84/cwt560.00–565.001,9174
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600552402.17/cwt400.00–408.002,2206
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000975305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,9741
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350337447.58/cwt420.00–455.001,5085
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500488405.02/cwt400.00–410.001,9769
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550530379.98/cwt360.00–390.002,0148
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5685
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400389420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6343
SteersSmall 1400–450430445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9141
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3502
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600589357.45/cwt350.00–365.002,1054
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600559381.60/cwt375.00–395.002,1336
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478428.34/cwt420.00–450.002,04713
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500472471.86/cwt455.00–495.002,22730
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750727330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,39911
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430456.22/cwt440.00–470.001,96215
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850810307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,4871
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700689329.98/cwt320.00–335.002,2744
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380470.00/cwt450.00–480.001,7866
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620373.13/cwt365.00–380.002,3138
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450422515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1737
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300268600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6084
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376513.67/cwt500.00–535.001,93119
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3203
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350314547.62/cwt535.00–555.001,72011
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521413.09/cwt400.00–425.002,15240
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250200700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,4001
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700662389.29/cwt380.00–412.002,5777
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350348480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6702
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550545325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7711
SteersSmall 1550–600565280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5821
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450426557.76/cwt550.00–565.002,37614
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600584429.35/cwt410.00–440.002,50715
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435531.96/cwt520.00–545.002,31412
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550530507.76/cwt500.00–520.002,69130
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900877308.80/cwt300.00–313.002,7083
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350324614.52/cwt600.00–640.001,9914
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750737380.66/cwt380.00–382.002,8053
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750738335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4722
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750732353.79/cwt350.00–377.002,5907
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650607433.21/cwt432.00–435.002,6305
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800788339.97/cwt325.00–343.002,6796
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467494.75/cwt485.00–500.002,3103
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550533467.98/cwt440.00–480.002,4947
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300290600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7405
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350317550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7443
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500469467.20/cwt440.00–480.002,1915
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300268700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,8762
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0502
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800795358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,84616
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500490540.66/cwt530.00–550.002,6499
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350335685.00/cwt685.00–685.002,2951
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550515538.86/cwt537.00–540.002,7758
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650630437.95/cwt435.00–442.002,75944
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950922320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,9503
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900879332.46/cwt331.50–333.502,922106
BullsSmall 1600–650625350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1881
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550547375.92/cwt370.00–400.002,0565
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450412550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2669
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400355615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,1835
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550503493.73/cwt490.00–495.002,4834
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600550445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4483
CowsBoner 80-85%1,093182.90/cwt177.00–189.001,99911
CowsLean 85-90%1,002163.30/cwt157.00–169.001,63610
CowsLean 85-90%972151.18/cwt145.00–156.001,46912
CowsLean 85-90%976140.04/cwt137.00–142.001,3676
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,409171.96/cwt165.00–174.002,4237
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,353181.35/cwt175.00–189.002,4549
CowsBoner 80-85%1,077161.46/cwt157.00–163.001,7395
CowsBoner 80-85%1,254171.68/cwt165.00–175.002,15315
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,319195.46/cwt191.00–202.002,57813
Bulls1,917193.08/cwt190.00–196.003,7013
Bulls1,930208.80/cwt208.00–210.004,0302
Bulls1,527183.32/cwt181.00–186.002,7993
BullsHeavy Weight2,627199.00/cwt199.00–199.005,2283
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4953,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3033,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3803,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1303,353.76/head3,300.00–3,400.003,3542
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0992,044.88/head1,800.00–2,300.002,0454
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0402,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0503,116.61/head3,075.00–3,150.003,1172
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3123,116.45/head2,750.00–3,400.003,1163
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,4802,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550535347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,8561
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1352,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1703,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4404,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550529464.08/cwt450.00–480.002,45524
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000965270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6061
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250238700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,6662
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850814327.52/cwt325.00–330.002,6666
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500495435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1531
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650611411.78/cwt390.00–420.002,51620
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650629343.16/cwt330.00–350.002,1586
HeifersSmall 1450–500485382.42/cwt375.00–390.001,8552
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800755320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4161
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250210705.00/cwt705.00–705.001,4811
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450433498.51/cwt475.00–505.002,15919
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350332508.44/cwt500.00–515.001,68810
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900895295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6401
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full550–600590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0651
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800755335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5292
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900875312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,7302
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300275450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2381
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700667353.06/cwt340.00–375.002,3559
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400379548.20/cwt545.00–550.002,07811
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430466.47/cwt450.00–475.002,0063
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450432400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7283
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600584380.11/cwt370.00–385.002,2204
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300288633.89/cwt620.00–650.001,8265
HeifersSmall 1400–450418409.70/cwt400.00–420.001,7134
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500479507.64/cwt490.00–530.002,43228
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550518431.17/cwt420.00–445.002,2339
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950900240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1601
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350332494.46/cwt470.00–505.001,6423
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620371.67/cwt370.00–380.002,3046
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370519.51/cwt500.00–535.001,92213
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750724332.37/cwt320.00–352.002,4066
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750725310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2481
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475467.38/cwt450.00–480.002,2208
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300259710.35/cwt700.00–720.001,8404
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350345562.50/cwt555.00–570.001,9412
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450431515.08/cwt500.00–520.002,22022
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700684380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5998
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600578411.73/cwt400.00–435.002,38016
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700665330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1951
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400365576.02/cwt560.00–605.002,10215
BullsSmall 1350–400385470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8101
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800753338.30/cwt330.00–350.002,5473

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.