Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-04-27

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 27
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
906 head
▼ 133 vs last sale 1,039▼ 30 vs year ago 936 · −3.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 120▼ 56 vs year ago 128 · −43.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 61▼ 7 vs year ago 46 · −15.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $8.00-$11.00 higher, Feeder Heifers & Feeder Bulls steady-$5.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $4.00-$6.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 lower. Quality & 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 $481.85/cwt on 176 head, up $6.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 34 of 34 comparable sales and sits +52.54 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$481.85
▲ 6.28 vs prior sale
176 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$385
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$59.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.45
vs TN average
+0.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561490.362,750151
Medium and Large 2549430.452,36525
One grade step is worth $59.90/cwt here — about $385 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale176 hd
481.85
—
TN average14 barns · 517 hd
467.40
+14.45
National average169 barns · 10,621 hd
481.02
+0.83
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
+52.54
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—High1,682197.793,32813
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,364184.692,52017
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,142175.922,00815
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low995154.651,53915

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,6896
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,307$2,5793thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,116$2,4826
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$2,2893thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$2,5083thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,005$2,7501thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200847.14/cwt830.00–860.001,6947
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed224790.00/cwt790.00–790.001,7705
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273655.23/cwt650.00–660.001,7892
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,9812
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added309718.10/cwt700.00–725.002,2195
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315679.84/cwt670.00–690.002,1412
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,1741
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360590.53/cwt575.00–600.002,1266
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370532.03/cwt515.00–550.001,9694
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added378610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,3063
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2417521.00/cwt500.00–525.002,1736
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418545.23/cwt530.00–565.002,27919
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added434576.20/cwt575.00–585.002,5018
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,5251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466476.91/cwt460.00–500.002,2226
Steers450–500Small 1475400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482536.93/cwt515.00–545.002,58816
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added506525.27/cwt520.00–529.002,65819
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515483.81/cwt470.00–505.002,49217
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2541436.34/cwt420.00–450.002,36119
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574441.44/cwt430.00–455.002,53441
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576411.81/cwt400.00–420.002,3726
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added578510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,94874
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added619459.00/cwt459.00–459.002,8417
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620385.00/cwt380.00–390.002,3872
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621416.96/cwt410.00–430.002,58913
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added663432.22/cwt425.00–445.002,86611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668413.84/cwt400.00–425.002,76411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5721
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728382.46/cwt370.00–395.002,7842
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added732400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,92813
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added836370.00/cwt370.00–370.003,09360
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220629.32/cwt620.00–640.001,3852
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265572.31/cwt550.00–595.001,5174
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1266635.15/cwt600.00–665.001,6897
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added323645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,08314
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328578.88/cwt565.00–605.001,89913
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333527.74/cwt500.00–555.001,75711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2358490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7544
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368519.50/cwt500.00–540.001,91213
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added369544.92/cwt540.00–555.002,0115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added405535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,16710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8451
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412509.42/cwt495.00–520.002,09910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0265
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432460.96/cwt450.00–470.001,9919
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,2981
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478437.37/cwt415.00–452.002,09130
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480470.28/cwt455.00–495.002,25715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9201
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518426.25/cwt420.00–460.002,20843
Heifers500–550Small 1520300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added569424.45/cwt420.00–426.002,41527
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579365.03/cwt350.00–370.002,1144
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582403.14/cwt390.00–415.002,34644
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added618405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,5033
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620377.50/cwt370.00–390.002,3414
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added670368.12/cwt367.00–375.002,46615
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1684353.91/cwt350.00–365.002,4219
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722333.49/cwt320.00–340.002,4083
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,6911
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295715.00/cwt715.00–715.002,1091
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328636.85/cwt620.00–650.002,0893
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,2402
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed378570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,1553
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380525.76/cwt510.00–565.001,9984
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424519.54/cwt510.00–540.002,20319
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430486.30/cwt475.00–505.002,0915
Bulls400–450Small 1445450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0031
Bulls450–500Small 1455430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9571
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470489.73/cwt470.00–500.002,30220
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485455.10/cwt450.00–460.002,2078
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1531
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520448.82/cwt440.00–470.002,3349
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527416.05/cwt400.00–430.002,1935
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573413.52/cwt400.00–420.002,36915
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1762
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1351
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624386.02/cwt380.00–400.002,40910
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1691360.05/cwt350.00–370.002,4884
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3602
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719354.23/cwt340.00–360.002,5477
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6181
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7651
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,9671
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7561
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1908304.01/cwt300.00–307.002,7603
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2985265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,6101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,351185.01/cwt182.00–190.002,4995
Bulls——1,816200.66/cwt193.00–205.003,6444
Bulls——1,963210.90/cwt208.00–215.004,1404
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910141.50/cwt140.00–142.001,2884
Cows—Lean 85-90%953155.53/cwt152.00–158.001,4825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,065170.19/cwt167.00–173.001,8134
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,087167.83/cwt160.00–172.001,8245
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163163.23/cwt162.00–165.001,8982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171181.29/cwt176.00–187.002,1239
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,311192.04/cwt187.00–196.002,5188
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412178.15/cwt173.00–185.002,5159
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29502,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0152,295.57/head2,000.00–2,600.002,2962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0402,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1232,230.73/head1,900.00–2,600.002,2314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1312,488.57/head2,425.00–2,700.002,4895
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1802,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2953,604.25/head3,500.00–3,700.003,6042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,594.16/head2,400.00–2,750.002,5942
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1332,225.17/head2,200.00–2,250.002,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3803,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751

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.