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%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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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 class

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 29 of 30 comparable sales and sits +33.90 against this barn's trailing median of $447.95.
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

What quality paid 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
502455408361median 447.9512/1503/0204/2706/2208/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $375.33, median $447.95 across 30 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 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 median30 sales
447.95
+33.90
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
BullsHigh1,682197.793,32813
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, 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400369544.92/cwt540.00–555.002,0115
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450405535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,16710
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,010300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0301
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400360590.53/cwt575.00–600.002,1266
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515483.81/cwt470.00–505.002,49217
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600574441.44/cwt430.00–455.002,53441
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700670368.12/cwt367.00–375.002,46615
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650618405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,5033
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350315679.84/cwt670.00–690.002,1412
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650621416.96/cwt410.00–430.002,58913
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350323645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,08314
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500455505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,2981
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350333527.74/cwt500.00–555.001,75711
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250220629.32/cwt620.00–640.001,3852
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750732400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,92813
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850836370.00/cwt370.00–370.003,09360
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400358490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7544
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250245500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2251
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800760325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4702
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600569424.45/cwt420.00–426.002,41527
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600579365.03/cwt350.00–370.002,1144
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450432460.96/cwt450.00–470.001,9919
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518426.25/cwt420.00–460.002,20843
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600582403.14/cwt390.00–415.002,34644
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300265572.31/cwt550.00–595.001,5174
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478437.37/cwt415.00–452.002,09130
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450412509.42/cwt495.00–520.002,09910
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620377.50/cwt370.00–390.002,3414
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750728382.46/cwt370.00–395.002,7842
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300283700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,9812
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500466476.91/cwt460.00–500.002,2226
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600576411.81/cwt400.00–420.002,3726
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700668413.84/cwt400.00–425.002,76411
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450418545.23/cwt530.00–565.002,27919
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500482536.93/cwt515.00–545.002,58816
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550541436.34/cwt420.00–450.002,36119
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400378610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,3063
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed200–250224790.00/cwt790.00–790.001,7705
SteersSmall 1450–500475400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9001
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250200847.14/cwt830.00–860.001,6947
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350345630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,1741
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300273655.23/cwt650.00–660.001,7892
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500455555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,5251
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700663432.22/cwt425.00–445.002,86611
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450417521.00/cwt500.00–525.002,1736
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620385.00/cwt380.00–390.002,3872
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650619459.00/cwt459.00–459.002,8417
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600578510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,94874
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550506525.27/cwt520.00–529.002,65819
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350309718.10/cwt700.00–725.002,2195
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370532.03/cwt515.00–550.001,9694
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700695370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5721
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450434576.20/cwt575.00–585.002,5018
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000985265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,6101
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380525.76/cwt510.00–565.001,9984
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0401
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400378570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,1553
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500495435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1531
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650610350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1351
CowsLean 85-90%1,090137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4931
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650624386.02/cwt380.00–400.002,40910
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,311192.04/cwt187.00–196.002,5188
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,412178.15/cwt173.00–185.002,5159
CowsBoner 80-85%1,163163.23/cwt162.00–165.001,8982
CowsBoner 80-85%1,065170.19/cwt167.00–173.001,8134
CowsLean 85-90%910141.50/cwt140.00–142.001,2884
CowsLean 85-90%953155.53/cwt152.00–158.001,4825
CowsBoner 80-85%1,171181.29/cwt176.00–187.002,1239
CowsLean 85-90%1,087167.83/cwt160.00–172.001,8245
Bulls1,963210.90/cwt208.00–215.004,1404
Bulls1,816200.66/cwt193.00–205.003,6444
Bulls1,351185.01/cwt182.00–190.002,4995
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0152,295.57/head2,000.00–2,600.002,2962
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3702,594.16/head2,400.00–2,750.002,5942
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0052,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2953,604.25/head3,500.00–3,700.003,6042
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29502,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3803,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1332,225.17/head2,200.00–2,250.002,2252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0402,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1232,230.73/head1,900.00–2,600.002,2314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1802,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1312,488.57/head2,425.00–2,700.002,4895
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424519.54/cwt510.00–540.002,20319
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450418450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8812
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520448.82/cwt440.00–470.002,3349
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700691360.05/cwt350.00–370.002,4884
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300295715.00/cwt715.00–715.002,1091
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400380435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6531
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500480400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9201
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480470.28/cwt455.00–495.002,25715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450431470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0265
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368519.50/cwt500.00–540.001,91213
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300266635.15/cwt600.00–665.001,6897
HeifersSmall 1500–550520300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5601
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350328578.88/cwt565.00–605.001,89913
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750722333.49/cwt320.00–340.002,4083
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700684353.91/cwt350.00–365.002,4219
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8451
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4251
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470489.73/cwt470.00–500.002,30220
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900875315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7561
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600588370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1762
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430486.30/cwt475.00–505.002,0915
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800770340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6181
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750715330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3602
BullsSmall 1450–500455430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9571
BullsSmall 1400–450445450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0031
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600573413.52/cwt400.00–420.002,36915
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900860345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,9671
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750719354.23/cwt340.00–360.002,5477
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550527416.05/cwt400.00–430.002,1935
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250245690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,6911
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800790350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7651
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350328636.85/cwt620.00–650.002,0893
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400350640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,2402
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500485455.10/cwt450.00–460.002,2078
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950908304.01/cwt300.00–307.002,7603

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.