Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-05-04

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 4
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
746 head
160 vs last sale 906 161 vs year ago 907 · 17.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
3 vs last sale 72 52 vs year ago 121 · 43.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
6 vs last sale 39 3 vs year ago 36 · 8.3%
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-$7.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $3.00-$8.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$12.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $1.00-$3.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good to strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $475.74/cwt on 85 head, down $6.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +27.11 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.
Average price
$475.74
6.11 vs prior sale
85 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$667
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$122.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.03
vs TN average
11.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552482.572,66567
Medium and Large 2526468.932,46814thin
Small 1553410.002,2652thin
Medium and Large 3555360.001,9982thin
One grade step is worth $122.57/cwt here — about $667 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale85 hd
475.74
TN average15 barns · 469 hd
470.70
+5.03
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
−11.81
This barn, trailing median29 sales
448.63
+27.11
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
BullsAverage1,832197.613,62110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,395183.522,55914
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,139168.681,92118
CowsLean 85-90%Average993155.761,54610
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,047147.831,5476thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$3,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,226$2,6036
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$2,5584thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,272$2,2333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,490$4,6501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,540$4,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,539$4,0544thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,140$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,425$3,2001thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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 1500–550537485.75/cwt480.00–500.002,60824
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600595400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3801
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500478536.37/cwt500.00–555.002,56420
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600578366.46/cwt350.00–380.002,1186
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450436453.47/cwt435.00–465.001,97711
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400361636.08/cwt600.00–695.002,2966
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800771364.98/cwt355.00–367.002,8148
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700673382.44/cwt370.00–400.002,5749
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450435480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0881
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750745320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3842
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950905295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6701
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550516525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,70910
SteersSmall 1500–550515450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3181
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000955315.00/cwt315.00–315.003,0081
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550534404.27/cwt395.00–410.002,1596
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300287642.50/cwt600.00–660.001,8444
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650616389.86/cwt370.00–405.002,4029
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400360400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4401
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450425505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,1462
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500452505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,2833
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0481
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300287702.85/cwt690.00–730.002,01712
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350309647.62/cwt615.00–665.002,00111
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850825307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,5332
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700666368.79/cwt350.00–372.002,4567
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600588406.76/cwt402.00–410.002,3929
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400387483.19/cwt450.00–500.001,8703
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700678330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2372
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320567.23/cwt450.00–630.001,8157
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376537.90/cwt525.00–565.002,02328
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450431564.82/cwt560.00–575.002,4348
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600570350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9951
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550540370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9981
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650622423.72/cwt420.00–425.002,6364
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300260740.00/cwt740.00–740.001,9241
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750705327.41/cwt315.00–340.002,3082
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350311742.53/cwt720.00–750.002,3094
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600576465.15/cwt445.00–475.002,67930
SteersSmall 1550–600590370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1831
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950930275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5581
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300285660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,8811
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400378562.70/cwt550.00–580.002,1274
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350330650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,1453
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850826349.16/cwt340.00–357.002,8846
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720361.65/cwt360.00–365.002,6046
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550521474.23/cwt470.00–480.002,47113
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450421513.90/cwt500.00–525.002,1644
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850811381.50/cwt381.50–381.503,09462
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900873347.40/cwt346.50–357.003,03323
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300252860.00/cwt860.00–860.002,1672
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250228760.00/cwt760.00–760.001,7332
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600558490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,7343
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750720383.73/cwt379.00–387.002,76312
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed750–800763345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6322
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3521
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400387500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9353
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550518430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2272
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550508377.49/cwt375.00–380.001,9182
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600585350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0481
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500454520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3613
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350340500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7001
CowsLean 85-90%1,037151.71/cwt147.00–157.001,5733
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,360177.07/cwt174.00–181.002,4085
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,380189.74/cwt186.00–196.002,6188
CowsBoner 80-85%1,072158.80/cwt155.00–164.001,7023
CowsLean 85-90%850143.36/cwt142.00–145.001,2192
CowsLean 85-90%1,023163.14/cwt161.00–167.001,6695
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%940112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0531
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,068155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6555
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,685166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,7971
CowsBoner 80-85%1,202182.43/cwt177.00–186.002,1933
CowsBoner 80-85%1,140167.71/cwt165.00–175.001,91212
Bulls1,698195.93/cwt190.00–202.003,3274
Bulls1,393182.18/cwt176.00–187.002,5383
Bulls2,105224.00/cwt224.00–224.004,7151
BullsHeavy Weight2,623210.93/cwt210.00–212.005,5332
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1882,558.47/head2,300.00–2,850.002,5584
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 29252,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,4253,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5404,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0453,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0603,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1682,403.81/head2,000.00–3,100.002,4045
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5153,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2722,233.03/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2333
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4904,650.00/head4,650.00–4,650.004,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1403,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,7034,372.60/head4,150.00–4,500.004,3733
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370545.42/cwt535.00–550.002,0187
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550524456.60/cwt440.00–470.002,39312
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300273754.23/cwt730.00–770.002,0594
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450427520.04/cwt500.00–530.002,22120
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470495.11/cwt480.00–510.002,32712
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618408.70/cwt400.00–420.002,5264
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350310726.67/cwt710.00–760.002,2533
BullsSmall 1450–500484432.82/cwt430.00–445.002,0955
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900878300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6342
BullsSmall 1400–450440455.00/cwt420.00–490.002,0022
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600568373.41/cwt370.00–400.002,1219
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500479468.04/cwt450.00–480.002,24217
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400388535.04/cwt525.00–540.002,0763
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950940295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7731
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700672379.92/cwt365.00–395.002,5537
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600574419.99/cwt400.00–430.002,41113
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700652350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2825
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350332616.24/cwt610.00–625.002,0465
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450431461.18/cwt450.00–475.001,9886
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750723335.16/cwt320.00–350.002,4232
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800779350.92/cwt345.00–355.002,7345
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800750365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,7381
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750700370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5901
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550516422.64/cwt400.00–430.002,1818
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750713325.08/cwt320.00–345.002,3185
HeifersSmall 1300–350325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6251
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450430493.79/cwt470.00–515.002,12330
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478474.28/cwt455.00–495.002,26717
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250226727.00/cwt700.00–760.001,6437
HeifersSmall 1400–450415425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7641
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800765320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4481
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519430.87/cwt420.00–450.002,23639
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500482432.10/cwt400.00–440.002,08315

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.