Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-05-18

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 18
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,439 head
▲ 773 vs last sale 666▲ 24 vs year ago 1,415 · +1.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 73▲ 2 vs year ago 118 · +1.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 29▼ 2 vs year ago 56 · −3.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle unevenly steady. Breaking and Boning Slaughter Cows, mostly steady to 3.00 lower, Lean Cows 10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality and 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 $451.83/cwt on 144 head, down $21.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 34 comparable sales and sits +22.52 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$451.83
▼ 21.44 vs prior sale
144 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$280
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$46.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.04
vs TN average
−22.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557464.942,59166
Medium and Large 1-2571456.752,60645
Medium and Large 2552418.902,31133
One grade step is worth $46.04/cwt here — about $280 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale144 hd
451.83
—
TN average14 barns · 435 hd
458.87
−7.04
National average171 barns · 13,387 hd
474.48
−22.65
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
+22.52
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—Average1,858215.354,00010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,178185.882,18945
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,436184.702,6518thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,052166.981,75626

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)1,297$3,4943thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,279$3,2767
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,273$3,2063thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,048$3,0002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,146$2,55111
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)810$2,3753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$3,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$2,6501thin

Every lot

136 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225800.00/cwt800.00–800.001,8003
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1051
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283778.06/cwt740.00–790.002,2024
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290646.90/cwt600.00–690.001,8763
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed310715.58/cwt705.00–725.002,2186
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322660.10/cwt650.00–690.002,1268
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338549.89/cwt470.00–625.001,85913
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375587.24/cwt565.00–605.002,2028
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376512.87/cwt375.00–550.001,92810
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added416575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,3924
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423544.79/cwt530.00–560.002,30431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434503.58/cwt445.00–525.002,18611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added481527.73/cwt527.00–530.002,53812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481486.29/cwt480.00–490.002,3398
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484504.90/cwt500.00–520.002,44447
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy489495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,4213
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added528520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,74611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530485.45/cwt470.00–500.002,5739
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533429.18/cwt380.00–455.002,28818
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,51014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5072
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555462.15/cwt460.00–470.002,56514
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574406.57/cwt350.00–420.002,33415
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578440.23/cwt430.00–450.002,54530
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587450.76/cwt440.00–470.002,64631
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added616463.64/cwt450.00–467.002,856105
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621430.30/cwt420.00–450.002,67227
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624370.15/cwt350.00–380.002,3106
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627414.97/cwt400.00–430.002,60216
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed651420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,73413
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added671399.12/cwt398.00–400.002,67818
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674376.19/cwt370.00–390.002,5368
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2689350.84/cwt350.00–355.002,4176
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3705315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2212
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added706390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,7539
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1721377.57/cwt370.00–385.002,72214
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2721358.92/cwt320.00–367.002,58810
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,7922
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2778345.02/cwt335.00–350.002,6843
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added798377.00/cwt377.00–377.003,00864
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1856343.42/cwt335.00–345.002,94013
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2910317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,8851
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2980311.00/cwt311.00–311.003,0482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240719.79/cwt710.00–730.001,7272
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,5841
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272693.62/cwt670.00–700.001,8879
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2276529.14/cwt465.00–600.001,4605
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0851
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317612.86/cwt580.00–625.001,9437
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed320646.67/cwt640.00–660.002,0693
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334449.31/cwt325.00–555.001,50117
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365543.73/cwt535.00–560.001,98517
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380472.25/cwt375.00–525.001,79519
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy381520.05/cwt515.00–525.001,9817
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed415504.04/cwt500.00–505.002,0925
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420438.49/cwt370.00–450.001,84219
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421469.40/cwt455.00–485.001,97630
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1383
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466454.03/cwt440.00–465.002,11642
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483403.58/cwt335.00–425.001,94911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy484427.81/cwt425.00–430.002,07116
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed505450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2731
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518365.34/cwt355.00–380.001,8928
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525419.27/cwt400.00–435.002,20132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525372.48/cwt370.00–375.001,9562
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580395.02/cwt380.00–405.002,29152
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy581370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1506
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581353.92/cwt335.00–370.002,0565
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added613407.19/cwt405.00–410.002,49616
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,41265
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622332.60/cwt315.00–350.002,0694
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623386.02/cwt375.00–402.002,4057
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy637359.27/cwt355.00–360.002,28914
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy661349.48/cwt345.00–350.002,31010
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2662339.97/cwt320.00–347.002,2514
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670375.45/cwt362.00–385.002,51625
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,5063
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3471
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5012
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3760290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2041
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,73015
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open817339.75/cwt339.75–339.752,77645
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2878253.68/cwt235.00–290.002,2273
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6841
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5341
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,7301
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,005255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5631
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,045280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,9264
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371574.70/cwt570.00–590.002,13214
Bulls350–400Small 1375300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1252
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388449.29/cwt345.00–545.001,74314
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421541.87/cwt540.00–555.002,2818
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429499.61/cwt445.00–525.002,1438
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471456.08/cwt415.00–480.002,14813
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473504.49/cwt490.00–520.002,38623
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524439.40/cwt430.00–450.002,30219
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy527470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,4773
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527391.42/cwt335.00–420.002,0639
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565379.73/cwt370.00–390.002,1452
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567408.60/cwt400.00–420.002,31712
Bulls600–650Small 1600325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9503
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy605400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4202
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2617373.65/cwt350.00–420.002,3053
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1638378.30/cwt370.00–390.002,41412
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1659359.92/cwt350.00–380.002,3726
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718355.09/cwt350.00–360.002,5502
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2722340.10/cwt330.00–345.002,4565
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6712
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2773321.86/cwt305.00–330.002,4883
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1818321.64/cwt320.00–325.002,6313
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2928285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6452
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2980295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,8911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,772207.18/cwt196.00–215.003,6717
Bulls——2,057234.42/cwt230.00–240.004,8223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%945142.43/cwt140.00–144.001,3463
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039156.49/cwt154.00–161.001,6263
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,056171.26/cwt167.00–174.001,80917
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145177.74/cwt177.00–178.002,0353
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158182.92/cwt177.00–188.002,11830
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208195.60/cwt190.00–200.002,36313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,1292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,368191.61/cwt189.00–194.002,6212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458182.39/cwt175.00–186.002,6596
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19503,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1052,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29702,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Small 19752,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1253,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1532,255.20/head2,000.00–2,600.002,2553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1682,706.72/head1,900.00–3,100.002,7077
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2733,206.48/head3,050.00–3,350.003,2063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2793,275.85/head2,925.00–3,500.003,2767
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2973,493.70/head3,400.00–3,550.003,4943
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18102,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3753

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.