Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-07-27

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 27
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
436 head
296 vs last sale 732 393 vs year ago 829 · 47.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
6 vs last sale 56 4 vs year ago 66 · 6.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
38 vs last sale 12 3 vs year ago 47 · +6.4%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $4.00-$8.00 lower on a light test, Feeder Heifers $8.00-$11.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $3.00-$7.00 lower on a light test, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$4.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality good, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $401.71/cwt on 27 head, down $29.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits 46.92 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.
Average price
$401.71
29.62 vs prior sale
27 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,165
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$40.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.16
vs TN average
+2.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536407.662,18723
Medium and Large 2553367.492,0314thin
One grade step is worth $40.17/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale27 hd
401.71
TN average14 barns · 239 hd
393.55
+8.16
National average142 barns · 3,877 hd
399.29
+2.42
This barn, trailing median29 sales
448.63
−46.92
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
BullsAverage1,579212.953,36311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,388190.632,64618
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210182.052,20212
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,056166.481,7586thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$3,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,046$3,6445
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)942$3,4303thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$3,3512thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,192$3,2634thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,297$3,06012
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,430$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,243$2,3522thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,865$5,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,880$5,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,380$4,5864thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,290$4,5273thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,553$4,4944thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$4,5001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)993$4,2502thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500458400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8322
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350332420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3943
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950925240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2201
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420427.41/cwt425.00–430.001,7952
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8301
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500455382.36/cwt370.00–395.001,7402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29423,429.56/head3,300.00–3,500.003,4303
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9951
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0303,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2823,617.82/head3,200.00–3,800.003,6183
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4183,157.98/head2,800.00–3,500.003,1588
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550538335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8022
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850833333.50/cwt333.50–333.502,77823
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750730300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1901
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416463.44/cwt450.00–470.001,92812
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750720309.93/cwt300.00–315.002,2313
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29843,555.02/head3,000.00–3,700.003,5554
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500486428.94/cwt420.00–450.002,08511
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800752348.50/cwt348.50–348.502,62122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29733,351.16/head3,200.00–3,500.003,3512
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750728310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2572
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300295440.00/cwt430.00–470.001,2984
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600560370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0721
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350326514.23/cwt500.00–530.001,6769
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650634333.81/cwt320.00–355.002,11621
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618332.53/cwt320.00–350.002,05511
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450431425.72/cwt420.00–430.001,8358
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550547373.32/cwt370.00–380.002,0423
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400387415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6063
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750723294.98/cwt290.00–300.002,1332
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450422379.21/cwt370.00–390.001,6006
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650623325.94/cwt312.00–340.002,0312
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550527356.74/cwt350.00–360.001,8803
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5301
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465363.72/cwt360.00–365.001,6914
BullsSmall 1750–800765270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0661
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6431
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,4302,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850800230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8403
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850839255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,13913
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750735260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,91115
BullsSmall 1400–450423353.64/cwt325.00–380.001,4962
BullsSmall 1450–500490370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8135
HeifersSmall 1600–650605320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9361
HeifersSmall 1250–300285420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1971
HeifersSmall 1500–550520303.01/cwt270.00–320.001,5763
CowsLean 85-90%895157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4051
Bulls1,634216.19/cwt210.00–228.003,5338
CowsLean 85-90%1,158173.81/cwt170.00–177.002,0132
CowsLean 85-90%1,042164.76/cwt162.00–167.001,7173
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,372187.31/cwt184.00–193.002,57011
CowsBoner 80-85%940167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,485178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,6431
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,402198.81/cwt194.00–209.002,7876
CowsBoner 80-85%1,299190.91/cwt182.00–197.002,4804
Bulls1,433204.32/cwt203.00–205.002,9283
CowsBoner 80-85%1,197179.14/cwt177.00–182.002,1447
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4561
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700655320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0961
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39702,317.70/head2,000.00–2,700.002,3183
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2432,351.71/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3154,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550535320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7121
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2954,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515367.36/cwt345.00–375.001,89210
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000965250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4131
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850810290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3491
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,0104,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1404,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5754,487.06/head4,000.00–4,950.004,4872
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,8805,350.00/head5,350.00–5,350.005,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4204,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3654,540.11/head4,400.00–4,700.004,5402
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750726347.43/cwt339.00–360.002,52210
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800789299.00/cwt297.00–300.002,3593
BullsMedium and Large 11,8655,200.00/head5,200.00–5,200.005,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5304,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4484,646.29/head4,600.00–4,700.004,6462
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,0204,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422399.30/cwt395.00–410.001,6858
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2054,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 19654,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6491
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700680362.44/cwt362.00–367.002,46511
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467473.03/cwt470.00–475.002,2098
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520421.72/cwt400.00–440.002,19316
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600574375.53/cwt370.00–390.002,1567
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5902
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650635350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2232
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550507379.53/cwt370.00–405.001,92416
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900860295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5371
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700669321.39/cwt315.00–335.002,1507
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450440479.92/cwt465.00–495.002,1124
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950910311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,8303
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800782289.89/cwt270.00–300.002,2673
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400359441.86/cwt430.00–450.001,5865
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400385500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9251
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569330.38/cwt320.00–350.001,88017
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250239552.21/cwt540.00–560.001,3205
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4411
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670324.06/cwt320.00–330.002,1715
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474383.95/cwt370.00–400.001,82013
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600572346.66/cwt330.00–370.001,98311

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.