Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-08-10

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 10
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
953 head
444 vs last sale 509 130 vs year ago 823 · +15.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
1 vs last sale 67 42 vs year ago 108 · 38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
16 vs last sale 26 0 vs year ago 42 · +0.0%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $6.00-$12.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $4.00-$8.00 higher, Feeder Bulls mostly steady, Slaughter Cows $4.00-$7.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls not well established. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $425.55/cwt on 63 head, up $19.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 29 comparable sales and sits 23.08 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.
Average price
$425.55
19.86 vs prior sale
63 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,347
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$288
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.19
vs TN average
+23.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554426.502,36160
Medium and Large 2510406.602,0743thin
One grade step is worth $19.90/cwt here — about $288 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 sale63 hd
425.55
TN average17 barns · 825 hd
416.36
+9.19
National average152 barns · 6,242 hd
401.88
+23.67
This barn, trailing median29 sales
448.63
−23.08
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
BullsHigh1,487211.653,1476thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,433178.572,55921
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,133169.351,91815
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,027147.571,51616

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,509$4,0384thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,292$3,1254thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$2,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,4252thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,187$4,7003thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,295$4,3002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,325$3,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,185$4,92912
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,475$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$2,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,5501thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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 1650–700675359.93/cwt350.00–370.002,4306
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750733333.85/cwt330.00–350.002,4475
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450424412.46/cwt400.00–425.001,74915
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570369.91/cwt350.00–385.002,10822
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500474469.04/cwt455.00–485.002,2237
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450437482.77/cwt465.00–490.002,1107
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6881
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350316428.51/cwt420.00–450.001,3547
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700666351.39/cwt332.00–357.002,3405
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850810305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4711
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623400.53/cwt400.00–405.002,49525
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300260576.60/cwt550.00–600.001,4993
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300255500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2751
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450429481.72/cwt450.00–495.002,0677
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550511432.82/cwt420.00–440.002,2125
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400379480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8195
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475404.86/cwt390.00–420.001,92319
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900895317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,8371
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705302.41/cwt290.00–315.002,1322
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500462464.64/cwt440.00–475.002,14718
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700684325.71/cwt320.00–330.002,2287
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750706320.90/cwt320.00–327.002,26616
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550527385.52/cwt370.00–395.002,03213
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630347.93/cwt335.00–355.002,1929
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377411.47/cwt400.00–420.001,55112
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850832285.03/cwt270.00–300.002,3714
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750719364.97/cwt362.00–370.002,6248
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950907325.58/cwt305.00–326.252,95366
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550532416.29/cwt399.00–418.002,215103
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1954,800.00/head4,600.00–5,000.004,8002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1304,833.33/head4,750.00–4,950.004,8336
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250200675.00/cwt675.00–675.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600585402.24/cwt400.00–420.002,35326
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3854,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2954,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3002
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000960240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3041
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550526438.81/cwt420.00–450.002,30822
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950915315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8821
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900863270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3302
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2635,136.14/head4,900.00–5,350.005,1364
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8206
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750725315.89/cwt312.00–320.002,2902
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1874,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,6174,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2003
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500475415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9711
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300250550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3751
Bulls1,940225.00/cwt225.00–225.004,3651
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2022,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39852,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450410395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6201
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500485371.95/cwt370.00–375.001,80413
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340401.64/cwt400.00–405.001,3663
Bulls1,665181.00/cwt181.00–181.003,0141
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,260190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,3943
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,389167.83/cwt165.00–172.002,3315
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,490180.06/cwt174.00–185.002,68313
CowsLean 85-90%1,023145.40/cwt142.00–147.001,4876
CowsLean 85-90%893132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1793
Bulls1,329215.97/cwt212.00–220.002,8704
CowsBoner 80-85%1,167170.08/cwt167.00–177.001,9857
CowsBoner 80-85%1,098186.08/cwt185.00–187.002,0432
CowsLean 85-90%1,076153.31/cwt150.00–157.001,6505
CowsLean 85-90%1,118163.08/cwt162.00–164.001,8232
CowsBoner 80-85%1,104162.91/cwt160.00–165.001,7996
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300280470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3161
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650605340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0571
HeifersSmall 1450–500485350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6981
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500464399.15/cwt390.00–425.001,8528
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650605350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1181
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573333.27/cwt320.00–345.001,9106
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,3303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750745290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1612
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500476386.82/cwt370.00–400.001,84110
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550516372.26/cwt350.00–380.001,92113
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900860280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4081
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350305439.85/cwt420.00–450.001,3423
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450427429.80/cwt425.00–440.001,8353
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550510406.60/cwt400.00–420.002,0743
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1853,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800755310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3411
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450426389.45/cwt370.00–405.001,6598
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400358430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5392
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800789306.01/cwt295.00–317.002,4144
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650635361.63/cwt357.00–372.002,29629
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700656414.00/cwt414.00–414.002,71650
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850817329.92/cwt318.00–334.002,69534
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550532462.00/cwt462.00–462.002,4589
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650626344.89/cwt340.00–350.002,1598
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250230612.23/cwt600.00–625.001,4082
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900868340.20/cwt337.50–343.002,953125
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0052,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3203,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800782320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,50212
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575371.04/cwt350.00–390.002,13319
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600550440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4203
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400368435.95/cwt420.00–450.001,6045
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed750–800765300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2952
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4753,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800754352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,6544
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650612409.89/cwt402.00–415.002,50913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3152,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410435.37/cwt420.00–450.001,7852
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350345440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5181
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275434.73/cwt420.00–450.001,1962
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0052,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600559388.94/cwt385.00–392.002,17419
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650629325.03/cwt320.00–330.002,0444

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.