Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-11-02

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 2
● Final142 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
← Oct 26Nov 2latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
865 head
▼ 179 vs last sale 1,044▼ 268 vs year ago 1,133 · −23.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 90▼ 10 vs year ago 128 · −7.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 74▲ 115 vs year ago 34 · +338.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $6.00-$8.00 lower, Feeder Heifers $7.00-$10.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $2.00-$4.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$6.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls not well established last week. Quality fair to good, Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.11/cwt on 106 head, down $7.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −45.51 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$337.11
▼ 7.51 vs prior sale
106 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,862
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$477
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.34
vs TN average
−41.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555341.451,89489
Medium and Large 2540317.171,71416thin
Medium and Large 3525270.001,4181thin
One grade step is worth $71.45/cwt here — about $477 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale106 hd
337.11
—
TN average15 barns · 698 hd
333.77
+3.34
National average189 barns · 22,668 hd
379.00
−41.89
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−45.51
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
432391351310median 382.6203/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.38, low $323.74, median $382.62 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—Low1,896164.233,1149thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,385129.251,7905thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,197126.041,50934
CowsLean 85-90%High1,040116.951,21753

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)1,150$2,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,166$2,36812
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$2,3377
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)914$2,33014
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,2505
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$2,24016
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)750$2,2004thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,196$1,9254thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,8752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)915$1,7004thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$1,7003thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)750$1,7005
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)970$1,6239
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,071$1,4866
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,067$1,4503thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,8001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)795$2,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$2,4008
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,565$4,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,272$2,83910
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,164$2,1244thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,8501thin
Open HeifersN/A(<2 yrs)705$1,9501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)790$1,6492thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)791$1,63412

Every lot

142 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381487.04/cwt470.00–500.001,8567
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382425.94/cwt400.00–435.001,6274
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434411.63/cwt400.00–435.001,7869
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435366.59/cwt350.00–370.001,5956
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466416.73/cwt400.00–430.001,94215
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added475440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0901
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518382.65/cwt365.00–395.001,98210
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added519398.50/cwt397.00–400.002,0686
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533345.00/cwt330.00–365.001,8393
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added571390.94/cwt390.00–392.002,23213
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580368.21/cwt355.00–385.002,13623
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614343.03/cwt320.00–350.002,10620
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8291
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added631355.48/cwt355.00–360.002,24320
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added667352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,3487
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674326.40/cwt310.00–330.002,20014
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675291.77/cwt285.00–305.001,9693
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1731313.99/cwt300.00–335.002,29522
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added734344.30/cwt340.00–345.002,52728
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added770344.15/cwt325.00–350.002,65022
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775310.13/cwt300.00–320.002,4042
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835308.25/cwt300.00–315.002,5743
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2209428.42/cwt420.00–450.008957
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0922
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287477.96/cwt460.00–490.001,3724
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323457.52/cwt450.00–460.001,4784
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed348435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5142
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added370466.30/cwt465.00–467.001,72512
Heifers350–400Small 1375322.80/cwt300.00–345.001,2112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380445.68/cwt425.00–450.001,6948
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2398375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4932
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426366.92/cwt350.00–385.001,56315
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431325.19/cwt315.00–340.001,4024
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467337.55/cwt330.00–350.001,5764
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474371.90/cwt350.00–385.001,76329
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added475390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8532
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9389
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed513342.56/cwt340.00–345.001,7572
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521316.21/cwt300.00–335.001,6478
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4181
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533340.57/cwt320.00–350.001,81521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added568350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,98817
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570330.16/cwt315.00–340.001,88242
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7836
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added619336.06/cwt335.00–337.002,08011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631320.60/cwt305.00–330.002,02333
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635289.84/cwt280.00–300.001,8402
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659314.09/cwt300.00–322.002,07013
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added663304.25/cwt300.00–325.002,0176
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667291.80/cwt285.00–300.001,9469
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added710317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,25154
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2051
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1784294.86/cwt275.00–305.002,3123
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3901
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1881
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added900287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,5836
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1234500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1706
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235427.81/cwt420.00–450.001,0054
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285532.59/cwt530.00–535.001,5182
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2286400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1445
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320411.81/cwt400.00–440.001,3185
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331517.84/cwt500.00–525.001,7149
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed334465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5534
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371489.02/cwt485.00–490.001,81410
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2389424.00/cwt420.00–430.001,6495
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425423.25/cwt415.00–440.001,7996
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433356.84/cwt350.00–370.001,54510
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471340.05/cwt325.00–350.001,6024
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477394.55/cwt370.00–410.001,8827
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed503393.31/cwt390.00–400.001,9783
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523368.55/cwt350.00–385.001,92827
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525324.80/cwt315.00–340.001,70512
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7961
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1582332.88/cwt325.00–355.001,93710
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623318.46/cwt300.00–335.001,98411
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2629300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8874
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660319.58/cwt300.00–332.002,10933
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9801
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1726292.19/cwt270.00–305.002,12111
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0391
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765288.40/cwt285.00–295.002,2063
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4602
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2001
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3131
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1960220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1121
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,687144.91/cwt140.00–155.002,4453
Bulls——1,928172.37/cwt170.00–175.003,3234
Bulls——2,145176.94/cwt175.00–180.003,7952
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91892.56/cwt85.00–100.008502
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005106.83/cwt105.00–110.001,07412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,27925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,061135.64/cwt132.00–137.001,4396
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,119114.73/cwt113.00–119.001,28414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,168124.47/cwt124.00–125.001,4542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222127.31/cwt122.00–132.001,55615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231120.14/cwt112.00–122.001,47913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440128.66/cwt127.00–130.001,8532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,710140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,3941
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,0101,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,0301,772.33/head1,350.00–2,100.001,7722
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 11,0402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2252,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2312,670.66/head2,450.00–2,900.002,6714
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 11,2403,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3132,854.00/head2,750.00–2,950.002,8542
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4103,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4753,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5654,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows24 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004
Bred Cows—Small 17501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29502,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1259
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39701,623.11/head1,500.00–1,875.001,6239
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29802,337.25/head2,250.00–2,400.002,3377
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39801,601.53/head1,500.00–1,700.001,6022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0431,487.77/head1,375.00–1,525.001,4884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0531,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0671,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1202,244.73/head2,000.00–2,500.002,24511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1232,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1281,482.15/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1662,367.70/head2,300.00–2,500.002,36812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3382,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,5102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4008
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 27901,649.37/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6492
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 27911,633.65/head1,450.00–1,700.001,63412
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 27051,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501

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.