Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-01-06

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 6
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,264 head
▲ 511 vs last sale 753▲ 41 vs year ago 1,223 · +3.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 130▼ 65 vs year ago 157 · −41.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 23▼ 167 vs year ago 198 · −84.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale at DRLC on 12/16/2024, Slaughter Cows traded $3.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$2.00 higher, Feeder Steers $10.00-$13.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $3.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $8.00-$12.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong. (Note: Several "Value Added" calves were also thinner fleshed calves. Demand for weaned calves strong.)

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $309.55/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −119.76 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$309.55
68 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,719
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.25
vs TN average
−32.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551315.891,74250
Medium and Large 2566291.931,65218thin
One grade step is worth $23.96/cwt here — about $90 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale68 hd
309.55
—
TN average5 barns · 157 hd
303.30
+6.25
National average155 barns · 22,672 hd
342.08
−32.53
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
−119.76
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—High1,630148.082,41413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528131.062,00221
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,256122.001,53220
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,073109.801,17933

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)1,280$1,8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,5802thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,5751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,165$1,7751thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)787$1,30112
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)808$1,1002thin

Every lot

117 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0921
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280388.33/cwt385.00–395.001,0873
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315400.49/cwt380.00–410.001,2623
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2341336.65/cwt330.00–350.001,1486
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379345.62/cwt340.00–350.001,3107
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390322.44/cwt307.00–330.001,2583
Steers400–450Small 1415310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2871
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed420355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4914
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420307.41/cwt305.00–310.001,2912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435341.30/cwt340.00–344.001,4853
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482328.57/cwt312.00–335.001,58426
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2498285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4192
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516317.91/cwt307.00–327.001,64017
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,5501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed549312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,7134
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added567319.65/cwt317.00–322.001,81211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571312.45/cwt300.00–317.001,78422
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573286.13/cwt270.00–292.001,64013
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added613312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,9132
Steers600–650Small 1630264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,6631
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,7617
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1642299.86/cwt298.00–309.001,92540
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,6581
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655307.48/cwt300.00–311.002,01419
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662274.26/cwt270.00–282.001,81613
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2694259.95/cwt259.00–270.001,80414
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added704284.22/cwt284.00–285.002,0019
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,86570
Steers700–750Small 1725212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5371
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,9927
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2736253.61/cwt250.00–256.001,8675
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added758277.75/cwt277.75–277.752,10568
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,9781
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1806245.41/cwt239.00–260.001,9785
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added814266.25/cwt266.25–266.252,16763
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6301
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,04038
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1876243.59/cwt243.00–246.002,13410
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added878255.48/cwt250.50–260.002,243109
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1918218.97/cwt217.00–221.002,0102
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1950227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,1571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255320.00/cwt320.00–320.008161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310300.00/cwt300.00–300.009301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330326.87/cwt312.00–332.001,07921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365270.00/cwt270.00–270.009863
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372317.93/cwt312.00–332.001,18314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375295.73/cwt292.00–302.001,1098
Heifers350–400Small 1375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430279.74/cwt270.00–300.001,20310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1439312.47/cwt305.00–323.001,37222
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed454307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,39421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470253.72/cwt240.00–270.001,1923
Heifers450–500Small 1475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added486306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,4879
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486285.17/cwt275.00–292.001,38625
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added503293.55/cwt293.00–294.001,47711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520275.72/cwt265.00–290.001,43418
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528250.22/cwt240.00–260.001,32112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added552270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4907
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574257.80/cwt250.00–270.001,48029
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576241.59/cwt235.00–247.001,3928
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added615260.24/cwt255.00–263.501,6008
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616249.55/cwt245.00–255.001,53722
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,52212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5186
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1616
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668237.66/cwt232.00–242.001,58815
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673218.21/cwt207.00–222.001,4696
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added689251.50/cwt251.50–251.501,73358
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added728240.26/cwt239.00–243.001,74916
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1732235.75/cwt230.00–239.001,7267
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5441
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6041
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4621
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added805237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,90866
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8063
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325373.91/cwt365.00–380.001,2155
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1359350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2575
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410355.65/cwt350.00–360.001,4589
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4176
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473293.86/cwt280.00–307.001,3902
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1486328.30/cwt325.00–331.001,59623
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed487320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,55818
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1509303.64/cwt285.00–312.001,54612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532272.32/cwt260.00–280.001,4499
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1592280.39/cwt275.00–286.001,6607
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610273.91/cwt272.00–280.001,67112
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630252.29/cwt250.00–257.001,5894
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6841
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1654270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7664
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720228.99/cwt227.00–230.001,6493
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2727217.47/cwt215.00–220.001,5814
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7862
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6281
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823215.14/cwt210.00–220.001,7712
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870182.33/cwt175.00–190.001,5862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,9781
Bulls——1,570145.56/cwt142.00–150.002,2856
Bulls——1,718152.79/cwt151.00–156.002,6256
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048105.66/cwt101.00–109.001,10714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092112.85/cwt109.00–115.001,23219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,2771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256128.09/cwt127.00–131.001,6094
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264120.98/cwt117.00–127.001,52915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,457128.33/cwt126.00–132.001,87014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,669136.52/cwt132.00–138.002,2797
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,3101,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-37651,251.06/head1,075.00–1,375.001,2519
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-38081,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28531,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751

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.