Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-01-27

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 27
● Final171 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,006 head
▲ 247 vs last sale 1,759▲ 481 vs year ago 1,525 · +31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 107▲ 115 vs year ago 62 · +185.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 39▲ 106 vs year ago 27 · +392.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $6.00-$11.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $4.00-$8.00 higher, Feeder Steers $7.00-$14.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $4.00-$7.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$10.00 higher. Quality good to fancy. Demand strong with active buyers throughout the sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.99/cwt on 292 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −112.63 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$269.99
292 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,512
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$359
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.81
vs TN average
−34.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562273.161,534263
Medium and Large 2544249.121,35522
Medium and Large 3543216.441,1757thin
One grade step is worth $56.72/cwt here — about $359 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 sale292 hd
269.99
—
TN average13 barns · 920 hd
275.80
−5.81
National average182 barns · 24,858 hd
304.64
−34.65
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−112.63
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—Average1,666161.302,68828
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,362144.061,96367
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,126134.101,51046
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,019121.021,23319

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)1,277$2,35029
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,039$2,0928
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,395$2,0253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,143$1,88324
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)958$1,8002thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$1,7752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,293$1,7502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,69523
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$1,4335
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$1,7252thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)870$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)745$1,3754thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)689$1,1505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$2,3225
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,5501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)763$1,1253thin

Every lot

171 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1209457.38/cwt450.00–472.009563
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2271408.35/cwt400.00–415.001,1075
Steers250–300Small 1275385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0591
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1287430.25/cwt417.00–440.001,2356
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2319369.49/cwt345.00–385.001,1794
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320300.00/cwt300.00–300.009601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added324422.31/cwt420.00–430.001,3684
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326414.04/cwt407.00–425.001,35011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3367313.55/cwt290.00–330.001,1513
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2371375.15/cwt350.00–390.001,39218
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372403.41/cwt400.00–412.001,5017
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added383425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6282
Steers350–400Small 1388275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0671
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425376.86/cwt360.00–400.001,60229
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428345.67/cwt330.00–352.001,4799
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added443400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7725
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3443285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2633
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added462392.25/cwt387.00–395.001,81214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470367.56/cwt347.00–385.001,72837
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477338.89/cwt320.00–347.001,61710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4552
Steers450–500Small 1495270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3371
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy513367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,8833
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed514314.24/cwt312.00–315.001,6154
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added522347.79/cwt345.00–355.001,81539
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531331.90/cwt315.00–342.001,76252
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2542306.88/cwt292.00–312.001,6635
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553342.50/cwt340.00–345.001,8946
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578318.01/cwt310.00–327.001,83836
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579288.97/cwt270.00–302.001,67310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added612313.12/cwt310.00–319.001,91647
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6882
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630291.48/cwt280.00–306.001,83659
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2634266.77/cwt242.00–277.001,69113
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added652311.81/cwt304.00–315.002,03326
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674285.53/cwt270.00–291.001,92429
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2686257.15/cwt250.00–260.001,7647
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added717282.10/cwt280.00–287.002,02323
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730266.99/cwt254.00–273.001,94925
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6171
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added765271.56/cwt269.00–274.002,07720
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1767263.10/cwt260.00–267.002,01821
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9632
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815252.06/cwt250.00–255.002,05415
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added825258.55/cwt257.00–266.002,13322
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1861246.64/cwt244.00–252.002,1246
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added896264.25/cwt264.25–264.252,36856
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1928238.97/cwt237.00–242.002,2185
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2945222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,0981
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2987210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0733
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271353.80/cwt350.00–370.0095910
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2271318.53/cwt297.00–335.008635
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295285.00/cwt285.00–285.008412
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330333.22/cwt320.00–352.001,10022
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330289.66/cwt275.00–302.009566
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0871
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379324.01/cwt300.00–332.001,22823
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added380337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,2812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382262.98/cwt250.00–285.001,00515
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed408303.13/cwt297.00–312.001,2374
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added418337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,4094
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431315.32/cwt297.00–333.001,35948
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435271.32/cwt250.00–287.001,1809
Heifers450–500Small 1450287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,2921
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added456337.57/cwt331.00–340.001,53911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470304.67/cwt290.00–322.001,43259
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474278.03/cwt260.00–287.001,31838
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515314.20/cwt312.00–315.001,61815
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519273.77/cwt260.00–290.001,42165
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523227.54/cwt220.00–235.001,1902
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy532246.80/cwt240.00–250.001,3133
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534250.31/cwt235.00–260.001,33718
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3551212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1685
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574260.31/cwt250.00–270.001,49491
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588243.76/cwt240.00–250.001,4334
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added589279.82/cwt278.00–285.001,64889
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614253.11/cwt245.00–260.001,55425
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added620261.16/cwt260.00–266.001,61921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622233.92/cwt210.00–240.001,45532
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,62582
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added663260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,72417
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677229.52/cwt220.00–235.001,55414
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680242.68/cwt240.00–260.001,65020
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added707255.53/cwt250.00–257.001,80784
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2719218.00/cwt200.00–227.001,56710
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728240.37/cwt230.00–249.001,75022
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773224.86/cwt222.00–232.001,73815
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added785235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8456
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2786211.01/cwt207.00–217.001,6594
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813204.95/cwt200.00–210.001,6662
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added817217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7733
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5261
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6671
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2348250.00/cwt250.00–250.008702
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370393.88/cwt382.00–405.001,4574
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2386343.67/cwt325.00–365.001,3278
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy400390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430356.69/cwt340.00–380.001,53420
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434325.40/cwt300.00–337.001,4125
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470369.83/cwt340.00–380.001,7387
Bulls450–500Small 1485242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1741
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2486322.88/cwt305.00–331.001,56925
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3497285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4163
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3508253.28/cwt250.00–255.001,2873
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523320.48/cwt300.00–337.001,67625
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2534283.94/cwt260.00–297.001,5165
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy552320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7663
Bulls550–600Small 1560250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567265.42/cwt250.00–280.001,50525
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571293.99/cwt277.00–312.001,67933
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615274.75/cwt260.00–280.001,69022
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632242.21/cwt225.00–255.001,5317
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1662259.93/cwt250.00–270.001,72112
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2676239.30/cwt235.00–240.001,6187
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713248.82/cwt245.00–260.001,7749
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2729224.95/cwt205.00–235.001,64010
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1766240.47/cwt235.00–245.001,8424
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7051
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1829229.02/cwt227.00–230.001,8993
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2840210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7643
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,8981
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2890200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7801
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7551
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2950175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6631
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Small 4400187.00/cwt187.00–187.007481
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3712
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight910140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2741
Bulls——1,557150.13/cwt140.00–155.002,3385
Bulls——1,719170.41/cwt164.00–180.002,92912
Bulls——1,733158.08/cwt155.00–163.002,74010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%944116.03/cwt115.00–117.001,0954
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,014120.86/cwt117.00–123.001,22610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088125.32/cwt124.00–127.001,3635
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,096123.65/cwt123.00–127.001,35513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130133.31/cwt128.00–137.001,50617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147143.43/cwt139.00–152.001,64516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,292152.21/cwt147.00–161.001,96722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,369142.02/cwt138.00–148.001,94428
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443136.89/cwt135.00–139.001,97517
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39001,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,433.96/head2,250.00–2,500.002,4344
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37101,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38201,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38351,209.81/head1,175.00–1,250.001,2102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38751,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38951,521.72/head1,375.00–1,650.001,5222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38951,216.34/head1,150.00–1,275.001,2162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39581,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0381,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0761,526.26/head1,350.00–1,850.001,5268
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,344.11/head1,850.00–2,650.002,3446
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,826.62/head1,825.00–1,850.001,82714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2032,013.08/head1,900.00–2,525.002,01320
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2201,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2772,349.63/head2,300.00–2,450.002,35029
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,025.45/head1,925.00–2,150.002,0253
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-37631,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1253
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-36891,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1505
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27451,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3754
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29301,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.