Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-02-03

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 3
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,475 head
▼ 531 vs last sale 2,006▼ 994 vs year ago 2,469 · −40.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 177▼ 42 vs year ago 170 · −24.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 133▼ 11 vs year ago 49 · −22.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls traded mostly steady, Feeder Steers $4.00-$10.00 lower, Feeder Heifers $3.00-$6.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $6.00-$10.00 lower. 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 $271.53/cwt on 188 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −111.09 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$271.53
188 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,494
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.67
vs TN average
−27.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549273.521,503173
Medium and Large 2561248.491,39515thin
One grade step is worth $25.03/cwt here — about $108 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 sale188 hd
271.53
—
TN average13 barns · 1,162 hd
280.20
−8.67
National average192 barns · 21,303 hd
298.86
−27.33
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−111.09
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—Low1,800161.012,89719
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,367141.441,93327
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,172135.581,58955
CowsLean 85-90%High962114.031,0979thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,390$2,4172thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$2,3034thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)911$1,5615
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$1,3063thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$2,5251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$2,0251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)853$1,8194thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$3,1082thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)710$1,1002thin

Every lot

141 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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1229457.48/cwt450.00–460.001,0484
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2239384.97/cwt375.00–390.009203
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0641
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1289419.60/cwt400.00–435.001,2136
Steers250–300Small 1290250.00/cwt250.00–250.007251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328403.38/cwt395.00–420.001,32323
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328378.39/cwt370.00–390.001,24110
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,4671
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378353.32/cwt337.00–365.001,3368
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379376.92/cwt370.00–395.001,4297
Steers350–400Small 1395225.00/cwt225.00–225.008891
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3400247.00/cwt247.00–247.009881
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed418385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6098
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425338.43/cwt320.00–350.001,43825
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440304.00/cwt300.00–310.001,3385
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475331.01/cwt320.00–355.001,57231
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480296.44/cwt275.00–310.001,4237
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3231
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Full500220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515327.37/cwt310.00–342.001,68629
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added533348.73/cwt346.00–362.001,85922
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537279.63/cwt250.00–285.001,50214
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added557320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7823
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563271.68/cwt270.00–275.001,5306
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570306.78/cwt290.00–317.001,74933
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628265.31/cwt260.00–280.001,66614
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633291.62/cwt282.00–302.001,84619
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added647306.23/cwt306.00–307.001,98138
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added674293.85/cwt292.00–295.001,98120
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678282.40/cwt270.00–297.001,91559
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added707275.03/cwt274.00–278.001,9448
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728247.60/cwt240.00–250.001,8034
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735258.79/cwt256.00–267.001,90213
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768257.87/cwt254.00–260.001,98016
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8483
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added773265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,04818
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added815257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,0951
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2818246.19/cwt245.00–247.002,0145
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830251.74/cwt251.00–253.002,0894
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added861256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,20410
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875249.89/cwt245.00–255.002,1876
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2877230.30/cwt227.00–232.002,0203
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added912241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,1983
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2915220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0131
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925239.99/cwt238.00–241.002,2203
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1963238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,2922
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223325.00/cwt325.00–325.007252
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240350.00/cwt350.00–350.008401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270359.85/cwt350.00–385.0097211
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed270350.00/cwt350.00–350.009451
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273330.90/cwt320.00–340.009033
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added319370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1807
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327331.24/cwt317.00–350.001,08319
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335304.04/cwt300.00–312.001,0197
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335270.00/cwt270.00–270.009051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374321.97/cwt312.00–340.001,20429
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375297.41/cwt275.00–312.001,1158
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423275.23/cwt250.00–287.001,1649
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3603
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425302.64/cwt285.00–318.001,28674
Heifers400–450Small 1425265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1261
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added462323.42/cwt320.00–327.001,4947
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473291.61/cwt277.00–302.001,37944
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477273.09/cwt252.00–280.001,30322
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added519290.36/cwt290.00–292.001,50728
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527271.14/cwt265.00–287.001,42964
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529250.68/cwt240.00–265.001,3266
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574266.38/cwt255.00–275.001,52960
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583247.03/cwt230.00–257.001,4409
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added588278.75/cwt275.00–283.001,63921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added616267.81/cwt265.00–270.001,65018
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619243.56/cwt235.00–257.001,5088
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627260.22/cwt250.00–270.001,63249
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3361
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added653260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6986
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672233.76/cwt225.00–240.001,57114
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674248.04/cwt242.00–255.001,67217
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2703209.66/cwt200.00–217.001,4743
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added718239.03/cwt237.00–240.001,71616
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725230.08/cwt220.00–237.001,6683
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added776230.62/cwt230.00–237.001,79011
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1787223.67/cwt222.00–227.001,7603
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4893
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2935155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4491
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215370.00/cwt370.00–370.007961
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
Bulls250–300Small 1295300.00/cwt300.00–300.008851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2322354.90/cwt350.00–360.001,1433
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325383.53/cwt375.00–395.001,2465
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335275.00/cwt275.00–275.009211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373337.83/cwt317.00–350.001,2606
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381372.63/cwt360.00–392.001,4208
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420316.71/cwt300.00–325.001,33016
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422348.55/cwt330.00–362.001,47115
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480321.22/cwt310.00–340.001,54227
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485290.79/cwt275.00–310.001,41010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518309.30/cwt285.00–320.001,60230
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529271.42/cwt262.00–275.001,43612
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568284.21/cwt275.00–310.001,61424
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571264.56/cwt250.00–275.001,51128
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620266.30/cwt260.00–270.001,65119
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626250.34/cwt247.00–257.001,56710
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673245.02/cwt240.00–250.001,6494
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678258.10/cwt250.00–265.001,75027
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2717236.65/cwt235.00–240.001,6973
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1721242.48/cwt240.00–250.001,7484
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2766216.66/cwt210.00–227.001,6605
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823213.98/cwt212.00–215.001,7613
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,9411
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875187.46/cwt185.00–190.001,6404
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2985165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,353153.03/cwt151.00–155.002,0702
Bulls——1,535145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,2262
Bulls——1,865167.37/cwt163.00–176.003,12110
Bulls——1,953157.87/cwt154.00–160.003,0835
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%920121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1131
Cows—Lean 85-90%955109.84/cwt107.00–114.001,0495
Cows—Lean 85-90%987118.68/cwt116.00–120.001,1713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,132127.63/cwt123.00–130.001,44510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157134.89/cwt130.00–139.001,56128
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,209152.73/cwt147.00–157.001,8474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221141.38/cwt140.50–146.001,72617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,369140.89/cwt135.00–146.001,92920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563130.05/cwt128.00–132.002,0333
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38831,357.01/head1,350.00–1,375.001,3574
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39551,306.15/head1,225.00–1,350.001,3063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39701,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3172,496.17/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4963
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3902,417.36/head2,300.00–2,525.002,4172
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-37101,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27981,637.70/head1,625.00–1,650.001,6382
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-38101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28502,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3753,108.18/head2,950.00–3,250.003,1082

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.