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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 17

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

209 head

▼ 787 vs last sale 996▼ 1,168 vs year ago 1,377 · −84.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 104▼ 57 vs year ago 123 · −46.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 95▼ 29 vs year ago 40 · −72.5%

Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not be established due to insufficient receipts. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.19/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −121.43 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.

Average price

$261.19

30 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

vs TN average

−36.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	265.23	1,440	25
Medium and Large 2	533	240.97	1,285	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.27/cwt here — about $155 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale30 hd

261.19

—

TN average12 barns · 338 hd

265.15

−3.96

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−36.64

This barn, trailing median34 sales

382.62

−121.43

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,432	158.11	2,265	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	140.11	2,041	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	126.92	1,483	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	117.08	1,244	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$1,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

73 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,150	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,516	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,605	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	313.66/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,678	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	292.40/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,705	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,844	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,889	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	258.04/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,907	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	763	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,938	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	248.96/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,937	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	803	250.25/cwt	250.25–250.25	2,010	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,125	26
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	234.26/cwt	232.00–235.00	2,174	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,026	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	316.93/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,078	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,022	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,228	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	285.98/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,224	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,121	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	278.24/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,291	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	483	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,483	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	269.04/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,404	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	246.21/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,302	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	567	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,474	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	259.32/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,496	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,546	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,599	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	751	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,675	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	804	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,688	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,848	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	360.66/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,208	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,420	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	312.79/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,479	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,405	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	272.00/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,575	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	251.28/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,684	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,699	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,665	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,758	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,965	1
Bulls	—	—	1,438	158.56/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,280	3
Bulls	—	—	1,443	143.49/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,071	2
Bulls	—	—	1,453	167.12/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,428	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	117.66/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,225	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	125.78/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,455	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,367	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,849	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,769	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	137.28/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,953	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	143.99/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,166	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	795	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	915	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,150	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,270	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Mon Feb 17, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 996Year ago 1,377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 104Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 95Year ago 40

Trends could not be established due to insufficient receipts. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	370	332.00	332.00
7	400–450	428	275.00–292.00	285.98
4	450–500	464	277.00–282.00	278.24
15	500–550	522	256.00–275.00	269.04
7	550–600	577	255.00–260.00	259.32
8	600–650	631	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	727	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	805	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	880	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	307.00	307.00
3	550–600	567	260.00	260.00
4	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
4	750–800	751	223.00	223.00
7	800–850	804	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	340	312.00–322.00	316.93
1	350–400	350	292.00	292.00
1	400–450	445	252.00	252.00
4	500–550	529	235.00–250.00	246.21
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	305	377.00	377.00
2	400–450	433	350.00	350.00
11	450–500	472	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	535	300.00–320.00	313.66
2	550–600	583	285.00–300.00	292.40
2	600–650	638	289.00	289.00
2	650–700	670	282.00	282.00
4	700–750	739	252.00–260.00	258.04
3	750–800	778	245.00–251.00	248.96
4	900–950	928	232.00–235.00	234.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	763	254.00	254.00
6	800–850	803	250.25	250.25
26	850–900	850	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	360.00–362.00	360.66
3	350–400	387	367.00	367.00
1	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
7	450–500	473	300.00–320.00	312.79
5	550–600	579	270.00–275.00	272.00
4	650–700	670	240.00–255.00	251.28
6	700–750	708	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	820	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	900	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	950	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	493	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	134.00	134.00
22	—	1,157	122.00–128.00	125.78
1	—	1,275	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,504	143.00–149.00	143.99
11	—	1,423	135.00–139.00	137.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	113.00	113.00
7	—	1,041	115.00–119.00	117.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	157.00–162.00	158.56
4	—	1,453	165.00–170.00	167.12
2	—	1,443	141.00–146.00	143.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,450.00	1,450.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,075.00	2,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,750.00	1,750.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.