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

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 3
● Final153 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,207 head
▲ 416 vs last sale 791▲ 112 vs year ago 1,095 · +10.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 95▼ 47 vs year ago 173 · −27.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 206▲ 90 vs year ago 40 · +225.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded steady-$3.00 lower on a light test last week, Slaughter Bulls $2.00 higher on a light test, Feeder Steers $8.00-$15.00 higher, Feeder Heifers under 550lbs $8.00-$15.00 higher, over 550lbs steady to $6.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $7.00-$12.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good to strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $280.06/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −102.55 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$280.06
96 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,521
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.52
vs TN average
−24.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543289.091,57168
Medium and Large 2542258.131,40028
One grade step is worth $30.96/cwt here — about $171 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 sale96 hd
280.06
—
TN average13 barns · 854 hd
284.58
−4.52
National average185 barns · 16,988 hd
305.02
−24.96
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−102.55
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—Low1,700167.562,84916
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,386147.582,04639
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,165134.611,56938
CowsLean 85-90%High1,002115.431,15618

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$2,0752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$1,9897
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,217$1,87014
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,370$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,023$1,8425
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,177$1,80921
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,7534thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$1,7053thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$1,5251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$1,4902thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)953$2,1256
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,021$2,0934thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)906$1,79410
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,135$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,380$3,03410
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,451$2,9005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,412$2,59114
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,209$1,9646
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)888$1,7092thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)820$1,0501thin

Every lot

153 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225430.00/cwt430.00–430.009681
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275415.52/cwt405.00–430.001,14311
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285350.00/cwt350.00–350.009981
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321398.01/cwt390.00–415.001,2787
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0561
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2334365.70/cwt345.00–370.001,2216
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2358322.45/cwt320.00–325.001,1542
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376376.94/cwt365.00–390.001,41716
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2417320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3343
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423363.77/cwt350.00–375.001,53926
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465369.36/cwt365.00–372.001,7188
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478349.40/cwt335.00–367.001,67022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5591
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3502270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3552
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added504357.33/cwt355.00–362.001,8016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513345.13/cwt330.00–357.001,77121
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2542308.23/cwt290.00–310.001,67117
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566317.25/cwt300.00–330.001,79619
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567292.60/cwt282.00–297.001,6599
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added577327.34/cwt325.00–347.001,88945
Steers550–600Small 1580248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,4381
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2609280.74/cwt280.00–281.001,7104
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625313.49/cwt310.00–315.001,95919
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625288.62/cwt280.00–297.001,80419
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662292.91/cwt285.00–296.001,9397
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,74811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added684296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,0254
Steers700–750Small 1700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6101
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added738273.23/cwt273.00–282.002,01637
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745243.75/cwt240.00–255.001,8164
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added785258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,0253
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,9201
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added836250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,09047
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1940217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,0401
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added955239.50/cwt239.50–239.502,28716
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2970200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9401
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Value Added1,013233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,36028
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1Value Added1,192198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,3606
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280320.12/cwt310.00–330.008963
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281336.61/cwt325.00–350.009467
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3302275.00/cwt275.00–275.008313
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added305370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1291
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326342.67/cwt330.00–360.001,11718
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338317.69/cwt305.00–322.001,0747
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379306.24/cwt295.00–316.001,1617
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383334.12/cwt322.00–342.001,28031
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,4025
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423286.43/cwt265.00–292.001,2128
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433319.17/cwt302.00–339.001,38240
Heifers450–500Small 1450265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467305.00/cwt290.00–320.001,42441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added471329.33/cwt327.00–331.001,55110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473247.97/cwt247.00–250.001,1733
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482277.75/cwt270.00–287.001,33920
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added512319.11/cwt310.00–324.001,63410
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522287.87/cwt280.00–307.001,50328
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533260.60/cwt240.00–270.001,38922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555300.02/cwt297.00–312.001,66510
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577249.09/cwt240.00–255.001,4376
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583270.34/cwt260.00–280.001,57620
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619242.94/cwt235.00–250.001,5044
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626259.01/cwt250.00–270.001,62124
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added631280.69/cwt280.00–282.001,77117
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2905
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670241.34/cwt230.00–245.001,61720
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added688250.25/cwt250.00–251.001,7228
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added726242.07/cwt237.00–255.001,75745
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1737228.93/cwt220.00–233.001,6877
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added763226.66/cwt225.00–230.001,72912
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1783216.02/cwt210.00–222.001,6912
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1842208.54/cwt200.00–210.001,75610
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895208.50/cwt205.00–212.001,8662
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added966210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0294
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295397.29/cwt395.00–402.001,1723
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318382.36/cwt375.00–390.001,2164
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2212
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1359368.71/cwt360.00–380.001,3248
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382323.24/cwt315.00–345.001,2356
Bulls350–400Small 1395310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2251
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,3481
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416315.46/cwt302.00–320.001,3124
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426350.66/cwt335.00–362.001,49415
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477342.23/cwt330.00–352.001,63228
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477310.85/cwt297.00–320.001,48318
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2241
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520319.27/cwt300.00–336.001,66041
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2536283.55/cwt275.00–290.001,5208
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568279.02/cwt260.00–285.001,5856
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570297.14/cwt285.00–310.001,6949
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy605320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9361
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623273.81/cwt270.00–285.001,70613
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5881
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667268.34/cwt250.00–275.001,7907
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678237.55/cwt235.00–245.001,6116
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5401
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724241.57/cwt230.00–254.001,74924
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5301
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770214.97/cwt210.00–220.001,6552
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6462
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1Fancy855217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8551
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865198.32/cwt195.00–200.001,7153
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900187.50/cwt185.00–190.001,6882
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1960177.53/cwt175.00–180.001,7042
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,178151.46/cwt147.00–157.001,7843
Bulls——1,814165.85/cwt164.00–169.003,0094
Bulls——1,824173.68/cwt170.00–182.003,1689
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%920109.07/cwt103.00–114.001,0038
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058116.41/cwt114.00–119.001,2325
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076124.64/cwt123.00–125.001,3415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,091145.50/cwt141.00–151.001,5878
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182134.84/cwt130.00–139.001,59416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189128.13/cwt127.00–129.001,52314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,344150.94/cwt147.00–158.002,02922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,436143.75/cwt140.00–147.002,06416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,0451
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29051,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0351,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2822,053.71/head1,975.00–2,200.002,0543
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3162,922.22/head2,700.00–3,000.002,9224
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3382,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4142,654.30/head2,375.00–3,050.002,6546
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4512,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5003,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,6753,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-37801,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38151,489.57/head1,350.00–1,600.001,4902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39451,713.82/head1,650.00–1,775.001,7142
Bred Cows—Small 1-29901,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0151,595.26/head1,475.00–1,700.001,5952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,927.79/head1,725.00–2,100.001,9283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0941,589.63/head1,275.00–1,775.001,5908
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1031,620.02/head1,550.00–1,675.001,6203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1072,276.04/head1,825.00–2,550.002,2764
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1321,606.59/head1,525.00–1,725.001,6073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1491,690.11/head1,475.00–1,875.001,6908
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2481,993.67/head1,775.00–2,425.001,99412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3072,109.68/head1,850.00–2,200.002,1106
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3701,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-37751,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-39301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29391,829.98/head1,775.00–1,925.001,8308
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29401,949.20/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9492
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29532,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1256
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2752,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-38201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28881,708.66/head1,625.00–1,775.001,7092

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.