Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-03-10

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 10
● Final156 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,317 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 1,207▲ 148 vs year ago 1,169 · +12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 126▼ 29 vs year ago 151 · −19.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 130▲ 77 vs year ago 34 · +226.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $2.00-$3.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $3.00-$5.00 lower, Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls under 350lbs $2.00-$8.00 higher, between 350-600lbs steady to $5.00 lower, over 600lbs $6.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$12.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good to strong. Stronger demand for weaned Feeder Cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.10/cwt on 210 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −88.51 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$294.10
210 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,675
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$470
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$70.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.40
vs TN average
−20.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570295.791,685203
Medium and Large 2567248.371,4076thin
Small 1540225.001,2151thin
One grade step is worth $70.79/cwt here — about $470 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 sale210 hd
294.10
—
TN average17 barns · 1,328 hd
290.70
+3.40
National average179 barns · 17,787 hd
314.96
−20.86
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−88.51
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—High1,548157.822,44411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,326143.071,89727
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,127134.011,51052
CowsLean 85-90%Low990115.501,14314

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,240$2,5223thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$2,09113
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,236$2,02618
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,104$1,9288
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$1,7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$1,70620
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,249$1,6813thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,158$1,6504thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,023$1,8132thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,270$3,0501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,265$2,3002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,465$3,0252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$2,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$2,05911
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)880$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,020$1,6751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)795$1,5001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,3501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)880$1,2004thin

Every lot

156 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed255442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,1272
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1287438.12/cwt410.00–455.001,25711
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2308350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0782
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324412.65/cwt392.00–425.001,3377
Steers300–350Small 1340250.00/cwt250.00–250.008501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2357351.39/cwt350.00–357.001,2545
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375374.07/cwt360.00–385.001,4034
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added407387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,5753
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428361.86/cwt340.00–375.001,54913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428312.43/cwt300.00–325.001,3372
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added452367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,6593
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471350.76/cwt335.00–362.001,65214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490324.02/cwt320.00–327.001,5883
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added513350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7965
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518332.12/cwt315.00–342.001,72015
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520290.19/cwt280.00–300.001,5092
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added559342.49/cwt336.00–350.501,915165
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3559220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2308
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579316.36/cwt290.00–325.001,83214
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590281.05/cwt275.00–287.001,6582
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619305.13/cwt290.00–315.001,88911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added626318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,9917
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630275.12/cwt260.00–290.001,7332
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665260.26/cwt255.00–262.001,7314
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688278.43/cwt272.00–285.001,9162
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added694298.50/cwt297.00–309.002,07238
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added707274.27/cwt274.00–277.001,93934
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733271.61/cwt270.00–275.001,9913
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7981
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,0031
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added805253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,03729
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,9971
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,0151
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added869269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,33857
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,2075
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220389.32/cwt380.00–400.008572
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245315.00/cwt315.00–315.007721
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1263350.00/cwt340.00–360.009213
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2293340.00/cwt340.00–340.009962
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325349.55/cwt330.00–365.001,13612
Heifers300–350Small 1340275.00/cwt275.00–275.009351
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2343325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1152
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360270.00/cwt270.00–270.009721
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377352.72/cwt330.00–365.001,33016
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2224
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2131
Heifers350–400Small 1385302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,1631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added391361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,41214
Heifers400–450Small 1430254.88/cwt250.00–285.001,0967
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431295.05/cwt282.00–305.001,27210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434331.04/cwt317.00–340.001,43715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added442357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,5785
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2454275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,24917
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466312.77/cwt295.00–325.001,45819
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475281.18/cwt260.00–287.001,33613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added488332.91/cwt331.00–345.001,62576
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3491233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,1444
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added517321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,6606
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528278.93/cwt270.00–302.001,4739
Heifers500–550Small 1540225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2151
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2542240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3631
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564272.59/cwt265.00–295.001,53727
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added575300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,725160
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579252.56/cwt245.00–260.001,4624
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added628270.60/cwt270.00–275.001,6998
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628264.22/cwt252.00–272.001,65922
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2642238.98/cwt220.00–245.001,5349
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3551
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676243.17/cwt235.00–257.001,64412
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5873
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5871
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added721246.94/cwt246.00–247.001,78071
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722243.24/cwt240.00–245.001,7568
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1761234.51/cwt232.00–238.001,7854
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added802236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,89726
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,8271
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2845187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5801
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235415.00/cwt415.00–415.009751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330353.13/cwt340.00–360.001,1653
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3431
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384338.08/cwt330.00–345.001,2986
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1388370.47/cwt350.00–385.001,43711
Bulls400–450Small 1404235.00/cwt235.00–235.009495
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5192
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426345.67/cwt330.00–360.001,4739
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468343.18/cwt327.00–352.001,60628
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478304.30/cwt297.00–312.001,4552
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy515340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525319.76/cwt300.00–330.001,67925
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535278.21/cwt265.00–285.001,4883
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy555330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8321
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5681
Bulls550–600Small 1568223.74/cwt217.00–250.001,2715
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1579294.51/cwt285.00–315.001,70516
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1636282.26/cwt275.00–297.001,7956
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8683
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673255.77/cwt247.00–265.001,7212
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718258.54/cwt252.00–272.001,8563
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6911
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1772243.87/cwt235.00–250.001,8833
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1828218.37/cwt210.00–227.001,8082
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1864218.02/cwt200.00–227.001,8845
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,170152.81/cwt150.00–156.001,7882
Bulls——1,472149.55/cwt143.00–156.002,2013
Bulls——1,705161.07/cwt159.00–164.002,7463
Bulls——1,720166.19/cwt164.00–168.002,8583
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%917115.91/cwt114.00–117.001,0633
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007107.22/cwt105.00–110.001,0805
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012122.19/cwt120.00–125.001,2376
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,040126.46/cwt124.00–130.001,31518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169134.77/cwt131.00–138.001,57520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178142.64/cwt139.00–145.001,68014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,291149.96/cwt146.00–154.001,9369
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,335141.63/cwt139.00–145.001,89113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,366134.43/cwt127.00–138.001,8365
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,1051,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2703,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28802,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0201,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0891,746.73/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7474
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1832,085.07/head1,925.00–2,200.002,0853
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2072,400.52/head1,975.00–2,850.002,4013
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3803,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5503,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27581,350.50/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3512
Bred Cows—Small 1-28201,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Small 1-28351,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39401,604.72/head1,500.00–1,725.001,6052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39731,774.04/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0351,444.14/head1,300.00–1,575.001,4442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0891,479.11/head1,275.00–1,725.001,4799
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1881,756.84/head1,700.00–1,825.001,7572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,891.29/head1,775.00–2,125.001,89111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2242,208.66/head2,100.00–2,250.002,2095
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,236.89/head1,800.00–2,550.002,23710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2381,558.33/head1,425.00–1,675.001,5582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,522.07/head2,500.00–2,575.002,5223
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,856.84/head1,725.00–1,975.001,8572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3422,158.42/head1,900.00–2,600.002,15814
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-39801,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,1551,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-37951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-38801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2004
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-39651,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.