Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-03-17

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 17
● Final140 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
677 head
▼ 640 vs last sale 1,317▼ 747 vs year ago 1,424 · −52.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 122▼ 21 vs year ago 123 · −17.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 111▲ 119 vs year ago 13 · +915.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $2.00-$4.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$4.00 higher, Feeder Steers $15.00-$21.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $16.00-$22.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $16.00-$24.00 higher. Demand strong with premiums paid for weaned & thin fleshed feeder calves. Quality good to fancy.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.34/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −93.27 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$289.34
41 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,556
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$45.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.81
vs TN average
−25.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527303.001,59625
Medium and Large 2518281.891,4607thin
Medium and Large 1-2584257.201,5029thin
One grade step is worth $45.80/cwt here — about $94 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 sale41 hd
289.34
—
TN average14 barns · 586 hd
298.15
−8.81
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
−25.24
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−93.27
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—Average1,852165.203,05915
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,397146.212,04224
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,160135.041,56741
CowsLean 85-90%Average990117.461,16315

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)1,095$2,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,342$2,5653thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,184$2,52030
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,197$2,2005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,304$1,9993thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,231$1,93929
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)893$1,2862thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$1,2751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$2,4501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)925$1,9251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)820$1,8251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,208$2,6252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,430$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$3,4504thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)746$3,1503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,299$2,71830
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,307$2,3076

Every lot

140 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1042
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1272450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2243
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350403.50/cwt395.00–412.001,4122
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1443379.97/cwt375.00–385.001,6832
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466362.60/cwt353.00–390.001,6908
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480314.30/cwt292.00–330.001,5093
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,4132
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added512360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8436
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6482
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521350.66/cwt337.00–356.001,8278
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added551375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,06629
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567343.15/cwt337.00–350.001,94613
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed577312.00/cwt310.00–315.001,8007
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2593272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,6134
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618318.78/cwt305.00–327.001,97011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2644287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,8485
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672296.27/cwt291.00–315.001,9916
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added710287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,0383
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed720272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,9581
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732277.73/cwt277.00–280.002,0334
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added750282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,1151
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755269.05/cwt265.00–277.002,0313
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added800264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,1125
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,1462
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added861273.50/cwt273.50–273.502,35562
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1867256.63/cwt252.00–260.002,2258
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,1111
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1965217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,0942
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235350.00/cwt350.00–350.008231
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added273395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,0783
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed277375.12/cwt370.00–380.001,0394
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280366.67/cwt350.00–370.001,0276
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290340.00/cwt340.00–340.009861
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2311329.51/cwt325.00–342.001,0254
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321374.32/cwt362.00–380.001,20214
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed338372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,2574
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added346402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,39110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367373.43/cwt357.00–392.001,3707
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added387397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,53613
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3584
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,4312
Heifers350–400Small 1395235.00/cwt235.00–235.009281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added401382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,5324
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423313.20/cwt307.00–320.001,3255
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed425335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,42411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed428334.58/cwt332.00–340.001,4326
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429350.95/cwt330.00–365.001,50617
Heifers400–450Small 1435277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,2052
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy460275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2651
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added461360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6607
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462327.86/cwt300.00–337.001,51510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed475313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,4874
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed489312.85/cwt302.00–315.001,5306
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2491287.08/cwt282.00–292.001,4104
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514314.72/cwt300.00–335.001,61818
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518281.89/cwt270.00–285.001,4607
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560272.87/cwt260.00–280.001,5287
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed584257.20/cwt255.00–260.001,5029
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624263.21/cwt250.00–270.001,6423
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624228.64/cwt225.00–240.001,4274
Heifers600–650Small 1Fleshy625200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added649270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7529
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660255.80/cwt255.00–256.001,6885
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added673260.61/cwt260.00–265.001,7548
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1738245.09/cwt243.00–250.001,80910
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added773250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9339
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7541
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added800240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,92413
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880212.46/cwt200.00–220.001,8704
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260320.00/cwt320.00–320.008321
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273418.11/cwt400.00–427.001,1413
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275449.41/cwt447.00–452.001,2362
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed327388.39/cwt385.00–390.001,2703
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy342382.96/cwt382.00–385.001,3103
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,4833
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383416.69/cwt400.00–422.001,59631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385362.60/cwt355.00–370.001,3962
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy404409.42/cwt402.00–422.001,6548
Bulls400–450Small 1Full410175.00/cwt175.00–175.007181
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1831
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419335.05/cwt320.00–340.001,4046
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430363.12/cwt350.00–375.001,5613
Bulls400–450Small 1437321.68/cwt315.00–325.001,4063
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,7841
Bulls450–500Small 1455325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4792
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464383.63/cwt372.00–387.001,78014
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490324.44/cwt310.00–340.001,5909
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6702
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531347.24/cwt342.00–352.001,84410
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574326.63/cwt320.00–337.001,8754
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610278.97/cwt277.00–280.001,7023
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1611307.19/cwt300.00–309.001,8775
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658284.04/cwt275.00–292.001,8693
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9531
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,0432
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8801
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1Fancy1,004210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1084
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,7421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,663152.60/cwt148.00–158.002,5384
Bulls——1,883174.76/cwt170.00–182.003,2916
Bulls——1,965163.80/cwt160.00–168.003,2195
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%915104.16/cwt103.00–105.009532
Cows—Lean 85-90%982121.79/cwt120.00–122.001,1969
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,046114.35/cwt110.00–119.001,1964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,134126.50/cwt121.00–128.001,43517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150137.54/cwt135.00–139.001,58212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208144.64/cwt141.00–149.001,74712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,396152.30/cwt150.00–156.002,1265
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,397144.61/cwt141.00–148.002,02019
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-39602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bulls—Medium 1-21,4553,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38931,285.71/head1,250.00–1,325.001,2862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0351,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1451,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1842,519.84/head2,350.00–2,650.002,52030
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1972,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2311,938.91/head1,900.00–1,960.001,93929
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3422,564.53/head2,475.00–2,800.002,5653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3832,235.62/head2,100.00–2,350.002,2362
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27463,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,285.53/head1,950.00–2,375.002,2864
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2532,130.09/head1,875.00–2,325.002,1302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2562,648.10/head2,200.00–2,950.002,64818
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4003,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4303,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4553,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5903,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28201,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29152,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29251,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251

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.