Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-04-14

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 14
● Final164 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,433 head
▲ 1,167 vs last sale 266▲ 598 vs year ago 835 · +71.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 58▲ 30 vs year ago 107 · +28.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 28▲ 120 vs year ago 25 · +480.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $2.00-$5.00 higher on a light test last week, Slaughter Bulls not well established last week, Feeder Cattle not well established last week but sold with a steady to higher undertone. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good to strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $351.36/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −77.95 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$351.36
93 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,933
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.43
vs TN average
−13.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547357.871,95976
Medium and Large 2563322.291,81617thin
One grade step is worth $35.58/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale93 hd
351.36
—
TN average14 barns · 403 hd
354.80
−3.43
National average169 barns · 11,281 hd
364.76
−13.40
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
−77.95
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
502447392337median 429.3103/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $350.65, median $429.31 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—Average1,686165.472,79016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,335148.991,99045
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,114142.901,59235
CowsLean 85-90%High887114.011,01114

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,107$2,6503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,146$2,4905
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$2,36719
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,336$2,3554thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$2,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,17322
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,158$1,9412thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,305$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,024$1,85612
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$1,5751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,6251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)858$1,9002thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,090$4,5001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,500$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,540$3,7251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,2004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$2,83831
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$2,7679
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,5132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,128$2,2176
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)860$1,4251thin

Every lot

164 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223482.98/cwt465.00–505.001,0772
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235415.00/cwt415.00–415.009751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265437.08/cwt430.00–445.001,1582
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273483.44/cwt477.00–490.001,3202
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added305477.76/cwt477.00–480.001,4574
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323461.09/cwt452.00–470.001,4898
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2331424.95/cwt410.00–440.001,40712
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372415.77/cwt407.00–430.001,5479
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372389.50/cwt370.00–402.001,4498
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added421420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7687
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426362.38/cwt350.00–380.001,5444
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428404.63/cwt385.00–415.001,73224
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added459420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9284
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471392.46/cwt380.00–400.001,84825
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471363.18/cwt350.00–380.001,7117
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added521384.64/cwt382.00–385.002,0048
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521322.78/cwt300.00–335.001,6827
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535361.18/cwt340.00–372.001,93237
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added562355.64/cwt353.00–362.001,99916
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576337.80/cwt330.00–355.001,94615
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2593321.94/cwt320.00–330.001,90910
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1602319.42/cwt302.00–320.001,92364
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added621334.11/cwt332.00–337.002,07514
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629294.31/cwt290.00–297.001,8515
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,8751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666312.76/cwt300.00–317.002,08314
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added680320.14/cwt318.00–327.002,17714
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715294.63/cwt285.00–302.002,10713
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added725307.90/cwt302.00–317.002,2328
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2421
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added785307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,4101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7822
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0251
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823273.32/cwt265.00–282.002,2492
Steers850–900Small 1853220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8772
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1866266.11/cwt240.00–268.002,30519
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added883277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,44660
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2885175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5491
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,1331
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added935264.25/cwt263.75–264.502,471164
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2950212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,0141
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,2041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220449.77/cwt445.00–455.009892
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274383.34/cwt380.00–400.001,0506
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2281355.50/cwt345.00–370.009998
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315300.00/cwt300.00–300.009452
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320359.58/cwt357.00–362.001,1512
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1337395.50/cwt377.00–402.001,33316
Heifers300–350Small 1340352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,1971
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added345407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,4041
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3363318.38/cwt315.00–322.001,1562
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374349.95/cwt330.00–360.001,3096
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added378401.54/cwt400.00–402.001,5184
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378378.06/cwt365.00–390.001,42917
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed378370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3992
Heifers350–400Small 1395345.67/cwt330.00–377.001,3653
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added411387.75/cwt387.00–390.001,5948
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423331.09/cwt310.00–345.001,40128
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427369.26/cwt350.00–380.001,57734
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2904
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455366.00/cwt362.00–367.001,6655
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,3352
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471336.93/cwt320.00–355.001,58735
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481312.24/cwt300.00–320.001,50213
Heifers450–500Small 1495242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1981
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2631
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added509325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6544
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524306.82/cwt300.00–325.001,60855
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5391
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added559315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,76112
Heifers550–600Small 1565260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4691
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568289.96/cwt280.00–303.001,64743
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5395
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3681
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6742
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622291.24/cwt275.00–299.001,81233
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added632303.20/cwt301.00–307.001,9169
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added651297.50/cwt297.00–298.001,9376
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667280.26/cwt275.00–292.001,86922
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685234.95/cwt230.00–240.001,6093
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added700269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,8832
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711254.03/cwt252.00–257.001,8065
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718232.46/cwt230.00–235.001,6692
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8001
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6401
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855225.98/cwt222.00–230.001,9322
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2868210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8232
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1935225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3350330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1551
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380390.86/cwt380.00–402.001,4852
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380360.71/cwt350.00–372.001,3712
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy420412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,7301
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425363.63/cwt350.00–370.001,54513
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431386.52/cwt370.00–400.001,66625
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455396.65/cwt395.00–400.001,8053
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2292
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465334.40/cwt310.00–350.001,5558
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474363.37/cwt350.00–385.001,72247
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy500372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,8601
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522353.14/cwt340.00–367.001,84336
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522317.26/cwt310.00–330.001,65611
Bulls500–550Small 1535290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5521
Bulls550–600Small 1560232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2991
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575269.70/cwt262.00–277.001,5512
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576332.33/cwt320.00–347.001,91437
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583308.41/cwt300.00–317.001,79814
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617301.64/cwt285.00–317.001,86120
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2636269.19/cwt260.00–280.001,7124
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy649322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,0904
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678287.06/cwt278.00–297.001,9468
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7136
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6331
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1727277.49/cwt267.00–287.002,01714
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,9642
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2923186.59/cwt180.00–190.001,7223
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2980164.92/cwt155.00–170.001,6163
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,150162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,8631
Bulls——1,679165.61/cwt163.00–173.002,7819
Bulls——1,768186.00/cwt186.00–186.003,2882
Bulls——1,795155.76/cwt148.00–162.002,7964
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%857103.54/cwt100.00–107.008875
Cows—Lean 85-90%883114.99/cwt112.00–120.001,0155
Cows—Lean 85-90%929125.88/cwt122.00–128.001,1694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,083132.21/cwt126.00–135.001,4325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,112141.10/cwt135.00–146.001,56916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128148.77/cwt145.00–154.001,67814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,331144.61/cwt140.00–149.001,92523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,332154.27/cwt150.00–160.002,05521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,0921
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0904,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs14 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0452,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0852,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1002,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1722,973.70/head2,950.00–3,000.002,9749
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,819.15/head2,500.00–3,000.002,8198
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2072,847.06/head2,575.00–3,000.002,84713
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,993.09/head2,975.00–3,000.002,9934
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2902,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3753,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5403,725.00/head3,725.00–3,725.003,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38601,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29252,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39771,781.57/head1,400.00–1,950.001,78210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39911,847.81/head1,450.00–2,125.001,8488
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1072,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1462,490.31/head2,050.00–2,800.002,4905
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1502,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1581,940.98/head1,900.00–1,975.001,9412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1632,359.12/head2,000.00–2,700.002,35914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1852,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2172,401.36/head2,100.00–2,575.002,40117
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,229.56/head2,000.00–2,450.002,2302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,3051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3862,431.62/head2,200.00–2,550.002,4323
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28581,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-38601,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.