Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-04-21

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 21
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
542 head
▼ 891 vs last sale 1,433▼ 348 vs year ago 890 · −39.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 137▼ 40 vs year ago 136 · −29.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 145▲ 46 vs year ago 37 · +124.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $2.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $3.00-$4.00 higher, Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls steady to $4.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$10.00 lower. Demand good. 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 $302.51/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −80.10 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$302.51
64 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,664
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.06
vs TN average
−27.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547306.681,67752
Medium and Large 2565284.451,60612thin
One grade step is worth $22.24/cwt here — about $71 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale64 hd
302.51
—
TN average15 barns · 572 hd
308.57
−6.06
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−27.44
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−80.10
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—Average1,602162.792,6083thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,402152.312,13639
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,302142.431,85438
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,006125.531,2639thin

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)1,078$2,6002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,255$2,4753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$2,4496
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,049$2,3909
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,282$2,2556
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,062$2,0387
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$2,0192thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$1,8687
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)790$1,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,280$2,6252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,433$3,0382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$2,61111
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,3502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,180$2,1043thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,080$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,010$1,8751thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,8251thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)790$1,5001thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Small 1255300.00/cwt300.00–300.007651
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2261
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315383.61/cwt380.00–387.001,2082
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331417.26/cwt412.00–432.001,3816
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372375.36/cwt350.00–392.001,3963
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381421.47/cwt417.00–447.001,6069
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421412.25/cwt400.00–415.001,7367
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428353.74/cwt350.00–362.001,5143
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463385.63/cwt370.00–400.001,7859
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478351.04/cwt350.00–352.001,6782
Steers450–500Small 1485330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530378.64/cwt355.00–388.002,00724
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6741
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569342.26/cwt330.00–355.001,94716
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576318.99/cwt315.00–320.001,8375
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623318.12/cwt318.00–320.001,98216
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added653327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,1352
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673310.96/cwt297.00–322.002,09320
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added715313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,2381
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723292.58/cwt290.00–295.002,1152
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added808285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3032
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Value Added211445.00/cwt445.00–445.009395
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255385.00/cwt385.00–385.009821
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added261437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,14113
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2276341.14/cwt335.00–350.009425
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added323430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,38915
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325373.80/cwt370.00–377.001,21511
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0891
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369335.50/cwt332.00–340.001,2384
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381372.02/cwt352.00–382.001,41714
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1851
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422324.45/cwt317.00–337.001,3697
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added427372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,5887
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433340.32/cwt330.00–352.001,47420
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474327.81/cwt320.00–340.001,55432
Heifers450–500Small 1485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2131
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490310.06/cwt300.00–320.001,5197
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525307.71/cwt300.00–310.001,61528
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530280.04/cwt270.00–290.001,4844
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added564315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7776
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575302.31/cwt300.00–311.001,73818
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582286.65/cwt275.00–298.001,6688
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625287.17/cwt280.00–300.001,79513
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671280.19/cwt277.00–285.001,88012
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683229.89/cwt220.00–240.001,5702
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726260.13/cwt257.00–262.001,88911
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2738210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5502
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1772231.54/cwt221.00–237.001,7873
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6591
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2850185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5732
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365390.61/cwt382.00–395.001,4263
Bulls350–400Small 1385255.00/cwt255.00–255.009821
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424389.52/cwt370.00–405.001,65222
Bulls400–450Small 1445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468363.89/cwt360.00–375.001,70314
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471344.30/cwt340.00–350.001,6226
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5361
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525343.82/cwt340.00–350.001,80512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy529382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,0215
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529322.77/cwt320.00–330.001,7079
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583314.97/cwt305.00–320.001,8365
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6971
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5381
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622306.65/cwt300.00–310.001,9073
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669292.76/cwt290.00–300.001,9595
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0881
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775276.71/cwt270.00–281.002,1456
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2855175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4961
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,533159.19/cwt153.00–164.002,4402
Bulls——1,740170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,9581
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%950110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0451
Cows—Lean 85-90%985120.12/cwt119.00–121.001,1832
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023129.92/cwt127.00–132.001,3296
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145150.25/cwt147.00–157.001,7208
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239134.90/cwt130.00–137.001,67110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,296154.87/cwt151.00–160.002,00722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,396143.07/cwt139.00–144.001,99720
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540149.00/cwt144.00–150.002,29517
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,1102,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39712,357.43/head1,675.00–2,550.002,3574
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0101,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0802,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0801,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2072,774.17/head2,625.00–2,850.002,7746
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2302,130.79/head2,050.00–2,200.002,1312
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4103,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4302,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4552,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39541,747.41/head1,475.00–2,000.001,7475
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29662,197.42/head1,925.00–2,675.002,1976
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0081,823.01/head1,700.00–2,025.001,8234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0652,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0782,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,324.08/head2,000.00–2,650.002,3243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1872,493.94/head2,075.00–2,800.002,4945
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2152,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,018.98/head1,825.00–2,175.002,0192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2822,255.10/head1,800.00–2,375.002,2556
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3532,169.18/head1,950.00–2,375.002,1692
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27901,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-37901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251

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.