Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-04-28

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 28
● Final147 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
936 head
▲ 394 vs last sale 542▲ 337 vs year ago 599 · +56.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 96▲ 15 vs year ago 113 · +13.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 83▼ 8 vs year ago 54 · −14.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded steady to $2.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$3.00 higher, Feeder Steers $3.00-$7.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $8.00-$12.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$9.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good to strong, with stronger demand for weaned, black hided 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 $306.97/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −75.65 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$306.97
107 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.52
vs TN average
−22.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543311.421,69291
Medium and Large 2546281.641,53916thin
One grade step is worth $29.78/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale107 hd
306.97
—
TN average12 barns · 548 hd
315.49
−8.52
National average176 barns · 11,721 hd
329.34
−22.37
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−75.65
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—Low1,560169.052,63724
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,404150.072,10734
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,195142.921,70842
CowsLean 85-90%Low940122.131,14813

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,265$2,7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,343$2,3715
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,2251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,334$2,1994thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,207$2,1758
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,363$1,9132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,7251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$2,7751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)985$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,600$3,4502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$2,9042thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,362$2,7856
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)932$1,8753thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,5882thin

Every lot

147 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260467.50/cwt450.00–485.001,2162
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added273515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4062
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2298420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2522
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added310480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4882
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334468.40/cwt452.00–477.001,56414
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2342432.34/cwt402.00–442.001,4794
Steers350–400Small 1365244.45/cwt225.00–265.008922
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added381453.11/cwt452.00–455.001,7268
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382422.93/cwt412.00–442.001,61610
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added424435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8447
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433415.30/cwt400.00–422.001,79810
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4791
Steers400–450Small 1440325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4301
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added453427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,9346
Steers450–500Small 1460280.87/cwt240.00–320.001,2922
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469368.22/cwt347.00–375.001,7275
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476397.89/cwt387.00–410.001,89427
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513345.81/cwt345.00–350.001,7746
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added522383.44/cwt382.00–385.002,0024
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524374.04/cwt361.00–382.001,96037
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6801
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added564367.03/cwt362.00–370.002,07022
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575346.04/cwt330.00–365.001,99032
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616326.05/cwt310.00–335.002,00817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625332.18/cwt330.00–337.002,0769
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added674318.92/cwt316.00–325.002,1503
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676307.47/cwt300.00–322.002,07820
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9811
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1729309.71/cwt302.00–315.002,2589
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added733316.50/cwt316.00–317.002,3208
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2121
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2961
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added841275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3138
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added937252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,3613
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,3111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225420.00/cwt420.00–420.009451
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225405.00/cwt405.00–405.009111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268387.40/cwt370.00–400.001,0383
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278416.19/cwt415.00–420.001,1574
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327409.67/cwt390.00–420.001,34017
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328365.76/cwt350.00–377.001,2006
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added330422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,3931
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed358417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,4933
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added363422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,5324
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371366.01/cwt345.00–377.001,35815
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375401.65/cwt390.00–415.001,50617
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,4523
Heifers350–400Small 1390310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2091
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added402403.01/cwt402.00–405.001,6203
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418345.74/cwt332.00–357.001,4455
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429378.29/cwt362.00–392.001,62336
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3331
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added462372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,7199
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473348.90/cwt335.00–362.001,65014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486323.77/cwt300.00–335.001,57429
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525319.75/cwt300.00–332.001,67961
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535290.24/cwt270.00–300.001,5539
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added558325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8142
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561270.59/cwt250.00–280.001,5187
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582292.30/cwt280.00–302.001,70128
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added618302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,8668
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1637284.89/cwt270.00–295.001,81532
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659273.10/cwt260.00–287.001,80012
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660235.23/cwt230.00–250.001,5534
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,8251
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778249.45/cwt242.00–257.001,9414
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810190.00/cwt180.00–200.001,5392
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813222.52/cwt220.00–225.001,8092
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added841234.48/cwt232.00–237.001,9724
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873221.71/cwt215.00–230.001,9363
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2890210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8691
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,9961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Small 1245350.00/cwt350.00–350.008581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1991
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1553
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332429.57/cwt420.00–442.001,4265
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy337462.00/cwt462.00–462.001,5573
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383423.33/cwt410.00–440.001,62117
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3383327.65/cwt320.00–335.001,2552
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4811
Bulls350–400Small 1395275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0861
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3398350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3933
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423406.87/cwt390.00–422.001,72123
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429380.04/cwt370.00–387.001,63011
Bulls400–450Small 1434321.75/cwt300.00–350.001,3965
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462325.16/cwt310.00–335.001,5023
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy463395.98/cwt392.00–400.001,8332
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476373.36/cwt350.00–385.001,77731
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510364.53/cwt340.00–372.001,85912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4562
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy531377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,0027
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531324.66/cwt300.00–330.001,72415
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy554362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,0055
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564346.93/cwt337.00–357.001,9575
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,5491
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2581284.31/cwt270.00–300.001,6524
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed587317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,8612
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618312.00/cwt300.00–325.001,92821
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3660240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5841
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665300.55/cwt290.00–310.001,99911
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670265.22/cwt250.00–280.001,7772
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1712287.98/cwt285.00–292.002,0503
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9981
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2767264.98/cwt260.00–270.002,0324
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1771279.48/cwt277.00–282.002,1554
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2813242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,9672
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1863253.66/cwt247.00–262.002,1893
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2868227.32/cwt215.00–240.001,9732
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1908210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9072
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2935170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5901
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2950165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,285159.44/cwt157.00–162.002,04910
Bulls——1,696172.45/cwt166.00–178.002,9259
Bulls——1,866182.15/cwt179.00–185.003,3995
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%922114.62/cwt110.00–118.001,0572
Cows—Lean 85-90%929122.50/cwt120.00–127.001,1389
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,096136.51/cwt133.00–139.001,4968
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,152151.26/cwt147.00–154.001,7438
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239142.33/cwt140.00–147.001,76326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,295141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,8261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,334154.59/cwt150.00–160.002,06220
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520143.82/cwt143.00–150.002,18613
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38451,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2432,242.33/head2,100.00–2,450.002,2427
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3342,199.44/head1,900.00–2,400.002,1994
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3432,371.17/head2,100.00–2,625.002,3715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3631,913.44/head1,900.00–1,925.001,9132
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0651,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,904.09/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9042
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,990.00/head2,800.00–3,150.002,9904
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5052,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6003,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-38601,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29682,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-39951,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-39851,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751

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.