Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-05-12

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 12
● Final140 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
893 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 907▲ 206 vs year ago 687 · +30.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 121▲ 7 vs year ago 89 · +7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 36▲ 101 vs year ago 13 · +776.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers traded $4.00-$6.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$8.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$7.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $5.00-$8.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls not well established this week. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good to strong, with stronger demand being for weaned, black hided feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $356.65/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −72.66 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$356.65
76 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,943
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.13
vs TN average
−27.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543363.501,97562
Medium and Large 2551326.341,79714thin
One grade step is worth $37.15/cwt here — about $179 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 sale76 hd
356.65
—
TN average16 barns · 606 hd
365.78
−9.13
National average159 barns · 12,107 hd
384.60
−27.95
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
−72.66
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—Low1,792176.723,1679thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,453158.732,30634
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,143152.941,74834
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,028138.131,4206thin

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)1,050$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,224$2,7005
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$2,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,531$2,58912
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,529$2,58513
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,353$2,5006
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,124$2,07910
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,101$2,07611
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,225$1,9754thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,223$1,9002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,080$2,2751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,495$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,435$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,330$3,4004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,278$3,1426
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,473$3,1429
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,295$2,9751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,435$2,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,405$2,6295
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,4001thin

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285432.81/cwt415.00–450.001,2342
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added288500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4402
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3633
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330445.24/cwt425.00–465.001,46911
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333381.20/cwt355.00–395.001,2693
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added335471.48/cwt465.00–500.001,5795
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added368470.89/cwt460.00–475.001,7335
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368380.24/cwt352.00–400.001,3993
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385435.80/cwt412.00–457.001,67811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added419445.50/cwt442.00–452.001,8676
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433424.13/cwt402.00–437.001,83622
Steers400–450Small 1435320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added459446.69/cwt445.00–450.002,0506
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475417.25/cwt405.00–425.001,98215
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480381.59/cwt360.00–397.001,8329
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510385.81/cwt380.00–387.001,96812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523333.68/cwt320.00–352.001,7457
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1536365.11/cwt350.00–380.001,95727
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added560367.33/cwt362.00–370.002,0576
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573343.83/cwt330.00–360.001,97017
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578319.01/cwt300.00–327.001,8447
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621323.36/cwt310.00–335.002,00813
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added642347.15/cwt337.00–350.002,22925
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added670341.47/cwt340.00–343.002,2886
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680319.57/cwt305.00–327.002,17310
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685287.39/cwt280.00–295.001,9692
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added710331.99/cwt328.50–340.002,35773
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726317.25/cwt300.00–323.002,30318
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added759310.33/cwt310.00–312.002,3556
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1787294.38/cwt285.00–307.002,3177
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875278.50/cwt277.00–279.002,4374
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,2491
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,4961
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1965270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285442.64/cwt430.00–450.001,2624
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0693
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322417.96/cwt400.00–427.001,34615
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2337366.57/cwt350.00–387.001,2355
Heifers300–350Small 1340300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed358393.53/cwt392.00–395.001,4092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372412.76/cwt400.00–427.001,53519
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372372.36/cwt350.00–390.001,38512
Heifers350–400Small 1380352.97/cwt340.00–367.001,3412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added384432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,6597
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410417.51/cwt410.00–425.001,71210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422392.04/cwt380.00–407.001,65419
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425369.82/cwt365.00–375.001,5722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3444327.97/cwt322.00–332.001,4565
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added453387.53/cwt382.00–395.001,7567
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474354.77/cwt345.00–367.001,68237
Heifers450–500Small 1477295.33/cwt255.00–320.001,4093
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484327.75/cwt320.00–337.001,58622
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3500262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,3101
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517333.36/cwt320.00–343.001,72331
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518310.33/cwt310.00–312.001,6086
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4562
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525351.14/cwt350.00–352.001,8437
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added567344.18/cwt339.00–348.001,95220
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585284.74/cwt270.00–300.001,6662
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1587316.79/cwt310.00–330.001,86025
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613308.19/cwt300.00–317.001,8897
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627288.62/cwt275.00–292.001,8109
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added641323.73/cwt320.00–335.002,07524
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added654309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,0215
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676285.25/cwt280.00–292.001,9287
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy688274.51/cwt272.00–277.001,8892
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,0652
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8061
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1841237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,9934
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy380467.00/cwt467.00–467.001,7752
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381440.27/cwt427.00–455.001,6779
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385382.50/cwt375.00–390.001,4732
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423416.40/cwt400.00–432.001,76114
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440370.04/cwt340.00–380.001,6285
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468373.71/cwt362.00–380.001,74912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480341.21/cwt320.00–350.001,63811
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521369.00/cwt350.00–385.001,92214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523323.06/cwt300.00–340.001,6907
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy530397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,1041
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3550275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5132
Bulls550–600Small 1558300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6742
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568307.39/cwt300.00–320.001,7469
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577343.98/cwt332.00–350.001,9858
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Full610275.00/cwt270.00–280.001,6782
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620306.41/cwt300.00–320.001,90014
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2631287.08/cwt275.00–295.001,8115
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674317.63/cwt300.00–322.002,1415
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6101
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1707307.37/cwt297.00–310.002,1735
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0381
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,27210
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1421
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2Full805235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8921
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,2363
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2970175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6981
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1990200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9801
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 3503225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1323
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,510155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,3411
Bulls——1,640172.93/cwt170.00–176.002,8363
Bulls——1,940183.33/cwt180.00–190.003,5575
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1611
Cows—Lean 85-90%980145.88/cwt143.00–148.001,4302
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103136.00/cwt135.00–138.001,5003
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120145.07/cwt143.00–147.001,6253
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133162.65/cwt157.00–168.001,8436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148151.55/cwt147.00–155.001,74025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430157.35/cwt154.00–159.002,25022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,2114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505166.88/cwt161.00–172.002,5128
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4954,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2993,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3303,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3632,572.75/head2,400.00–2,750.002,5732
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4353,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4402,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4973,167.70/head2,800.00–3,300.003,1687
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6353,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29702,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,0452,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0591,970.27/head1,800.00–2,150.001,9708
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1232,233.16/head2,200.00–2,350.002,2336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1251,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1261,848.45/head1,650.00–2,000.001,8484
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2132,358.93/head2,175.00–2,500.002,3593
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2242,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2251,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3532,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,5002,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5292,585.00/head2,585.00–2,585.002,58513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5832,644.17/head2,600.00–2,975.002,64410
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751

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.