Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-05-19

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 19
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,415 head
▲ 522 vs last sale 893▲ 1,415 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 96▲ 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 114▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 600lbs traded $5.00-$9.00 higher, over 600lbs $4.00-$7.00 lower, Feeder Heifers under 600lbs $6.00-$10.00 lower, over 600lbs $3.00-$5.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $3.00-$6.00 lower on a light test last week, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $5.00-$7.00 higher on a light test last week. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good, with stronger demand 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 $364.90/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −64.41 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$364.90
126 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,987
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.35
vs TN average
−13.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545371.532,023103
Small 1563341.001,9182thin
Medium and Large 2542334.681,81521
One grade step is worth $36.85/cwt here — about $208 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 sale126 hd
364.90
—
TN average12 barns · 442 hd
365.25
−0.35
National average157 barns · 12,981 hd
378.05
−13.15
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
−64.41
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—Average1,508187.822,83216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,471164.482,42041
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,159159.491,84932
CowsLean 85-90%High1,002138.671,38918

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)1,240$2,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$2,4832thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,4251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,059$2,3507
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,540$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,375$3,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,438$3,0552thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)710$2,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)764$1,82820

Every lot

137 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1281
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy250552.00/cwt552.00–552.001,3802
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1272512.31/cwt500.00–540.001,3939
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed285465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2294456.65/cwt450.00–460.001,3433
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,1261
Steers300–350Small 1325357.50/cwt320.00–395.001,1622
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329413.77/cwt410.00–422.001,3613
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334463.43/cwt450.00–480.001,54810
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366456.29/cwt440.00–465.001,6706
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378406.25/cwt390.00–410.001,5365
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6171
Steers350–400Small 1393350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3763
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415423.02/cwt420.00–430.001,75610
Steers400–450Small 1420350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4702
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424375.01/cwt370.00–380.001,5904
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432412.24/cwt400.00–420.001,78126
Steers450–500Small 1460350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added466417.05/cwt410.00–420.001,94336
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469397.03/cwt382.00–405.001,86244
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473358.07/cwt350.00–382.001,69416
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added512400.76/cwt397.00–402.002,05220
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525383.05/cwt362.00–397.002,01125
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531336.96/cwt320.00–355.001,78917
Steers500–550Small 1545350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9081
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added557363.55/cwt361.00–367.002,02534
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574349.37/cwt337.00–360.002,00523
Steers550–600Small 1580332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,9261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6381
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590324.98/cwt320.00–330.001,9174
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620304.69/cwt300.00–317.001,88910
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629327.72/cwt320.00–340.002,06138
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added631351.14/cwt345.00–352.002,21616
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added660340.46/cwt335.00–341.002,24711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671318.89/cwt307.00–332.002,14032
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677294.11/cwt282.00–300.001,9913
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added714321.32/cwt312.00–326.002,2943
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2729277.48/cwt270.00–280.002,0234
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730303.91/cwt300.00–312.002,21922
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1072
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added797285.06/cwt285.00–287.002,27236
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added810282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,2842
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added865280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4222
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added918275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5256
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2940212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,9931
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1957258.87/cwt235.00–267.002,4777
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added961274.50/cwt274.50–274.502,63853
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235443.33/cwt440.00–445.001,0423
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285444.96/cwt425.00–450.001,2687
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310410.55/cwt400.00–422.001,2736
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327366.20/cwt350.00–385.001,1976
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340330.91/cwt325.00–337.001,1252
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added368422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,5533
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380399.71/cwt360.00–417.001,51923
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382377.94/cwt355.00–387.001,4445
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405303.29/cwt300.00–310.001,2283
Heifers400–450Small 1415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425336.66/cwt320.00–345.001,43121
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added433400.11/cwt400.00–402.001,73265
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436368.63/cwt350.00–382.001,60772
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added459357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,6396
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468322.75/cwt305.00–335.001,5105
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470343.97/cwt330.00–352.001,61751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added526342.07/cwt340.00–345.001,79913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528329.87/cwt320.00–335.001,74256
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535305.09/cwt300.00–310.001,6322
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553337.62/cwt335.00–341.001,86716
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566326.02/cwt310.00–332.001,84580
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582300.61/cwt300.00–305.001,75016
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7852
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613313.35/cwt300.00–320.001,92117
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added615325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9992
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7619
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added658312.08/cwt307.00–316.002,05311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677290.49/cwt282.00–299.001,96716
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690257.54/cwt250.00–260.001,7774
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added720285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0521
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,8501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,9131
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added760276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,0981
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,0831
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added802263.00/cwt263.00–263.002,10917
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7601
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added897235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1083
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0371
Bulls300–350Small 1335320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2358347.34/cwt340.00–355.001,2432
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy371456.00/cwt456.00–456.001,69224
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374422.55/cwt405.00–440.001,58011
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed377390.67/cwt390.00–392.001,4733
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408413.40/cwt400.00–430.001,68710
Bulls400–450Small 1410340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3941
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3413330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3632
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425368.14/cwt350.00–385.001,56513
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464377.76/cwt370.00–395.001,75339
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478349.15/cwt335.00–355.001,66923
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515323.37/cwt320.00–330.001,6653
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520351.48/cwt340.00–360.001,82839
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528272.84/cwt270.00–290.001,4417
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575340.61/cwt325.00–350.001,95916
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590313.31/cwt300.00–327.001,8496
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3751
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626318.11/cwt300.00–330.001,99111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2636270.11/cwt265.00–287.001,7188
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8621
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670300.64/cwt300.00–305.002,0148
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708290.67/cwt285.00–295.002,0583
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2716254.11/cwt250.00–270.001,8195
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2758250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8952
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1766280.40/cwt275.00–285.002,1484
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0501
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1890220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9586
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2970190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,406182.82/cwt178.00–185.002,5707
Bulls——1,483167.69/cwt160.00–173.002,4872
Bulls——1,617198.57/cwt191.00–206.003,2117
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%939124.71/cwt122.00–127.001,1715
Cows—Lean 85-90%993140.71/cwt137.00–143.001,3977
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065147.92/cwt146.00–149.001,5756
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100144.45/cwt142.00–147.001,5894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156155.03/cwt152.00–159.001,7929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173164.77/cwt160.00–173.001,93319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385152.93/cwt149.00–155.002,1183
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,456173.86/cwt168.00–180.002,53111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,487161.94/cwt156.00–165.002,40827
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2804,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4383,054.96/head2,700.00–3,350.003,0552
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4703,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-37641,828.10/head1,750.00–1,850.001,82820
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,5402,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0592,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,483.03/head2,350.00–2,625.002,4832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27102,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.