Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-07-14

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 14
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,289 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 1,317▲ 294 vs year ago 995 · +29.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 117▲ 14 vs year ago 108 · +13.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 51▲ 34 vs year ago 71 · +47.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $5.00-$9.00 higher, Feeder Heifers mostly steady, Feeder Bulls $4.00-$10.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$5.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 lower. Quality Feeder Cattle good to fancy, Quality Slaughter Cattle fair to good. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $373.54/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −55.77 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$373.54
145 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,062
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.33
vs TN average
+1.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550377.352,075130
Medium and Large 2572340.521,94815thin
One grade step is worth $36.83/cwt here — about $127 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 sale145 hd
373.54
—
TN average15 barns · 736 hd
363.21
+10.33
National average147 barns · 7,194 hd
372.43
+1.11
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
−55.77
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—Average1,787194.083,46710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,407167.932,36331
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,197164.521,97044
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,009143.051,44426

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)1,258$2,9504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,117$2,8224thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$2,72512
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,312$2,7068
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,420$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,51622
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,194$2,41912
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,425$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$2,0128
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,073$1,9202thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,6751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)944$1,9563thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,200$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$3,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,333$2,7005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,335$2,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,328$2,4502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,7501thin

Every lot

129 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added267611.57/cwt602.00–615.001,63311
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280543.79/cwt525.00–555.001,5238
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305532.00/cwt532.00–532.001,6231
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323429.37/cwt420.00–455.001,3875
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358462.45/cwt455.00–470.001,6562
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4626
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376426.18/cwt402.00–432.001,6028
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419413.29/cwt400.00–425.001,73211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added420434.00/cwt434.00–434.001,8237
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5941
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468367.10/cwt350.00–385.001,71812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473402.98/cwt390.00–412.001,90615
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added483417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,0143
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added506399.56/cwt385.00–400.002,02235
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513320.49/cwt300.00–340.001,6442
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531371.88/cwt350.00–385.001,97524
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added575378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,17439
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581356.37/cwt350.00–375.002,07132
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581343.60/cwt330.00–347.001,99613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622349.08/cwt330.00–365.002,17152
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7785
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added636368.31/cwt367.00–372.002,34232
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed640327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,0932
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added660361.44/cwt361.00–362.002,3869
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661336.17/cwt325.00–355.002,22243
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667319.43/cwt315.00–320.002,1319
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy682323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,20319
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added720351.41/cwt345.75–356.752,530138
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724328.38/cwt310.00–338.002,37738
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added757334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,5283
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773312.43/cwt308.00–317.002,4152
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1816291.52/cwt282.00–295.002,3796
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1857282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,4173
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1940269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,5292
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1227550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2493
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3522
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275454.58/cwt420.00–465.001,2504
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323432.21/cwt420.00–450.001,39617
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328339.73/cwt335.00–345.001,1142
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369409.40/cwt395.00–420.001,51119
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382379.02/cwt360.00–387.001,4489
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425352.96/cwt340.00–367.001,50018
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433378.59/cwt360.00–387.001,63941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added444392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,7405
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2456327.68/cwt320.00–332.001,4946
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3301
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478354.15/cwt342.00–369.001,69328
Heifers450–500Small 1490330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6171
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added497372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,8493
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added513365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8723
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534320.18/cwt310.00–325.001,71026
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535336.70/cwt330.00–350.001,80170
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578315.57/cwt310.00–330.001,82442
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added579334.17/cwt330.00–340.001,93513
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2604283.76/cwt270.00–295.001,7144
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added618330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0396
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625312.65/cwt300.00–320.001,95440
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669285.43/cwt280.00–305.001,91023
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2674273.93/cwt270.00–285.001,84610
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added676314.41/cwt310.00–317.002,12511
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added723293.43/cwt290.00–298.002,1217
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1734288.82/cwt287.00–290.002,1205
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added750287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,1531
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778264.02/cwt260.00–267.002,0544
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,0922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280483.61/cwt477.00–487.001,3543
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1339437.88/cwt422.00–457.001,4846
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370431.20/cwt402.00–447.001,59515
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375362.80/cwt340.00–385.001,3612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415413.47/cwt392.00–422.001,71610
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421362.68/cwt350.00–380.001,5275
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466361.60/cwt340.00–370.001,68518
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473387.59/cwt370.00–400.001,83319
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510361.41/cwt340.00–370.001,84310
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531328.87/cwt320.00–342.001,74622
Bulls500–550Small 1535270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4451
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575311.41/cwt300.00–320.001,7919
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1579334.54/cwt327.00–355.001,93721
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616284.16/cwt280.00–285.001,7506
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630315.97/cwt300.00–329.001,99120
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2664277.45/cwt275.00–285.001,8424
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673310.75/cwt302.00–320.002,0913
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1731300.78/cwt292.00–307.002,1999
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8631
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760288.46/cwt280.00–297.002,1926
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,3412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,660192.54/cwt186.00–196.003,1967
Bulls——1,835169.00/cwt169.00–169.003,1011
Bulls——2,205212.00/cwt210.00–214.004,6752
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%914127.96/cwt125.00–135.001,1709
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058155.50/cwt152.00–160.001,6458
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061147.07/cwt142.00–151.001,5609
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164160.86/cwt158.00–164.001,87219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222167.85/cwt165.00–175.002,05124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,9101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,387166.30/cwt162.00–169.002,30717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,402159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,2293
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440172.89/cwt171.00–180.002,49011
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0731,919.58/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1172,821.60/head2,125.00–3,025.002,8224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1601,896.52/head1,525.00–2,100.001,8976
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1872,753.91/head2,350.00–3,025.002,7547
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,359.03/head2,325.00–2,400.002,3592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2041,950.64/head1,750.00–2,200.001,9515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2312,195.71/head1,800.00–2,525.002,1965
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3122,706.26/head2,675.00–2,875.002,7068
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,610.15/head2,075.00–3,000.002,61017
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,72512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4202,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4252,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3452,588.62/head2,550.00–2,625.002,5892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4052,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4253,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4402,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-37451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0432,284.35/head2,225.00–2,350.002,2842
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.