Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-07-21

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 21
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
609 head
▼ 680 vs last sale 1,289▼ 825 vs year ago 1,434 · −57.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 122▼ 51 vs year ago 159 · −32.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 105▼ 3 vs year ago 38 · −7.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $3.00-$8.00 lower, Feeder Heifers $6.00-$10.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $8.00-$12.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 lower. Quality fair to good, Demand moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $357.64/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −71.67 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$357.64
52 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,976
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.09
vs TN average
−18.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549363.421,99543
Medium and Large 2569330.041,8799thin
One grade step is worth $33.38/cwt here — about $116 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 sale52 hd
357.64
—
TN average14 barns · 533 hd
353.54
+4.09
National average142 barns · 5,388 hd
375.74
−18.10
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
−71.67
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—Average1,500189.612,84415
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,344169.592,27928
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,170164.351,92445
CowsLean 85-90%High998126.841,26516

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)1,213$2,8292thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,253$2,22411
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$1,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,173$1,9019
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$1,7132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)903$1,5253thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)755$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$3,3002thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2331415.86/cwt410.00–420.001,3765
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1336462.61/cwt450.00–500.001,5548
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379380.90/cwt375.00–390.001,4445
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384417.71/cwt412.00–425.001,60410
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added385442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,7022
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,4321
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430392.92/cwt385.00–402.001,69012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added434422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,83114
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2437373.40/cwt370.00–375.001,6323
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479387.40/cwt377.00–400.001,85611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485367.35/cwt360.00–375.001,7822
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512369.46/cwt360.00–380.001,89219
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518344.93/cwt340.00–350.001,7872
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578358.63/cwt340.00–372.002,07324
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2584325.78/cwt300.00–330.001,9037
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611340.70/cwt335.00–350.002,08219
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2647313.35/cwt300.00–320.002,0273
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1652357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,3284
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added680357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,4284
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1551
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716332.74/cwt320.00–337.002,38218
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added718344.44/cwt337.00–345.502,47333
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777324.30/cwt317.00–328.002,5203
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,3461
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added803323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,59417
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5999
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,6251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335406.46/cwt402.00–415.001,3623
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,3351
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370397.74/cwt382.00–412.001,47214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2394373.00/cwt372.00–375.001,4703
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428337.49/cwt335.00–340.001,4442
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429359.61/cwt350.00–372.001,54317
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added443382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,6925
Heifers400–450Small 1445225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479353.05/cwt340.00–362.001,69122
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483330.32/cwt327.00–335.001,5956
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534324.10/cwt310.00–335.001,73132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535303.72/cwt300.00–310.001,6258
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575309.52/cwt300.00–330.001,78027
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added585342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,0017
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595299.38/cwt295.00–300.001,7818
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added605320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9362
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620303.35/cwt290.00–310.001,88118
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620281.29/cwt272.00–290.001,7442
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663284.44/cwt270.00–290.001,88611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy674329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,21728
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1732271.19/cwt270.00–275.001,9854
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1819250.92/cwt240.00–262.002,0554
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8371
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9904
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Small 1320320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,3231
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1338422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,4262
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,4652
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380383.46/cwt382.00–385.001,4572
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421391.04/cwt380.00–402.001,6467
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463333.07/cwt320.00–340.001,5425
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy478397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,8982
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480368.72/cwt350.00–387.001,77010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525347.06/cwt340.00–357.001,82217
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2537320.99/cwt315.00–325.001,72410
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8564
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2594310.24/cwt310.00–312.001,8438
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6341
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621311.75/cwt300.00–320.001,93612
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7832
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678286.85/cwt280.00–300.001,9455
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735279.93/cwt275.00–285.002,0572
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,2281
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1241
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1895280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5061
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1978205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,0053
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,115178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,9852
Bulls——1,466186.37/cwt183.00–194.002,7329
Bulls——1,768202.69/cwt200.00–204.003,5844
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%800108.00/cwt108.00–108.008646
Cows—Lean 85-90%943124.93/cwt123.00–127.001,1782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%960150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4401
Cows—Lean 85-90%983155.03/cwt153.00–157.001,5242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100173.56/cwt171.00–177.001,90910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186163.64/cwt159.00–168.001,94131
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,218136.93/cwt130.00–138.001,6686
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225146.87/cwt143.00–151.001,7994
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,333166.31/cwt162.00–169.002,21714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385174.63/cwt170.00–182.002,41913
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-29031,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39701,426.85/head1,225.00–1,700.001,4273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1601,857.11/head1,675.00–2,000.001,8572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2132,829.18/head2,525.00–3,050.002,8292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,253.00/head1,850.00–2,525.002,2538
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,138.77/head1,925.00–2,550.002,1396
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4602,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2503,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002

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.