Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-08-18

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 18
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
839 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 823▼ 317 vs year ago 1,156 · −27.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 108▼ 101 vs year ago 151 · −66.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 42▲ 13 vs year ago 44 · +29.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 650lbs $5.00-$9.00 lower, over 650lbs $4.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $2.00-$4.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$8.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$5.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $8.00-$10.00 lower on a light test. Quality fair to fancy, 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 $381.78/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −47.53 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$381.78
57 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,080
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.68
vs TN average
−18.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544386.322,10250
Medium and Large 2550349.371,9207thin
One grade step is worth $36.95/cwt here — about $182 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 sale57 hd
381.78
—
TN average14 barns · 396 hd
373.10
+8.68
National average156 barns · 7,040 hd
399.89
−18.11
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
−47.53
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—High1,611182.062,9337thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,355176.352,38914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,041164.471,71312
CowsLean 85-90%Low962147.271,41713

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$2,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$2,7422thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,037$2,5488
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$2,4251thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,226$2,34620
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,099$2,2717
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$2,2667
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)923$2,0252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$1,8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$2,3751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,3632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,9751thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268520.62/cwt500.00–550.001,3953
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1811
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333417.63/cwt400.00–435.001,3912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1391427.85/cwt415.00–435.001,67313
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411417.75/cwt410.00–427.001,71721
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438377.25/cwt366.00–395.001,6525
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3448340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5232
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,6181
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485394.20/cwt390.00–402.001,9128
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2489372.91/cwt360.00–379.001,8243
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513401.10/cwt385.00–405.002,05824
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529358.82/cwt350.00–370.001,8984
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added563388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,1849
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577336.76/cwt330.00–340.001,9433
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578364.55/cwt350.00–385.002,10717
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added630390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4572
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632356.66/cwt340.00–370.002,25432
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added672379.97/cwt379.00–382.002,5539
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680357.12/cwt355.00–367.002,42817
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2105
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1721343.38/cwt340.00–350.002,4766
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725322.50/cwt320.00–325.002,3382
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,5281
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1281
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added799366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,92445
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1818314.00/cwt312.00–317.002,5695
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added824323.75/cwt323.50–327.002,66814
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1873317.51/cwt317.00–318.002,7722
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added874339.50/cwt339.50–339.502,96757
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added962316.00/cwt316.00–316.003,04055
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Value Added1,028310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,18755
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278369.86/cwt365.00–375.001,0282
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313417.86/cwt400.00–430.001,3084
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327359.90/cwt340.00–370.001,1773
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371408.86/cwt407.00–412.001,5178
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5132
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added408410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6735
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429360.84/cwt352.00–372.001,54817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477336.17/cwt330.00–344.001,6043
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485351.16/cwt342.00–362.001,70323
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516339.27/cwt335.00–350.001,75112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525319.03/cwt305.00–330.001,67514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9364
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576337.57/cwt325.00–345.001,94420
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2584313.16/cwt310.00–320.001,8298
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625326.82/cwt310.00–338.002,04328
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added636345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1946
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added679312.71/cwt309.00–315.002,1238
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1688283.48/cwt277.00–290.001,9502
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,8271
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,1531
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added770304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,34111
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8601
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840272.33/cwt265.00–277.002,2883
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1002
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2880225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2831
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2298375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1182
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4013
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1351418.74/cwt415.00–420.001,4704
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,5091
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422386.18/cwt375.00–392.001,6307
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428412.00/cwt400.00–427.001,76317
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460374.02/cwt370.00–380.001,7205
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464403.50/cwt390.00–410.001,8727
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515353.39/cwt342.00–360.001,82010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530377.17/cwt370.00–395.001,9999
Bulls500–550Small 1545335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574336.60/cwt330.00–350.001,93215
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2593318.91/cwt315.00–320.001,8919
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608315.51/cwt300.00–325.001,91817
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660317.61/cwt300.00–320.002,09615
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2689278.76/cwt270.00–280.001,9218
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8903
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1709306.69/cwt290.00–310.002,1746
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1769292.42/cwt282.00–296.002,2494
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0501
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2691
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,240200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,4801
Bulls——1,548165.56/cwt162.00–168.002,5632
Bulls——1,735185.83/cwt182.00–192.003,2244
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%843134.05/cwt132.00–136.001,1302
Cows—Boner 80-85%861156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3434
Cows—Lean 85-90%980143.66/cwt141.00–147.001,4085
Cows—Lean 85-90%987154.69/cwt151.00–159.001,5276
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123172.92/cwt171.00–175.001,9424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140164.50/cwt163.00–167.001,8754
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,323183.13/cwt180.00–188.002,4237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,386169.57/cwt164.00–174.002,3507
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29802,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39801,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0372,548.40/head2,175.00–3,150.002,5488
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0451,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0982,326.67/head2,025.00–2,575.002,3276
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1192,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,742.11/head2,450.00–3,050.002,7422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2262,346.17/head2,225.00–2,525.002,34620
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29652,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0151,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251

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.