Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-08-25

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 25
● Final151 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,577 head
▲ 738 vs last sale 839▼ 380 vs year ago 1,957 · −19.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 50▼ 1 vs year ago 153 · −0.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 57▲ 121 vs year ago 8 · +1,512.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $10.00-$16.00 higher with instances of $23.00-$25.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $9.00-$13.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $11.00-$17.00 higher with instances of $26.00-$29.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$5.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $8.00-$10.00 higher. Quality good to fancy, Demand strong. Stronger demand for Value Added (weaned & shots) 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 $393.47/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −35.84 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$393.47
122 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,125
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$427
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$83.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.05
vs TN average
−15.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530414.382,19577
Medium and Large 1-2575375.542,15919thin
Medium and Large 2559363.292,03111thin
Small 1534330.991,76815thin
One grade step is worth $83.40/cwt here — about $427 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 sale122 hd
393.47
—
TN average17 barns · 994 hd
392.42
+1.05
National average152 barns · 8,476 hd
409.30
−15.83
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
−35.84
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—High1,797196.553,53220
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,448171.312,48158
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,246168.232,09642
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,206150.851,81814

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)1,100$3,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,028$2,8556
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,251$2,70243
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,022$2,4733thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$2,1733thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,180$2,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,177$2,14612
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,119$2,13218
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$2,0084thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$1,8501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)945$2,4602thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,485$3,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,178$3,3333thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,483$3,1502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,0632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,259$2,8777
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,205$2,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$1,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$1,5501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,5501thin

Every lot

151 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1267605.94/cwt600.00–610.001,6188
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,7251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2306430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3165
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2358419.55/cwt417.00–422.001,5022
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373444.53/cwt432.00–465.001,6587
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3392375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4703
Steers350–400Small 1395380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2416403.90/cwt395.00–407.001,6806
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428441.54/cwt422.00–452.001,89037
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed451419.00/cwt419.00–419.001,8904
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476431.27/cwt415.00–447.002,05322
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8871
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510431.50/cwt430.00–433.002,2016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521416.92/cwt399.00–425.002,17253
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526372.83/cwt360.00–385.001,9614
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full530392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,0781
Steers500–550Small 1533331.77/cwt290.00–335.001,76814
Steers550–600Small 1550320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7601
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added563416.00/cwt416.00–416.002,3423
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564398.69/cwt387.00–412.002,24914
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575375.54/cwt375.00–377.002,15919
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578357.84/cwt355.00–360.002,0687
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added610419.45/cwt418.00–420.002,55923
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed618414.00/cwt414.00–414.002,55919
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628359.08/cwt343.00–365.002,25524
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632381.69/cwt370.00–395.002,41235
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,30012
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667369.85/cwt359.00–389.002,46759
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added670391.13/cwt390.00–402.002,62125
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2687333.52/cwt330.00–340.002,29114
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726353.57/cwt345.00–371.002,56714
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735330.67/cwt330.00–331.002,4303
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added736380.82/cwt375.00–388.002,803108
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,7151
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added801361.25/cwt361.25–361.252,89459
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815333.56/cwt327.00–338.002,7194
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1866333.73/cwt332.00–341.002,8908
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added918310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,8463
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Value Added1,015310.50/cwt310.50–310.503,15254
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,2541
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233586.08/cwt565.00–605.001,3662
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265559.81/cwt555.00–565.001,4834
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4441
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy305500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318403.92/cwt400.00–405.001,28414
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328432.91/cwt422.00–450.001,4206
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376422.04/cwt402.00–432.001,58722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376377.53/cwt370.00–387.001,4205
Heifers400–450Small 1400300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430396.35/cwt390.00–405.001,70424
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added433411.70/cwt407.00–415.001,78339
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2439370.82/cwt367.00–375.001,6285
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473348.31/cwt335.00–360.001,64820
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added477388.41/cwt387.00–392.001,85310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477367.15/cwt360.00–382.001,75135
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added506380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9235
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527363.09/cwt355.00–370.001,91351
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527343.75/cwt330.00–355.001,8128
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572349.27/cwt340.00–365.001,99878
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583332.49/cwt330.00–335.001,9382
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added593390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,31344
Heifers600–650Small 1605225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617338.72/cwt325.00–347.002,09017
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added628351.11/cwt350.00–359.002,20567
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629319.57/cwt317.00–320.002,0107
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added658359.71/cwt356.00–361.002,3678
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1605
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open678353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,39339
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680335.66/cwt325.00–347.002,2827
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added718340.81/cwt340.00–349.002,44711
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728319.04/cwt315.00–322.002,3234
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added750323.50/cwt322.00–325.002,4262
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,4502
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added868314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,7263
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added915302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,7634
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225622.33/cwt615.00–630.001,4002
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2293512.61/cwt500.00–525.001,5022
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,7411
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330463.59/cwt455.00–467.001,5304
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372420.13/cwt410.00–430.001,5638
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383445.36/cwt430.00–455.001,70624
Bulls400–450Small 1420365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5331
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433388.72/cwt375.00–395.001,6835
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434417.88/cwt400.00–438.001,81435
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464411.43/cwt400.00–427.001,90915
Bulls450–500Small 1470320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5041
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482381.40/cwt375.00–395.001,8387
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515396.96/cwt382.00–412.002,04423
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533363.21/cwt350.00–377.001,93612
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573368.74/cwt355.00–385.002,11323
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578347.87/cwt340.00–352.002,01110
Bulls550–600Small 1580337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,9551
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623324.53/cwt317.00–332.002,0222
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1629344.86/cwt337.00–352.002,16913
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1662338.22/cwt332.00–350.002,23925
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,1872
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1727325.86/cwt320.00–332.002,3694
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775313.52/cwt310.00–317.002,4302
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820311.59/cwt307.00–314.002,5556
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6823
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0721
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4401
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,3691
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3533275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4662
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 3-4514170.00/cwt170.00–170.008744
Dairy Steers600–650Medium and Large 3-4630182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,410182.75/cwt180.00–185.002,5774
Bulls——1,888196.52/cwt190.00–202.003,71012
Bulls——1,910210.44/cwt208.00–214.004,0194
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033145.23/cwt142.00–147.001,5004
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,7221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164177.13/cwt174.00–182.002,06210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176169.48/cwt165.00–175.001,99316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,190161.84/cwt159.00–163.001,9263
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,295152.55/cwt150.00–153.001,9769
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,347179.57/cwt176.00–184.002,41911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,367161.43/cwt157.00–163.002,20716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491169.89/cwt167.00–176.002,53344
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 29452,459.52/head2,250.00–2,650.002,4602
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0402,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0703,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1252,377.33/head2,300.00–2,450.002,3772
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2342,996.86/head2,700.00–3,200.002,9974
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2653,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3604,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4703,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4853,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4952,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6303,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0222,473.41/head2,400.00–2,600.002,4733
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0501,706.51/head1,600.00–1,800.001,7073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0542,916.18/head2,550.00–3,200.002,9165
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0651,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1041,888.70/head1,725.00–2,100.001,8898
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1312,325.92/head1,950.00–2,750.002,32610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1481,877.07/head1,725.00–2,100.001,8773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1592,027.21/head1,650.00–2,300.002,0274
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2192,291.98/head1,800.00–2,700.002,2929
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2582,134.69/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,771.54/head2,175.00–3,200.002,77239
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-39551,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0251,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501

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.