Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-09-01

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 1
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,108 head
▼ 469 vs last sale 1,577▲ 1,108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 152▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 129▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Heifers steady to $3.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls not well established. 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 $379.52/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −49.79 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$379.52
95 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$556
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$82.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.67
vs TN average
−37.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562390.162,19467
Medium and Large 2553357.651,97626
Small 1533307.501,6372thin
One grade step is worth $82.66/cwt here — about $556 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 sale95 hd
379.52
—
TN average11 barns · 393 hd
382.19
−2.67
National average140 barns · 6,808 hd
416.53
−37.01
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
−49.79
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—Average1,671195.733,27116
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,454168.962,45724
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,171163.531,91537
CowsLean 85-90%High958148.231,41918

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)1,318$3,0682thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,131$2,73711
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$2,6752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$2,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$2,3003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,087$2,2424thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$2,1752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)940$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,345$3,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$3,1004thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$2,7001thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250612.00/cwt612.00–612.001,5302
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3261
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1336506.73/cwt495.00–540.001,7038
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375399.25/cwt380.00–410.001,4975
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388471.20/cwt462.00–485.001,82813
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416441.97/cwt435.00–447.001,8398
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,7722
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420390.71/cwt370.00–410.001,6412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476426.20/cwt400.00–442.002,02919
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2494369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,8237
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2509375.97/cwt370.00–380.001,9145
Steers500–550Small 1510335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7091
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520390.08/cwt385.00–400.002,0289
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,27616
Steers550–600Small 1555280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5541
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563353.29/cwt320.00–365.001,98921
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574382.62/cwt380.00–390.002,19642
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added626414.45/cwt402.00–416.002,59473
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629378.18/cwt370.00–397.002,37945
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2634349.76/cwt340.00–354.002,2179
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2662341.88/cwt340.00–355.002,2638
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681370.29/cwt360.00–392.002,5229
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added684415.75/cwt415.75–415.752,844148
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719360.26/cwt355.00–367.002,5908
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added721373.72/cwt368.00–378.002,69530
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2736319.18/cwt315.00–320.002,3496
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1774341.91/cwt332.00–362.002,6465
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added784365.75/cwt365.75–365.752,86757
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1832334.01/cwt332.00–337.002,7795
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,8941
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,8983
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added998312.00/cwt312.00–312.003,1142
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321436.73/cwt410.00–450.001,4029
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3003
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364412.59/cwt405.00–415.001,5024
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added413415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7145
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432375.53/cwt370.00–390.001,6227
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437358.85/cwt355.00–370.001,5689
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470374.31/cwt365.00–380.001,75918
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483345.36/cwt330.00–355.001,6688
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added526388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,0419
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530349.78/cwt345.00–352.001,8545
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531368.92/cwt355.00–385.001,95980
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575361.37/cwt342.00–370.002,07848
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2584325.30/cwt305.00–337.001,9006
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,9341
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635336.67/cwt325.00–345.002,13822
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,8611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667327.99/cwt320.00–342.002,18822
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added668350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3386
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668305.29/cwt302.00–315.002,0394
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721323.22/cwt302.00–332.002,3304
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy740290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1461
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765315.55/cwt300.00–322.002,4146
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773293.48/cwt292.00–295.002,2692
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added785327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,5672
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2802250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0053
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860295.58/cwt287.00–300.002,5426
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295520.00/cwt500.00–530.001,5343
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1312473.21/cwt470.00–475.001,4763
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373446.34/cwt430.00–462.001,6657
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381405.05/cwt400.00–420.001,5434
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426425.96/cwt410.00–432.001,81510
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429381.70/cwt380.00–385.001,6376
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464412.06/cwt402.00–422.001,9125
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472370.10/cwt352.00–380.001,74711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy502400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0085
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535356.08/cwt350.00–360.001,90524
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2544343.33/cwt340.00–345.001,8683
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562358.62/cwt340.00–370.002,01524
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614343.03/cwt327.00–347.002,1065
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620310.65/cwt300.00–322.001,9262
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1111
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680334.52/cwt325.00–340.002,2757
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9882
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715326.64/cwt312.00–329.002,33513
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4002
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1601
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2990225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2282
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3951
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3-4525275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,080185.49/cwt185.00–186.002,0032
Bulls——1,352181.98/cwt180.00–184.002,4603
Bulls——1,841196.52/cwt190.00–204.003,6188
Bulls——1,932214.21/cwt205.00–220.004,1393
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%892158.26/cwt153.00–167.001,4125
Cows—Lean 85-90%922139.68/cwt137.00–142.001,2883
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,001145.78/cwt142.00–152.001,45910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,097151.88/cwt148.00–157.001,66610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181165.03/cwt160.00–168.001,94923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298184.01/cwt176.00–190.002,3884
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,444168.00/cwt166.00–175.002,42622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565179.49/cwt179.00–180.002,8092
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39471,889.79/head1,700.00–2,250.001,8903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29702,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0622,756.93/head2,250.00–3,050.002,7575
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1482,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1882,719.88/head2,550.00–3,025.002,7206
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3183,067.74/head3,000.00–3,150.003,0682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5053,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2453,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3083,074.86/head3,000.00–3,150.003,0752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3302,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3453,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.