Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-09-15

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 15
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
934 head
▼ 434 vs last sale 1,368▼ 53 vs year ago 987 · −5.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 115▲ 7 vs year ago 119 · +5.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 33▼ 33 vs year ago 72 · −45.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550lbs $3.00-$7.00 lower, over 550lbs steady to $3.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $3.00-$6.00 lower, Feeder Bulls steady to $4.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $3.00-$5.00 lower. Quality fair to good, Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.50/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −34.12 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$348.50
123 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,894
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.08
vs TN average
−11.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545351.711,917110
Medium and Large 2532321.291,70913thin
One grade step is worth $30.43/cwt here — about $208 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 sale123 hd
348.50
—
TN average15 barns · 900 hd
347.41
+1.08
National average170 barns · 10,929 hd
359.66
−11.16
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−34.12
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
432391351310median 382.6203/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.38, low $323.74, median $382.62 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—Low1,668189.083,15514
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,510168.892,55022
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,165160.351,86962
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,034150.181,55320

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,395$3,2252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,335$3,1002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,495$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,4705
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,077$2,1813thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)760$1,5001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)990$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,216$2,8208
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,181$2,2345

Every lot

133 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 1265570.09/cwt565.00–575.001,5112
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1341461.69/cwt455.00–505.001,5747
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8571
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415439.64/cwt435.00–442.001,8253
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full415425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7641
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417462.10/cwt450.00–487.001,92716
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5941
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added431500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1555
Steers400–450Small 1440305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added471460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,16710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474437.63/cwt420.00–447.002,07419
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474379.97/cwt360.00–395.001,80119
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added517406.96/cwt405.00–410.002,1045
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6801
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531393.24/cwt380.00–400.002,08818
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535355.87/cwt347.00–370.001,90410
Steers500–550Small 1535330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added558410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2886
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561383.29/cwt370.00–400.002,15028
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581345.79/cwt320.00–350.002,0097
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added613396.13/cwt395.00–397.002,42828
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631375.28/cwt360.00–385.002,36820
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5555
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2662343.95/cwt340.00–350.002,2773
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676366.20/cwt350.00–387.002,4769
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3621
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1707363.95/cwt352.00–367.002,5735
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added717373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,6745
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4151
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added818342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,7982
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823329.48/cwt322.00–337.002,7122
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2920297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,7322
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added924327.65/cwt327.50–332.003,02758
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2955280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,0341
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2281422.33/cwt420.00–427.001,1876
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added300450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3502
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320407.54/cwt400.00–422.001,3047
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1841
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374413.65/cwt407.00–425.001,54713
Heifers350–400Small 1380392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,4901
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390381.01/cwt380.00–382.001,4862
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423367.98/cwt350.00–375.001,55717
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424386.31/cwt380.00–400.001,63826
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added436415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8096
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4741
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added451390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7598
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470345.97/cwt342.00–350.001,6264
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475364.49/cwt350.00–380.001,73149
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full490330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6171
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3498292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,4542
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy506331.73/cwt330.00–337.001,6794
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522320.20/cwt310.00–335.001,67110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523352.53/cwt340.00–365.001,84452
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565324.91/cwt315.00–330.001,8363
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added567360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,04127
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571344.81/cwt340.00–350.001,96927
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added618350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1636
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622337.48/cwt322.00–342.002,09917
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635292.78/cwt275.00–310.001,8592
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668329.25/cwt315.00–337.002,19911
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680307.54/cwt300.00–310.002,0914
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0521
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1731320.53/cwt315.00–332.002,34310
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3251
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805326.00/cwt322.00–327.002,6245
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2828280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3183
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2945220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2901
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,4991
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315497.10/cwt480.00–520.001,5664
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8802
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378481.81/cwt470.00–500.001,82122
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,5861
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2394461.66/cwt455.00–465.001,8193
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,7681
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy402502.00/cwt502.00–502.002,0183
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415426.26/cwt415.00–437.001,7693
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426460.22/cwt445.00–480.001,96114
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3438372.43/cwt347.00–397.001,6312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477422.16/cwt400.00–435.002,01418
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482368.81/cwt350.00–380.001,77818
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7151
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524362.38/cwt350.00–380.001,89928
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2539328.86/cwt318.00–340.001,7739
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy571371.23/cwt370.00–375.002,1204
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577347.96/cwt335.00–357.002,00817
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580322.51/cwt300.00–332.001,8715
Bulls550–600Small 1585325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628338.62/cwt325.00–350.002,12718
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2629319.16/cwt310.00–327.002,0084
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2661306.29/cwt300.00–325.002,0254
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1662333.87/cwt320.00–347.002,2109
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1714320.54/cwt310.00–327.002,2896
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1692
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3740285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1091
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775286.46/cwt280.00–300.002,2205
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0501
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823288.50/cwt287.00–290.002,3742
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2890252.50/cwt250.00–255.002,2472
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2930231.00/cwt222.00–240.002,1482
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2950230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,517175.86/cwt172.00–178.002,6683
Bulls——1,649188.94/cwt182.00–200.003,1169
Bulls——1,983209.52/cwt205.00–214.004,1552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%945131.15/cwt124.00–137.001,2392
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025143.45/cwt141.00–147.001,4704
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049154.82/cwt153.00–162.001,62414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163158.73/cwt155.00–167.001,84648
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171172.38/cwt167.00–180.002,01910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178149.74/cwt147.00–152.001,7644
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,328157.35/cwt155.00–160.002,0902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501167.17/cwt164.00–172.002,50914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,592176.74/cwt174.00–182.002,8146
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29902,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0881,921.15/head1,825.00–2,000.001,9212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2102,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,525.25/head2,350.00–2,650.002,5254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3353,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3953,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,4952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39931,686.02/head1,550.00–1,800.001,6862
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,008.15/head2,775.00–3,600.003,0084
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2852,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3353,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3932,789.32/head2,750.00–2,825.002,7892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5803,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.