Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-09-22

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 22
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,240 head
▲ 306 vs last sale 934▲ 104 vs year ago 1,136 · +9.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
216 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 126▲ 74 vs year ago 142 · +52.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 39▲ 41 vs year ago 13 · +315.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $4.00-$8.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$9.00 higher, Feeder Bulls mostly steady, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 lower, Slaughter Cows steady. Quality good 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 $392.04/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −37.27 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$392.04
106 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,175
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$368
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$71.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.46
vs TN average
−25.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556396.602,20494
Medium and Large 2546359.161,96211thin
Small 1565325.001,8361thin
One grade step is worth $71.60/cwt here — about $368 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 sale106 hd
392.04
—
TN average16 barns · 615 hd
380.58
+11.46
National average168 barns · 11,658 hd
417.09
−25.05
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
−37.27
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—High1,693190.243,22023
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,384168.442,33158
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,238161.311,99793
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,042144.701,50825

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)1,228$2,7113thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$2,16211
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$2,1594thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,328$2,1502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,9502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$2,2746
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,158$2,0753thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)900$2,4501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)795$2,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)880$1,9501thin

Every lot

137 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed200650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,3001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added260620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,6122
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332509.64/cwt500.00–525.001,6928
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added338565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,91010
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368483.03/cwt470.00–500.001,7783
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2371436.24/cwt425.00–447.001,6189
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added420515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432432.74/cwt420.00–455.001,86914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added457446.32/cwt442.00–450.002,04011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473423.17/cwt400.00–445.002,00224
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482382.22/cwt360.00–397.001,84215
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512377.00/cwt370.00–385.001,9305
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526401.80/cwt390.00–410.002,11317
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added535413.10/cwt410.00–420.002,21011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added558413.84/cwt412.00–420.002,30913
Steers550–600Small 1565325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8361
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569387.28/cwt370.00–407.002,20453
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575344.30/cwt320.00–350.001,9806
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added618402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,4846
Steers600–650Small 1620330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0461
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625341.90/cwt330.00–350.002,1375
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638374.54/cwt370.00–392.002,39023
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added673405.81/cwt395.00–406.252,73176
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673369.42/cwt360.00–377.002,48654
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680338.94/cwt325.00–350.002,3055
Steers650–700Small 1683319.89/cwt310.00–330.002,1852
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added705377.99/cwt376.00–380.002,6652
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728352.11/cwt340.00–360.002,5637
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added759370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,80858
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1774341.98/cwt335.00–359.002,6477
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added815343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,7952
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,8221
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added857345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,9573
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,9742
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added917322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,9533
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975312.00/cwt312.00–312.003,0421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268432.62/cwt430.00–435.001,1592
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1292457.97/cwt440.00–480.001,33711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322429.82/cwt425.00–440.001,3843
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2632
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3364360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3104
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added367445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6336
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370391.08/cwt380.00–402.001,4478
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373414.88/cwt402.00–437.001,54815
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385338.02/cwt320.00–357.001,3012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426354.91/cwt340.00–372.001,51211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428394.27/cwt380.00–412.001,68733
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475374.84/cwt362.00–392.001,78047
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483348.94/cwt337.00–362.001,68526
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added487402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,9589
Heifers500–550Small 1500315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5752
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added505380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9193
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528362.13/cwt345.00–375.001,91262
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531331.56/cwt317.00–340.001,76111
Heifers550–600Small 1553297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,6426
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5962
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567352.90/cwt340.00–360.002,00156
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added573363.69/cwt360.00–370.002,08416
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580320.94/cwt310.00–335.001,8615
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed608320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9463
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619334.04/cwt320.00–339.002,06833
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,9031
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added662342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,26412
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673322.50/cwt310.00–330.002,17019
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2676306.67/cwt305.00–310.002,0736
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3695270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8771
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718303.98/cwt303.00–305.002,1832
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720320.01/cwt310.00–325.002,3044
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767320.65/cwt312.00–325.002,4596
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added768326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,5043
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2833285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3742
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1857312.99/cwt312.00–315.002,6823
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3255415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0582
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6493
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7941
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360430.73/cwt415.00–442.001,55110
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377474.76/cwt462.00–482.001,7907
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410363.87/cwt347.00–372.001,4923
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy420480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0161
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430416.11/cwt400.00–425.001,7899
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1432441.16/cwt430.00–470.001,9069
Bulls400–450Small 1435317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,3791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1461420.29/cwt400.00–440.001,93822
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3474352.30/cwt330.00–364.001,6705
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477379.21/cwt360.00–390.001,80912
Bulls500–550Small 1505272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,3741
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515374.12/cwt360.00–400.001,92719
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522338.70/cwt320.00–360.001,76823
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580348.63/cwt340.00–360.002,02231
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2587311.53/cwt305.00–325.001,8293
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2629302.16/cwt280.00–312.001,90119
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630330.95/cwt320.00–347.002,08516
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5853
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0344
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675332.48/cwt320.00–340.002,24418
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9391
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730325.46/cwt317.00–330.002,3766
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1771310.54/cwt305.00–327.002,39413
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0252
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1811298.33/cwt290.00–300.002,4196
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2990220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,538172.66/cwt170.00–175.002,6563
Bulls——1,594189.29/cwt180.00–196.003,01714
Bulls——2,000201.25/cwt199.00–205.004,0256
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%868127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030133.71/cwt132.00–135.001,3772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045152.10/cwt150.00–153.001,5897
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,067145.10/cwt142.00–149.001,54814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188151.92/cwt146.00–155.001,80512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205160.14/cwt155.00–165.001,93050
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,280159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,0353
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,311166.84/cwt165.00–172.002,18731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,354164.03/cwt160.00–168.002,22116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,404170.97/cwt169.00–180.002,40039
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1551,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,1621,761.66/head1,675.00–1,850.001,7623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1902,815.97/head2,600.00–3,000.002,8162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2442,284.89/head2,000.00–2,450.002,2857
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2852,159.39/head2,000.00–2,450.002,1594
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3282,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 27952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28801,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18902,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 19601,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2402,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2482,323.55/head2,050.00–2,400.002,3244
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501

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.