Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-10-20

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 20
● Final147 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,068 head
▲ 137 vs last sale 931▲ 101 vs year ago 967 · +10.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 118▼ 128 vs year ago 211 · −60.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 62▲ 6 vs year ago 23 · +26.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $9.00-$12.00 higher with instances of $24.00-$27.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $8.00-$11.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $8.00-$10.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$5.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality good to fancy, Demand good to stronger, with stronger demand for Value Added (Weaned and Shots) and Thinner Fleshed Calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $407.47/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −21.84 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$407.47
136 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,239
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$315
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$63.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.48
vs TN average
−50.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550413.612,275113
Medium and Large 2545378.582,06422
Small 1560350.001,9601thin
One grade step is worth $63.61/cwt here — about $315 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale136 hd
407.47
—
TN average17 barns · 743 hd
401.00
+6.48
National average182 barns · 38,495 hd
458.14
−50.67
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
−21.84
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—Average1,607184.922,97216
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,166172.002,00522
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,359168.072,28421
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,011150.391,52117

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,296$2,8576
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,097$2,6606
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$2,1752thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$1,3752thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,185$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,445$2,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,335$2,3501thin

Every lot

147 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,3231
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235554.89/cwt550.00–560.001,3042
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5572
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3285395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1265
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed315600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325403.48/cwt400.00–410.001,3113
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1336554.02/cwt525.00–565.001,86211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374478.21/cwt462.00–487.001,78912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed390505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9702
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390411.14/cwt400.00–422.001,6032
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added419485.11/cwt482.00–490.002,0338
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425452.54/cwt435.00–472.001,92318
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443420.65/cwt410.00–430.001,8636
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed445442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,9671
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added461466.97/cwt462.00–477.002,15317
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed481400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9245
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486433.56/cwt410.00–442.002,10719
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2486371.39/cwt350.00–395.001,8059
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511404.66/cwt400.00–417.002,0687
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed520435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2623
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added524426.21/cwt420.00–432.002,23343
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534375.76/cwt360.00–380.002,00714
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed540395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1332
Steers550–600Small 1560350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9601
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added570418.21/cwt410.00–426.002,38428
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed571387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,2104
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578365.11/cwt360.00–370.002,1102
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579392.60/cwt380.00–407.002,27332
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added622406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,5255
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623386.55/cwt370.00–395.002,40818
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625348.14/cwt335.00–360.002,1768
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2231
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy655360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3582
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added661394.34/cwt390.00–401.002,60727
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688377.80/cwt370.00–385.002,59920
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2692351.63/cwt335.00–357.002,4334
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2881
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,58516
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added724374.50/cwt371.00–375.002,71116
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732351.97/cwt350.00–355.002,5765
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1813320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6022
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added829349.77/cwt348.00–360.002,90020
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,8903
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added887354.00/cwt354.00–354.003,14057
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2251
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3247365.00/cwt365.00–365.009023
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed263530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,3942
Heifers250–300Small 1265350.00/cwt350.00–350.009281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275453.39/cwt440.00–470.001,2473
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2293412.56/cwt405.00–420.001,2092
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed305450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3731
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322436.32/cwt420.00–450.001,4059
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2922
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed332462.54/cwt462.00–465.001,53611
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4971
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370435.62/cwt420.00–452.001,61216
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388395.22/cwt380.00–402.001,5335
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415375.28/cwt357.00–390.001,5578
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417420.67/cwt400.00–437.001,75427
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added463403.31/cwt400.00–407.001,86712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy467353.81/cwt352.00–355.001,6525
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,7251
Heifers450–500Small 1473354.05/cwt335.00–375.001,6752
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479378.78/cwt360.00–392.001,81435
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485352.42/cwt345.00–360.001,7092
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517374.82/cwt360.00–385.001,93833
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy519350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8175
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522344.24/cwt330.00–355.001,7976
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5692
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added530402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,1311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564357.01/cwt340.00–360.002,01410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8502
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added622350.39/cwt347.00–351.002,17919
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9944
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629327.77/cwt320.00–340.002,06215
Heifers650–700Small 1655310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added657350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,30013
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8431
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677309.99/cwt300.00–320.002,0996
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy683300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0493
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1692333.06/cwt325.00–334.002,3059
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2015
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added724337.77/cwt337.00–342.002,44519
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9941
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828286.68/cwt285.00–290.002,3743
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2231
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3361
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open903305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7543
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1910265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4121
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added960280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1287504.99/cwt500.00–515.001,4498
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed315535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,6854
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1337503.42/cwt500.00–505.001,6973
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366417.63/cwt417.00–422.001,5298
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370388.31/cwt380.00–410.001,4376
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed377451.36/cwt450.00–462.001,7029
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed414458.38/cwt455.00–462.001,8984
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422441.47/cwt425.00–445.001,86314
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428400.00/cwt370.00–410.001,71216
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy437385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6823
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,9233
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0251
Bulls450–500Small 1468338.82/cwt330.00–347.001,5862
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475407.28/cwt400.00–437.001,93510
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490379.26/cwt350.00–385.001,85814
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517375.98/cwt370.00–380.001,9445
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,87310
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550365.71/cwt365.00–370.002,0117
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570342.34/cwt325.00–350.001,95126
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573312.42/cwt310.00–315.001,7902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7851
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9843
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626339.76/cwt325.00–355.002,1276
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8901
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665319.00/cwt310.00–327.002,1218
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,1981
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1793288.47/cwt280.00–297.002,2882
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2862275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3713
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1863292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,5204
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,497167.71/cwt160.00–174.002,5113
Bulls——1,588184.66/cwt182.00–188.002,9327
Bulls——1,685193.83/cwt190.00–200.003,2666
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%860126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0841
Cows—Lean 85-90%993151.40/cwt146.00–157.001,5036
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020138.12/cwt132.00–142.001,4095
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055166.34/cwt165.00–169.001,7555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138177.08/cwt170.00–180.002,01515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168154.99/cwt153.00–157.001,8103
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269165.73/cwt163.00–169.002,1034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315166.64/cwt163.00–170.002,1919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,371174.90/cwt171.00–177.002,3988
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433157.61/cwt150.00–161.002,2594
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,1852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 18551,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39451,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Small 19751,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Small 11,0081,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1272,887.15/head2,650.00–3,050.002,8875
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3303,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3683,072.85/head2,800.00–3,200.003,0734
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3803,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,3352,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4452,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251

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.