Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-10-27

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 27
● Final146 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
991 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 1,068▼ 508 vs year ago 1,499 · −33.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 83▼ 53 vs year ago 188 · −28.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 29▼ 4 vs year ago 62 · −6.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $12.00-$18.00 lower, Feeder Heifers $13.00-$18.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $8.00-$14.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $4.00-$6.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$3.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy, 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 $334.85/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −47.77 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$334.85
101 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,827
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.27
vs TN average
−40.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544342.091,86272
Medium and Large 2549316.851,74029
One grade step is worth $25.24/cwt here — about $122 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 sale101 hd
334.85
—
TN average13 barns · 752 hd
336.12
−1.27
National average184 barns · 21,753 hd
374.89
−40.04
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−47.77
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—Low1,753185.953,25917
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,531161.832,47841
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,185153.621,82032
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,058141.661,49919

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,225$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,206$2,5046
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,162$2,2219
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$2,0102thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)960$1,8502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,204$1,7977
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,070$1,6751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,121$1,6565
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,130$3,2501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,7752thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,143$2,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,364$2,9044thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,112$2,8945
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,5751thin

Every lot

146 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1215520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1181
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3310371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,1501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333510.65/cwt502.00–515.001,7003
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2341404.34/cwt390.00–427.001,3796
Steers350–400Small 1350375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3131
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363391.21/cwt375.00–430.001,4204
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1391468.35/cwt467.00–472.001,8317
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422383.30/cwt370.00–390.001,6188
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436421.12/cwt400.00–427.001,83616
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3446347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,5488
Steers450–500Small 1455365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added468432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,0223
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474365.65/cwt355.00–375.001,7337
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475400.45/cwt380.00–420.001,90225
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added514407.14/cwt400.00–410.002,0937
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524356.33/cwt340.00–370.001,86714
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535383.33/cwt375.00–390.002,05115
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added574372.64/cwt370.00–380.002,13928
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574355.40/cwt350.00–370.002,04019
Steers550–600Small 1580317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,8391
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2589335.60/cwt325.00–340.001,9778
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy609390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3754
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added613371.13/cwt370.00–375.002,27513
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621321.95/cwt320.00–335.001,9998
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630343.53/cwt330.00–350.002,16428
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2653310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0242
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673330.86/cwt320.00–340.002,22713
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added678353.70/cwt350.00–354.002,39813
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2171
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added723337.64/cwt335.00–340.002,4419
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1737328.34/cwt320.00–335.002,4203
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770313.26/cwt310.00–320.002,4129
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added775322.52/cwt320.00–325.002,50014
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2371
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,4871
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1898326.22/cwt312.00–327.002,92919
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205450.00/cwt450.00–450.009231
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275411.56/cwt400.00–420.001,1325
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290458.94/cwt440.00–500.001,3313
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1551
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332405.35/cwt400.00–420.001,3467
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335388.50/cwt387.00–390.001,3012
Heifers350–400Small 1362370.72/cwt347.00–382.001,3423
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376373.02/cwt350.00–397.001,4035
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380413.91/cwt400.00–432.001,57314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416393.25/cwt380.00–400.001,63627
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added418411.75/cwt410.00–412.001,7218
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438349.50/cwt327.00–370.001,5315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added460382.84/cwt380.00–387.001,76119
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474360.54/cwt350.00–377.001,70919
Heifers450–500Small 1475340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6151
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed478409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,95558
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479342.72/cwt330.00–352.001,64210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512347.99/cwt340.00–355.001,78212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515359.01/cwt350.00–365.001,84918
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532324.65/cwt300.00–339.001,72716
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,93612
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570307.26/cwt285.00–310.001,75113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571326.42/cwt320.00–340.001,86430
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added619332.82/cwt330.00–335.002,0607
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621280.15/cwt275.00–285.001,7404
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy623303.34/cwt300.00–310.001,8903
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640314.72/cwt305.00–320.002,01432
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657311.47/cwt305.00–320.002,04610
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added658320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1063
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719305.42/cwt290.00–310.002,1968
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy733278.74/cwt275.00–280.002,0434
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added785314.51/cwt312.00–315.002,46924
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,3712
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,5481
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1910280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5481
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1955272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,5981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1209541.56/cwt520.00–550.001,1324
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3781
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310484.99/cwt457.00–500.001,5033
Bulls300–350Small 1338347.70/cwt320.00–375.001,1752
Bulls350–400Small 1350375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363446.37/cwt430.00–470.001,6206
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380368.42/cwt365.00–370.001,4003
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381404.33/cwt375.00–420.001,54012
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed382425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6243
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428412.85/cwt400.00–430.001,76713
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431366.93/cwt340.00–375.001,58111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478382.12/cwt372.00–402.001,82721
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480352.60/cwt337.00–375.001,6927
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533325.31/cwt315.00–340.001,7345
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1539349.20/cwt340.00–370.001,88217
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3543250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3582
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573334.80/cwt327.00–352.001,91811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575322.03/cwt302.00–330.001,85216
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627314.61/cwt310.00–325.001,97317
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640309.00/cwt307.00–310.001,9783
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669316.74/cwt315.00–320.002,1194
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680299.90/cwt280.00–312.002,0397
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0381
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718302.53/cwt295.00–317.002,17210
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3755240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8122
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1767294.63/cwt290.00–302.002,26011
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2911
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,2581
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,4351
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,409176.73/cwt174.00–179.002,4904
Bulls——1,750183.05/cwt180.00–187.003,2036
Bulls——1,951193.71/cwt190.00–200.003,7797
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%974143.01/cwt141.00–145.001,3937
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063147.29/cwt145.00–150.001,5666
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,152134.47/cwt127.00–137.001,5496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175155.81/cwt150.00–162.001,83116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178147.70/cwt142.00–149.001,74013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267167.62/cwt167.00–169.002,1243
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,282154.91/cwt153.00–157.001,9863
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475170.59/cwt165.00–177.002,5168
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,571160.19/cwt158.00–165.002,51730
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0752,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0822,790.52/head2,450.00–2,950.002,7913
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1453,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1702,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2103,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3002,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3033,271.98/head3,200.00–3,350.003,2722
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4252,535.13/head2,500.00–2,575.002,5352
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38651,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29252,009.53/head1,875.00–2,150.002,0102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0501,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0501,109.52/head1,000.00–1,200.001,1102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0701,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1501,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1622,220.56/head2,050.00–2,550.002,2219
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1662,286.55/head1,850.00–2,700.002,2874
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,1681,709.27/head1,300.00–1,950.001,7093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2031,918.63/head1,825.00–2,075.001,9193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2852,937.79/head2,925.00–2,950.002,9382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3602,301.65/head2,250.00–2,350.002,3022
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 21,0601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1303,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.