Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-12-01

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 1
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
974 head
▼ 297 vs last sale 1,271▼ 127 vs year ago 1,101 · −11.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 187▲ 22 vs year ago 151 · +14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 73▲ 12 vs year ago 45 · +26.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago on 11/17/25, Feeder Steers $8.00-$12.00 lower, Feeder Heifers $6.00-$10.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$10.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$2.00 higher. 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 $356.00/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −73.31 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$356.00
74 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,002
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$43.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.59
vs TN average
−73.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562359.522,02168
Medium and Large 2565316.161,7856thin
One grade step is worth $43.36/cwt here — about $236 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 sale74 hd
356.00
—
TN average3 barns · 93 hd
349.41
+6.59
National average190 barns · 23,426 hd
429.15
−73.15
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
−73.31
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—High1,633188.963,08516
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,435166.132,38441
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,253153.861,92853
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,041133.521,39037

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)1,125$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,2502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,385$2,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,171$2,12916
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$2,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,143$2,0354thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$2,01212
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,350$3,8501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$2,5001thin

Every lot

136 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 1265482.59/cwt480.00–490.001,2794
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3284393.68/cwt390.00–395.001,1187
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy317525.92/cwt520.00–545.001,6674
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331472.77/cwt460.00–475.001,5657
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382419.47/cwt407.00–430.001,60214
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390399.94/cwt390.00–405.001,5603
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,8341
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430402.28/cwt395.00–420.001,73017
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431343.72/cwt340.00–345.001,4814
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed448380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added463410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8982
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481394.79/cwt382.00–400.001,89930
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2489363.93/cwt340.00–370.001,7805
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added537375.81/cwt375.00–380.002,01812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540353.18/cwt350.00–370.001,90710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2548315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7262
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added572368.01/cwt365.00–370.002,10522
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573316.74/cwt310.00–320.001,8154
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575346.22/cwt325.00–355.001,99124
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2611320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9554
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620340.12/cwt330.00–349.002,10928
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added637362.11/cwt355.00–363.002,30743
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added659357.27/cwt352.00–361.002,35427
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683311.48/cwt310.00–315.002,12710
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1687336.56/cwt325.00–347.002,31217
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1711317.66/cwt305.00–320.002,25915
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added730334.95/cwt325.00–340.002,4459
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added760320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4323
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1779310.29/cwt307.00–317.002,41715
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,5071
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1871281.29/cwt270.00–295.002,4504
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2985187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,8421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1243481.64/cwt480.00–485.001,1703
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2263362.62/cwt350.00–375.009542
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1279426.33/cwt400.00–445.001,1895
Heifers250–300Small 1280225.00/cwt225.00–225.006301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320414.56/cwt400.00–422.001,3279
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320356.38/cwt342.00–382.001,1408
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0721
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368368.55/cwt362.00–372.001,3565
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374385.19/cwt375.00–407.001,44125
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3393310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2181
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added398415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6527
Heifers400–450Small 1415315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3071
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425328.94/cwt320.00–350.001,3989
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432375.09/cwt370.00–390.001,62022
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added454377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,7124
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468349.40/cwt335.00–367.001,63540
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2487322.06/cwt312.00–330.001,56810
Heifers500–550Small 1520245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2741
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524332.62/cwt320.00–342.001,74341
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534311.44/cwt295.00–315.001,66312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added538355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9103
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed565310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570319.25/cwt310.00–332.001,82034
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added576343.67/cwt340.00–345.001,98027
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577283.15/cwt270.00–300.001,6343
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7693
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed602310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8662
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618320.82/cwt300.00–327.001,98327
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668299.19/cwt290.00–312.001,9993
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8231
Heifers650–700Small 1695260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8071
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added705307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,1642
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713294.42/cwt285.00–300.002,0998
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758287.82/cwt270.00–297.002,1824
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added767302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,3163
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0411
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0132
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added860262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,2531
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2900230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0701
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,2972
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,4571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1214535.15/cwt510.00–550.001,1454
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1276523.57/cwt510.00–535.001,4454
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2283442.83/cwt435.00–450.001,2532
Bulls300–350Small 1300222.00/cwt222.00–222.006661
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323484.06/cwt470.00–500.001,5645
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy328520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7063
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2350375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1362420.93/cwt410.00–440.001,5246
Bulls350–400Small 1388205.00/cwt205.00–205.007952
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426392.94/cwt385.00–407.001,67411
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435361.38/cwt350.00–375.001,5724
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477383.57/cwt370.00–400.001,83019
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482350.41/cwt330.00–360.001,68913
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513328.13/cwt300.00–337.001,6836
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1532353.05/cwt347.00–375.001,87826
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572329.62/cwt320.00–345.001,88515
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580304.90/cwt300.00–310.001,76812
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621304.35/cwt300.00–327.001,89014
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2637289.96/cwt285.00–295.001,8474
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2671270.09/cwt250.00–280.001,8125
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675291.76/cwt285.00–300.001,96911
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1714288.89/cwt285.00–290.002,0639
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2722280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0223
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,2632
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1828281.33/cwt280.00–282.002,3293
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2843230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9392
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1898242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,1732
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1904256.00/cwt252.00–260.002,3144
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2945232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,1921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,581185.88/cwt180.00–190.002,9399
Bulls——1,640168.64/cwt167.00–170.002,7662
Bulls——1,723202.63/cwt200.00–205.003,4915
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%984135.65/cwt133.00–137.001,33512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007127.96/cwt125.00–132.001,2898
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,046116.77/cwt110.00–123.001,2216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125144.36/cwt141.00–147.001,62411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235156.44/cwt150.00–162.001,93229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237165.67/cwt162.00–169.002,0497
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290144.61/cwt137.00–149.001,86517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,356162.29/cwt158.00–167.002,20116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480155.36/cwt151.00–158.002,2996
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,487172.77/cwt167.00–177.002,56919
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0201,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0931,786.20/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,1253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1301,880.24/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1492,331.34/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1491,906.39/head1,750.00–2,050.001,9067
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1822,360.16/head2,150.00–2,550.002,3603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1912,162.00/head1,975.00–2,300.002,16210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2252,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,4702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,3503,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501

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.