Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-12-15

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 15
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
512 head
▼ 471 vs last sale 983▼ 241 vs year ago 753 · −32.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 170▼ 42 vs year ago 130 · −32.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 58▲ 23 vs year ago 23 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week on a light test this week, Feeder Steers $5.00-$12.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $8.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $2.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $1.00-$2.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $3.00-$4.00 higher. Quality good 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 $343.52/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −39.10 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$343.52
37 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,872
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.00
vs TN average
−46.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545352.511,92125
Medium and Large 2545324.791,77012thin
One grade step is worth $27.72/cwt here — about $151 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 sale37 hd
343.52
—
TN average15 barns · 609 hd
346.52
−3.00
National average175 barns · 15,310 hd
389.91
−46.39
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−39.10
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—Average1,726190.763,29215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,335168.482,24921
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,147154.881,77622
CowsLean 85-90%High1,020137.551,40313

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)1,203$3,2502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,288$2,3502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,173$2,2614thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$2,2574thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$2,1576
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,283$2,1528
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,328$2,1502thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,238$2,1002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$2,0252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$1,6242thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,585$3,0501thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,3352
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5902
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9713
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7162
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5381
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7352
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added421442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,8615
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463380.04/cwt375.00–385.001,7603
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476423.88/cwt410.00–432.002,0188
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added516428.00/cwt428.00–428.002,20811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529416.57/cwt412.00–420.002,2047
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540358.18/cwt350.00–375.001,9343
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580377.49/cwt372.00–382.002,1896
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608352.06/cwt347.00–357.002,1412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added609376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,2907
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634366.95/cwt365.00–370.002,3265
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added668380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,53811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,3942
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2102
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full720285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0521
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added732345.20/cwt340.00–356.002,52733
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755322.48/cwt320.00–325.002,4352
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added927305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8273
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2288403.06/cwt380.00–420.001,1613
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3051
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313418.25/cwt402.00–430.001,3098
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345366.00/cwt350.00–382.001,2632
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367414.17/cwt402.00–427.001,52013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5411
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added398428.00/cwt428.00–428.001,7038
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418410.04/cwt405.00–417.001,71413
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424346.98/cwt327.00–362.001,4717
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473345.45/cwt330.00–350.001,63412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480370.32/cwt352.00–377.001,77837
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added489380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,85815
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524332.87/cwt330.00–335.001,7446
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525357.49/cwt340.00–371.001,87713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added552368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,0313
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566316.70/cwt300.00–320.001,7936
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570345.16/cwt332.00–360.001,9678
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615330.99/cwt320.00–334.002,03615
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added628337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,11613
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666321.24/cwt320.00–327.002,13917
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added686315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,16126
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,2461
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723295.09/cwt290.00–300.002,1342
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added741313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,3195
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1751285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1406
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1883272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,4022
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,0891
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5354
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316509.70/cwt500.00–525.001,61118
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365443.95/cwt440.00–450.001,6205
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370482.41/cwt460.00–500.001,7857
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420425.12/cwt405.00–437.001,7869
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423377.90/cwt370.00–385.001,5992
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3450307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,3821
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,9432
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475361.89/cwt350.00–370.001,7197
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1484383.95/cwt370.00–400.001,8587
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517364.66/cwt350.00–382.001,8855
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528327.32/cwt320.00–350.001,7284
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2553305.02/cwt300.00–310.001,6872
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569335.99/cwt330.00–340.001,9125
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8451
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620327.61/cwt310.00–332.002,0316
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676316.51/cwt307.00–327.002,14014
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718304.60/cwt290.00–312.002,1873
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1231
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1771300.89/cwt280.00–305.002,3206
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,300175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2751
Bulls——1,711188.07/cwt180.00–192.003,21810
Bulls——1,870201.42/cwt195.00–210.003,7674
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%943137.84/cwt136.00–140.001,3002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,020164.64/cwt160.00–169.001,6796
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025123.92/cwt120.00–126.001,2705
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042148.81/cwt145.00–152.001,5516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159147.31/cwt143.00–149.001,7076
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,180152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,7941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215153.57/cwt150.00–157.001,86610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,341166.26/cwt163.00–169.002,23010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,344172.35/cwt169.00–176.002,31610
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0252,064.88/head2,050.00–2,075.002,0652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0581,749.17/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0651,624.30/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0681,533.14/head1,325.00–1,700.001,5332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1282,644.01/head2,450.00–2,800.002,6442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2033,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2181,877.10/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2382,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2882,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3052,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3282,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3312,360.87/head1,950.00–2,525.002,3614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3452,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3572,369.97/head2,300.00–2,500.002,3705
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,5853,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501

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.