Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-01-06

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 6
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,264 head
511 vs last sale 753 41 vs year ago 1,223 · +3.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
38 vs last sale 130 65 vs year ago 157 · 41.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
8 vs last sale 23 167 vs year ago 198 · 84.3%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale at DRLC on 12/16/2024, Slaughter Cows traded $3.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$2.00 higher, Feeder Steers $10.00-$13.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $3.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $8.00-$12.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong. (Note: Several "Value Added" calves were also thinner fleshed calves. Demand for weaned calves strong.)

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $309.55/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 138.40 against this barn's trailing median of $447.95.
Average price
$309.55
68 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,719
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.25
vs TN average
32.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551315.891,74250
Medium and Large 2566291.931,65218thin
One grade step is worth $23.96/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
502455408361median 447.9512/1503/0204/2706/2208/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $375.33, median $447.95 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale68 hd
309.55
TN average5 barns · 157 hd
303.30
+6.25
National average155 barns · 22,672 hd
342.08
−32.53
This barn, trailing median30 sales
447.95
−138.40
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsHigh1,630148.082,41413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528131.062,00221
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,256122.001,53220
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,073109.801,17933

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)1,280$1,8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,5802thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,5751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,165$1,7751thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)787$1,30112
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)808$1,1002thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350341336.65/cwt330.00–350.001,1486
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700694259.95/cwt259.00–270.001,80414
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600571312.45/cwt300.00–317.001,78422
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300260420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0921
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700662274.26/cwt270.00–282.001,81613
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420307.41/cwt305.00–310.001,2912
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300280388.33/cwt385.00–395.001,0873
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500498285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4192
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750735271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,9927
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550540287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,5501
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573286.13/cwt270.00–292.001,64013
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700689251.50/cwt251.50–251.501,73358
SteersSmall 1400–450415310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2871
SteersSmall 1600–650630264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,6631
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390322.44/cwt307.00–330.001,2583
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750704284.22/cwt284.00–285.002,0019
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850815200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6301
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500454307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,39421
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600552270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4907
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750728240.26/cwt239.00–243.001,74916
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800785252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,9781
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650615260.24/cwt255.00–263.501,6008
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500486306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,4879
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500486285.17/cwt275.00–292.001,38625
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550503293.55/cwt293.00–294.001,47711
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450439312.47/cwt305.00–323.001,37222
SteersSmall 1700–750725212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5371
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600574257.80/cwt250.00–270.001,48029
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650616249.55/cwt245.00–255.001,53722
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650645257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,6581
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550516317.91/cwt307.00–327.001,64017
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000950227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,1571
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450420355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4914
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750736253.61/cwt250.00–256.001,8675
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900876243.59/cwt243.00–246.002,13410
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950918218.97/cwt217.00–221.002,0102
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400379345.62/cwt340.00–350.001,3107
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435341.30/cwt340.00–344.001,4853
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650638276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,7617
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350315400.49/cwt380.00–410.001,2623
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650642299.86/cwt298.00–309.001,92540
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500482328.57/cwt312.00–335.001,58426
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800758277.75/cwt277.75–277.752,10568
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550549312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,7134
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600567319.65/cwt317.00–322.001,81211
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700655307.48/cwt300.00–311.002,01419
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650613312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,9132
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850806245.41/cwt239.00–260.001,9785
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750723258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,86570
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850843242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,04038
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900878255.48/cwt250.50–260.002,243109
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850814266.25/cwt266.25–266.252,16763
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550532272.32/cwt260.00–280.001,4499
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750727217.47/cwt215.00–220.001,5814
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650630252.29/cwt250.00–257.001,5894
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850823215.14/cwt210.00–220.001,7712
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750720228.99/cwt227.00–230.001,6493
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500487320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,55818
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,457128.33/cwt126.00–132.001,87014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,130113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,2771
CowsLean 85-90%1,092112.85/cwt109.00–115.001,23219
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,669136.52/cwt132.00–138.002,2797
CowsBoner 80-85%1,256128.09/cwt127.00–131.001,6094
CowsBoner 80-85%1,264120.98/cwt117.00–127.001,52915
CowsLean 85-90%1,048105.66/cwt101.00–109.001,10714
Bulls1,718152.79/cwt151.00–156.002,6256
Bulls1,570145.56/cwt142.00–150.002,2856
Bulls1,465135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,9781
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2801,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-38081,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-37651,251.06/head1,075.00–1,375.001,2519
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28531,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1651,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,3101,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900870182.33/cwt175.00–190.001,5862
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800775210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6281
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450423335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4176
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3401
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350345320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1041
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400359350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2575
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600592280.39/cwt275.00–286.001,6607
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500486328.30/cwt325.00–331.001,59623
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473293.86/cwt280.00–307.001,3902
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450410355.65/cwt350.00–360.001,4589
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325373.91/cwt365.00–380.001,2155
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700654270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7664
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470253.72/cwt240.00–270.001,1923
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700673218.21/cwt207.00–222.001,4696
HeifersSmall 1450–500475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2351
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7862
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550509303.64/cwt285.00–312.001,54612
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700650259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6841
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750735210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5441
HeifersSmall 1350–400375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550528250.22/cwt240.00–260.001,32112
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430279.74/cwt270.00–300.001,20310
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350310300.00/cwt300.00–300.009301
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610273.91/cwt272.00–280.001,67112
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300255320.00/cwt320.00–320.008161
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375295.73/cwt292.00–302.001,1098
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650645180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1616
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400365270.00/cwt270.00–270.009863
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800790185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4621
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750732235.75/cwt230.00–239.001,7267
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520275.72/cwt265.00–290.001,43418
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600576241.59/cwt235.00–247.001,3928
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5186
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650629242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,52212
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700668237.66/cwt232.00–242.001,58815
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330326.87/cwt312.00–332.001,07921
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850805237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,90866
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400372317.93/cwt312.00–332.001,18314
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850840215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8063
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6041

How this sale compares

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.