Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not be established due to insufficient receipts. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.19/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −129.25 against this barn's trailing median of $390.44.

Average price

$261.19

30 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

vs TN average

−36.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	265.23	1,440	25
Medium and Large 2	533	240.97	1,285	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.27/cwt here — about $155 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.38, low $343.52, median $390.44 across 31 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 sale30 hd

261.19

—

TN average12 barns · 338 hd

265.15

−3.96

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−36.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

390.44

−129.25

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,432	158.11	2,265	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	140.11	2,041	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	126.92	1,483	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	117.08	1,244	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$1,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	248.96/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	567	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	483	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,605	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	246.21/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	316.93/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	269.04/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,404	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	804	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	259.32/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	285.98/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,224	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	278.24/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	803	250.25/cwt	250.25–250.25	2,010	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	313.66/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	850	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,125	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	763	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	234.26/cwt	232.00–235.00	2,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	258.04/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	292.40/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	251.28/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	312.79/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,479	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,420	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	125.78/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,455	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	143.99/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,166	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	137.28/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,953	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,849	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,367	1
Bulls	—	—	1,438	158.56/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,280	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	117.66/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,225	7
Bulls	—	—	1,453	167.12/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,428	4
Bulls	—	—	1,443	143.49/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,071	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,965	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,270	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	795	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	360.66/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	272.00/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	751	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,675	4

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Mon Feb 17, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 996Year ago 1,377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 104Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 95Year ago 40

Trends could not be established due to insufficient receipts. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	370	332.00	332.00
7	400–450	428	275.00–292.00	285.98
4	450–500	464	277.00–282.00	278.24
15	500–550	522	256.00–275.00	269.04
7	550–600	577	255.00–260.00	259.32
8	600–650	631	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	727	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	805	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	880	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	307.00	307.00
3	550–600	567	260.00	260.00
4	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
4	750–800	751	223.00	223.00
7	800–850	804	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	340	312.00–322.00	316.93
1	350–400	350	292.00	292.00
1	400–450	445	252.00	252.00
4	500–550	529	235.00–250.00	246.21
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	305	377.00	377.00
2	400–450	433	350.00	350.00
11	450–500	472	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	535	300.00–320.00	313.66
2	550–600	583	285.00–300.00	292.40
2	600–650	638	289.00	289.00
2	650–700	670	282.00	282.00
4	700–750	739	252.00–260.00	258.04
3	750–800	778	245.00–251.00	248.96
4	900–950	928	232.00–235.00	234.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	763	254.00	254.00
6	800–850	803	250.25	250.25
26	850–900	850	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	360.00–362.00	360.66
3	350–400	387	367.00	367.00
1	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
7	450–500	473	300.00–320.00	312.79
5	550–600	579	270.00–275.00	272.00
4	650–700	670	240.00–255.00	251.28
6	700–750	708	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	820	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	900	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	950	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	493	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	134.00	134.00
22	—	1,157	122.00–128.00	125.78
1	—	1,275	145.00	145.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,504	143.00–149.00	143.99
11	—	1,423	135.00–139.00	137.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	113.00	113.00
7	—	1,041	115.00–119.00	117.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	157.00–162.00	158.56
4	—	1,453	165.00–170.00	167.12
2	—	1,443	141.00–146.00	143.49
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,450.00	1,450.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,750.00	1,750.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Dickson Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle