Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-02-24

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 24
● Final145 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
791 head
582 vs last sale 209 785 vs year ago 1,576 · 49.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
29 vs last sale 66 69 vs year ago 164 · 42.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
206 head
195 vs last sale 11 182 vs year ago 24 · +758.3%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable receipts from last week due to weather. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $309.57/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 139.06 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.
Average price
$309.57
75 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.75
vs TN average
38.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548314.281,72162
Medium and Large 2546287.091,56813thin
One grade step is worth $27.19/cwt here — about $153 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
502455408361median 448.6301/0503/0904/2706/2208/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $375.33, median $448.63 across 29 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 sale75 hd
309.57
TN average10 barns · 162 hd
307.82
+1.75
National average180 barns · 14,929 hd
348.24
−38.67
This barn, trailing median29 sales
448.63
−139.06
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
BullsHigh1,652166.082,74410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,264146.001,84525
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,088141.481,54042
CowsLean 85-90%Average992113.501,1265thin

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)1,220$3,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$2,6003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$2,53013
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,061$2,5005
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$2,3503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,169$2,2669
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$2,21511
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,001$2,2034thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)994$2,1505
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,06319
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,179$1,89213
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,8833thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,057$1,7689
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,142$1,5883thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,2251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,250$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)860$1,9751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)958$1,6752thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,560$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,403$2,6613thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,505$2,6472thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,172$2,52012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$2,41249
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,325$2,3252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,335$2,20914
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)884$1,4336
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$1,2882thin

Every lot, as filed

145 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370296.58/cwt292.00–300.001,0975
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600579259.62/cwt255.00–260.001,50313
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700656249.47/cwt247.20–265.001,63716
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750735210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5441
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000980165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6171
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417307.63/cwt290.00–317.001,28319
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450410262.54/cwt255.00–282.001,0765
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750709221.73/cwt220.00–227.001,5724
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800783207.52/cwt200.00–210.001,6254
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650637236.06/cwt230.00–242.001,5044
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500485302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,4652
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700672225.02/cwt220.00–230.001,5124
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300278279.58/cwt275.00–290.007773
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350321308.29/cwt300.00–312.009905
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368320.03/cwt302.00–332.001,17815
HeifersSmall 1450–500460257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,1821
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619256.57/cwt250.00–263.001,58814
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250–300280330.00/cwt330.00–330.009242
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850800232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,8561
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600574265.08/cwt260.00–270.001,5228
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525278.28/cwt265.00–290.001,46131
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350312339.22/cwt320.00–350.001,05811
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700677240.40/cwt235.00–245.001,62812
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300295336.67/cwt330.00–350.009933
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473248.38/cwt240.00–260.001,1757
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600580250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4501
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474283.68/cwt267.00–295.001,34535
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850818208.76/cwt202.00–212.001,7085
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750715235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6803
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550519256.01/cwt240.00–262.001,3297
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285315.15/cwt300.00–325.008984
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600571289.53/cwt275.00–302.001,65314
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323352.64/cwt350.00–355.001,1392
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519298.55/cwt295.00–307.001,5499
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850815177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4431
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850835210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7541
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600566251.96/cwt250.00–255.001,4265
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350326329.20/cwt317.00–350.001,0738
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400367372.18/cwt352.00–382.001,3663
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476329.07/cwt310.00–340.001,56625
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750734234.12/cwt225.00–245.001,7186
SteersMedium and Large 1Full500–550505280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4141
SteersMedium and Large 1Full700–750720220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5841
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400372317.45/cwt307.00–335.001,1813
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524317.70/cwt310.00–340.001,6657
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600566268.91/cwt260.00–275.001,5225
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550532279.90/cwt270.00–285.001,4894
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450438288.02/cwt285.00–297.001,2624
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300265325.00/cwt325.00–325.008611
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350312394.94/cwt375.00–405.001,23210
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600562316.90/cwt310.00–320.001,78110
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650634284.02/cwt280.00–292.001,8014
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900890230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0471
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650640260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6641
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500479298.36/cwt290.00–310.001,4296
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550535317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,6964
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430326.38/cwt315.00–345.001,40311
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850817244.24/cwt242.00–245.001,9954
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,0161
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600574297.56/cwt285.00–307.001,70828
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700669275.59/cwt270.00–282.001,84415
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720257.13/cwt250.00–272.001,8513
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450410376.23/cwt360.00–380.001,54326
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550505342.56/cwt342.00–343.001,73016
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850828266.03/cwt265.50–266.502,203112
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500469343.45/cwt342.00–345.001,6118
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0941
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750720220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5841
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950910170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5471
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378356.61/cwt350.00–370.001,3483
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300285360.18/cwt350.00–370.001,0272
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750720230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6561
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700678248.16/cwt235.00–250.001,6838
CowsBoner 80-85%1,160127.71/cwt125.00–129.001,4816
CowsLean 85-90%1,000122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2201
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,264146.00/cwt139.00–149.001,84525
CowsBoner 80-85%1,059147.93/cwt143.00–152.001,56723
CowsBoner 80-85%1,107136.41/cwt133.00–142.001,51013
CowsLean 85-90%990111.38/cwt107.00–117.001,1034
Bulls1,955174.53/cwt172.00–177.003,4122
Bulls1,617164.11/cwt162.00–167.002,6547
BullsLight Weight1,290163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,1031
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3553,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0972,097.88/head1,700.00–2,450.002,09819
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2262,230.78/head1,775.00–2,475.002,2316
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0502,075.00/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4032,661.10/head2,400.00–2,800.002,6613
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2802,272.01/head2,200.00–2,400.002,2723
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1121,875.64/head1,850.00–1,925.001,8763
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5103,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4402,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2742,586.41/head2,300.00–3,000.002,58610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5122,554.16/head2,250.00–2,725.002,5543
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3502,214.53/head2,025.00–2,275.002,21511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2872,603.40/head2,150.00–2,800.002,60312
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3252,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1052,256.62/head2,075.00–2,400.002,2572
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2221,898.87/head1,575.00–2,175.001,8995
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,3252,078.68/head1,750.00–2,400.002,0792
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0561,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2332,113.51/head2,000.00–2,350.002,11415
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1852,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29942,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0202,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0291,713.96/head1,300.00–1,850.001,7146
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2203,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0012,203.18/head1,900.00–2,450.002,2034
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471312.14/cwt300.00–325.001,47010
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450413337.80/cwt320.00–352.001,3957
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500487285.36/cwt262.00–295.001,3909
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550513278.80/cwt275.00–285.001,4304
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650609282.73/cwt277.00–285.001,7225
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800755180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3592
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650635248.31/cwt245.00–250.001,5773
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600588244.81/cwt230.00–260.001,4392
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700688200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3762
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800765225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7211
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450415267.32/cwt260.00–275.001,1092
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5052,647.43/head2,375.00–2,875.002,6472
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1962,793.52/head2,550.00–2,950.002,7944
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4633,424.02/head3,400.00–3,450.003,4242
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2902,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3352,704.62/head2,450.00–3,175.002,70510
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5602,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0352,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28601,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38251,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29021,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0521,770.85/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7713
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2272,514.23/head2,425.00–2,550.002,5146
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-38151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0951,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-36451,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0731,444.06/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4442
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0612,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29032,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39301,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38651,166.67/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2801,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2342,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0009
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0981,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0301,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.