Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-03-10

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 10
● Final156 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,317 head
110 vs last sale 1,207 148 vs year ago 1,169 · +12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
4 vs last sale 126 29 vs year ago 151 · 19.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
111 head
19 vs last sale 130 77 vs year ago 34 · +226.5%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $2.00-$3.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $3.00-$5.00 lower, Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls under 350lbs $2.00-$8.00 higher, between 350-600lbs steady to $5.00 lower, over 600lbs $6.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$12.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good to strong. Stronger demand for weaned Feeder Cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.10/cwt on 210 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 99.54 against this barn's trailing median of $393.64.
Average price
$294.10
210 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,675
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$470
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$70.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.40
vs TN average
20.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570295.791,685203
Medium and Large 2567248.371,4076thin
Small 1540225.001,2151thin
One grade step is worth $70.79/cwt here — about $470 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

30 sales
432400368336median 393.6401/0503/0204/2706/2208/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.38, low $350.20, median $393.64 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 sale210 hd
294.10
TN average17 barns · 1,328 hd
290.70
+3.40
National average179 barns · 17,787 hd
314.96
−20.86
This barn, trailing median30 sales
393.64
−99.54
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
BullsHigh1,548157.822,44411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,326143.071,89727
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,127134.011,51052
CowsLean 85-90%Low990115.501,14314

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)1,240$2,5223thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$2,09113
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,236$2,02618
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,104$1,9288
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$1,7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$1,70620
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,249$1,6813thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,158$1,6504thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,023$1,8132thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,270$3,0501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,265$2,3002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,465$3,0252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$2,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$2,05911
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)880$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,020$1,6751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)795$1,5001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,3501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)880$1,2004thin

Every lot, as filed

156 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
SteersSmall 1300–350340250.00/cwt250.00–250.008501
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450428312.43/cwt300.00–325.001,3372
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600559220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2308
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850802236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,89726
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600575300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,725160
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650628270.60/cwt270.00–275.001,6998
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550517321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,6606
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750721246.94/cwt246.00–247.001,78071
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400391361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,41214
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800761234.51/cwt232.00–238.001,7854
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300263350.00/cwt340.00–360.009213
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500488332.91/cwt331.00–345.001,62576
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450442357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,5785
HeifersSmall 1400–450430254.88/cwt250.00–285.001,0967
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600564272.59/cwt265.00–295.001,53727
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700676243.17/cwt235.00–257.001,64412
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450434331.04/cwt317.00–340.001,43715
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250220389.32/cwt380.00–400.008572
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750722243.24/cwt240.00–245.001,7568
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500466312.77/cwt295.00–325.001,45819
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850805227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,8271
HeifersSmall 1300–350340275.00/cwt275.00–275.009351
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750715222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5871
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900865200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7301
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528278.93/cwt270.00–302.001,4739
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325349.55/cwt330.00–365.001,13612
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377352.72/cwt330.00–365.001,33016
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350343325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1152
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700690230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5873
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500454275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,24917
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650642238.98/cwt220.00–245.001,5349
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550542240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3012
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628264.22/cwt252.00–272.001,65922
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450431295.05/cwt282.00–305.001,27210
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300293340.00/cwt340.00–340.009962
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250245315.00/cwt315.00–315.007721
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400382320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2224
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600579252.56/cwt245.00–260.001,4624
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850845187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5801
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650626318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,9917
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550513350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7965
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500452367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,6593
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650630275.12/cwt260.00–290.001,7332
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800775232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7981
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490324.02/cwt320.00–327.001,5883
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520290.19/cwt280.00–300.001,5092
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400357351.39/cwt350.00–357.001,2545
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700665260.26/cwt255.00–262.001,7314
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375374.07/cwt360.00–385.001,4034
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518332.12/cwt315.00–342.001,72015
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700688278.43/cwt272.00–285.001,9162
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350308350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0782
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900850237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,0151
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590281.05/cwt275.00–287.001,6582
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650619305.13/cwt290.00–315.001,88911
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,9971
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500471350.76/cwt335.00–362.001,65214
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300287438.12/cwt410.00–455.001,25711
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350324412.65/cwt392.00–425.001,3377
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800795252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,0031
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–300255442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,1272
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900890248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,2075
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750733271.61/cwt270.00–275.001,9913
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600579316.36/cwt290.00–325.001,83214
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428361.86/cwt340.00–375.001,54913
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750707274.27/cwt274.00–277.001,93934
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600559342.49/cwt336.00–350.501,915165
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900869269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,33857
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700694298.50/cwt297.00–309.002,07238
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850805253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,03729
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450407387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,5753
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330353.13/cwt340.00–360.001,1653
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600560280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5681
BullsSmall 1550–600568223.74/cwt217.00–250.001,2715
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450405375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5192
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550515340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7511
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600555330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8321
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,335141.63/cwt139.00–145.001,89113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,040126.46/cwt124.00–130.001,31518
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,366134.43/cwt127.00–138.001,8365
CowsBoner 80-85%1,178142.64/cwt139.00–145.001,68014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,169134.77/cwt131.00–138.001,57520
CowsLean 85-90%1,007107.22/cwt105.00–110.001,0805
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,291149.96/cwt146.00–154.001,9369
CowsLean 85-90%917115.91/cwt114.00–117.001,0633
CowsLean 85-90%1,012122.19/cwt120.00–125.001,2376
Bulls1,720166.19/cwt164.00–168.002,8583
Bulls1,705161.07/cwt159.00–164.002,7463
Bulls1,472149.55/cwt143.00–156.002,2013
BullsLight Weight1,170152.81/cwt150.00–156.001,7882
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2072,400.52/head1,975.00–2,850.002,4013
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1832,085.07/head1,925.00–2,200.002,0853
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0891,746.73/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7474
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0302,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0201,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2801,856.84/head1,725.00–1,975.001,8572
Bred CowsSmall 1-28351,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2242,208.66/head2,100.00–2,250.002,2095
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0891,479.11/head1,275.00–1,725.001,4799
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2402,522.07/head2,500.00–2,575.002,5223
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2701,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2382,236.89/head1,800.00–2,550.002,23710
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39731,774.04/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7742
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3422,158.42/head1,900.00–2,600.002,15814
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2701,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1881,756.84/head1,700.00–1,825.001,7572
Bred CowsSmall 1-27581,350.50/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3512
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-39801,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0351,444.14/head1,300.00–1,575.001,4442
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39401,604.72/head1,500.00–1,725.001,6052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2381,558.33/head1,425.00–1,675.001,5582
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2231,891.29/head1,775.00–2,125.001,89111
Bred CowsSmall 1-28201,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-39651,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
HeifersSmall 1500–550540225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2151
HeifersSmall 1350–400385302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,1631
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475281.18/cwt260.00–287.001,33613
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3551
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400360270.00/cwt270.00–270.009721
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500491233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,1444
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350340395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3431
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700667280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8683
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750718258.54/cwt252.00–272.001,8563
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400385315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2131
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550545250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3631
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full450–500475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2351
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450426345.67/cwt330.00–360.001,4739
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250235415.00/cwt415.00–415.009751
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600579294.51/cwt285.00–315.001,70516
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650636282.26/cwt275.00–297.001,7956
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800772243.87/cwt235.00–250.001,8833
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525319.76/cwt300.00–330.001,67925
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400388370.47/cwt350.00–385.001,43711
BullsSmall 1400–450404235.00/cwt235.00–235.009495
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550535278.21/cwt265.00–285.001,4883
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400384338.08/cwt330.00–345.001,2986
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950900210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8901
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900864218.02/cwt200.00–227.001,8845
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750735230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6911
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478304.30/cwt297.00–312.001,4552
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700673255.77/cwt247.00–265.001,7212
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468343.18/cwt327.00–352.001,60628
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850828218.37/cwt210.00–227.001,8082
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2703,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,1051,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28802,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5503,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3803,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-31,1551,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0652,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-37951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.