Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $2.00-$5.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $5.00-$8.00 higher on a light test, Feeder Steers $4.00-$7.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $6.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Bulls steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good to strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $342.39/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −106.24 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.

Average price

$342.39

101 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$53.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.18

vs TN average

−26.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	345.30	1,907	92
Medium and Large 2	542	318.62	1,727	7thin
Medium and Large 3	528	292.00	1,542	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.30/cwt here — about $365 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

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 sale101 hd

342.39

—

TN average13 barns · 372 hd

342.21

+0.18

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−26.62

This barn, trailing median29 sales

448.63

−106.24

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	—	Low	1,741	171.09	2,979	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,417	147.25	2,087	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	138.97	1,538	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	116.32	1,148	14

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)	1,590	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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	550–600	567	308.94/cwt	290.00–318.00	1,752	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	239.52/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	324.77/cwt	304.00–331.00	1,699	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	408.17/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	307.16/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,901	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	418.81/cwt	405.00–437.00	1,797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	453.15/cwt	450.00–472.00	1,264	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	312.99/cwt	305.00–327.00	2,085	7
Steers	Small 1	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	322.05/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,836	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,762	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	846	272.97/cwt	268.25–277.50	2,309	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	485.03/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	382	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,612	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	659	284.53/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	335.02/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,434	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	307.65/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,480	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	399.86/cwt	390.00–417.00	1,463	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	405.21/cwt	387.00–417.00	1,349	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	451.70/cwt	437.00–460.00	1,468	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	387.51/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,321	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	295.40/cwt	295.00–296.00	2,094	5
Steers	Small 1	700–750	710	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	365.83/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	320.06/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	371.17/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	358.37/cwt	340.00–377.00	1,903	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	436.59/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,650	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	328.61/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,893	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	357.22/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	384.62/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,815	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	255	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	790	273.91/cwt	272.00–276.50	2,164	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	380.16/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,939	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	604	325.13/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,964	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,043	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	313.53/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	760	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	408	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,836	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	109.30/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,079	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,191	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	117.18/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,161	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	136.37/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,786	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	144.92/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,133	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	154.19/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,196	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	137.34/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,505	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	129.68/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,456	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	147.59/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,637	14
Bulls	—	—	1,583	159.08/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,518	5
Bulls	—	—	1,950	188.19/cwt	180.00–194.00	3,670	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	173.29/cwt	168.00–178.00	3,090	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	375.21/cwt	365.00–387.00	1,767	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	340.08/cwt	332.00–357.00	1,819	17
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	690	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	440	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	453	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	355.37/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,521	6
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	321.29/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,806	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	268.50/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,823	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	280.19/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,726	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	270.92/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	367.23/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,208	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	240.66/cwt	240.00–242.00	2,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	362.03/cwt	357.00–382.00	1,539	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	456	363.17/cwt	362.00–372.00	1,656	9
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	305	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	808	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	343.32/cwt	327.00–360.00	1,634	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	258.98/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	311.07/cwt	287.00–320.00	1,614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	277.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	364.87/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,394	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	897	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	414	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	284.65/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	417.62/cwt	402.00–432.00	1,733	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	349.56/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	253.33/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,872	3

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 Mar 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 893Last week 1,113Year ago 815

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 179Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 77Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	385.00–420.00	408.17
7	300–350	333	387.00–417.00	405.21
21	350–400	366	390.00–417.00	399.86
15	400–450	425	357.00–382.00	362.03
45	450–500	476	327.00–360.00	343.32
40	500–550	523	304.00–331.00	324.77
30	550–600	567	290.00–318.00	308.94
18	600–650	616	270.00–295.00	280.19
16	650–700	679	264.00–273.00	268.50
4	700–750	712	255.00–263.00	258.98
3	750–800	780	252.00	252.00
2	800–850	813	237.00–242.00	239.52
3	900–950	915	240.00–242.00	240.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	382	422.00	422.00
4	400–450	414	407.00	407.00
9	450–500	456	362.00–372.00	363.17
17	500–550	526	335.00	335.00
10	550–600	570	320.00–327.00	322.05
3	600–650	603	307.00	307.00
6	650–700	659	282.00–287.00	284.53
3	850–900	897	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	382.00	382.00
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
8	300–350	329	350.00–375.00	367.23
24	350–400	382	350.00–375.00	364.87
8	400–450	428	320.00–340.00	335.02
19	450–500	481	297.00–320.00	307.65
1	500–550	515	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	560	262.00–280.00	270.92
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	825	212.00	212.00
1	900–950	925	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	429.00	429.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	455	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	232	480.00–500.00	485.03
7	250–300	279	450.00–472.00	453.15
9	300–350	325	437.00–460.00	451.70
19	350–400	378	415.00–450.00	436.59
9	400–450	429	405.00–437.00	418.81
8	450–500	472	370.00–400.00	384.62
29	500–550	531	340.00–377.00	358.37
47	550–600	576	320.00–340.00	328.61
10	600–650	619	300.00–322.00	307.16
7	650–700	666	305.00–327.00	312.99
5	700–750	709	295.00–296.00	295.40
1	800–850	800	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	930	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	528	292.00	292.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	710	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	490.00	490.00
12	500–550	510	380.00–382.00	380.16
4	550–600	555	342.00	342.00
16	600–650	604	325.00–327.00	325.13
14	750–800	790	272.00–276.50	273.91
119	800–850	846	268.25–277.50	272.97
3	1000–1050	1,043	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	280	430.00	430.00
8	300–350	341	375.00–405.00	387.51
4	350–400	384	370.00–375.00	371.17
8	400–450	434	350.00–382.00	365.83
2	450–500	473	350.00–365.00	357.22
6	500–550	534	310.00–335.00	320.06
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	605	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	835	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	397.00	397.00
2	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	312.00–315.00	313.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	382.00	382.00
1	300–350	320	362.00	362.00
6	400–450	428	350.00–365.00	355.37
7	450–500	471	347.00–350.00	349.56
5	500–550	519	287.00–320.00	311.07
1	550–600	595	287.00	287.00
5	600–650	633	270.00–280.00	277.00
2	650–700	690	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	450.00	450.00
2	750–800	760	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	383	395.00	395.00
12	400–450	415	402.00–432.00	417.62
27	450–500	471	365.00–387.00	375.21
17	500–550	535	332.00–357.00	340.08
11	550–600	562	310.00–335.00	321.29
3	600–650	622	290.00–300.00	295.03
5	650–700	674	270.00–297.00	284.65
3	700–750	739	250.00–255.00	253.33
1	750–800	790	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	327.00	327.00
3	450–500	453	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	690	247.00	247.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	987	106.00–113.00	109.30
2	—	968	123.00	123.00
9	—	991	114.00–121.00	117.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,310	135.00–137.00	136.37
12	—	1,472	140.00–149.00	144.92
15	—	1,424	150.00–164.00	154.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,096	133.00–143.00	137.34
10	—	1,123	125.00–132.00	129.68
14	—	1,109	144.00–155.00	147.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,583	153.00–166.00	159.08
3	—	1,950	180.00–194.00	188.19
4	—	1,783	168.00–178.00	173.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,125.00	2,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,590	2,175.00	2,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,875.00	1,875.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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