Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-04-21

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 21
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
542 head
891 vs last sale 1,433 348 vs year ago 890 · 39.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
41 vs last sale 137 40 vs year ago 136 · 29.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
62 vs last sale 145 46 vs year ago 37 · +124.3%
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-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $3.00-$4.00 higher, Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls steady to $4.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$10.00 lower. Demand good. Quality good to fancy.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.51/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 87.93 against this barn's trailing median of $390.44.
Average price
$302.51
64 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,664
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.06
vs TN average
27.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547306.681,67752
Medium and Large 2565284.451,60612thin
One grade step is worth $22.24/cwt here — about $71 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

31 sales
432398364330median 390.4412/1502/2304/2006/2208/17
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 sale64 hd
302.51
TN average15 barns · 572 hd
308.57
−6.06
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−27.44
This barn, trailing median31 sales
390.44
−87.93
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
BullsAverage1,602162.792,6083thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,402152.312,13639
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,302142.431,85438
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,006125.531,2639thin

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)1,078$2,6002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,255$2,4753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$2,4496
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,049$2,3909
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,282$2,2556
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,062$2,0387
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$2,0192thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$1,8687
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)790$1,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,280$2,6252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,433$3,0382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$2,61111
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,3502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,180$2,1043thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,080$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,010$1,8751thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,8251thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)790$1,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 2400–450422324.45/cwt317.00–337.001,3697
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450433340.32/cwt330.00–352.001,47420
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400381372.02/cwt352.00–382.001,41714
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750726260.13/cwt257.00–262.001,88911
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700671280.19/cwt277.00–285.001,88012
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900850185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5732
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550530280.04/cwt270.00–290.001,4844
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325373.80/cwt370.00–377.001,21511
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800772231.54/cwt221.00–237.001,7873
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750738210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5502
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575302.31/cwt300.00–311.001,73818
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525307.71/cwt300.00–310.001,61528
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474327.81/cwt320.00–340.001,55432
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350323430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,38915
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800790210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6591
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300255385.00/cwt385.00–385.009821
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300276341.14/cwt335.00–350.009425
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500490310.06/cwt300.00–320.001,5197
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700683229.89/cwt220.00–240.001,5702
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500478351.04/cwt350.00–352.001,6782
SteersSmall 1250–300255300.00/cwt300.00–300.007651
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400369335.50/cwt332.00–340.001,2384
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400395300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1851
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625287.17/cwt280.00–300.001,79513
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0891
HeifersSmall 1450–500485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2131
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900855175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4961
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850808285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3032
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750715313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,2381
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added250–300261437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,14113
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600582286.65/cwt275.00–298.001,6688
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550530378.64/cwt355.00–388.002,00724
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450421412.25/cwt400.00–415.001,7367
SteersSmall 1450–500485330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6011
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750723292.58/cwt290.00–295.002,1152
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350331417.26/cwt412.00–432.001,3816
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700673310.96/cwt297.00–322.002,09320
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2261
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350315383.61/cwt380.00–387.001,2082
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550540310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6741
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600576318.99/cwt315.00–320.001,8375
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600569342.26/cwt330.00–355.001,94716
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500463385.63/cwt370.00–400.001,7859
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700653327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,1352
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623318.12/cwt318.00–320.001,98216
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450428353.74/cwt350.00–362.001,5143
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400372375.36/cwt350.00–392.001,3963
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400381421.47/cwt417.00–447.001,6069
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500480320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5361
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550529322.77/cwt320.00–330.001,7079
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500471344.30/cwt340.00–350.001,6226
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365390.61/cwt382.00–395.001,4263
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450410410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6811
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550529382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,0215
CowsBoner 80-85%1,145150.25/cwt147.00–157.001,7208
CowsBoner 80-85%1,396143.07/cwt139.00–144.001,99720
CowsLean 85-90%950110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0451
CowsLean 85-90%1,023129.92/cwt127.00–132.001,3296
CowsLean 85-90%985120.12/cwt119.00–121.001,1832
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,296154.87/cwt151.00–160.002,00722
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,540149.00/cwt144.00–150.002,29517
CowsBoner 80-85%1,239134.90/cwt130.00–137.001,67110
Bulls1,740170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,9581
Bulls1,533159.19/cwt153.00–164.002,4402
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0101,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4103,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4302,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0801,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4552,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1872,493.94/head2,075.00–2,800.002,4945
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2822,255.10/head1,800.00–2,375.002,2556
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0652,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2452,018.98/head1,825.00–2,175.002,0192
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39541,747.41/head1,475.00–2,000.001,7475
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2152,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0782,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1352,324.08/head2,000.00–2,650.002,3243
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2552,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29662,197.42/head1,925.00–2,675.002,1976
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3532,169.18/head1,950.00–2,375.002,1692
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525343.82/cwt340.00–350.001,80512
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800775276.71/cwt270.00–281.002,1456
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added200–250211445.00/cwt445.00–445.009395
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450427372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,5887
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600564315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7776
BullsSmall 1350–400385255.00/cwt255.00–255.009821
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468363.89/cwt360.00–375.001,70314
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950925220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0351
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600585290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6971
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650615250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5381
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750720290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0881
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650622306.65/cwt300.00–310.001,9073
BullsSmall 1400–450445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424389.52/cwt370.00–405.001,65222
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600583314.97/cwt305.00–320.001,8365
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4401
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700669292.76/cwt290.00–300.001,9595
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,1102,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0802,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39712,357.43/head1,675.00–2,550.002,3574
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2072,774.17/head2,625.00–2,850.002,7746
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2302,130.79/head2,050.00–2,200.002,1312
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27901,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-37901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0081,823.01/head1,700.00–2,025.001,8234

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.