Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-04-28

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 28
● Final147 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
936 head
394 vs last sale 542 337 vs year ago 599 · +56.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
32 vs last sale 96 15 vs year ago 113 · +13.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
37 vs last sale 83 8 vs year ago 54 · 14.8%
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 steady to $2.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$3.00 higher, Feeder Steers $3.00-$7.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $8.00-$12.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$9.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good to strong, with stronger demand for weaned, black hided Feeder Cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $306.97/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 86.67 against this barn's trailing median of $393.64.
Average price
$306.97
107 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.52
vs TN average
22.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543311.421,69291
Medium and Large 2546281.641,53916thin
One grade step is worth $29.78/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale107 hd
306.97
TN average12 barns · 548 hd
315.49
−8.52
National average176 barns · 11,721 hd
329.34
−22.37
This barn, trailing median30 sales
393.64
−86.67
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
BullsLow1,560169.052,63724
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,404150.072,10734
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,195142.921,70842
CowsLean 85-90%Low940122.131,14813

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)1,265$2,7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,343$2,3715
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,2251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,334$2,1994thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,207$2,1758
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,363$1,9132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,7251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$2,7751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)985$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,600$3,4502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$2,9042thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,362$2,7856
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)932$1,8753thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,5882thin

Every lot, as filed

147 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3432,371.17/head2,100.00–2,625.002,3715
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38451,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660235.23/cwt230.00–250.001,5534
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400358417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,4933
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650618302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,8668
SteersSmall 1400–450440325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4301
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350334468.40/cwt452.00–477.001,56414
SteersSmall 1350–400365244.45/cwt225.00–265.008922
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328365.76/cwt350.00–377.001,2006
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350330422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,3931
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400363422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,5324
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added250–300273515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4062
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950937252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,3613
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350320340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0881
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400371366.01/cwt345.00–377.001,35815
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375401.65/cwt390.00–415.001,50617
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450418345.74/cwt332.00–357.001,4455
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850841234.48/cwt232.00–237.001,9724
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500462372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,7199
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600558325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8142
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450429378.29/cwt362.00–392.001,62336
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278416.19/cwt415.00–420.001,1574
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800778249.45/cwt242.00–257.001,9414
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450402403.01/cwt402.00–405.001,6203
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450430310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3331
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600561270.59/cwt250.00–280.001,5187
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350327409.67/cwt390.00–420.001,34017
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900890210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8691
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525319.75/cwt300.00–332.001,67961
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400380382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,4523
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300268387.40/cwt370.00–400.001,0383
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225405.00/cwt405.00–405.009111
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650637284.89/cwt270.00–295.001,81532
HeifersSmall 1350–400390310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2091
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750710257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,8251
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473348.90/cwt335.00–362.001,65014
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550535290.24/cwt270.00–300.001,5539
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500486323.77/cwt300.00–335.001,57429
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000975237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,3111
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524374.04/cwt361.00–382.001,96037
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650616326.05/cwt310.00–335.002,00817
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500453427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,9346
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700674318.92/cwt316.00–325.002,1503
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350310480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4882
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700676307.47/cwt300.00–322.002,07820
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500469368.22/cwt347.00–375.001,7275
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850835275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2961
SteersSmall 1450–500460280.87/cwt240.00–320.001,2922
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575346.04/cwt330.00–365.001,99032
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450435340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4791
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600560300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6801
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550513345.81/cwt345.00–350.001,7746
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700695285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9811
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450433415.30/cwt400.00–422.001,79810
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400382422.93/cwt412.00–442.001,61610
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300260467.50/cwt450.00–485.001,2162
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550522383.44/cwt382.00–385.002,0024
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400381453.11/cwt452.00–455.001,7268
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750733316.50/cwt316.00–317.002,3208
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800790280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2121
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476397.89/cwt387.00–410.001,89427
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750729309.71/cwt302.00–315.002,2589
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850841275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3138
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450424435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8447
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650625332.18/cwt330.00–337.002,0769
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6561
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350342432.34/cwt402.00–442.001,4794
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300298420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2522
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600564367.03/cwt362.00–370.002,07022
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550–600587317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,8612
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600580267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,5491
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500463395.98/cwt392.00–400.001,8332
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600554362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,0055
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550531377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,0027
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350337462.00/cwt462.00–462.001,5573
CowsLean 85-90%922114.62/cwt110.00–118.001,0572
CowsLean 85-90%929122.50/cwt120.00–127.001,1389
CowsLean 85-90%1,005128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2862
CowsBoner 80-85%1,152151.26/cwt147.00–154.001,7438
CowsBoner 80-85%1,239142.33/cwt140.00–147.001,76326
CowsBoner 80-85%1,096136.51/cwt133.00–139.001,4968
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520143.82/cwt143.00–150.002,18613
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,295141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,8261
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,334154.59/cwt150.00–160.002,06220
Bulls1,285159.44/cwt157.00–162.002,04910
Bulls1,866182.15/cwt179.00–185.003,3995
Bulls1,696172.45/cwt166.00–178.002,9259
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3452,904.09/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9042
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38601,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-39851,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1202,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0651,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6003,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29682,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-39951,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3631,913.44/head1,900.00–1,925.001,9132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3342,199.44/head1,900.00–2,400.002,1994
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2432,242.33/head2,100.00–2,450.002,2427
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4002,990.00/head2,800.00–3,150.002,9904
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5052,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2902,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
BullsSmall 1400–450434321.75/cwt300.00–350.001,3965
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400383327.65/cwt320.00–335.001,2552
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750712287.98/cwt285.00–292.002,0503
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550510364.53/cwt340.00–372.001,85912
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423406.87/cwt390.00–422.001,72123
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950920217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,9961
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850813222.52/cwt220.00–225.001,8092
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900873221.71/cwt215.00–230.001,9363
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225420.00/cwt420.00–420.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600582292.30/cwt280.00–302.001,70128
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700659273.10/cwt260.00–287.001,80012
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600581284.31/cwt270.00–300.001,6524
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750740270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9981
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550520280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4562
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850810190.00/cwt180.00–200.001,5392
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700660240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5841
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900868227.32/cwt215.00–240.001,9732
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670265.22/cwt250.00–280.001,7772
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400398350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3933
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300255470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1991
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950935170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5901
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000950165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5681
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450429380.04/cwt370.00–387.001,63011
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500462325.16/cwt310.00–335.001,5023
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650600270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6201
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665300.55/cwt290.00–310.001,99911
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850813242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,9672
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550531324.66/cwt300.00–330.001,72415
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400395375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4811
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800767264.98/cwt260.00–270.002,0324
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300275420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1553
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350332429.57/cwt420.00–442.001,4265
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600564346.93/cwt337.00–357.001,9575
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500476373.36/cwt350.00–385.001,77731
BullsSmall 1350–400395275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0861
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800771279.48/cwt277.00–282.002,1554
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400383423.33/cwt410.00–440.001,62117
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618312.00/cwt300.00–325.001,92821
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900863253.66/cwt247.00–262.002,1893
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950908210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9072
BullsSmall 1200–250245350.00/cwt350.00–350.008581

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.