Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-05-05

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 5
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
907 head
29 vs last sale 936 189 vs year ago 718 · +26.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
7 vs last sale 128 10 vs year ago 111 · +9.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
10 vs last sale 46 11 vs year ago 47 · 23.4%
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-$5.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$3.00 higher, Feeder Steers $7.00-$12.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$9.00 higher, Feeder Bulls steady to $4.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good to strong, with stronger demand for weaned, black hided feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $344.82/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 103.13 against this barn's trailing median of $447.95.
Average price
$344.82
92 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,909
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$352
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$80.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.17
vs TN average
33.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545360.141,96258
Medium and Large 2568319.841,81833
Small 1575280.001,6101thin
One grade step is worth $80.14/cwt here — about $352 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

30 sales
502455408361median 447.9512/1503/0204/2706/2208/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $375.33, median $447.95 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 sale92 hd
344.82
TN average14 barns · 473 hd
353.98
−9.17
National average168 barns · 13,508 hd
378.79
−33.97
This barn, trailing median30 sales
447.95
−103.13
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
BullsHigh1,698175.952,98818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,452150.302,18354
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,167146.171,70620
CowsLean 85-90%High974128.861,25512

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,139$2,2326
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$2,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,187$1,9815
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,8843thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)865$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)895$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$2,8023thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900889272.01/cwt266.00–274.002,4184
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570348.45/cwt340.00–370.001,98624
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300280470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3162
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500485392.00/cwt380.00–400.001,90120
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,8881
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550532332.33/cwt320.00–340.001,7689
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650624328.66/cwt320.00–345.002,05136
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755301.97/cwt294.00–310.002,2804
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700672310.32/cwt300.00–327.002,0857
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy650–700652349.50/cwt349.50–349.502,27929
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450421420.00/cwt407.00–432.001,76813
SteersMedium and Large 1Full450–500490370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8131
SteersSmall 1550–600575280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6101
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750719310.67/cwt310.00–312.002,2349
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,0911
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800775265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0544
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524367.74/cwt350.00–380.001,92729
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950921222.38/cwt220.00–227.002,0485
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550518340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7613
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added950–1000970222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,1531
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750719279.50/cwt279.50–279.502,0107
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750745232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7281
SteersMedium and Large 1Full500–550540340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8361
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700659297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,9577
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650628280.09/cwt270.00–290.001,7596
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474329.35/cwt312.00–340.001,56111
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850800210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6801
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700679275.15/cwt270.00–295.001,8687
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500457362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,6543
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6082
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,5281
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400388428.06/cwt412.00–445.001,66112
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350318420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3362
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473352.80/cwt350.00–370.001,66911
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600582315.16/cwt307.00–335.001,83424
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800765267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,0431
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550500390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9501
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820277.45/cwt275.00–280.002,2752
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950940252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,3691
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650608352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,1404
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400358350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2532
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450418380.03/cwt375.00–385.001,5892
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350327497.00/cwt497.00–497.001,62522
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600558377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,1043
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750705324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,2843
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400355482.00/cwt482.00–482.001,7112
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900864289.25/cwt289.25–289.252,49959
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700668329.80/cwt329.00–339.002,20344
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added250–300282537.00/cwt537.00–537.001,5145
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500469410.27/cwt410.00–412.001,9247
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450410442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,8121
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800758315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3882
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850808289.34/cwt288.00–292.002,3383
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600586321.10/cwt310.00–330.001,8828
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550532333.67/cwt320.00–340.001,7753
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450449432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,9404
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800798230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8352
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600565350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9781
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400375450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6881
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,564141.30/cwt141.00–145.002,21013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,111135.77/cwt134.00–139.001,5084
CowsLean 85-90%997135.20/cwt133.00–138.001,3486
CowsLean 85-90%938124.78/cwt122.00–127.001,1704
CowsLean 85-90%978118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1542
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,439156.61/cwt152.00–163.002,25423
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,388148.75/cwt146.00–151.002,06518
CowsBoner 80-85%1,160155.55/cwt150.00–161.001,8046
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194144.71/cwt142.00–149.001,72810
Bulls1,886193.06/cwt183.00–204.003,6415
Bulls1,548162.78/cwt162.00–164.002,5203
Bulls1,649171.34/cwt170.00–173.002,82510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29802,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29301,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28951,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2472,194.25/head1,950.00–2,400.002,1943
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38631,676.52/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,401.06/head2,000.00–2,600.002,4014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1781,893.95/head1,850.00–1,950.001,8942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2452,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0981,662.30/head1,450.00–1,850.001,6622
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2382,801.75/head2,700.00–2,850.002,8023
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700657314.65/cwt312.00–316.002,0676
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500476376.96/cwt370.00–385.001,79416
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850840230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9321
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650603295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7792
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400370320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1841
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350310380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1781
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420349.19/cwt340.00–357.001,46710
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585281.61/cwt275.00–285.001,6473
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800790227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7932
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550540290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5661
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350332414.96/cwt402.00–432.001,3789
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850818250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0452
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450421386.43/cwt370.00–402.001,62712
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376404.74/cwt390.00–422.001,52213
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400371377.47/cwt375.00–382.001,4006
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650638311.38/cwt297.00–320.001,98729
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600569324.06/cwt322.00–327.001,8445
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570307.40/cwt295.00–317.001,75224
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650605328.46/cwt325.00–329.501,987110
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750730275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0081
HeifersSmall 1350–400370325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2031
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850800232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,8561
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530324.71/cwt310.00–335.001,72156
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471345.18/cwt337.00–360.001,62626
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423410.74/cwt400.00–422.001,7376
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400395390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5411
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623316.81/cwt300.00–325.001,9745
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900855241.00/cwt235.00–247.002,0612
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550530282.52/cwt280.00–285.001,4972
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500489342.96/cwt340.00–350.001,67710
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522358.49/cwt345.00–365.001,8713
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700685290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9872
BullsSmall 1550–600555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3881
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400384406.46/cwt402.00–415.001,5613
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600596293.51/cwt290.00–297.001,7494
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950925210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9432

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.