Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-05-19

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 19
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,415 head
522 vs last sale 893 1,415 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
22 vs last sale 96 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
58 vs last sale 114 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 600lbs traded $5.00-$9.00 higher, over 600lbs $4.00-$7.00 lower, Feeder Heifers under 600lbs $6.00-$10.00 lower, over 600lbs $3.00-$5.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $3.00-$6.00 lower on a light test last week, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $5.00-$7.00 higher on a light test last week. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good, 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 $364.90/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 83.04 against this barn's trailing median of $447.95.
Average price
$364.90
126 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,987
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.35
vs TN average
13.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545371.532,023103
Small 1563341.001,9182thin
Medium and Large 2542334.681,81521
One grade step is worth $36.85/cwt here — about $208 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 sale126 hd
364.90
TN average12 barns · 442 hd
365.25
−0.35
National average157 barns · 12,981 hd
378.05
−13.15
This barn, trailing median30 sales
447.95
−83.04
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
BullsAverage1,508187.822,83216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,471164.482,42041
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,159159.491,84932
CowsLean 85-90%High1,002138.671,38918

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)1,240$2,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$2,4832thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,4251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,059$2,3507
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,540$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,375$3,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,438$3,0552thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)710$2,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)764$1,82820

Every lot, as filed

137 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 2300–350329413.77/cwt410.00–422.001,3613
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350334463.43/cwt450.00–480.001,54810
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600574349.37/cwt337.00–360.002,00523
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700671318.89/cwt307.00–332.002,14032
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400366456.29/cwt440.00–465.001,6706
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450432412.24/cwt400.00–420.001,78126
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250205550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1281
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300272512.31/cwt500.00–540.001,3939
SteersSmall 1500–550545350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9081
SteersSmall 1300–350325357.50/cwt320.00–395.001,1622
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650629327.72/cwt320.00–340.002,06138
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300250552.00/cwt552.00–552.001,3802
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500469397.03/cwt382.00–405.001,86244
SteersSmall 1550–600580332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,9261
SteersSmall 1400–450420350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4702
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350320352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,1261
SteersSmall 1450–500460350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6101
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750720285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0521
SteersSmall 1350–400393350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3763
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850802263.00/cwt263.00–263.002,10917
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800760276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,0981
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500459357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,6396
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600553337.62/cwt335.00–341.001,86716
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425336.66/cwt320.00–345.001,43121
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600585280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6381
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450405303.29/cwt300.00–310.001,2283
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600582300.61/cwt300.00–305.001,75016
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650615325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9992
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400368422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,5533
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650629280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7619
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700658312.08/cwt307.00–316.002,05311
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235443.33/cwt440.00–445.001,0423
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350327366.20/cwt350.00–385.001,1976
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350340330.91/cwt325.00–337.001,1252
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525383.05/cwt362.00–397.002,01125
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450424375.01/cwt370.00–380.001,5904
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750729277.48/cwt270.00–280.002,0234
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000957258.87/cwt235.00–267.002,4777
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473358.07/cwt350.00–382.001,69416
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950940212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,9931
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730303.91/cwt300.00–312.002,21922
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700677294.11/cwt282.00–300.001,9913
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300294456.65/cwt450.00–460.001,3433
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620304.69/cwt300.00–317.001,88910
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400378406.25/cwt390.00–410.001,5365
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650631351.14/cwt345.00–352.002,21616
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550531336.96/cwt320.00–355.001,78917
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500466417.05/cwt410.00–420.001,94336
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400385420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6171
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250–300285465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3251
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590324.98/cwt320.00–330.001,9174
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700660340.46/cwt335.00–341.002,24711
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800795265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1072
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950918275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5256
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600557363.55/cwt361.00–367.002,02534
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750714321.32/cwt312.00–326.002,2943
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800797285.06/cwt285.00–287.002,27236
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850810282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,2842
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550512400.76/cwt397.00–402.002,05220
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450415423.02/cwt420.00–430.001,75610
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900865280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4222
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added950–1000961274.50/cwt274.50–274.502,63853
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515323.37/cwt320.00–330.001,6653
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700665280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8621
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400377390.67/cwt390.00–392.001,4733
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478349.15/cwt335.00–355.001,66923
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550528272.84/cwt270.00–290.001,4417
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400371456.00/cwt456.00–456.001,69224
CowsLean 85-90%1,065147.92/cwt146.00–149.001,5756
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,487161.94/cwt156.00–165.002,40827
CowsBoner 80-85%1,173164.77/cwt160.00–173.001,93319
CowsBoner 80-85%1,156155.03/cwt152.00–159.001,7929
CowsLean 85-90%939124.71/cwt122.00–127.001,1715
CowsLean 85-90%993140.71/cwt137.00–143.001,3977
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,385152.93/cwt149.00–155.002,1183
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,456173.86/cwt168.00–180.002,53111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,100144.45/cwt142.00–147.001,5894
Bulls1,406182.82/cwt178.00–185.002,5707
Bulls1,483167.69/cwt160.00–173.002,4872
Bulls1,617198.57/cwt191.00–206.003,2117
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4703,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-37641,828.10/head1,750.00–1,850.001,82820
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,5402,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1802,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,483.03/head2,350.00–2,625.002,4832
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0592,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3507
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1902,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2402,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-27102,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4383,054.96/head2,700.00–3,350.003,0552
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2804,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520351.48/cwt340.00–360.001,82839
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900890220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9586
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670300.64/cwt300.00–305.002,0148
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450413330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3632
BullsSmall 1300–350335320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0721
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800758250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8952
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450408413.40/cwt400.00–430.001,68710
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850820250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0501
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750708290.67/cwt285.00–295.002,0583
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650626318.11/cwt300.00–330.001,99111
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,8501
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450436368.63/cwt350.00–382.001,60772
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400382377.94/cwt355.00–387.001,4445
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700677290.49/cwt282.00–299.001,96716
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470343.97/cwt330.00–352.001,61751
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468322.75/cwt305.00–335.001,5105
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550535305.09/cwt300.00–310.001,6322
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800780267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,0831
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650613313.35/cwt300.00–320.001,92117
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350310410.55/cwt400.00–422.001,2736
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566326.02/cwt310.00–332.001,84580
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285444.96/cwt425.00–450.001,2687
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700690257.54/cwt250.00–260.001,7774
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550526342.07/cwt340.00–345.001,79913
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380399.71/cwt360.00–417.001,51923
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450433400.11/cwt400.00–402.001,73265
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900897235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1083
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750730262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,9131
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900880200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7601
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528329.87/cwt320.00–335.001,74256
HeifersSmall 1400–450415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600590313.31/cwt300.00–327.001,8496
BullsSmall 1400–450410340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3941
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650636270.11/cwt265.00–287.001,7188
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374422.55/cwt405.00–440.001,58011
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650605295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7852
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425368.14/cwt350.00–385.001,56513
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500464377.76/cwt370.00–395.001,75339
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650625220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800766280.40/cwt275.00–285.002,1484
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400358347.34/cwt340.00–355.001,2432
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750716254.11/cwt250.00–270.001,8195
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000970190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8431
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575340.61/cwt325.00–350.001,95916
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350305340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0371

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.