Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-07-14

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 14
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,289 head
28 vs last sale 1,317 294 vs year ago 995 · +29.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
5 vs last sale 117 14 vs year ago 108 · +13.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
54 vs last sale 51 34 vs year ago 71 · +47.9%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $5.00-$9.00 higher, Feeder Heifers mostly steady, Feeder Bulls $4.00-$10.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$5.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 lower. Quality Feeder Cattle good to fancy, Quality Slaughter Cattle fair to good. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $373.54/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 74.41 against this barn's trailing median of $447.95.
Average price
$373.54
145 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,062
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.33
vs TN average
+1.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550377.352,075130
Medium and Large 2572340.521,94815thin
One grade step is worth $36.83/cwt here — about $127 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

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 sale145 hd
373.54
TN average15 barns · 736 hd
363.21
+10.33
National average147 barns · 7,194 hd
372.43
+1.11
This barn, trailing median30 sales
447.95
−74.41
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
BullsAverage1,787194.083,46710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,407167.932,36331
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,197164.521,97044
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,009143.051,44426

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,258$2,9504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,117$2,8224thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$2,72512
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,312$2,7068
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,420$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,51622
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,194$2,41912
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,425$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$2,0128
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,073$1,9202thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,6751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)944$1,9563thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,200$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$3,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,333$2,7005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,335$2,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,328$2,4502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,7501thin

Every lot, as filed

129 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 2550–600581343.60/cwt330.00–347.001,99613
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750724328.38/cwt310.00–338.002,37738
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950940269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,5292
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750723293.43/cwt290.00–298.002,1217
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450444392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,7405
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850816291.52/cwt282.00–295.002,3796
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550531371.88/cwt350.00–385.001,97524
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700661336.17/cwt325.00–355.002,22243
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500497372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,8493
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500475280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3301
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275454.58/cwt420.00–465.001,2504
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800757334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,5283
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500473402.98/cwt390.00–412.001,90615
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400358462.45/cwt455.00–470.001,6562
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550513365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8723
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3522
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650604283.76/cwt270.00–295.001,7144
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700676314.41/cwt310.00–317.002,12511
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650618330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0396
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800750287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,1531
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700674273.93/cwt270.00–285.001,84610
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700669285.43/cwt280.00–305.001,91023
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850830252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,0922
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500456327.68/cwt320.00–332.001,4946
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7521
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400382379.02/cwt360.00–387.001,4489
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323432.21/cwt420.00–450.001,39617
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750734288.82/cwt287.00–290.002,1205
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550535336.70/cwt330.00–350.001,80170
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369409.40/cwt395.00–420.001,51119
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550534320.18/cwt310.00–325.001,71026
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328339.73/cwt335.00–345.001,1142
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900857282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,4173
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400370395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4626
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700682323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,20319
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800773312.43/cwt308.00–317.002,4152
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7785
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500468367.10/cwt350.00–385.001,71812
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400376426.18/cwt402.00–432.001,6028
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600581356.37/cwt350.00–375.002,07132
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450419413.29/cwt400.00–425.001,73211
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650622349.08/cwt330.00–365.002,17152
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650636368.31/cwt367.00–372.002,34232
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600–650640327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,0932
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300290455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3201
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350323429.37/cwt420.00–455.001,3875
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300280543.79/cwt525.00–555.001,5238
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700667319.43/cwt315.00–320.002,1319
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700660361.44/cwt361.00–362.002,3869
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750720351.41/cwt345.75–356.752,530138
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550506399.56/cwt385.00–400.002,02235
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5941
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350305532.00/cwt532.00–532.001,6231
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450420434.00/cwt434.00–434.001,8237
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500483417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,0143
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added250–300267611.57/cwt602.00–615.001,63311
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600575378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,17439
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550513320.49/cwt300.00–340.001,6442
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450421362.68/cwt350.00–380.001,5275
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650616284.16/cwt280.00–285.001,7506
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550531328.87/cwt320.00–342.001,74622
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500466361.60/cwt340.00–370.001,68518
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375362.80/cwt340.00–385.001,3612
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750745250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,164160.86/cwt158.00–164.001,87219
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,9101
CowsLean 85-90%914127.96/cwt125.00–135.001,1709
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440172.89/cwt171.00–180.002,49011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,222167.85/cwt165.00–175.002,05124
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,387166.30/cwt162.00–169.002,30717
CowsLean 85-90%1,058155.50/cwt152.00–160.001,6458
CowsLean 85-90%1,061147.07/cwt142.00–151.001,5609
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,402159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,2293
Bulls1,660192.54/cwt186.00–196.003,1967
Bulls2,205212.00/cwt210.00–214.004,6752
Bulls1,835169.00/cwt169.00–169.003,1011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3122,706.26/head2,675.00–2,875.002,7068
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4252,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,3452,588.62/head2,550.00–2,625.002,5892
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3352,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3652,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,72512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1872,753.91/head2,350.00–3,025.002,7547
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0731,919.58/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9202
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4253,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4402,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0951,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-37451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1601,896.52/head1,525.00–2,100.001,8976
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2041,950.64/head1,750.00–2,200.001,9515
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4202,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0432,284.35/head2,225.00–2,350.002,2842
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1172,821.60/head2,125.00–3,025.002,8224
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2582,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9504
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478354.15/cwt342.00–369.001,69328
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800778264.02/cwt260.00–267.002,0544
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600578315.57/cwt310.00–330.001,82442
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625312.65/cwt300.00–320.001,95440
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450433378.59/cwt360.00–387.001,63941
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250227550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2493
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600579334.17/cwt330.00–340.001,93513
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700664277.45/cwt275.00–285.001,8424
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850830282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,3412
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425352.96/cwt340.00–367.001,50018
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600579334.54/cwt327.00–355.001,93721
HeifersSmall 1450–500490330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6171
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550510361.41/cwt340.00–370.001,84310
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750731300.78/cwt292.00–307.002,1999
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700673310.75/cwt302.00–320.002,0913
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450415413.47/cwt392.00–422.001,71610
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350339437.88/cwt422.00–457.001,4846
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760288.46/cwt280.00–297.002,1926
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370431.20/cwt402.00–447.001,59515
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280483.61/cwt477.00–487.001,3543
BullsSmall 1500–550535270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4451
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575311.41/cwt300.00–320.001,7919
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650630315.97/cwt300.00–329.001,99120
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473387.59/cwt370.00–400.001,83319
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4052,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2502,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2312,195.71/head1,800.00–2,525.002,1965
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3202,610.15/head2,075.00–3,000.002,61017
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0151,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1902,359.03/head2,325.00–2,400.002,3592

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.