Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $3.00-$8.00 lower, Feeder Heifers $6.00-$10.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $8.00-$12.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 lower. Quality fair to good, Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.64/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −90.99 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.

Average price

$357.64

52 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$33.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.09

vs TN average

−18.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	363.42	1,995	43
Medium and Large 2	569	330.04	1,879	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.38/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $375.33, median $448.63 across 29 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 sale52 hd

357.64

—

TN average14 barns · 533 hd

353.54

+4.09

National average142 barns · 5,388 hd

375.74

−18.10

This barn, trailing median29 sales

448.63

−90.99

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,500	189.61	2,844	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,344	169.59	2,279	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	164.35	1,924	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	126.84	1,265	16

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$2,829	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$2,224	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$1,901	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$1,713	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	903	$1,525	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	755	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	271.19/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	406.46/cwt	402.00–415.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	303.35/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,881	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	359.61/cwt	350.00–372.00	1,543	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	309.52/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,780	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	337.49/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	303.72/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	324.10/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,731	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	330.32/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	373.00/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	281.29/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	462.61/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,554	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	313.35/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	299.38/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	443	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	417.71/cwt	412.00–425.00	1,604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	380.90/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	415.86/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	340.70/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,082	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	373.40/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	332.74/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,382	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	392.92/cwt	385.00–402.00	1,690	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	324.30/cwt	317.00–328.00	2,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	367.35/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	344.93/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,599	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	325.78/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	387.40/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,856	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	434	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,831	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	369.46/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,892	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	385	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	718	344.44/cwt	337.00–345.50	2,473	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	803	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,594	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	358.63/cwt	340.00–372.00	2,073	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	310.24/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,843	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	478	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,898	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	155.03/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,524	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	136.93/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,668	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	174.63/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,419	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	173.56/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,909	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	163.64/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,941	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	146.87/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,799	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	124.93/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,178	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	166.31/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,217	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	960	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,440	1
Bulls	—	—	1,466	186.37/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,732	9
Bulls	—	—	1,115	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,985	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	202.69/cwt	200.00–204.00	3,584	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,138.77/head	1,925.00–2,550.00	2,139	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,829.18/head	2,525.00–3,050.00	2,829	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,460	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	1,426.85/head	1,225.00–1,700.00	1,427	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,253.00/head	1,850.00–2,525.00	2,253	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	1,857.11/head	1,675.00–2,000.00	1,857	2
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	284.44/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,886	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	250.92/cwt	240.00–262.00	2,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	353.05/cwt	340.00–362.00	1,691	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	674	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,217	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,001	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	320.99/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,724	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	333.07/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,005	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	397.74/cwt	382.00–412.00	1,472	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	311.75/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,936	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	391.04/cwt	380.00–402.00	1,646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	383.46/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	286.85/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	279.93/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	347.06/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,822	17
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	368.72/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,770	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	903	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	3

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Mon Jul 21, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 609Last week 1,289Year ago 1,434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 122Year ago 159

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 105Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	402.00–415.00	406.46
14	350–400	370	382.00–412.00	397.74
17	400–450	429	350.00–372.00	359.61
22	450–500	479	340.00–362.00	353.05
32	500–550	534	310.00–335.00	324.10
27	550–600	575	300.00–330.00	309.52
18	600–650	620	290.00–310.00	303.35
11	650–700	663	270.00–290.00	284.44
4	700–750	732	270.00–275.00	271.19
4	800–850	819	240.00–262.00	250.92
4	850–900	865	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	387.00	387.00
3	350–400	394	372.00–375.00	373.00
2	400–450	428	335.00–340.00	337.49
6	450–500	483	327.00–335.00	330.32
8	500–550	535	300.00–310.00	303.72
8	550–600	595	295.00–300.00	299.38
2	600–650	620	272.00–290.00	281.29
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	382.00	382.00
7	550–600	585	342.00	342.00
2	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	650–700	674	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	450.00–500.00	462.61
10	350–400	384	412.00–425.00	417.71
12	400–450	430	385.00–402.00	392.92
11	450–500	479	377.00–400.00	387.40
19	500–550	512	360.00–380.00	369.46
24	550–600	578	340.00–372.00	358.63
19	600–650	611	335.00–350.00	340.70
4	650–700	652	357.00	357.00
18	700–750	716	320.00–337.00	332.74
3	750–800	777	317.00–328.00	324.30
9	800–850	825	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	855	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	410.00–420.00	415.86
5	350–400	379	375.00–390.00	380.90
3	400–450	437	370.00–375.00	373.40
2	450–500	485	360.00–375.00	367.35
2	500–550	518	340.00–350.00	344.93
7	550–600	584	300.00–330.00	325.78
3	600–650	647	300.00–320.00	313.35
1	650–700	695	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	790	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	442.00	442.00
14	400–450	434	422.00	422.00
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
4	650–700	680	357.00	357.00
33	700–750	718	337.00–345.50	344.44
17	800–850	803	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	407.00	407.00
2	350–400	380	382.00–385.00	383.46
2	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
5	450–500	463	320.00–340.00	333.07
10	500–550	537	315.00–325.00	320.99
8	550–600	594	310.00–312.00	310.24
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	673	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	885	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	397.00	397.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	422.00	422.00
2	350–400	360	407.00	407.00
7	400–450	421	380.00–402.00	391.04
10	450–500	480	350.00–387.00	368.72
17	500–550	525	340.00–357.00	347.06
4	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
12	600–650	621	300.00–320.00	311.75
5	650–700	678	280.00–300.00	286.85
2	700–750	735	275.00–285.00	279.93
1	750–800	790	282.00	282.00
1	850–900	895	280.00	280.00
3	950–1000	978	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	153.00–157.00	155.03
6	—	1,218	130.00–138.00	136.93
2	—	943	123.00–127.00	124.93
6	—	800	108.00	108.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,385	170.00–182.00	174.63
14	—	1,333	162.00–169.00	166.31
1	—	960	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,100	171.00–177.00	173.56
31	—	1,186	159.00–168.00	163.64
4	—	1,225	143.00–151.00	146.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,466	183.00–194.00	186.37
2	—	1,115	178.00	178.00
4	—	1,768	200.00–204.00	202.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,275	1,925.00–2,550.00	2,138.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	2,525.00–3,050.00	2,829.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,250	1,850.00–2,525.00	2,253.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	970	1,225.00–1,700.00	1,426.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	1,675.00–2,000.00	1,857.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,460	2,725.00	2,725.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	903	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	3,300.00	3,300.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Dickson Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

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