Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-07-28

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 28
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
829 head
220 vs last sale 609 69 vs year ago 760 · +9.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
42 vs last sale 108 35 vs year ago 101 · 34.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
12 vs last sale 35 16 vs year ago 31 · +51.6%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $3.00-$5.00 lower, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $4.00-$8.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$4.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$3.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $371.99/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 75.95 against this barn's trailing median of $447.95.
Average price
$371.99
75 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,103
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$375
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.39
vs TN average
9.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1569375.062,13469
Medium and Large 2523336.681,7596thin
One grade step is worth $38.38/cwt here — about $375 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 sale75 hd
371.99
TN average14 barns · 337 hd
360.60
+11.39
National average143 barns · 4,821 hd
381.68
−9.69
This barn, trailing median30 sales
447.95
−75.95
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
BullsHigh1,551191.482,97016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,401172.512,41618
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,139166.691,89916
CowsLean 85-90%Low942146.511,3809thin

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)1,165$2,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,174$2,3244thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,2501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,2252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,174$2,18813
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$2,0251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,152$1,9907
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$1,8664thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,020$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)895$1,9002thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1300–350345443.00/cwt425.00–452.001,5283
SteersMedium and Large 1Full600–650640300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9201
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750713300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1392
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550527390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0558
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675337.66/cwt320.00–345.002,27945
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850845272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,2981
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700691325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2466
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550511351.72/cwt350.00–355.001,79720
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450400382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,5286
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650619332.34/cwt330.00–335.002,05742
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350302487.71/cwt485.00–490.001,47313
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700663270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7902
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470325.96/cwt325.00–327.001,5322
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450425425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8066
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475353.61/cwt340.00–367.001,68022
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370363.86/cwt350.00–377.001,3464
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400360310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1161
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700660299.92/cwt290.00–310.001,9792
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600579335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,94030
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600583300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7495
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423346.76/cwt330.00–352.001,4678
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650613315.81/cwt310.00–325.001,93618
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350331417.88/cwt400.00–440.001,38318
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300255515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,3131
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620301.78/cwt300.00–307.001,8714
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400381398.62/cwt387.00–410.001,51920
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573316.22/cwt310.00–320.001,81219
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650607364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,20916
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4801
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500473383.55/cwt370.00–402.001,81410
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450441408.29/cwt395.00–410.001,80110
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8651
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300290540.72/cwt535.00–560.001,5684
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573351.37/cwt345.00–367.002,0135
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550514338.02/cwt330.00–340.001,7375
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700682286.55/cwt280.00–300.001,9543
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450408378.35/cwt360.00–390.001,5447
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750713340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,42449
SteersSmall 1300–350345305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0521
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550521354.95/cwt350.00–370.001,8499
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400377453.98/cwt450.00–462.001,7126
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250210560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,1761
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500495350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7332
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700687351.89/cwt348.00–355.002,41763
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300295510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5051
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3502
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650607343.32/cwt340.00–345.002,0846
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600585378.89/cwt370.00–381.002,21747
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500485405.35/cwt403.00–415.001,96612
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550535320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7121
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750735265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9482
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450434359.31/cwt330.00–370.001,5595
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700663272.47/cwt270.00–275.001,8062
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800795250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9882
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600579315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8244
CowsLean 85-90%850124.32/cwt122.00–127.001,0572
CowsLean 85-90%1,004155.19/cwt151.00–160.001,5585
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,363168.93/cwt166.00–172.002,30310
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,448176.98/cwt173.00–184.002,5638
CowsLean 85-90%878147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,182165.42/cwt159.00–169.001,9558
CowsBoner 80-85%1,020153.57/cwt150.00–157.001,5663
CowsBoner 80-85%1,142176.60/cwt173.00–183.002,0175
Bulls1,800206.37/cwt200.00–210.003,7155
Bulls1,567188.35/cwt182.00–196.002,9518
Bulls1,093175.01/cwt173.00–177.001,9133
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2352,481.44/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39251,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2012,150.62/head1,925.00–2,300.002,1516
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39901,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1202,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350333418.27/cwt400.00–450.001,3938
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1832,108.73/head1,900.00–2,225.002,1093
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,952.09/head1,850.00–2,050.001,9522
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-38951,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1652,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsSmall 1-28551,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1551,780.19/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1252,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1712,212.43/head1,800.00–2,675.002,21210
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900850257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,1851
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300273435.64/cwt415.00–460.001,1892
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422369.69/cwt360.00–380.001,56020
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528334.48/cwt320.00–345.001,76628
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800750270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850800250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950905252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,2811
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775269.50/cwt267.00–272.002,0892
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235518.33/cwt515.00–525.001,2183
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720281.86/cwt277.00–287.002,0292
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900860220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8921
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360427.50/cwt420.00–435.001,5392
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500455332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,5111
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450425297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,2621
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650631308.60/cwt300.00–320.001,94714
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515351.96/cwt350.00–360.001,8135
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500482344.12/cwt320.00–360.001,6599
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400391379.01/cwt375.00–385.001,4825
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650628289.80/cwt280.00–300.001,8202
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600586314.13/cwt300.00–320.001,84110
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350303512.96/cwt490.00–520.001,5545
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700673292.13/cwt280.00–310.001,9665
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600561332.67/cwt330.00–342.001,86612
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450426401.20/cwt380.00–410.001,70914
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500464390.87/cwt370.00–402.001,81429
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850830240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9921
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750709277.17/cwt270.00–290.001,9657

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.