Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-08-04

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 4
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,213 head
384 vs last sale 829 444 vs year ago 769 · +57.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
37 vs last sale 66 18 vs year ago 121 · 14.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
18 vs last sale 47 22 vs year ago 7 · +314.3%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers traded $4.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Heifers steady to $5.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $2.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $6.00-$8.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy, Demand moderate to strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.05/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 67.59 against this barn's trailing median of $393.64.
Average price
$326.05
127 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,801
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.73
vs TN average
24.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552328.321,814114
Medium and Large 2552306.071,69013thin
One grade step is worth $22.25/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
432400368336median 393.6401/0503/0204/2706/2208/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.38, low $350.20, median $393.64 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 sale127 hd
326.05
TN average15 barns · 1,017 hd
339.78
−13.73
National average149 barns · 9,537 hd
350.57
−24.52
This barn, trailing median30 sales
393.64
−67.59
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
BullsLow1,602200.523,21321
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,374175.862,41718
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,117169.671,89524
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,023150.801,54330

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)1,150$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$2,7002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,283$2,5193thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,106$2,2026
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$2,1325
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,6751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)905$1,9122thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)775$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,377$3,0503thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$2,3501thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400377426.33/cwt412.00–447.001,60716
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550528353.34/cwt340.00–375.001,86634
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675312.80/cwt300.00–320.002,11128
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515384.10/cwt370.00–392.001,97816
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650626320.52/cwt315.00–327.002,00613
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700666330.17/cwt320.00–337.002,1999
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650622339.59/cwt330.00–350.002,11220
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600566335.28/cwt335.00–337.001,89814
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750711302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,1475
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850840320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6883
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800753328.38/cwt317.00–330.002,4738
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500480327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,5701
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750713346.76/cwt346.00–348.002,47213
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600582298.58/cwt275.00–310.001,7387
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368379.98/cwt370.00–395.001,3987
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300285550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5681
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730328.48/cwt325.00–332.002,3986
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300–350317407.19/cwt400.00–417.001,2915
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800774286.14/cwt283.00–288.002,2158
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419372.56/cwt360.00–385.001,56116
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600577322.79/cwt310.00–330.001,86248
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700671324.75/cwt322.00–327.002,1799
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500492353.90/cwt350.00–380.001,74134
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850840242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,0331
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850848307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,60360
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526331.56/cwt320.00–342.001,74452
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550517314.81/cwt300.00–325.001,6286
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500482336.99/cwt330.00–345.001,62418
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement700–750741320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3714
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650633290.29/cwt270.00–305.001,8386
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620314.80/cwt300.00–325.001,95230
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750710300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1301
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900860272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,3393
SteersSmall 1550–600580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500488363.55/cwt350.00–380.001,7748
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477397.01/cwt387.00–412.001,89440
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400373424.82/cwt410.00–435.001,58516
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1901
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800798285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2742
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250230635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,4611
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573354.73/cwt340.00–372.002,03347
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550532349.96/cwt330.00–360.001,86212
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950930270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5112
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450432373.82/cwt350.00–380.001,6155
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750730270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9711
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450424411.43/cwt400.00–422.001,74415
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340446.60/cwt425.00–452.001,5185
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400381352.18/cwt330.00–375.001,3425
SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000980225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2052
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250243565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,3732
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600588367.51/cwt365.00–380.002,16123
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700678297.55/cwt285.00–310.002,0172
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950935225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1041
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700680339.46/cwt338.00–342.002,30811
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550518400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,07210
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500485413.40/cwt412.00–417.002,00514
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650625351.66/cwt350.00–360.002,19817
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600566324.35/cwt320.00–330.001,8368
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500467358.49/cwt350.00–370.001,67411
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450424362.08/cwt350.00–370.001,5355
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500495310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5351
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350345430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4841
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4251
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600571314.89/cwt300.00–327.001,79811
CowsLean 85-90%1,019147.63/cwt145.00–150.001,50419
CowsLean 85-90%885142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2571
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,248184.80/cwt178.00–195.002,3066
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,398173.78/cwt171.00–178.002,42910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,126169.73/cwt164.00–175.001,9118
CowsBoner 80-85%1,054157.69/cwt153.00–163.001,6628
CowsLean 85-90%1,044157.71/cwt153.00–163.001,64610
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,635159.44/cwt158.00–161.002,6072
CowsBoner 80-85%1,170181.58/cwt176.00–187.002,1248
Bulls1,260183.50/cwt179.00–188.002,3126
Bulls1,810198.27/cwt190.00–202.003,5896
Bulls1,692213.37/cwt208.00–221.003,6109
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2932,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-37751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29051,911.88/head1,875.00–1,950.001,9122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39451,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,1502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5403,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2452,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0782,181.91/head1,950.00–2,450.002,1825
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2832,518.70/head2,300.00–2,850.002,5193
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,3202,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,3102,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1282,102.33/head1,950.00–2,250.002,1024
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4403,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250200590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,1801
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623320.30/cwt300.00–337.001,99533
BullsSmall 1350–400390320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2481
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300289399.38/cwt380.00–420.001,1544
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350321385.48/cwt380.00–392.001,2374
HeifersSmall 1600–650600250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330420.28/cwt415.00–427.001,3874
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650615330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,03050
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy700–750708309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,18826
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700676310.51/cwt297.00–321.002,09921
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376409.13/cwt402.00–425.001,53812
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800795270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1471
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423344.83/cwt320.00–355.001,45910
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530320.26/cwt307.00–330.001,69713
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400355375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3311
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670277.37/cwt265.00–285.001,8588
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750715270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9311
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300282447.61/cwt440.00–465.001,2626
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474349.67/cwt340.00–357.001,65743
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850820277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,2711
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350301516.66/cwt515.00–525.001,5556
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600580332.37/cwt320.00–350.001,92827
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422388.23/cwt370.00–405.001,63829
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700690265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8291
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620286.09/cwt270.00–300.001,7744
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250235550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2931
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750732296.42/cwt290.00–307.002,1703
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800770250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9253
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800764296.22/cwt287.00–310.002,2639
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500465380.00/cwt370.00–392.001,76712
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,5391

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.