Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $8.00-$13.00 higher with instances of $25.00-$27.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $4.00-$9.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $8.00-$10.00 higher, Slaughter Cows mostly steady, Slaughter Bulls steady to $2.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good to strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.93/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −54.72 against this barn's trailing median of $393.64.

Average price

$338.93

119 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$27.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.74

vs TN average

−11.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	341.25	1,900	109
Medium and Large 2	554	313.55	1,738	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.70/cwt here — about $162 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

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 sale119 hd

338.93

—

TN average17 barns · 1,194 hd

341.66

−2.74

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−11.88

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.64

−54.72

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	1,684	200.03	3,368	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	174.67	2,376	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	172.10	2,061	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	148.94	1,614	15

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,239	$2,551	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,239	$2,456	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$2,266	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,655	$3,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 2	550–600	565	309.36/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	330.02/cwt	320.00–348.00	1,871	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	287.56/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	412.61/cwt	402.00–417.00	1,337	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	336.84/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,758	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	294.86/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	316.83/cwt	302.00–319.00	2,110	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	323.34/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	333.81/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,586	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	353.26/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,865	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	594	350.27/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,081	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	418	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	332.74/cwt	315.00–342.00	2,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	369.90/cwt	350.00–386.00	2,134	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	426.73/cwt	417.00–430.00	1,835	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	252	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	721	307.17/cwt	302.00–308.00	2,215	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	380.79/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,413	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	338.46/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,146	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	413.46/cwt	407.00–417.00	1,968	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	323.33/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	345.16/cwt	327.00–352.00	2,357	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	459.22/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,653	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	383.11/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	379.62/cwt	379.00–382.00	2,449	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	366.62/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,302	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	431	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	559	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,264	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	755	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	401.24/cwt	392.00–412.00	2,115	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	413.54/cwt	410.00–417.00	2,146	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	692	357.18/cwt	355.00–362.00	2,472	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	368.21/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,580	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	388.75/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,493	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	347.99/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,653	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	950–1000	955	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,197	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	131.46/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,328	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	155.27/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,669	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	147.37/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,648	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	174.17/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,459	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,196	168.17/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,011	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	164.32/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,931	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	178.18/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,006	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	172.37/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,089	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	182.33/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,564	7
Bulls	—	—	1,662	198.55/cwt	192.00–205.00	3,300	9
Bulls	—	—	1,358	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,499	2
Bulls	—	—	1,967	215.14/cwt	214.00–216.00	4,232	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,103	1,913.32/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	2,333.84/head	1,850.00–2,800.00	2,334	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,705	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	2,516.32/head	2,050.00–2,875.00	2,516	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,631.24/head	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	427.47/cwt	417.00–440.00	1,646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	322.22/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,207	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	398.70/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,738	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	339.63/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	336.26/cwt	320.00–344.00	2,051	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	376.98/cwt	367.00–385.00	1,568	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	430.01/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,372	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	412.91/cwt	402.00–430.00	1,540	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	350.51/cwt	342.00–362.00	1,658	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	350.29/cwt	347.00–352.00	1,499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	300	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	840	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	471.64/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,533	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	390.23/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,826	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	379.77/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,979	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	340.86/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,936	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,411	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	525.49/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	685	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	308.80/cwt	302.00–315.00	2,254	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	327.10/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,054	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,434	2

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 Aug 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 823Last week 1,213Year ago 749

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 103Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 29Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	420.00	420.00
5	300–350	324	402.00–417.00	412.61
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	428	347.00–352.00	350.29
8	450–500	475	320.00–342.00	333.81
3	500–550	529	320.00–330.00	323.34
7	550–600	565	300.00–315.00	309.36
2	600–650	628	290.00–300.00	294.86
6	650–700	679	270.00–297.00	287.56
1	700–750	730	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	880	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
10	300–350	319	420.00–440.00	430.01
25	350–400	373	402.00–430.00	412.91
15	400–450	416	367.00–385.00	376.98
19	450–500	473	342.00–362.00	350.51
30	500–550	522	330.00–345.00	336.84
31	550–600	567	320.00–348.00	330.02
12	600–650	610	320.00–344.00	336.26
8	650–700	666	302.00–319.00	316.83
3	700–750	715	302.00	302.00
1	750–800	785	277.00	277.00
1	850–900	865	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	418	392.00	392.00
16	500–550	528	350.00–371.00	353.26
32	550–600	594	350.00–353.00	350.27
15	700–750	721	302.00–308.00	307.17
4	800–850	840	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	845	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	507.00	507.00
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
10	350–400	371	370.00–400.00	380.79
6	400–450	414	370.00–400.00	383.11
2	450–500	468	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	540	384.00	384.00
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
6	600–650	634	325.00–345.00	338.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	600.00	600.00
3	250–300	252	570.00	570.00
11	350–400	360	445.00–490.00	459.22
20	400–450	430	417.00–430.00	426.73
11	450–500	476	407.00–417.00	413.46
16	500–550	527	392.00–412.00	401.24
31	550–600	577	350.00–386.00	369.90
14	600–650	628	350.00–380.00	366.62
6	650–700	683	327.00–352.00	345.16
3	700–750	708	315.00–335.00	323.33
3	750–800	763	315.00–342.00	332.74
1	900–950	930	302.00	302.00
1	950–1000	955	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	437.00	437.00
39	500–550	519	410.00–417.00	413.54
5	550–600	559	405.00	405.00
24	600–650	645	379.00–382.00	379.62
19	650–700	692	355.00–362.00	357.18
3	700–750	725	352.00	352.00
3	750–800	755	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	384	375.00–400.00	388.75
12	400–450	429	360.00–385.00	368.21
12	450–500	475	330.00–370.00	347.99
8	500–550	532	330.00–350.00	339.63
4	550–600	587	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	955	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	610.00	610.00
2	250–300	255	500.00–550.00	525.49
7	300–350	325	460.00–480.00	471.64
7	350–400	385	417.00–440.00	427.47
22	400–450	436	390.00–407.00	398.70
29	450–500	468	380.00–400.00	390.23
19	500–550	521	360.00–390.00	379.77
23	550–600	568	325.00–350.00	340.86
17	600–650	628	315.00–340.00	327.10
6	650–700	685	320.00–332.00	322.22
5	700–750	730	302.00–315.00	308.80
3	750–800	780	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	855	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	685	267.00	267.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	124.00–139.00	131.46
7	—	1,075	152.00–158.00	155.27
6	—	1,118	143.00–151.00	147.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,412	170.00–179.00	174.17
7	—	1,196	165.00–169.00	168.17
7	—	1,406	180.00–190.00	182.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,175	161.00–167.00	164.32
5	—	1,126	177.00–181.00	178.18
32	—	1,212	170.00–176.00	172.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,662	192.00–205.00	198.55
2	—	1,358	184.00	184.00
3	—	1,967	214.00–216.00	215.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,913.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,264	1,850.00–2,800.00	2,333.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,254	2,050.00–2,875.00	2,516.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,298	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,631.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,705	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,605	3,200.00	3,200.00

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