Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 650lbs $5.00-$9.00 lower, over 650lbs $4.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $2.00-$4.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$8.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$5.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $8.00-$10.00 lower on a light test. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $381.78/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −66.17 against this barn's trailing median of $447.95.

Average price

$381.78

57 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$36.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.68

vs TN average

−18.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	386.32	2,102	50
Medium and Large 2	550	349.37	1,920	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.95/cwt here — about $182 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

30 sales

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 sale57 hd

381.78

—

TN average14 barns · 396 hd

373.10

+8.68

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−18.11

This barn, trailing median30 sales

447.95

−66.17

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	—	High	1,611	182.06	2,933	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,355	176.35	2,389	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,041	164.47	1,713	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	147.27	1,417	13

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)	1,310	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,742	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$2,548	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,226	$2,346	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,099	$2,271	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,266	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,363	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	364.55/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,107	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	394.20/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	317.51/cwt	317.00–318.00	2,772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	520.62/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	343.38/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	427.85/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,673	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,194	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	672	379.97/cwt	379.00–382.00	2,553	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	417.75/cwt	410.00–427.00	1,717	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	679	312.71/cwt	309.00–315.00	2,123	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	369.86/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	770	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,341	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	313.16/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	337.57/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,944	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	359.90/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	319.03/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,675	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	417.86/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	408.86/cwt	407.00–412.00	1,517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	360.84/cwt	352.00–372.00	1,548	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	314.00/cwt	312.00–317.00	2,569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	356.66/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,254	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	401.10/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,058	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	357.12/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,428	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	377.25/cwt	366.00–395.00	1,652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	358.82/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	336.76/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	372.91/cwt	360.00–379.00	1,824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	962	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,040	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	417.63/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	799	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,924	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	824	323.75/cwt	323.50–327.00	2,668	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	448	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,184	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	874	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,967	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,028	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,187	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	317.61/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,096	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	318.91/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,891	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	353.39/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,820	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	134.05/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,130	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	154.69/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,527	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	143.66/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,408	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	183.13/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,423	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	169.57/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,350	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	164.50/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,875	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	861	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,343	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	172.92/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,942	4
Bulls	—	—	1,240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,480	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	185.83/cwt	182.00–192.00	3,224	4
Bulls	—	—	1,548	165.56/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,563	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,742.11/head	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,742	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	2,548.40/head	2,175.00–3,150.00	2,548	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,326.67/head	2,025.00–2,575.00	2,327	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	326.82/cwt	310.00–338.00	2,043	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	2,346.17/head	2,225.00–2,525.00	2,346	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	283.48/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	336.17/cwt	330.00–344.00	1,604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	351.16/cwt	342.00–362.00	1,703	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	339.27/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,751	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	272.33/cwt	265.00–277.00	2,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	412.00/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,763	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	315.51/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,918	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	336.60/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,932	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	374.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	377.17/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,999	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	306.69/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,174	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	418.74/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	278.76/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,921	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	292.42/cwt	282.00–296.00	2,249	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,319	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	403.50/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,872	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	386.18/cwt	375.00–392.00	1,630	7

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 839Last week 823Year ago 1,156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 108Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 42Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	500.00–550.00	520.62
1	300–350	315	480.00	480.00
13	350–400	391	415.00–435.00	427.85
21	400–450	411	410.00–427.00	417.75
8	450–500	485	390.00–402.00	394.20
24	500–550	513	385.00–405.00	401.10
17	550–600	578	350.00–385.00	364.55
32	600–650	632	340.00–370.00	356.66
17	650–700	680	355.00–367.00	357.12
6	700–750	721	340.00–350.00	343.38
1	750–800	750	337.00	337.00
5	800–850	818	312.00–317.00	314.00
2	850–900	873	317.00–318.00	317.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	448	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	480	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	563	388.00	388.00
2	600–650	630	390.00	390.00
9	650–700	672	379.00–382.00	379.97
45	750–800	799	366.00	366.00
14	800–850	824	323.50–327.00	323.75
57	850–900	874	339.50	339.50
55	950–1000	962	316.00	316.00
55	1000–1050	1,028	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	400.00–435.00	417.63
5	400–450	438	366.00–395.00	377.25
3	450–500	489	360.00–379.00	372.91
4	500–550	529	350.00–370.00	358.82
3	550–600	577	330.00–340.00	336.76
5	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	725	320.00–325.00	322.50
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	410.00	410.00
4	550–600	553	350.00	350.00
6	600–650	636	345.00	345.00
8	650–700	679	309.00–315.00	312.71
11	750–800	770	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	365.00–375.00	369.86
3	300–350	327	340.00–370.00	359.90
2	350–400	383	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	477	330.00–344.00	336.17
14	500–550	525	305.00–330.00	319.03
8	550–600	584	310.00–320.00	313.16
1	700–750	725	252.00	252.00
1	750–800	775	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	840	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	880	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	400.00–430.00	417.86
8	350–400	371	407.00–412.00	408.86
17	400–450	429	352.00–372.00	360.84
23	450–500	485	342.00–362.00	351.16
12	500–550	516	335.00–350.00	339.27
20	550–600	576	325.00–345.00	337.57
28	600–650	625	310.00–338.00	326.82
2	650–700	688	277.00–290.00	283.48
1	750–800	750	287.00	287.00
3	800–850	840	265.00–277.00	272.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	385	392.00	392.00
7	400–450	422	375.00–392.00	386.18
5	450–500	460	370.00–380.00	374.02
10	500–550	515	342.00–360.00	353.39
9	550–600	593	315.00–320.00	318.91
8	650–700	689	270.00–280.00	278.76
3	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	820	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	322	435.00	435.00
4	350–400	351	415.00–420.00	418.74
17	400–450	428	400.00–427.00	412.00
7	450–500	464	390.00–410.00	403.50
9	500–550	530	370.00–395.00	377.17
15	550–600	574	330.00–350.00	336.60
17	600–650	608	300.00–325.00	315.51
15	650–700	660	300.00–320.00	317.61
6	700–750	709	290.00–310.00	306.69
4	750–800	769	282.00–296.00	292.42
1	800–850	825	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	875	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	132.00–136.00	134.05
6	—	987	151.00–159.00	154.69
5	—	980	141.00–147.00	143.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,323	180.00–188.00	183.13
7	—	1,386	164.00–174.00	169.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,140	163.00–167.00	164.50
4	—	861	156.00	156.00
4	—	1,123	171.00–175.00	172.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	200.00	200.00
4	—	1,735	182.00–192.00	185.83
2	—	1,548	162.00–168.00	165.56

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,119	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,742.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,037	2,175.00–3,150.00	2,548.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,098	2,025.00–2,575.00	2,326.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,226	2,225.00–2,525.00	2,346.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	2,375.00	2,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,975.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,925.00	2,925.00

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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