Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-10-06

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 6
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,128 head
53 vs last sale 1,075 131 vs year ago 997 · +13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
14 vs last sale 141 36 vs year ago 91 · +39.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
18 vs last sale 56 17 vs year ago 21 · +81.0%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550lbs traded $2.00-$5.00 lower, over 550lbs $7.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $4.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $2.00-$5.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$4.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good with stronger demand for Boner & Lean Slaughter Cows this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.02/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits 20.62 against this barn's trailing median of $393.64.
Average price
$373.02
149 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,021
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$479
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$63.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+26.73
vs TN average
11.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543383.802,082117
Medium and Large 2545335.531,82728
Medium and Large 3501320.001,6034thin
One grade step is worth $63.80/cwt here — about $479 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
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 sale149 hd
373.02
TN average15 barns · 735 hd
346.29
+26.73
National average182 barns · 15,418 hd
384.39
−11.37
This barn, trailing median30 sales
393.64
−20.62
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
BullsAverage1,777190.553,38520
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,452172.882,51118
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,153170.631,96739
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,024148.681,52231

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$2,6002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$2,5535
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,178$2,5222thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$2,25710
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$2,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,2751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)710$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)620$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,565$3,1001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)785$1,0751thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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 1750–800793339.26/cwt337.00–340.002,6904
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600569385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1917
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700676370.58/cwt355.00–382.002,5057
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600572322.14/cwt300.00–340.001,84315
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500452415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,87613
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added950–1000959294.34/cwt285.00–300.002,8238
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850806342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,7577
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700666307.11/cwt300.00–310.002,0457
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600572384.55/cwt370.00–395.002,20067
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3601
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250227450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0223
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550513350.97/cwt330.00–370.001,80013
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477360.52/cwt345.00–375.001,72014
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325406.77/cwt400.00–420.001,3223
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800785300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400369400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4764
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471401.81/cwt385.00–410.001,89343
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550527391.00/cwt370.00–400.002,06172
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400389353.13/cwt350.00–370.001,3746
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700672323.53/cwt315.00–332.002,17418
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650639318.91/cwt310.00–320.002,0389
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800763309.96/cwt300.00–315.002,3653
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750737325.32/cwt320.00–327.002,3988
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420408.06/cwt394.00–420.001,71454
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628338.53/cwt320.00–352.002,12671
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369425.91/cwt410.00–441.001,57226
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335439.37/cwt430.00–450.001,47210
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1402
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900850270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2951
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600567369.95/cwt350.00–382.002,09838
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2381
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450426419.56/cwt400.00–430.001,78720
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825336.01/cwt330.00–338.002,7724
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500471394.39/cwt380.00–410.001,85816
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750713362.23/cwt340.00–376.002,58321
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400367463.27/cwt450.00–475.001,7009
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350317503.96/cwt470.00–520.001,5986
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550536365.03/cwt350.00–370.001,9578
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650621371.09/cwt350.00–385.002,30423
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615340.08/cwt335.00–345.002,0912
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550519393.65/cwt370.00–400.002,04322
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375420.02/cwt410.00–435.001,57510
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600561351.02/cwt350.00–355.001,9695
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700672349.80/cwt340.00–360.002,3513
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750715320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2881
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600565409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,3113
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6341
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550525411.01/cwt410.00–415.002,15815
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800778332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,5832
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650636376.93/cwt360.00–396.002,39712
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added1000–10501,014322.00/cwt322.00–322.003,26555
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500478364.45/cwt350.00–380.001,7422
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350337429.09/cwt420.00–435.001,4463
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700695387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,6902
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added250–300275550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5131
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500468418.35/cwt415.00–420.001,9583
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900890272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,4211
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700668299.23/cwt280.00–317.001,9993
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7203
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500490380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8621
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy700–750707350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4756
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500460410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8861
CowsLean 85-90%1,038143.66/cwt140.00–147.001,49110
CowsLean 85-90%1,033163.90/cwt160.00–169.001,6936
CowsLean 85-90%1,039153.68/cwt151.00–158.001,5979
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,443176.84/cwt172.00–180.002,55210
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,464167.93/cwt166.00–169.002,4588
CowsBoner 80-85%1,142175.81/cwt170.00–182.002,00824
CowsBoner 80-85%1,201156.70/cwt154.00–159.001,8824
CowsLean 85-90%968134.34/cwt132.00–137.001,3006
CowsBoner 80-85%1,159164.38/cwt160.00–168.001,90511
Bulls1,652190.50/cwt190.00–192.003,1475
Bulls1,704179.48/cwt172.00–182.003,0587
Bulls1,918200.28/cwt196.00–206.003,8418
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1782,521.97/head2,450.00–2,600.002,5222
Stock CowsMedium and Large 27851,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 39481,663.39/head1,650.00–1,675.001,6632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0962,131.30/head1,850.00–2,450.002,1314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2653,216.30/head3,075.00–3,350.003,2162
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 26201,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 27101,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0932,529.41/head2,350.00–2,750.002,5292
Bred CowsMedium and Large 39001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2773,139.43/head2,900.00–3,400.003,1393
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0402,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred CowsSmall 18701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,5653,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0052,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1452,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800755306.68/cwt305.00–310.002,3153
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566349.73/cwt340.00–370.001,97922
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900870296.84/cwt292.00–302.002,5837
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350330375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2381
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750740300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2201
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250202495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,0002
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9654
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500495335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6581
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550501320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6034
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428375.03/cwt370.00–380.001,6052
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371426.89/cwt410.00–440.001,5848
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350324417.64/cwt400.00–435.001,3535
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650630305.84/cwt290.00–325.001,9274
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5152
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750740299.97/cwt295.00–305.002,2202
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473362.65/cwt350.00–370.001,7159
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575326.81/cwt315.00–340.001,87910
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400383378.88/cwt370.00–385.001,45112
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1971
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850815285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3231
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800777274.17/cwt270.00–277.002,1305
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450426378.33/cwt360.00–395.001,6126
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550529361.51/cwt350.00–380.001,91232
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750731307.89/cwt300.00–317.002,2515
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250213487.19/cwt480.00–500.001,0383
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550534339.09/cwt320.00–350.001,81113
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600590300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7701
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350317481.06/cwt450.00–500.001,5255
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450440410.93/cwt400.00–420.001,80810
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670325.18/cwt320.00–332.002,17914
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650619336.73/cwt330.00–345.002,08420
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950946246.24/cwt245.00–250.002,3294
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850830301.94/cwt297.00–307.002,5062
BullsSmall 1600–650605288.50/cwt285.00–292.001,7452
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473380.89/cwt370.00–400.001,80228
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280513.10/cwt500.00–520.001,4373

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.