Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-12-08

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 8
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
983 head
9 vs last sale 974 96 vs year ago 1,079 · 8.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
3 vs last sale 173 27 vs year ago 143 · +18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
1 vs last sale 57 23 vs year ago 81 · 28.4%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls $7.00-$12.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $4.00-$7.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $1.00-$3.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 lower. 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 $331.84/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 61.80 against this barn's trailing median of $393.64.
Average price
$331.84
107 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,795
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.01
vs TN average
46.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543334.131,81491
Medium and Large 2531318.811,69216thin
One grade step is worth $15.32/cwt here — about $122 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
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 sale107 hd
331.84
TN average15 barns · 957 hd
339.86
−8.01
National average184 barns · 19,282 hd
377.96
−46.12
This barn, trailing median30 sales
393.64
−61.80
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
BullsLow1,710184.823,16017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,386160.782,22942
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,181154.011,81943
CowsLean 85-90%Average975134.241,30849

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)1,208$3,2506
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,298$2,9772thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,262$2,7503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,178$2,3028
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,427$2,2505
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,344$2,2405
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,199$1,7353thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,024$1,4607
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,510$3,3501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,530$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,510$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,152$2,8303thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,370$2,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,425$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,9501thin

Every lot, as filed

136 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 1550–600574364.82/cwt357.00–370.002,09420
SteersSmall 1400–450405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750703351.80/cwt341.00–354.002,4736
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478328.48/cwt310.00–337.001,57010
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650608338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,05522
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476407.50/cwt400.00–415.001,94010
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450400405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6201
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400379366.04/cwt352.00–372.001,38711
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750715270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9311
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700683318.37/cwt316.00–330.002,17423
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850845280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3664
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550525407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,1373
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700653275.05/cwt270.00–285.001,7963
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550521324.73/cwt320.00–332.001,69213
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418377.24/cwt362.00–392.001,57718
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335381.66/cwt352.00–397.001,2799
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550518360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8655
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400373415.32/cwt415.00–417.001,5496
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520338.91/cwt330.00–350.001,76241
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900870257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,2361
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600567323.44/cwt310.00–340.001,83438
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850803265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1282
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600572293.18/cwt280.00–300.001,6773
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250238427.42/cwt425.00–430.001,0172
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800782287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,2443
HeifersSmall 1600–650645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
HeifersSmall 1450–500465357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,6601
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950905272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,4621
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300281419.98/cwt415.00–425.001,1804
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630287.51/cwt280.00–300.001,8114
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300282433.51/cwt425.00–440.001,2224
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620321.52/cwt310.00–332.001,99325
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750731287.85/cwt285.00–297.002,1046
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700657308.20/cwt300.00–310.002,02517
SteersSmall 1350–400358395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4144
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450427408.27/cwt400.00–420.001,74311
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350328514.90/cwt500.00–520.001,68910
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600563345.72/cwt345.00–350.001,9467
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427341.01/cwt320.00–357.001,45617
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900858304.52/cwt302.00–307.002,6132
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350337466.88/cwt460.00–470.001,5733
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300272517.38/cwt510.00–520.001,4074
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750723320.14/cwt317.00–325.002,31515
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700673321.85/cwt320.00–325.002,1668
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700684361.48/cwt357.00–367.002,47328
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850803318.01/cwt315.00–321.002,5542
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500485392.72/cwt385.00–397.001,9057
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350345420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4491
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650623325.54/cwt317.00–332.002,0287
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550534389.62/cwt372.00–397.002,08113
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800779315.60/cwt310.00–317.002,4595
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700670304.93/cwt300.00–310.002,0432
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650619370.28/cwt370.00–372.002,29214
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600565390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2041
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800772332.15/cwt330.00–339.002,56433
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400374430.64/cwt420.00–450.001,6115
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615347.24/cwt335.00–362.002,13618
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425390.50/cwt385.00–400.001,6603
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550529355.57/cwt337.00–370.001,88112
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400384407.59/cwt400.00–410.001,5654
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750711308.90/cwt300.00–310.002,1969
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600566337.25/cwt320.00–350.001,90910
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550529322.38/cwt305.00–345.001,7056
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450424371.12/cwt350.00–390.001,5746
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473370.46/cwt362.00–375.001,7525
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300268430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1523
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400355400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4201
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,366159.55/cwt157.00–163.002,17922
CowsLean 85-90%1,043139.61/cwt134.00–143.001,45617
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,357154.01/cwt148.00–158.002,09010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,224145.59/cwt141.00–149.001,78212
CowsLean 85-90%852116.00/cwt116.00–116.009883
CowsLean 85-90%904126.86/cwt121.00–133.001,14720
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,460170.25/cwt164.00–178.002,48610
CowsLean 85-90%1,043146.60/cwt143.00–147.001,5299
CowsBoner 80-85%1,122163.51/cwt162.00–167.001,8358
CowsBoner 80-85%1,179155.10/cwt150.00–159.001,82923
Bulls1,741174.30/cwt170.00–177.003,0357
Bulls1,523183.61/cwt180.00–186.002,7963
Bulls1,759195.87/cwt190.00–201.003,4457
Bred CowsMedium and Large 39301,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1201,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3702,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1952,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2083,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2506
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3432,876.63/head2,850.00–2,900.002,8772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2982,977.26/head2,950.00–3,000.002,9772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29601,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5103,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1831,674.52/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3332,040.24/head1,925.00–2,150.002,0402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,4022,342.45/head2,050.00–2,500.002,3423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0501,393.54/head1,175.00–1,500.001,3945
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0201,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3953,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4272,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0932,327.59/head2,000.00–2,500.002,3284
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5303,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,4252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5102,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400384399.68/cwt382.00–411.001,53516
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480362.40/cwt342.00–372.001,74044
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250230439.78/cwt435.00–445.001,0112
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full350–400370350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2951
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400375312.17/cwt300.00–325.001,1712
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650600250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5002
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250215480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,0321
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350332408.61/cwt402.00–410.001,3578
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000995200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9901
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750733266.80/cwt250.00–280.001,9563
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800768265.66/cwt257.00–275.002,0403
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400381408.44/cwt400.00–430.001,55615
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750726296.46/cwt284.00–307.002,1529
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650623274.64/cwt250.00–285.001,7114
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600569345.57/cwt330.00–360.001,96621
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419407.06/cwt400.00–420.001,70615
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250243500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2152
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300250495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,2381
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570311.71/cwt300.00–327.001,7774
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900888267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,3712
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950915250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2881
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300262507.00/cwt500.00–520.001,3285
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800768285.64/cwt275.00–295.002,1943
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500481389.52/cwt380.00–412.001,87417
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850816284.03/cwt282.00–287.002,3185
BullsSmall 1500–550520335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7421
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350324433.78/cwt420.00–465.001,4054
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550514367.65/cwt350.00–380.001,89013
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650634327.07/cwt300.00–337.002,07425
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325504.55/cwt490.00–525.001,64013
BullsSmall 1350–400360375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3503
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700664315.66/cwt300.00–327.002,09610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2403,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1082,744.92/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7452

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.