Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week on a light test this week, Feeder Steers $5.00-$12.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $8.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $2.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $1.00-$2.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $3.00-$4.00 higher. Quality good to fancy, Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.52/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −46.93 against this barn's trailing median of $390.44.

Average price

$343.52

37 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$27.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs TN average

−46.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	352.51	1,921	25
Medium and Large 2	545	324.79	1,770	12thin

One grade step is worth $27.72/cwt here — about $151 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.38, low $343.52, median $390.44 across 31 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 sale37 hd

343.52

—

TN average15 barns · 609 hd

346.52

−3.00

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−46.39

This barn, trailing median31 sales

390.44

−46.93

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	1,726	190.76	3,292	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	168.48	2,249	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	154.88	1,776	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	137.55	1,403	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,203	$3,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$2,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,173	$2,261	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,257	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,157	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,152	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,328	$2,150	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$2,100	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,624	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,585	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 1Value Added	700–750	741	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	370.32/cwt	352.00–377.00	1,778	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	345.45/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,634	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	403.06/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	410.04/cwt	405.00–417.00	1,714	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	346.98/cwt	327.00–362.00	1,471	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	418.25/cwt	402.00–430.00	1,309	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	489	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,858	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	357.49/cwt	340.00–371.00	1,877	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	552	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	295.09/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	316.70/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	332.87/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	366.00/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	720	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	686	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,161	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,116	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	377.49/cwt	372.00–382.00	2,189	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	366.95/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,326	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	423.88/cwt	410.00–432.00	2,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	416.57/cwt	412.00–420.00	2,204	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,208	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,538	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	358.18/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	380.04/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	352.06/cwt	347.00–357.00	2,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,290	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	927	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	421	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	732	345.20/cwt	340.00–356.00	2,527	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	361.89/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,719	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	377.90/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,943	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	148.81/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,551	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	166.26/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,230	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,794	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	172.35/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,316	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	123.92/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,270	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	137.84/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,300	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	164.64/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,679	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	153.57/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,866	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	147.31/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,707	6
Bulls	—	—	1,711	188.07/cwt	180.00–192.00	3,218	10
Bulls	—	—	1,300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	201.42/cwt	195.00–210.00	3,767	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,585	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	2,644.01/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,644	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,357	2,369.97/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,370	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,068	1,533.14/head	1,325.00–1,700.00	1,533	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,624.30/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,624	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,218	1,877.10/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,877	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,064.88/head	2,050.00–2,075.00	2,065	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,331	2,360.87/head	1,950.00–2,525.00	2,361	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,058	1,749.17/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,749	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,328	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	330.99/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,036	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	398	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	321.24/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,139	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	345.16/cwt	332.00–360.00	1,967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	414.17/cwt	402.00–427.00	1,520	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,140	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	364.66/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	425.12/cwt	405.00–437.00	1,786	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	304.60/cwt	290.00–312.00	2,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	300.89/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,320	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	327.61/cwt	310.00–332.00	2,031	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	482.41/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,785	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	443.95/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	327.32/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	383.95/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,858	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	316.51/cwt	307.00–327.00	2,140	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	509.70/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,611	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	335.99/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,912	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,288	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 983Year ago 753

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 170Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 58Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	398	428.00	428.00
15	450–500	489	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	552	368.00	368.00
13	600–650	628	337.00	337.00
26	650–700	686	315.00	315.00
5	700–750	741	313.00	313.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
8	300–350	313	402.00–430.00	418.25
13	350–400	367	402.00–427.00	414.17
13	400–450	418	405.00–417.00	410.04
37	450–500	480	352.00–377.00	370.32
13	500–550	525	340.00–371.00	357.49
8	550–600	570	332.00–360.00	345.16
15	600–650	615	320.00–334.00	330.99
17	650–700	666	320.00–327.00	321.24
1	700–750	720	312.00	312.00
6	750–800	751	285.00	285.00
2	850–900	883	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	380.00–420.00	403.06
2	300–350	345	350.00–382.00	366.00
1	350–400	390	395.00	395.00
7	400–450	424	327.00–362.00	346.98
12	450–500	473	330.00–350.00	345.45
6	500–550	524	330.00–335.00	332.87
6	550–600	566	300.00–320.00	316.70
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	723	290.00–300.00	295.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	545.00	545.00
1	250–300	290	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	318	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	355	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	413	420.00	420.00
8	450–500	476	410.00–432.00	423.88
7	500–550	529	412.00–420.00	416.57
6	550–600	580	372.00–382.00	377.49
5	600–650	634	365.00–370.00	366.95
2	650–700	680	352.00	352.00
2	700–750	713	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	755	320.00–325.00	322.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	463	375.00–385.00	380.04
3	500–550	540	350.00–375.00	358.18
2	600–650	608	347.00–357.00	352.06
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	540.00	540.00
5	400–450	421	442.00	442.00
11	500–550	516	428.00	428.00
7	600–650	609	376.00	376.00
11	650–700	668	380.00	380.00
33	700–750	732	340.00–356.00	345.20
3	900–950	927	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	495.00	495.00
5	350–400	365	440.00–450.00	443.95
2	400–450	423	370.00–385.00	377.90
7	450–500	475	350.00–370.00	361.89
4	500–550	528	320.00–350.00	327.32
2	550–600	553	300.00–310.00	305.02
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	307.00	307.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	427.00	427.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	550.00	550.00
18	300–350	316	500.00–525.00	509.70
7	350–400	370	460.00–500.00	482.41
9	400–450	420	405.00–437.00	425.12
7	450–500	484	370.00–400.00	383.95
5	500–550	517	350.00–382.00	364.66
5	550–600	569	330.00–340.00	335.99
6	600–650	620	310.00–332.00	327.61
14	650–700	676	307.00–327.00	316.51
3	700–750	718	290.00–312.00	304.60
6	750–800	771	280.00–305.00	300.89
2	800–850	830	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,042	145.00–152.00	148.81
5	—	1,025	120.00–126.00	123.92
2	—	943	136.00–140.00	137.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,341	163.00–169.00	166.26
1	—	1,180	152.00	152.00
10	—	1,344	169.00–176.00	172.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,020	160.00–169.00	164.64
10	—	1,215	150.00–157.00	153.57
6	—	1,159	143.00–149.00	147.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,711	180.00–192.00	188.07
1	—	1,300	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,870	195.00–210.00	201.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,644.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,305	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,203	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,357	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,369.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,624.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,877.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	2,050.00–2,075.00	2,064.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,331	1,950.00–2,525.00	2,360.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,328	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,288	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,325.00–1,700.00	1,533.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,058	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,749.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,585	3,050.00	3,050.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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