Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-03-04

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 4
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,095 head
▼ 481 vs last sale 1,576▲ 271 vs year ago 824 · +32.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 164▲ 36 vs year ago 137 · +26.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 24▲ 9 vs year ago 31 · +29.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.95/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −134.67 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$247.95
105 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,361
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$276
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$61.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.79
vs TN average
−23.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546254.281,38989
Medium and Large 2-3567224.061,2698thin
Medium and Large 3527215.001,1333thin
Small 1-2576193.271,1135thin
One grade step is worth $61.01/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale105 hd
247.95
—
TN average6 barns · 281 hd
244.15
+3.79
National average176 barns · 15,352 hd
271.91
−23.96
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−134.67
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
432391351310median 382.6203/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.38, low $323.74, median $382.62 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Low1,541125.231,92918
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,395115.501,61128
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,162111.011,29073
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02096.3598333

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,189$1,3995
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$1,2351thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)858$1,1753thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)992$1,1382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)987$1,0774thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$1,71510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)860$1,1251thin

Every lot

117 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3220330.00/cwt330.00–330.007261
Steers200–250Small 1-2235280.00/cwt280.00–280.006581
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2261360.06/cwt355.00–362.009407
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270309.25/cwt297.00–320.008353
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2308341.05/cwt335.00–347.001,0502
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3329306.99/cwt300.00–327.001,01018
Steers300–350Small 1-2337289.02/cwt280.00–310.0097410
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373284.45/cwt260.00–300.001,06114
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380308.00/cwt290.00–335.001,17019
Steers350–400Small 1-2381281.30/cwt280.00–285.001,0724
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419314.82/cwt290.00–331.001,31914
Steers400–450Small 1-2423275.03/cwt270.00–280.001,1632
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3424269.27/cwt250.00–290.001,1427
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428331.14/cwt331.00–332.001,4177
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed455307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,3971
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466298.58/cwt290.00–320.001,39120
Steers450–500Small 1-2469256.77/cwt230.00–270.001,2043
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3479276.24/cwt270.00–290.001,32310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522277.11/cwt270.00–287.001,44710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3522253.48/cwt230.00–270.001,3233
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530308.85/cwt300.00–316.001,63714
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3Value Added531270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,43416
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555278.26/cwt270.00–290.001,54412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3562239.94/cwt220.00–250.001,3486
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565296.48/cwt286.00–300.001,67536
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618260.97/cwt250.00–270.001,6138
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,7207
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660248.69/cwt230.00–250.001,64115
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4741
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677268.31/cwt262.50–276.001,81616
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715243.63/cwt230.00–249.001,7427
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3737220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6213
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,8223
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2788222.52/cwt220.00–225.001,7532
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8232
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3225305.00/cwt305.00–305.006861
Heifers250–300Small 1-2275302.00/cwt302.00–302.008311
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2281304.55/cwt295.00–310.0085610
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320300.33/cwt288.00–310.0096114
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320277.67/cwt262.00–287.0088911
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325245.00/cwt245.00–245.007961
Heifers300–350Small 1-2330272.00/cwt272.00–272.008981
Heifers350–400Small 1-2360270.00/cwt270.00–270.009721
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added363305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1076
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381292.56/cwt280.00–302.001,11529
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3383273.60/cwt250.00–280.001,04810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432255.09/cwt241.00–265.001,1029
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434275.04/cwt262.00–292.001,19434
Heifers400–450Small 1-2445262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,1661
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479265.99/cwt250.00–277.001,27432
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3492243.98/cwt240.00–247.001,2003
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518251.39/cwt240.00–262.001,30231
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1333
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3948
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545225.62/cwt192.00–240.001,2304
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,49324
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy555220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2211
Heifers550–600Small 1-2576193.27/cwt185.00–225.001,1135
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578242.30/cwt220.00–250.001,40025
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3588222.49/cwt220.00–230.001,3084
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3Value Added612240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,46930
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617233.03/cwt225.00–237.001,43820
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628199.75/cwt187.00–210.001,2546
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673198.04/cwt196.00–200.001,3332
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679216.02/cwt210.00–225.001,46718
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714201.97/cwt197.00–205.001,4424
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4823
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3758190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4402
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770196.08/cwt190.00–199.001,5103
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3410285.57/cwt270.00–300.001,1717
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427303.39/cwt290.00–312.001,29526
Bulls450–500Small 1-2453260.06/cwt250.00–270.001,1782
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2469300.35/cwt292.00–307.001,40920
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3471276.31/cwt270.00–285.001,3016
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525273.52/cwt260.00–292.001,43616
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3528249.78/cwt240.00–260.001,31912
Bulls500–550Small 1-2540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1883
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3558237.18/cwt225.00–240.001,3239
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577262.02/cwt245.00–270.001,51212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623244.74/cwt230.00–255.001,5254
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3634230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4584
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3668200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3363
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673218.25/cwt215.00–230.001,4696
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2745205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5271
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3745200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4901
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755194.97/cwt190.00–200.001,4722
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5892
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,309115.38/cwt108.00–122.001,5106
Bulls——1,654128.32/cwt124.00–134.002,1229
Bulls——1,663135.68/cwt132.00–140.002,2563
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01897.25/cwt91.00–105.0099029
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02884.78/cwt82.00–87.008723
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151110.96/cwt103.00–116.001,27761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16998.59/cwt95.00–102.001,1534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243117.60/cwt115.00–124.001,4628
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,298121.44/cwt119.00–127.001,5769
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410101.40/cwt100.00–103.001,4302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,444114.01/cwt109.00–117.001,64617
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38581,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3885875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3955950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29971,118.95/head975.00–1,240.001,1193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1221,291.78/head1,150.00–1,400.001,2923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,559.88/head1,450.00–1,675.001,5602
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28301,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38601,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1081,464.81/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4653
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1661,945.39/head1,670.00–2,100.001,9455
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001

This sale against other markets

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.