Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-03-11

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 11
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,169 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 1,095▲ 1 vs year ago 1,168 · +0.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 173▲ 61 vs year ago 90 · +67.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 40▼ 24 vs year ago 58 · −41.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this market last week, feeder steers steady to 1.00 lower, heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows/bulls 2.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.30/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −134.32 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$248.30
111 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,363
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.37
vs TN average
−27.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549252.381,38690
Medium and Large 2-3548230.821,26621
One grade step is worth $21.56/cwt here — about $120 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale111 hd
248.30
—
TN average12 barns · 605 hd
249.67
−1.37
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−27.87
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−134.32
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—Low1,635127.552,08517
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,445120.271,73725
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,162114.021,32515
CowsLean 85-90%High1,115108.241,20733
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,167163.591,9097thin

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)1,210$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,013$1,4382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,0751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$9751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)736$9546
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)780$1,0201thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265361.75/cwt347.00–375.009595
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318341.47/cwt330.00–360.001,08612
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3337321.58/cwt320.00–325.001,0843
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,1572
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372329.54/cwt327.00–332.001,2264
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,3345
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429320.32/cwt316.00–327.001,3748
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3439297.49/cwt290.00–300.001,3064
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2459300.20/cwt295.00–302.001,3785
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475281.72/cwt280.00–285.001,3383
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added498310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5446
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5152
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525294.98/cwt290.00–305.001,5498
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528275.33/cwt270.00–285.001,45416
Steers500–550Small 1-2535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568276.94/cwt270.00–285.001,5735
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7079
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578252.45/cwt250.00–255.001,4592
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620275.08/cwt270.00–280.001,7056
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628225.10/cwt220.00–240.001,4148
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638259.37/cwt259.00–260.001,65513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669267.12/cwt264.00–274.001,7877
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670248.16/cwt240.00–255.001,66316
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4442
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725256.21/cwt255.00–261.001,85830
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734244.42/cwt240.00–251.501,79417
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770246.71/cwt240.00–253.001,90014
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2792232.75/cwt220.00–236.501,84318
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817227.33/cwt227.00–228.001,8573
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added867233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,02053
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added871229.56/cwt223.00–234.501,99931
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added916220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,01516
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2943184.67/cwt180.00–194.001,7413
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270297.00/cwt297.00–297.008021
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275292.60/cwt285.00–302.008053
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2311300.28/cwt294.00–302.009345
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added324321.37/cwt320.00–322.001,0413
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,0121
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3379308.20/cwt300.00–312.001,1683
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379297.55/cwt292.00–307.001,1289
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added382315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2039
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418284.91/cwt275.00–292.001,19123
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426304.86/cwt302.00–310.001,29917
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3434262.25/cwt240.00–272.001,13816
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added457275.75/cwt272.00–277.001,2604
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470261.60/cwt250.00–267.001,23013
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478263.19/cwt242.00–272.001,2588
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518240.29/cwt230.00–262.001,24510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521263.42/cwt260.00–271.001,3728
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528257.90/cwt250.00–266.001,36232
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563264.62/cwt255.00–270.001,49014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569240.25/cwt235.00–250.001,36736
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576222.21/cwt215.00–230.001,28011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616251.04/cwt247.00–253.001,5466
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3Value Added619230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4245
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624233.75/cwt226.00–238.001,45913
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674231.08/cwt227.00–243.001,55719
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2674221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,49078
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675223.38/cwt220.00–229.001,50841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4732
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730213.77/cwt210.00–215.001,5614
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4771
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766213.23/cwt213.00–213.501,63328
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2786201.37/cwt190.00–210.001,58343
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2827203.91/cwt197.00–205.001,68628
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2743
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,2051
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388320.02/cwt312.00–332.001,2425
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3418279.58/cwt270.00–290.001,1692
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,36514
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2437308.55/cwt302.00–317.001,34813
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474289.76/cwt280.00–302.001,37317
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2511284.98/cwt280.00–290.001,45611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3528263.64/cwt250.00–270.001,3926
Bulls500–550Small 1-2530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0601
Bulls550–600Small 1-2550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572266.01/cwt260.00–270.001,52210
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3596251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4969
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3616225.97/cwt220.00–230.001,3925
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2626246.44/cwt230.00–255.001,54310
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2684221.90/cwt220.00–230.001,51813
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720199.79/cwt190.00–210.001,4382
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3501
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,167163.59/cwt160.00–177.001,9097
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,101118.51/cwt117.00–119.001,3054
Bulls——1,747130.73/cwt126.00–135.002,28410
Bulls——1,905121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,3052
Bulls——2,110145.00/cwt145.00–145.003,0601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103107.94/cwt103.00–115.001,19132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137112.85/cwt109.00–115.001,28313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323121.62/cwt120.00–123.001,6092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,444119.58/cwt114.00–124.001,72722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,449125.31/cwt125.00–126.001,8163
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,500118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,7701
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27801,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2739984.30/head800.00–1,100.009845
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-29751,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,0101,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.