Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-06-10

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 10
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
929 head
▼ 419 vs last sale 1,348▼ 337 vs year ago 1,266 · −26.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 100▲ 8 vs year ago 140 · +5.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 41▲ 44 vs year ago 42 · +104.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers steady to 9.00 higher, heifers 7.00 to 11.00 lower, bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows/bulls 2.00 to 12.00 higher with boner cows remaining steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.59/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −120.03 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$262.59
97 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,437
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$36.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.32
vs TN average
−2.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544266.501,45177
Large 1-2575250.001,4382thin
Medium and Large 2-3558248.271,38517thin
Small 1-2535230.001,2311thin
One grade step is worth $36.50/cwt here — about $220 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale97 hd
262.59
—
TN average12 barns · 791 hd
262.91
−0.32
National average154 barns · 8,969 hd
265.37
−2.78
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−120.03
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—High1,563159.282,48920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,359146.001,98418
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,300136.911,78032
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,060132.481,40529

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,246$2,14147
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,380$1,9953thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,7052thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,237$3,0456
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,88523
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,4501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,2251thin

Every lot

122 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,1172
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285310.00/cwt310.00–310.008841
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315302.46/cwt300.00–310.009534
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338355.14/cwt320.00–387.001,20013
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378316.04/cwt310.00–322.001,1952
Steers350–400Small 1-2378302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,1422
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added387330.68/cwt330.00–332.001,2803
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0671
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added412332.40/cwt320.00–340.001,3695
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423297.37/cwt290.00–310.001,25810
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442306.27/cwt297.00–315.001,3543
Steers450–500Small 1-2460300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3802
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467308.38/cwt300.00–312.001,44010
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474316.95/cwt310.00–320.001,50211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3516280.33/cwt272.00–285.001,4474
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530316.29/cwt315.00–320.001,6766
Steers500–550Large 1-2530270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536293.04/cwt290.00–300.001,57115
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557307.86/cwt300.00–309.001,7158
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578274.89/cwt270.00–280.001,5892
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585288.90/cwt284.00–296.001,69026
Steers600–650Small 1-2615287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,7651
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615253.07/cwt240.00–260.001,5563
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625282.15/cwt275.00–287.001,76344
Steers600–650Large 1-2628257.59/cwt250.00–265.001,6182
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629296.44/cwt293.00–300.001,8656
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665283.19/cwt282.00–285.001,8835
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678273.81/cwt267.00–277.001,8565
Steers650–700Large 1-2693250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7333
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6684
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3712243.28/cwt240.00–250.001,7323
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719264.03/cwt256.00–266.001,8986
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2797250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9933
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,9602
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added811246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,9958
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8811
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3940191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7951
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1951235.50/cwt235.50–235.502,24054
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3973170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6542
Steers950–1000Large 1-2985191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2294332.91/cwt330.00–342.009794
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added305340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0371
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2316323.34/cwt310.00–330.001,0228
Heifers300–350Small 1-2323270.00/cwt270.00–270.008722
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,0421
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added369321.33/cwt320.00–322.001,1863
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387305.18/cwt302.00–315.001,18115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395281.41/cwt270.00–297.001,11217
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424308.80/cwt302.00–312.001,30917
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433291.03/cwt280.00–300.001,26036
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440264.53/cwt262.00–267.001,1642
Heifers450–500Small 1-2450271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,2202
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474291.13/cwt282.00–302.001,38022
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476276.72/cwt267.00–281.001,31734
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full480275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3201
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490257.58/cwt250.00–260.001,2624
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy495257.00/cwt251.00–260.001,2723
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added501275.50/cwt275.00–277.001,3804
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2884
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522263.72/cwt260.00–270.001,37729
Heifers500–550Small 1-2535230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560274.37/cwt270.00–280.001,53630
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570252.83/cwt250.00–260.001,44114
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3571247.74/cwt230.00–258.001,41513
Heifers550–600Large 1-2575250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4382
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610250.63/cwt240.00–255.001,52914
Heifers600–650Large 1-2625230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4381
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3626233.26/cwt230.00–240.001,4606
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671230.98/cwt226.00–240.001,55019
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730220.58/cwt220.00–225.001,61012
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6601
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,9431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377319.83/cwt302.00–332.001,20619
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3387295.08/cwt280.00–302.001,1423
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2417308.99/cwt300.00–322.001,28827
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425286.83/cwt270.00–295.001,2194
Bulls400–450Small 1-2433289.94/cwt280.00–300.001,2552
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3474277.44/cwt270.00–280.001,3154
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477295.50/cwt290.00–305.001,41018
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy492313.32/cwt310.00–315.001,5423
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517309.38/cwt307.00–316.001,5996
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527292.40/cwt285.00–304.001,54130
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3533275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4662
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy558295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6462
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570257.19/cwt250.00–262.001,4663
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573278.23/cwt272.00–287.001,59423
Bulls600–650Large 1-2605257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5551
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3623256.60/cwt250.00–260.001,5993
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625272.62/cwt270.00–287.001,70411
Bulls600–650Small 1-2633246.08/cwt242.00–250.001,5582
Bulls650–700Small 1-2660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685252.48/cwt250.00–257.001,72912
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7091
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2791228.99/cwt225.00–233.001,8114
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3803200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6062
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3865130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,125142.50/cwt138.00–146.001,6033
Bulls——1,495149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,2281
Bulls——1,620159.30/cwt152.00–169.002,58112
Bulls——1,735174.36/cwt172.00–177.003,0254
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050124.03/cwt123.00–125.001,3023
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,056131.55/cwt127.00–137.001,38921
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085141.43/cwt139.00–146.001,5355
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,194156.16/cwt150.00–160.001,8653
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289137.34/cwt132.00–146.001,77023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298128.78/cwt124.00–131.001,6726
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,310134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,7551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,392149.89/cwt149.00–151.002,0863
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,398144.68/cwt140.00–148.002,02314
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29951,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,58511
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2291,971.10/head1,775.00–2,225.001,9717
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2373,045.15/head2,750.00–3,150.003,0456
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,339.23/head2,175.00–2,475.002,3393
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,558.00/head2,450.00–2,675.002,5582
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0201,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2462,140.62/head1,053.00–2,350.002,14147
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,995.41/head1,650.00–2,200.001,9953

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.