Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-06-17

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 17
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
627 head
▼ 302 vs last sale 929▼ 568 vs year ago 1,195 · −47.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 148▼ 58 vs year ago 171 · −33.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 86▲ 10 vs year ago 11 · +90.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter Cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder Steers unevenly steady, Feeder heifers 3.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs steady to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.93/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −117.68 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$264.93
104 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,446
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$43.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.91
vs TN average
−2.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547268.561,46984
Medium and Large 2-3538252.461,35918thin
Small 1-2555225.001,2492thin
One grade step is worth $43.56/cwt here — about $220 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 sale104 hd
264.93
—
TN average12 barns · 468 hd
264.02
+0.91
National average151 barns · 8,584 hd
267.22
−2.29
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−117.68
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—Average1,667157.812,63011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,416141.091,99822
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,168138.821,62168
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,010118.311,1953thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,039$2,1005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,7252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)983$1,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$3,4002thin

Every lot

94 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3235320.00/cwt320.00–320.007521
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255345.00/cwt345.00–345.008801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3260312.00/cwt312.00–312.008111
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3323310.39/cwt300.00–320.001,0032
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2342348.27/cwt345.00–355.001,1913
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3374313.73/cwt290.00–330.001,1739
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395335.00/cwt330.00–340.001,3232
Steers400–450Small 1-2425305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2961
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2112
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427329.90/cwt320.00–335.001,4093
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432323.00/cwt310.00–330.001,39516
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3464272.91/cwt265.00–275.001,2665
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476307.96/cwt305.00–322.001,4669
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478329.46/cwt322.00–332.001,5754
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521292.24/cwt290.00–310.001,52320
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532306.08/cwt300.00–315.001,6289
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3547278.35/cwt270.00–280.001,5236
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555308.13/cwt305.00–312.001,71018
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574252.01/cwt250.00–255.001,4475
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576278.84/cwt270.00–290.001,60611
Steers550–600Small 1-2595180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,8734
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616273.59/cwt260.00–285.001,68523
Steers600–650Small 1-2620230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4261
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633248.30/cwt245.00–250.001,5723
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673259.57/cwt255.00–269.001,74714
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680279.61/cwt276.00–285.001,90117
Steers700–750Small 1-2720185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3321
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8444
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726261.03/cwt257.00–267.001,8957
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8294
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768255.79/cwt247.00–265.001,9642
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,8761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268300.00/cwt300.00–300.008042
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320291.25/cwt270.00–310.009322
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372309.37/cwt305.00–310.001,1518
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3381277.41/cwt270.00–280.001,0574
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425264.94/cwt260.00–270.001,1262
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429279.40/cwt270.00–290.001,19910
Heifers400–450Small 1-2444265.01/cwt260.00–270.001,1772
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy445250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1131
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465279.55/cwt270.00–290.001,30018
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476265.19/cwt255.00–275.001,26213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530281.24/cwt278.00–285.001,49117
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532253.42/cwt245.00–260.001,34813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534276.01/cwt270.00–280.001,47422
Heifers500–550Small 1-2535230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy538230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2374
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3Value Added540260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4042
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562263.06/cwt250.00–280.001,47841
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565243.30/cwt240.00–245.001,3753
Heifers550–600Small 1-2575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610235.98/cwt235.00–237.001,4392
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616253.77/cwt240.00–265.001,56329
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624261.98/cwt261.00–263.001,6358
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4851
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661253.35/cwt250.00–255.001,6756
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669245.55/cwt241.00–247.001,6437
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2704234.00/cwt230.00–236.001,6476
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7041
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3714201.22/cwt192.00–227.001,4377
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2828206.01/cwt205.00–207.001,7062
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6781
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3402280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1263
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419313.47/cwt305.00–330.001,3139
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478322.63/cwt317.00–325.001,5429
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2509302.75/cwt285.00–312.001,5414
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3524277.92/cwt270.00–292.001,45611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3560256.84/cwt250.00–270.001,4383
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567270.83/cwt270.00–275.001,5366
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3921
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623261.28/cwt240.00–265.001,62823
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6833
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3676230.76/cwt230.00–240.001,56013
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2732237.86/cwt225.00–240.001,7417
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2768210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6132
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815206.67/cwt200.00–210.001,6843
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,325142.85/cwt139.00–145.001,8933
Bulls——1,679157.29/cwt150.00–164.002,6414
Bulls——1,911169.54/cwt169.00–170.003,2404
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010118.31/cwt117.00–119.001,1953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159138.55/cwt133.00–145.001,60660
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167148.12/cwt147.00–150.001,7295
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,347128.67/cwt128.00–129.001,7333
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,411140.35/cwt131.00–144.001,98020
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468148.53/cwt148.00–149.002,1802
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0053,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 18601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0392,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252

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.