Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-06-24

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 24
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
962 head
▲ 335 vs last sale 627▼ 81 vs year ago 1,043 · −7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 113▼ 107 vs year ago 176 · −60.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 21▼ 10 vs year ago 27 · −37.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers 4.00 to 14.00 higher, heifers/bulls 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows/bulls 7.00 to 20.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $294.40/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −134.91 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$294.40
85 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,666
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$25.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.16
vs TN average
−4.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2567295.361,67580
Medium and Large 2-3549281.251,5454thin
Large 1-2550270.001,4851thin
One grade step is worth $25.36/cwt here — about $190 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 sale85 hd
294.40
—
TN average13 barns · 427 hd
292.23
+2.16
National average143 barns · 6,512 hd
299.26
−4.86
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
−134.91
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
502447392337median 429.3103/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $350.65, median $429.31 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—Low1,447162.392,34917
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,477152.452,2529thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,125144.401,62519
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,061139.321,4799thin

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)1,135$1,5751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$9401thin

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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255300.00/cwt300.00–300.007652
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288349.27/cwt345.00–350.001,0067
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3322300.00/cwt300.00–300.009663
Steers300–350Large 1-2328300.00/cwt300.00–300.009842
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337335.36/cwt320.00–340.001,1308
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3368300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1042
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375333.38/cwt320.00–350.001,2507
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added379360.88/cwt345.00–365.001,36810
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408341.00/cwt340.00–342.001,3914
Steers400–450Large 1-2425290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430287.59/cwt285.00–290.001,2372
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434327.72/cwt325.00–335.001,42210
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459328.90/cwt325.00–330.001,51027
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472312.45/cwt305.00–315.001,4759
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485263.26/cwt260.00–270.001,2773
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503319.40/cwt317.00–320.001,6075
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524306.71/cwt300.00–310.001,60712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3539285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5363
Steers550–600Large 1-2550270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4851
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574280.01/cwt270.00–285.001,60719
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583296.16/cwt294.00–310.001,72744
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624292.73/cwt289.00–300.001,82726
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625267.44/cwt260.00–270.001,6724
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663287.09/cwt283.00–294.501,90328
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3671260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7454
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679280.50/cwt270.00–286.001,90519
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731269.28/cwt267.00–270.501,96824
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737247.63/cwt242.00–255.001,8255
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764261.70/cwt261.00–265.001,99914
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768253.87/cwt245.00–255.001,9509
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added809249.50/cwt245.00–251.002,01833
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8261
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7601
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Value Added1,003234.75/cwt234.75–234.752,35553
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2284349.91/cwt310.00–370.009943
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318281.44/cwt280.00–290.008957
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343310.07/cwt300.00–320.001,0642
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369326.17/cwt298.00–330.001,20429
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410313.99/cwt312.00–316.001,2878
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421297.02/cwt285.00–307.001,25022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3427266.40/cwt230.00–297.001,13814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added457283.57/cwt280.00–285.001,2967
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478264.45/cwt260.00–273.001,26410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed495260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2872
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515243.96/cwt240.00–250.001,2565
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526270.82/cwt270.00–275.001,42512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533260.46/cwt255.00–265.001,38834
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2884
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567258.28/cwt250.00–260.001,46418
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569270.22/cwt262.00–272.001,53831
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3Value Added598292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,7464
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623259.23/cwt252.00–262.001,61526
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3626241.24/cwt240.00–245.001,5104
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5193
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,69818
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy680210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4282
Heifers700–750Large 1-2710146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0371
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722223.64/cwt213.00–227.001,61519
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5931
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769223.49/cwt222.00–225.001,7196
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2866197.54/cwt170.00–202.001,71115
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3920161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2261330.00/cwt330.00–330.008615
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382325.72/cwt310.00–335.001,24413
Bulls400–450Small 2-3405285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1541
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2432314.21/cwt300.00–327.001,35721
Bulls400–450Small 1-2440320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4081
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474302.51/cwt295.00–310.001,4346
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3487270.75/cwt260.00–285.001,3193
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526283.66/cwt270.00–293.001,49220
Bulls550–600Small 1-2565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2431
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2588264.94/cwt250.00–275.001,55811
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627259.05/cwt250.00–270.001,62412
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3650240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5602
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2716210.22/cwt202.00–220.001,5059
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6401
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2868170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4762
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,106157.51/cwt156.00–158.001,7426
Bulls——1,495154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,3021
Bulls——1,646166.16/cwt160.00–172.002,73510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065142.27/cwt134.00–147.001,5157
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110145.85/cwt140.00–157.001,61916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207136.66/cwt135.00–138.001,6493
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,0881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,479153.63/cwt152.00–157.002,2728
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.