Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-07-22

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 22
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,434 head
▲ 439 vs last sale 995▲ 456 vs year ago 978 · +46.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 108▼ 30 vs year ago 189 · −15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 71▼ 14 vs year ago 52 · −26.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, steers/heifers traded 6.00 to 12.00 lower, with heifers weighing 400lbs to 650lbs remaining steady, and feeder bulls steady to 5.00 lower with bulls under 400lbs 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows/bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower with high farmer activity on lean cows driving the price up 5.00 to 6.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.21/cwt on 165 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −120.40 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$262.21
165 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,450
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.32
vs TN average
−2.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554266.541,477132
Small 1-2545250.001,3631thin
Medium and Large 2-3549244.751,34332
One grade step is worth $21.79/cwt here — about $134 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 sale165 hd
262.21
—
TN average13 barns · 913 hd
253.90
+8.32
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−2.42
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−120.40
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—Low1,717156.972,69520
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,416138.171,95625
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,240137.731,70860
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,060128.021,35740

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,423$1,9832thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,255$1,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,216$1,6884thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$1,4601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)905$2,1613thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,187$1,9665
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,175$2,2251thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270335.75/cwt330.00–340.009076
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338330.36/cwt320.00–350.001,1179
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0371
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2343
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,0681
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432330.71/cwt326.00–332.001,42914
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440308.22/cwt300.00–310.001,35611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4853
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471307.05/cwt290.00–320.001,44618
Steers450–500Small 1-2485300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4551
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539314.98/cwt310.00–317.001,69837
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4041
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2544288.40/cwt280.00–290.001,56928
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6136
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569274.44/cwt270.00–280.001,56228
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3579260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5053
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3622248.96/cwt242.00–250.001,5498
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623264.80/cwt260.00–270.001,65053
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642278.60/cwt274.00–282.001,78950
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678258.26/cwt255.00–275.001,75121
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3683240.64/cwt222.00–250.001,6443
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720253.29/cwt250.00–255.001,8246
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2786239.07/cwt235.00–240.001,87915
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813236.04/cwt230.00–240.001,91912
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3833221.46/cwt217.00–226.001,8452
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2909226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,05415
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2979236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,31055
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2274312.46/cwt300.00–325.008568
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332308.32/cwt300.00–315.001,02410
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373284.82/cwt275.00–295.001,0623
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377307.90/cwt300.00–323.001,16132
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added409308.65/cwt307.00–310.001,2626
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415273.05/cwt260.00–277.001,1339
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432294.00/cwt285.00–302.001,27050
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3Value Added462277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,2803
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469281.00/cwt275.00–290.001,31829
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3479271.20/cwt260.00–290.001,29928
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3526243.72/cwt240.00–250.001,2828
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528266.54/cwt260.00–275.001,40747
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3Value Added533260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,38612
Heifers500–550Small 1-2545250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3631
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560275.46/cwt265.00–281.001,54342
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577258.25/cwt250.00–262.001,49042
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578238.38/cwt230.00–240.001,3786
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed582222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2926
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full585240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4041
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622245.19/cwt240.00–250.001,52523
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628255.21/cwt255.00–257.001,60347
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672239.48/cwt222.00–255.001,60950
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4964
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724219.99/cwt215.00–225.001,59317
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3726210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5255
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5401
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6162
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885184.94/cwt180.00–190.001,6372
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,0951
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2374323.14/cwt310.00–332.001,20914
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3398280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1146
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415315.35/cwt310.00–320.001,30918
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435299.71/cwt295.00–300.001,30416
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3458274.34/cwt270.00–282.001,25610
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474302.43/cwt290.00–310.001,43418
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526275.74/cwt270.00–287.001,45059
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3534252.45/cwt250.00–260.001,3488
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567271.04/cwt260.00–280.001,53721
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed573262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5014
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4661
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3637233.87/cwt220.00–255.001,49010
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2641254.38/cwt250.00–262.001,63115
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2657248.35/cwt240.00–250.001,63212
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670227.06/cwt200.00–240.001,5213
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed710241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7114
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723231.71/cwt220.00–240.001,67512
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2767216.98/cwt210.00–221.001,6643
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2828208.02/cwt200.00–212.001,7223
Bulls850–900Small 1-2870202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,175149.37/cwt145.00–154.001,7552
Bulls——1,690145.46/cwt145.00–146.002,4582
Bulls——1,767158.33/cwt152.00–164.002,79814
Bulls——1,938166.53/cwt166.00–167.003,2272
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%925138.99/cwt138.00–140.001,2862
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,067127.44/cwt123.00–135.001,36038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160122.30/cwt117.00–127.001,4192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,220132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,6101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242138.00/cwt133.00–143.001,71456
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278145.56/cwt144.00–147.001,8602
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,424138.43/cwt128.00–148.001,97124
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1301,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2161,688.13/head1,475.00–1,775.001,6884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4231,983.04/head1,750.00–2,175.001,9832
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28752,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29201,854.08/head1,725.00–1,975.001,8542
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0721,769.25/head1,700.00–1,825.001,7693
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,262.34/head2,185.00–2,350.002,2622

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.