Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-08-12

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 12
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
749 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 769▼ 161 vs year ago 910 · −17.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 121▼ 10 vs year ago 197 · −5.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 7▲ 22 vs year ago 8 · +275.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, steers/heifers 6.00 to 20.00 lower and feeder bulls 12.00 to 20.00 lower. Slaughter cows/bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.90/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −138.72 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$243.90
72 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,338
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$32.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.34
vs TN average
−8.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540252.691,36527
Medium and Large 2553239.701,32641
Large 1547230.001,2583thin
Small 1595220.001,3091thin
One grade step is worth $32.69/cwt here — about $56 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 sale72 hd
243.90
—
TN average15 barns · 595 hd
235.56
+8.34
National average159 barns · 7,784 hd
251.94
−8.04
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−138.72
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—Average1,640156.772,57121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,395148.912,07835
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,234140.881,73844
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,176131.361,54536

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 (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,6751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$1,5955
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,131$1,4004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)953$1,3882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,3342thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,3003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,8001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,3001thin

Every lot

111 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 2250310.00/cwt310.00–310.007751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1287351.65/cwt327.00–357.001,0096
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1337315.91/cwt310.00–352.001,06513
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345286.00/cwt280.00–292.009872
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0261
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0861
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412278.48/cwt270.00–285.001,1477
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3181
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added460310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4263
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468269.18/cwt264.00–270.001,2607
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3839
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530263.88/cwt260.00–270.001,3999
Steers500–550Large 1532265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4102
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532248.03/cwt240.00–250.001,3205
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555278.11/cwt275.00–280.001,5448
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575224.83/cwt220.00–230.001,2932
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578269.05/cwt260.00–270.001,55510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added619269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,6654
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624253.17/cwt250.00–258.001,58028
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4721
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1693248.68/cwt245.00–252.001,72313
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2722233.67/cwt233.00–235.001,6879
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added724246.34/cwt245.00–247.001,7846
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added774237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,83410
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1781233.50/cwt233.00–236.001,8246
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3795187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4872
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2817217.55/cwt210.00–220.001,7774
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225280.00/cwt280.00–280.006301
Heifers250–300Large 1255290.00/cwt290.00–290.007402
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2293298.05/cwt290.00–300.008735
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295300.00/cwt300.00–300.008853
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1341290.64/cwt287.00–292.009917
Heifers350–400Small 1350230.00/cwt230.00–230.008051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386270.06/cwt267.00–272.001,0425
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1388275.97/cwt273.00–282.001,07112
Heifers400–450Large 1415267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,1081
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427267.06/cwt260.00–275.001,1409
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438252.51/cwt250.00–255.001,1062
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477265.66/cwt262.00–271.001,26725
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477255.59/cwt250.00–260.001,21913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added483271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,3092
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added490277.76/cwt277.00–280.001,3618
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520259.88/cwt252.00–270.001,35117
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528248.06/cwt240.00–250.001,31022
Heifers500–550Large 1547230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2583
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574240.48/cwt235.00–245.001,38010
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582230.03/cwt224.00–245.001,33919
Heifers550–600Small 1595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added605267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,6154
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623236.17/cwt230.00–240.001,47134
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625224.15/cwt220.00–229.001,4018
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2671224.00/cwt220.00–227.001,5038
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673225.19/cwt220.00–227.001,5165
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715203.72/cwt200.00–205.001,4574
Heifers700–750Small 1725225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6311
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728219.14/cwt215.00–220.001,59515
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5392
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1843208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,7532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376263.88/cwt250.00–275.009929
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377302.16/cwt290.00–310.001,13913
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421268.40/cwt255.00–275.001,1306
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422285.00/cwt280.00–290.001,20315
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469279.17/cwt270.00–285.001,3096
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2489259.37/cwt255.00–265.001,2689
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513245.77/cwt230.00–250.001,2616
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517260.66/cwt255.00–270.001,34815
Bulls550–600Large 1555240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3321
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562246.25/cwt230.00–250.001,3848
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573218.17/cwt210.00–230.001,25011
Bulls550–600Small 1590220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2981
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610223.71/cwt220.00–230.001,36511
Bulls600–650Small 1635200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4081
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665219.65/cwt215.00–225.001,46115
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675210.99/cwt210.00–215.001,42415
Bulls650–700Small 1695210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4602
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723205.03/cwt200.00–210.001,4827
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775197.30/cwt190.00–210.001,5294
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3911
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2823190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5643
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1845225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9011
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2351
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1878182.39/cwt175.00–190.001,6012
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,6101
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1919170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5625
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,219152.11/cwt147.00–157.001,8547
Bulls——1,660162.41/cwt156.00–166.002,6966
Bulls——1,856149.36/cwt144.00–155.002,7725
Bulls——2,223168.74/cwt168.00–170.003,7513
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,169132.85/cwt126.00–137.001,55330
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,210123.91/cwt120.00–125.001,4996
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227134.10/cwt130.00–137.001,64513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235142.98/cwt138.00–149.001,76629
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260154.50/cwt154.00–155.001,9472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,278131.88/cwt123.00–140.001,6852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,398149.17/cwt143.00–155.002,08530
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448157.71/cwt157.00–158.002,2843
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1311,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1641,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2851,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28951,333.66/head1,200.00–1,475.001,3342
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.