Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-09-16

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 16
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
987 head
▼ 1,095 vs last sale 2,082▼ 427 vs year ago 1,414 · −30.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 189▼ 81 vs year ago 200 · −40.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 35▲ 44 vs year ago 28 · +157.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows & Slaughter Bulls traded steady, Feeder Steers $1.00-$4.00 higher, Feeder Heifers steady to $2.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $7.00-$10.00 Higher. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.18/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −150.44 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$232.18
120 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,295
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$23
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.30
vs TN average
−4.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552236.251,30473
Medium and Large 2567225.851,28147
One grade step is worth $10.41/cwt here — about $23 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 sale120 hd
232.18
—
TN average13 barns · 994 hd
226.88
+5.30
National average181 barns · 11,482 hd
237.01
−4.83
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−150.44
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—Low2,004155.183,1096thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,417134.941,91226
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,254130.271,63345
CowsLean 85-90%High842115.4997234

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,8751thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,216$1,8758
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$1,8751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,251$1,83211
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,007$1,6865
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,089$1,5575
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,052$1,4003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,465$2,1751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,325$1,9251thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285310.00/cwt310.00–310.008841
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315250.00/cwt250.00–250.007881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323309.30/cwt300.00–320.009992
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335274.00/cwt250.00–290.009185
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355223.50/cwt217.00–230.007932
Steers350–400Small 1365220.00/cwt220.00–220.008031
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375281.01/cwt280.00–285.001,0545
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388296.03/cwt292.00–300.001,1492
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427287.21/cwt280.00–300.001,22611
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428267.69/cwt250.00–275.001,1464
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added473290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3725
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473253.17/cwt250.00–260.001,1973
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480271.26/cwt270.00–275.001,30212
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510234.90/cwt230.00–240.001,1982
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added526278.52/cwt275.00–280.001,4657
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528257.18/cwt250.00–275.001,35827
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added557272.29/cwt270.00–275.001,51714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565258.85/cwt250.00–267.001,46314
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2082
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583238.75/cwt225.00–255.001,3927
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2617232.56/cwt220.00–240.001,4354
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added623269.02/cwt262.00–272.001,67617
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634247.50/cwt240.00–255.001,56946
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663252.14/cwt248.00–255.001,67211
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2664226.02/cwt220.00–230.001,5015
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6561
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added730243.99/cwt241.00–245.001,78116
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added763237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8082
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776221.05/cwt211.00–227.001,7154
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7762
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added834230.45/cwt230.00–231.501,92253
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added850230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9553
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1881223.50/cwt223.50–223.501,9694
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273261.13/cwt250.00–280.007136
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328240.26/cwt232.00–250.007884
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345262.00/cwt262.00–262.009041
Heifers350–400Small 1375230.00/cwt230.00–230.008631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378268.80/cwt262.00–280.001,01610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379247.80/cwt242.00–255.009394
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422236.11/cwt230.00–245.0099616
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424255.11/cwt247.00–267.001,08230
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added428271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,1604
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460201.00/cwt201.00–201.009251
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added469266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,2488
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482245.74/cwt240.00–257.001,18415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483228.41/cwt210.00–240.001,10312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522218.93/cwt200.00–225.001,14311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530235.61/cwt230.00–242.001,24936
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573236.88/cwt234.00–245.001,35737
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581227.96/cwt210.00–234.001,32436
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added610232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4152
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622214.59/cwt200.00–220.001,33516
Heifers600–650Small 1623194.98/cwt190.00–200.001,2152
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629222.66/cwt220.00–229.001,40126
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1656230.50/cwt229.00–242.001,51210
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2671213.99/cwt200.00–222.001,43621
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1707215.42/cwt215.00–220.001,52312
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added718225.62/cwt224.00–226.001,62041
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4901
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1757220.37/cwt215.00–222.501,6687
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2782178.36/cwt175.00–180.001,3953
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2803180.53/cwt170.00–191.001,4502
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Full850185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2343282.00/cwt282.00–282.009675
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372265.75/cwt250.00–270.009895
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1398294.25/cwt287.00–300.001,1714
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428242.47/cwt227.00–250.001,03816
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430272.77/cwt260.00–285.001,17314
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435217.00/cwt217.00–217.009441
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464275.51/cwt267.00–280.001,27811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479245.67/cwt230.00–260.001,1779
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0351
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519229.30/cwt220.00–250.001,19035
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520258.64/cwt255.00–265.001,3454
Bulls500–550Small 1520190.00/cwt190.00–190.009881
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3881
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573225.22/cwt200.00–235.001,29127
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy588220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2942
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608227.78/cwt225.00–230.001,3859
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625214.72/cwt200.00–222.001,34224
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5601
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2676208.06/cwt180.00–215.001,40618
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723194.27/cwt180.00–210.001,40513
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4801
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2781195.05/cwt190.00–200.001,52310
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1822185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5213
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2828177.34/cwt170.00–185.001,4682
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,975150.48/cwt150.00–151.002,9722
Bulls——2,018157.53/cwt154.00–163.003,1794
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%803115.24/cwt115.00–119.0092528
Cows—Lean 85-90%852106.31/cwt105.00–108.009063
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,194127.02/cwt122.00–129.001,5173
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235131.39/cwt128.00–136.001,62333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253138.50/cwt138.00–139.001,7352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315124.92/cwt120.00–127.001,64310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395134.50/cwt133.00–137.001,87621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,0634
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,0721
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29321,442.54/head1,060.00–1,600.001,4433
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0521,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0891,557.25/head1,500.00–1,625.001,5575
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1202,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2051,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2141,750.85/head1,500.00–1,900.001,7518
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2161,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8758
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2451,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0503
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3251,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4652,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751

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.