Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-09-23

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 23
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,136 head
▲ 149 vs last sale 987▼ 110 vs year ago 1,246 · −8.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 119▼ 108 vs year ago 250 · −43.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 72▼ 43 vs year ago 56 · −76.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers under 400lb up 5.00 to 8.00, steers over 400lb steady t0 4.00 lower, heifers mostly 5.00 to 7.00 lower with 500-599lb heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower but 400lb to 450lb bulls 9.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.62/cwt on 165 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −148.00 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$234.62
165 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,284
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.41
vs TN average
−5.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544241.291,31294
Medium and Large 2553226.131,25067
Medium and Large 3534220.001,1754thin
One grade step is worth $21.29/cwt here — about $137 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
234.62
—
TN average15 barns · 892 hd
226.21
+8.41
National average173 barns · 10,203 hd
240.09
−5.47
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−148.00
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—Average1,801145.462,62014
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,382128.191,77221
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,207123.911,49650
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,104111.521,23121

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)1,155$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,253$1,7172thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$9901thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,4392thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,400$2,2001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,090$1,5801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,9801thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,3251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)700$7801thin

Every lot

108 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275279.93/cwt270.00–295.007704
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1276349.93/cwt332.00–375.009665
Steers300–350Small 1330252.00/cwt252.00–252.008321
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331314.38/cwt300.00–330.001,0417
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2337276.02/cwt270.00–297.009305
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365302.76/cwt297.00–307.001,1054
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377283.41/cwt280.00–285.001,0683
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added413295.02/cwt290.00–300.001,2188
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added415280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422244.18/cwt230.00–250.001,03011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1437277.11/cwt266.00–285.001,21124
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3437220.00/cwt220.00–220.009619
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469281.82/cwt270.00–285.001,3228
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471258.99/cwt250.00–265.001,2206
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added516270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3935
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520236.23/cwt230.00–240.001,22810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522259.71/cwt250.00–265.001,35615
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555273.95/cwt270.00–275.001,52019
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563228.52/cwt225.00–232.001,2872
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added565240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3561
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577256.21/cwt250.00–265.001,47842
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624243.03/cwt240.00–250.001,51715
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625226.79/cwt220.00–235.001,4178
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added631254.88/cwt254.00–260.001,60843
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added638257.64/cwt255.00–258.001,6448
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added673254.33/cwt247.00–258.001,71218
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674235.11/cwt220.00–243.001,58527
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added709236.85/cwt235.00–246.001,67915
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712229.61/cwt225.00–235.001,63514
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782241.76/cwt234.00–243.001,8917
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815228.21/cwt222.00–232.501,8609
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2818217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7752
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added894230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,05657
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260250.00/cwt250.00–250.006501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278260.45/cwt250.00–270.007242
Heifers300–350Small 1315277.00/cwt277.00–277.008731
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318235.00/cwt235.00–235.007473
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1337269.29/cwt262.00–285.009083
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361252.05/cwt247.00–257.009104
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2392253.64/cwt252.00–257.009943
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422236.34/cwt235.00–237.009979
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426247.66/cwt242.00–252.001,05516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added437260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1363
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467246.40/cwt240.00–250.001,15119
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475231.70/cwt226.00–240.001,10114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added483262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,2655
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515223.32/cwt220.00–230.001,15025
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,32116
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,1921
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527238.74/cwt230.00–245.001,25843
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added533235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2532
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3534220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1754
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2435
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577227.45/cwt220.00–230.001,31240
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580241.67/cwt232.00–245.001,40229
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed606240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4544
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added614226.59/cwt225.00–229.001,39118
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623220.72/cwt215.00–225.001,37531
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624210.65/cwt205.00–220.001,3147
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added644250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6107
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660215.25/cwt200.00–220.001,42116
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660211.26/cwt210.00–220.001,3948
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added678250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,698101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708208.09/cwt200.00–217.001,4739
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778197.52/cwt195.00–200.001,5374
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835185.53/cwt180.00–191.001,5492
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,4533
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360252.90/cwt232.00–275.009102
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380270.09/cwt260.00–280.001,0263
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421281.97/cwt280.00–290.001,18710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2444265.99/cwt250.00–270.001,1815
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473264.58/cwt250.00–275.001,25118
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477230.81/cwt222.00–240.001,1013
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531243.30/cwt240.00–250.001,2926
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531229.52/cwt220.00–235.001,21911
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567229.68/cwt220.00–235.001,30216
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570213.42/cwt210.00–220.001,2163
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617223.11/cwt205.00–230.001,37723
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619208.87/cwt205.00–210.001,2939
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667214.96/cwt210.00–220.001,43414
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3841
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730206.60/cwt205.00–210.001,5083
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755198.28/cwt190.00–210.001,4976
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770187.45/cwt185.00–190.001,4432
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2321
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1883170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5012
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1935160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,183141.10/cwt140.00–142.001,6692
Bulls——1,587134.24/cwt130.00–140.002,1303
Bulls——1,908158.43/cwt155.00–160.003,0233
Bulls——2,061146.03/cwt142.00–150.003,0106
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021114.02/cwt99.00–123.001,16413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177117.81/cwt116.00–119.001,38713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218126.05/cwt120.00–131.001,53537
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,220129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5741
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,241104.37/cwt95.00–110.001,2957
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370121.24/cwt120.00–123.001,6614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,371128.59/cwt124.00–135.001,76315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493139.09/cwt138.00–140.002,0772
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,580.00/head1,580.00–1,580.001,5801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,980.00/head1,980.00–1,980.001,9801
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2840990.00/head990.00–990.009901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,717.28/head1,710.00–1,725.001,7172
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,438.87/head1,060.00–1,700.001,4392
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2700780.00/head780.00–780.007801

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.