Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-09-30

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 30
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
635 head
▼ 501 vs last sale 1,136▼ 503 vs year ago 1,138 · −44.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 142▼ 87 vs year ago 162 · −53.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 13▲ 3 vs year ago 22 · +13.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $4.00-$6.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers $3.00-$5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers steady to $2.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$10.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.28/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −149.33 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$233.28
111 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,290
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.31
vs TN average
−13.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556239.551,33371
Medium and Large 2551223.521,23134
Small 1517217.461,1244thin
Medium and Large 3553208.501,1522thin
One grade step is worth $31.05/cwt here — about $181 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 sale111 hd
233.28
—
TN average11 barns · 588 hd
225.98
+7.31
National average172 barns · 12,740 hd
246.78
−13.50
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−149.33
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—Average1,645141.782,33210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,402128.151,79612
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,165120.521,40435
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,009102.481,03411

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)1,131$1,83511
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$1,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$1,4432thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,450$1,8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)903$1,4632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,6501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,2001thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315300.00/cwt300.00–300.009451
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3323260.00/cwt260.00–260.008402
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0551
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed411250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0284
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425235.00/cwt235.00–235.009991
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432291.98/cwt287.00–302.001,2613
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432261.19/cwt240.00–282.001,1287
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1631
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470286.94/cwt282.00–292.001,3495
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485274.50/cwt270.00–277.001,3316
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2751
Steers500–550Small 1523245.07/cwt240.00–250.001,2822
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528261.08/cwt260.00–270.001,37918
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537248.30/cwt237.00–255.001,33310
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1559259.16/cwt255.00–270.001,4496
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy583234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3642
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2584240.02/cwt230.00–250.001,4025
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added588266.93/cwt266.00–270.001,57021
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added613271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,6613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623253.66/cwt245.00–265.001,58019
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2636236.40/cwt235.00–240.001,5047
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676238.60/cwt230.00–255.001,61314
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4421
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688269.50/cwt269.50–269.501,85432
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added700259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,81317
Steers700–750Small 1Fleshy715175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727234.89/cwt230.00–245.001,7083
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776229.49/cwt220.00–234.001,7815
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added788235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,85235
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7822
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260255.00/cwt255.00–255.006631
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317270.00/cwt270.00–270.008563
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328283.51/cwt282.00–285.009302
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368232.00/cwt232.00–232.008542
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376265.95/cwt250.00–271.001,0005
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385242.00/cwt242.00–242.009322
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430237.92/cwt230.00–242.001,0234
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434253.80/cwt242.00–262.001,10112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added464262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,2164
Heifers450–500Small 1465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0702
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472248.25/cwt240.00–252.001,17217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472238.25/cwt232.00–242.001,12511
Heifers500–550Small 1517217.46/cwt210.00–220.001,1244
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527239.92/cwt235.00–247.001,26413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531227.79/cwt220.00–232.001,21016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added546253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,38115
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3209
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568219.72/cwt210.00–225.001,24818
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574234.13/cwt225.00–244.001,34432
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616222.92/cwt220.00–227.001,3738
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622218.17/cwt210.00–222.001,3575
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2941
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added633240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,51938
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2674206.62/cwt200.00–210.001,3936
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680212.98/cwt210.00–217.001,4483
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5191
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added739220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,62618
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2748190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4212
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5903
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Fleshy925175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6192
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413282.45/cwt280.00–285.001,1672
Bulls400–450Small 1440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0561
Bulls450–500Small 1470236.09/cwt232.00–240.001,1102
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481246.57/cwt230.00–250.001,1866
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1484269.94/cwt260.00–275.001,3075
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517253.34/cwt250.00–255.001,3103
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532230.93/cwt220.00–245.001,2299
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567235.80/cwt230.00–250.001,3376
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572217.68/cwt210.00–230.001,2456
Bulls550–600Small 1585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623227.89/cwt220.00–235.001,42013
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623217.14/cwt212.00–222.001,3534
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655221.01/cwt220.00–222.001,4482
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672205.81/cwt200.00–210.001,3839
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4901
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2752205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5423
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1762213.35/cwt200.00–220.001,6263
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2828180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4902
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,340136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,8221
Bulls——1,520132.07/cwt129.00–135.002,0072
Bulls——1,724145.38/cwt142.00–150.002,5067
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98296.99/cwt92.00–103.009523
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,019104.54/cwt103.00–107.001,0658
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,071113.29/cwt112.00–115.001,2134
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,174119.79/cwt115.00–125.001,40625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189128.37/cwt126.00–133.001,5266
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,309132.96/cwt129.00–137.001,7406
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,494123.34/cwt119.00–127.001,8436
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0431,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1371,848.50/head1,600.00–1,900.001,84910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1751,443.09/head1,375.00–1,500.001,4432
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28701,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19351,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,4501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29201,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29351,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.