Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-10-07

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 7
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
997 head
▲ 362 vs last sale 635▼ 329 vs year ago 1,326 · −24.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 75▼ 67 vs year ago 158 · −42.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 25▼ 8 vs year ago 29 · −27.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows steady to $3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls not well established, Feeder Steers steady to $4.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Bulls mostly steady. Quality good to fancy, Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $261.30/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −168.01 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$261.30
72 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,445
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.07
vs TN average
−33.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556265.521,47756
Medium and Large 2542246.531,33716thin
One grade step is worth $18.99/cwt here — about $139 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
261.30
—
TN average15 barns · 575 hd
255.23
+6.07
National average177 barns · 23,944 hd
294.31
−33.01
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
−168.01
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
502447392337median 429.3103/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $350.65, median $429.31 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—Low1,675140.612,3559thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,419132.101,87520
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,164122.251,42326
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,007102.471,03226

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)1,274$1,6323thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,343$1,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,072$1,4615
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,023$1,4503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$1,2901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,9251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,5582thin

Every lot

109 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283345.87/cwt332.00–352.009795
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1303343.43/cwt335.00–352.001,0412
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2327289.22/cwt275.00–300.009465
Steers350–400Small 1350285.00/cwt285.00–285.009981
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3368265.00/cwt265.00–265.009752
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378304.27/cwt300.00–310.001,1507
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380279.53/cwt270.00–290.001,06211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421283.93/cwt277.00–292.001,1954
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423297.68/cwt295.00–302.001,25912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added474300.84/cwt300.00–302.001,4267
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474285.83/cwt275.00–300.001,35511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481269.10/cwt267.00–277.001,2946
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529251.34/cwt240.00–260.001,33011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531270.59/cwt260.00–280.001,43719
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added549280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5376
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572258.07/cwt250.00–270.001,47627
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572235.96/cwt230.00–250.001,3505
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added579270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5634
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613255.48/cwt250.00–260.001,56621
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620238.70/cwt225.00–250.001,4807
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3635210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3341
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added647262.50/cwt262.00–263.001,6986
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667242.19/cwt240.00–245.001,6159
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667231.27/cwt225.00–235.001,5434
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added680259.77/cwt257.00–275.001,76619
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6311
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735242.86/cwt230.00–257.001,78511
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1771227.45/cwt224.00–235.001,75416
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added784250.01/cwt237.00–252.501,96073
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8991
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added903230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,07746
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265285.00/cwt285.00–285.007551
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Fleshy270275.00/cwt275.00–275.007431
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295275.00/cwt275.00–275.008111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318255.21/cwt250.00–262.008125
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334273.23/cwt267.00–280.009138
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364254.56/cwt252.00–257.009274
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372278.88/cwt265.00–292.001,03719
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421247.85/cwt247.00–252.001,0436
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422266.91/cwt252.00–280.001,12625
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,16115
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458234.51/cwt232.00–237.001,0742
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469259.07/cwt242.00–266.001,21544
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0561
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added483267.81/cwt267.00–270.001,2947
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515252.93/cwt240.00–260.001,30343
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518261.64/cwt259.00–262.001,35516
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2539229.35/cwt220.00–235.001,2367
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added566254.50/cwt252.00–257.001,4406
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573242.26/cwt230.00–252.001,38828
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583222.68/cwt210.00–230.001,29814
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2872
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615212.56/cwt210.00–220.001,3074
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619229.55/cwt220.00–237.001,42134
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670211.06/cwt205.00–215.001,4145
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675228.71/cwt220.00–237.001,5448
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy680217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4761
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715208.97/cwt205.00–220.001,4945
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2717201.04/cwt185.00–205.001,4419
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1783208.94/cwt207.00–215.001,6364
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3911
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added814207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6858
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy895170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Small 1360180.00/cwt180.00–180.006481
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374301.88/cwt300.00–320.001,12921
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427293.33/cwt287.00–300.001,25325
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433277.02/cwt262.00–285.001,1995
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1484272.57/cwt265.00–290.001,31924
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2484242.50/cwt237.00–260.001,1747
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523230.71/cwt220.00–235.001,2076
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525246.43/cwt240.00–260.001,29436
Bulls500–550Small 1543227.51/cwt225.00–230.001,2352
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563242.61/cwt230.00–258.001,36630
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571224.25/cwt220.00–230.001,2807
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623223.89/cwt220.00–227.001,39516
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632217.13/cwt210.00–220.001,3727
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666219.35/cwt215.00–230.001,4618
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2682206.60/cwt200.00–210.001,4093
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723204.88/cwt200.00–210.001,4812
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5231
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2764198.33/cwt195.00–200.001,5153
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1783194.95/cwt190.00–200.001,5262
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5643
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,608135.70/cwt130.00–142.002,1825
Bulls——1,713143.65/cwt142.00–145.002,4613
Bulls——1,895156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,9561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98296.54/cwt91.00–101.009489
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020105.61/cwt103.00–113.001,07717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123131.79/cwt131.00–133.001,4804
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156121.79/cwt117.00–126.001,40818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239114.77/cwt114.00–115.001,4224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320129.89/cwt125.00–131.001,7159
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500133.91/cwt133.00–137.002,00911
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Small 1-29181,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0801,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1151,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1901,290.00/head1,290.00–1,290.001,2901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2031,377.60/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2401,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3531,822.92/head1,700.00–1,950.001,8232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4451,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0801,557.87/head1,500.00–1,625.001,5582
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1501,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251

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.