Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-10-21

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 21
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
967 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 1,006▼ 313 vs year ago 1,280 · −24.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
211 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 125▲ 63 vs year ago 148 · +42.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 10▼ 12 vs year ago 35 · −34.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded steady to $2.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls not well established, Feeder Steers under 400lbs $3.00-$8.00 higher, over 400lbs $2.00-$6.00 higher, Feeder Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Heifers mostly steady to $5.00 higher with 500-600lbs heifers trading $3.00-$5.00 lower due to lighter demand. Quality fair to good. 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 $240.83/cwt on 160 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −141.79 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$240.83
160 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,329
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.07
vs TN average
−18.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550245.921,352114
Medium and Large 2555228.871,27042
Small 1567224.941,2753thin
Medium and Large 3575210.001,2081thin
One grade step is worth $35.92/cwt here — about $145 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 sale160 hd
240.83
—
TN average15 barns · 894 hd
233.75
+7.07
National average195 barns · 25,856 hd
259.63
−18.80
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−141.79
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—Low1,680146.402,4609thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,396127.551,78163
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,211122.291,48198
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,063109.921,16825

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)1,425$1,6652thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,303$1,6584thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,017$1,2433thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$1,7251thin

Every lot

124 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225321.00/cwt317.00–325.007222
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1229352.99/cwt340.00–365.008086
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1274360.63/cwt357.00–367.009884
Steers250–300Small 1280265.00/cwt265.00–265.007421
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2283341.91/cwt332.00–352.009682
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335346.18/cwt340.00–352.001,1602
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340270.00/cwt270.00–270.009181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2344310.69/cwt305.00–322.001,0693
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355336.08/cwt330.00–342.001,1932
Steers350–400Small 1380235.39/cwt220.00–250.008942
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381300.34/cwt272.00–312.001,14412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0781
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419307.53/cwt295.00–320.001,28911
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427275.39/cwt270.00–305.001,17610
Steers400–450Small 1435285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481283.52/cwt277.00–290.001,36416
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482274.07/cwt270.00–277.001,3213
Steers500–550Small 1510265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added526285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4996
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3253
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2461
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531272.16/cwt255.00–280.001,44529
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2566255.37/cwt235.00–260.001,44510
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added575276.65/cwt270.00–285.001,59129
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579261.60/cwt250.00–285.001,51515
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added617273.59/cwt270.00–275.001,68810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618237.55/cwt235.00–240.001,4682
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621250.96/cwt240.00–265.001,55815
Steers600–650Small 1635332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,1081
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661248.83/cwt240.00–262.001,64514
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added662269.83/cwt267.00–271.001,7867
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2722222.51/cwt220.00–225.001,6074
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1729244.42/cwt242.00–245.001,7825
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added755250.24/cwt245.00–252.001,8894
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777225.48/cwt220.00–230.001,75211
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1809221.34/cwt220.00–224.001,7913
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1866215.82/cwt210.00–222.501,8694
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930209.92/cwt205.00–220.001,9523
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240275.00/cwt275.00–275.006601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1253277.43/cwt270.00–285.007022
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313290.79/cwt285.00–302.009106
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329277.87/cwt270.00–282.009147
Heifers300–350Small 1333246.03/cwt242.00–250.008192
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007481
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2356274.11/cwt252.00–282.009768
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369290.55/cwt282.00–302.001,07215
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385245.00/cwt245.00–245.009432
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417273.92/cwt257.00–285.001,14234
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437247.79/cwt240.00–250.001,08312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0901
Heifers450–500Small 1450260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1701
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463242.43/cwt240.00–245.001,1222
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469260.40/cwt250.00–267.001,22145
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476245.30/cwt240.00–255.001,1689
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521253.29/cwt240.00–260.001,32060
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525234.07/cwt220.00–240.001,22917
Heifers550–600Small 1567224.94/cwt210.00–235.001,2753
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575225.34/cwt220.00–235.001,29625
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2081
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582237.73/cwt227.00–250.001,38454
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3422
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619230.19/cwt220.00–240.001,42526
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy633213.58/cwt210.00–220.001,3527
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy650210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3651
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1661226.76/cwt220.00–230.001,49916
Heifers650–700Small 1665190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2641
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668205.13/cwt200.00–210.001,3702
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added695224.00/cwt220.00–225.001,55710
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2511
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717212.02/cwt210.00–220.001,52010
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy731206.94/cwt205.00–210.001,5135
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1766207.78/cwt200.00–220.001,5926
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2771193.74/cwt190.00–195.001,4944
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6561
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1921187.07/cwt170.00–190.001,7237
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1263357.00/cwt357.00–357.009392
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1561
Bulls350–400Small 1368293.52/cwt290.00–297.001,0802
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375299.49/cwt275.00–307.001,1235
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1384323.71/cwt317.00–332.001,24313
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,0541
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425283.65/cwt270.00–290.001,20617
Bulls400–450Small 1425270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1481
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2439264.81/cwt257.00–270.001,1637
Bulls450–500Small 1450287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,2922
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469269.86/cwt257.00–275.001,26614
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474278.32/cwt270.00–292.001,31934
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1509260.40/cwt260.00–262.001,3255
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2101
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528244.53/cwt235.00–259.001,29115
Bulls500–550Small 1545250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3631
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568245.49/cwt240.00–270.001,39422
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579233.80/cwt225.00–240.001,35418
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616225.38/cwt220.00–232.001,3885
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2627215.60/cwt210.00–220.001,3529
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666221.86/cwt215.00–232.001,47812
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667215.51/cwt210.00–220.001,43711
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1731201.42/cwt200.00–205.001,4727
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4701
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1762212.40/cwt200.00–220.001,6184
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2778197.49/cwt185.00–200.001,53610
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5361
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2877175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5353
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5931
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3530172.00/cwt172.00–172.009121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,568142.13/cwt139.00–145.002,2292
Bulls——1,623146.56/cwt144.00–150.002,3796
Bulls——2,250154.00/cwt154.00–154.003,4651
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047106.85/cwt92.00–109.001,11916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091115.37/cwt110.00–117.001,2599
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194122.36/cwt121.00–128.001,46176
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239116.55/cwt115.00–119.001,44414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,308118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,5433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,329131.64/cwt131.00–137.001,7498
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,392126.46/cwt123.00–133.001,76050
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442135.88/cwt133.00–140.001,95910
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2801,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39151,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0171,243.02/head1,025.00–1,490.001,2433
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4251,665.24/head1,560.00–1,775.001,6652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4321,815.86/head1,725.00–1,875.001,8163

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.