Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-11-18

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 18
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,273 head
▲ 318 vs last sale 955▼ 218 vs year ago 1,491 · −14.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 140▼ 110 vs year ago 324 · −34.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 37▼ 17 vs year ago 76 · −22.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady. Feeder Steers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs 3.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder Bulls unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.42/cwt on 152 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −151.19 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$231.42
152 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,266
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.08
vs TN average
−35.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548234.581,287125
Small 1510230.001,1731thin
Medium and Large 2542217.531,17923
Medium and Large 3547206.761,1313thin
One grade step is worth $27.82/cwt here — about $156 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 sale152 hd
231.42
—
TN average15 barns · 996 hd
231.35
+0.08
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−35.63
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−151.19
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—Average1,761138.922,44721
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,356117.201,58944
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,144109.731,25562
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07096.421,03154

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)1,208$1,8252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,002$1,6502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$1,52212
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,445$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,267$1,3305
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)940$1,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,4601thin

Every lot

135 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2239307.75/cwt290.00–320.007364
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2272313.95/cwt300.00–320.008547
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1339328.46/cwt320.00–340.001,1134
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2343309.69/cwt305.00–312.001,0623
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370286.82/cwt275.00–300.001,06113
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373326.11/cwt307.00–335.001,21618
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375242.00/cwt242.00–242.009081
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added408327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,3342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424313.39/cwt290.00–322.001,3296
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3427245.16/cwt240.00–250.001,0474
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435273.98/cwt261.00–287.001,19214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added453307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,3912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480286.07/cwt279.00–302.001,37323
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480263.22/cwt250.00–277.001,26311
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1391
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added522283.73/cwt280.00–290.001,48118
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527244.21/cwt240.00–255.001,28712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530272.72/cwt270.00–275.001,44511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Full560235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574232.15/cwt220.00–245.001,33313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added579271.55/cwt270.00–272.001,57217
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580259.40/cwt250.00–265.001,50531
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618247.25/cwt240.00–264.001,52812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added621268.59/cwt266.00–271.001,66823
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628226.52/cwt222.00–230.001,4236
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670239.32/cwt230.00–253.001,60311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added677257.15/cwt253.00–261.001,74127
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677223.31/cwt220.00–230.001,5126
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706238.12/cwt235.00–243.001,68117
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added723245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7712
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730221.01/cwt220.00–225.001,6135
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1766237.65/cwt230.00–243.001,8204
Steers750–800Small 1775185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4341
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2786219.00/cwt210.00–225.001,7215
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added825222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,8322
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2860185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265274.91/cwt270.00–280.007292
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278255.05/cwt250.00–260.007092
Heifers300–350Small 1315200.00/cwt200.00–200.006301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323267.53/cwt250.00–277.008649
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324286.68/cwt280.00–292.0092919
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3336240.78/cwt240.00–242.008095
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379281.42/cwt267.00–287.001,06727
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added380300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2387253.06/cwt247.00–262.009793
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3412220.28/cwt217.00–222.009083
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429270.92/cwt262.00–282.001,16248
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432240.57/cwt230.00–255.001,03919
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2293
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472255.42/cwt240.00–265.001,20660
Heifers450–500Small 1480205.00/cwt205.00–205.009841
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484235.05/cwt220.00–242.001,13830
Heifers500–550Small 1510230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1731
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520220.00/cwt210.00–225.001,1443
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528236.85/cwt230.00–250.001,25147
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529221.87/cwt215.00–227.001,17415
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3533210.14/cwt200.00–220.001,1202
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added534250.93/cwt250.00–260.001,34021
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566209.39/cwt200.00–220.001,1858
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573228.04/cwt220.00–239.001,30750
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580214.87/cwt210.00–220.001,2464
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621228.67/cwt220.00–235.001,42027
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628207.44/cwt200.00–217.001,30316
Heifers600–650Small 1635215.97/cwt212.00–220.001,3712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3442
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added647239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,5466
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3650170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1051
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added667237.38/cwt237.00–238.001,5838
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674220.91/cwt210.00–228.001,48937
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678200.64/cwt200.00–205.001,3608
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713210.49/cwt210.00–212.001,5014
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2724206.43/cwt200.00–208.001,4955
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1759204.98/cwt200.00–207.001,5566
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added765209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5992
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765187.79/cwt175.00–190.001,4377
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy780187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4591
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy800182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4561
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6112
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2975155.03/cwt150.00–160.001,5122
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,0951
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335290.00/cwt290.00–290.009721
Bulls300–350Small 1335240.00/cwt240.00–240.008041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1386296.06/cwt270.00–300.001,1437
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2392248.36/cwt245.00–250.009743
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428261.53/cwt240.00–270.001,1199
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429300.73/cwt277.00–307.001,29028
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445222.00/cwt222.00–222.009881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471279.53/cwt265.00–292.001,31731
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471253.32/cwt242.00–265.001,19313
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490219.55/cwt216.00–227.001,0763
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed495270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3374
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513259.79/cwt242.00–270.001,33316
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528230.17/cwt217.00–240.001,21527
Bulls500–550Small 1530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0601
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1071
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567234.04/cwt220.00–240.001,32737
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577212.51/cwt207.00–220.001,22610
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614222.80/cwt220.00–232.001,36814
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2091
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622215.75/cwt210.00–220.001,34215
Bulls650–700Small 1650210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3651
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670212.54/cwt200.00–225.001,42434
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670195.00/cwt190.00–200.001,3072
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725211.80/cwt205.00–220.001,53610
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4542
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770202.45/cwt200.00–205.001,5592
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835194.97/cwt190.00–200.001,6284
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2890183.99/cwt182.00–185.001,6383
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3731
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930166.66/cwt160.00–175.001,5503
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,498129.80/cwt124.00–133.001,9444
Bulls——1,601139.69/cwt136.00–143.002,23610
Bulls——2,141143.03/cwt140.00–146.003,0627
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066101.63/cwt97.00–107.001,08326
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07391.58/cwt85.00–96.0098328
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120105.57/cwt99.00–109.001,18234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163113.69/cwt110.00–117.001,32225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248123.87/cwt120.00–129.001,5463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,299126.34/cwt125.00–129.001,6415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315112.51/cwt108.00–114.001,48017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400118.75/cwt115.00–125.001,66322
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,0001,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-29651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0021,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0491,380.82/head1,050.00–1,575.001,3814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1851,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2671,330.00/head1,330.00–1,330.001,3305
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,634.50/head1,525.00–1,825.001,6357
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,4451,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002

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.