Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-12-09

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 9
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,079 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 1,101▲ 220 vs year ago 859 · +25.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 151▲ 33 vs year ago 110 · +30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 45▲ 59 vs year ago 22 · +268.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows & Slaughter Bulls traded steady to $2.00 lower, Feeder Steers $8.00-$12.00 higher, Feeder Heifers under 500lbs $13.00-$18.00 higher, over 500lbs $5.00-$8.00 higher, Feeder Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong for light weight Feeder Cattle, Demand good for all other classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.97/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −137.65 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$244.97
104 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,323
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.37
vs TN average
−35.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538254.421,36959
Medium and Large 1-2541240.001,2987thin
Medium and Large 2545231.551,26136
Medium and Large 3518225.001,1662thin
One grade step is worth $29.42/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale104 hd
244.97
—
TN average14 barns · 808 hd
248.34
−3.37
National average188 barns · 25,726 hd
280.30
−35.33
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−137.65
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—High1,793142.522,55613
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,327123.841,64461
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,168118.541,38530
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,043104.501,09013

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,470$2,1756
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,276$2,0498
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,633$1,9752thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)785$1,7502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$1,5882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,162$1,5484thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,037$1,4813thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,0001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,690$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,500$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$2,83811
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,350$2,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,363$2,47715
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,4252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,3382thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)773$1,2751thin

Every lot

136 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240390.00/cwt390.00–390.009361
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2287363.84/cwt350.00–370.001,0443
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed297405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2035
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326386.60/cwt365.00–397.001,26013
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333342.36/cwt320.00–355.001,1408
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed343362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,2422
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380356.08/cwt330.00–365.001,35313
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380293.33/cwt280.00–300.001,1155
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380252.00/cwt252.00–252.009581
Steers400–450Small 1413223.62/cwt217.00–230.009242
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423346.50/cwt336.00–362.001,46614
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430302.72/cwt285.00–320.001,30215
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469332.27/cwt314.00–347.001,55812
Steers450–500Small 1474256.66/cwt250.00–260.001,2173
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483298.12/cwt280.00–310.001,44014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512281.44/cwt275.00–285.001,44110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514301.52/cwt290.00–310.001,55013
Steers550–600Small 1555270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4991
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2558261.19/cwt250.00–275.001,4574
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584281.68/cwt275.00–288.001,64514
Steers600–650Small 1615210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2921
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620270.82/cwt260.00–285.001,67948
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2641252.83/cwt250.00–265.001,6217
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added665282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,8755
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681261.30/cwt250.00–271.001,77931
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3695210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4601
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720259.56/cwt254.00–270.001,86930
Steers700–750Small 1720220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5841
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2732240.77/cwt230.00–250.001,7623
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775229.69/cwt220.00–232.001,7806
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776248.23/cwt242.00–261.001,92614
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added816243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,98312
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0481
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2960202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,9391
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,085178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,9311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272332.11/cwt320.00–345.009034
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277299.13/cwt290.00–307.008293
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed292330.00/cwt330.00–330.009649
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323308.68/cwt305.00–310.009974
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334277.11/cwt252.00–287.009265
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368308.90/cwt300.00–320.001,13722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373281.80/cwt275.00–287.001,0519
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added427307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,31128
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430266.60/cwt260.00–272.001,14615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432293.80/cwt282.00–305.001,26944
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed436300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,30814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465278.50/cwt265.00–290.001,29513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483249.46/cwt240.00–260.001,20523
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0671
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added507282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,4303
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2321
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523256.34/cwt245.00–265.001,34137
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527236.59/cwt225.00–245.001,24722
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2987
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572223.63/cwt210.00–235.001,27914
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574249.89/cwt240.00–264.001,43416
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590222.48/cwt220.00–225.001,3132
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620234.79/cwt230.00–240.001,45617
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624226.33/cwt217.00–230.001,41215
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658217.96/cwt210.00–220.001,4345
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674228.78/cwt220.00–242.001,54228
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711221.34/cwt220.00–225.001,5746
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718208.75/cwt205.00–210.001,4994
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1757217.32/cwt212.00–220.001,6453
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added761230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,75036
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5801
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1822208.91/cwt200.00–212.001,71710
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5391
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1862207.67/cwt207.00–208.001,7903
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369314.81/cwt302.00–325.001,1624
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed401356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,42819
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415272.59/cwt270.00–275.001,1312
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419342.92/cwt330.00–357.001,43720
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422311.82/cwt300.00–320.001,3165
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472313.07/cwt300.00–332.001,4785
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483282.68/cwt260.00–290.001,36511
Bulls450–500Small 1485237.68/cwt220.00–255.001,1532
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518246.65/cwt240.00–260.001,2786
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530272.11/cwt265.00–282.001,44218
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570274.24/cwt267.00–282.001,56319
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2581250.68/cwt245.00–260.001,4569
Bulls600–650Small 1600230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615258.90/cwt250.00–265.001,59219
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620226.19/cwt220.00–232.001,4022
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625246.09/cwt240.00–255.001,5388
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667246.53/cwt240.00–252.001,6449
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2691231.05/cwt220.00–235.001,5975
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3371
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718228.02/cwt227.00–230.001,6373
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6611
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810186.33/cwt185.00–187.001,5093
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1868177.49/cwt175.00–180.001,5412
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,070148.00/cwt147.00–149.001,5842
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,528125.50/cwt124.00–126.001,9183
Bulls——1,787146.46/cwt142.00–149.002,6177
Bulls——2,073150.35/cwt150.00–151.003,1173
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010110.32/cwt107.00–113.001,1148
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09695.18/cwt90.00–97.001,0435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,104112.11/cwt108.00–115.001,2388
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158126.54/cwt125.00–128.001,4652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195120.31/cwt115.00–125.001,43820
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,322122.27/cwt121.00–128.001,61650
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,331135.65/cwt130.00–142.001,8068
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,409118.59/cwt118.00–120.001,6713
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6903,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,018.46/head2,750.00–3,150.003,0185
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3462,687.46/head2,450.00–2,850.002,6876
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3682,036.59/head1,950.00–2,350.002,0374
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3692,608.58/head2,525.00–2,700.002,6094
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,4002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4202,784.51/head2,475.00–3,050.002,7855
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-37731,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-37851,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28901,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39831,221.56/head925.00–1,450.001,2222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0201,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1331,314.51/head1,200.00–1,525.001,3153
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2251,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3122,087.89/head1,950.00–2,150.002,0887
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4702,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6331,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752

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.