Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-12-16

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 16
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
753 head
▼ 326 vs last sale 1,079▲ 321 vs year ago 432 · +74.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 143▲ 26 vs year ago 104 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 81▼ 40 vs year ago 63 · −63.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $2.00-$4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady on a lighter test, Feeder Steers unevenly steady, Feeder Heifers $2.00-$5.00 higher, Feeder Bulls steady to $3.00 lower. Quality fair to good. 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 $299.87/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −129.44 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$299.87
71 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,593
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$296
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$46.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.33
vs TN average
−26.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530306.341,62258
Medium and Large 2545272.981,48711thin
Small 1510260.001,3262thin
One grade step is worth $46.34/cwt here — about $296 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 sale71 hd
299.87
—
TN average10 barns · 234 hd
296.54
+3.33
National average173 barns · 17,754 hd
326.63
−26.76
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
−129.44
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—Average1,827144.732,64412
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,482124.461,84433
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,198114.371,37052
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,018100.171,02018

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$1,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,415$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,3001thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240385.00/cwt385.00–385.009241
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240320.00/cwt320.00–320.007681
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255370.00/cwt370.00–370.009441
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275320.00/cwt320.00–320.008801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy283422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,1942
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2309320.09/cwt312.00–332.009896
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330361.46/cwt350.00–382.001,19312
Steers300–350Small 1335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0051
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369344.00/cwt332.00–365.001,26915
Steers350–400Small 1380320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2161
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385309.47/cwt302.00–325.001,1913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415324.95/cwt312.00–337.001,3492
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417355.25/cwt340.00–366.001,48128
Steers400–450Small 1435220.00/cwt220.00–220.009571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added452340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5373
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1491312.79/cwt302.00–325.001,53618
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2492291.65/cwt275.00–300.001,4356
Steers500–550Small 1510260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3262
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519304.48/cwt297.00–310.001,58019
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added522317.48/cwt315.00–320.001,65728
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534276.13/cwt265.00–285.001,4757
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2564267.47/cwt265.00–270.001,5094
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566279.31/cwt270.00–290.001,58110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added575300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7251
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2606262.44/cwt260.00–265.001,5907
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614279.28/cwt270.00–282.001,71522
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added618283.66/cwt282.00–285.001,75318
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added661282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,8647
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,6881
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676275.33/cwt272.00–280.001,86116
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722243.64/cwt240.00–247.001,7596
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added769251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,9305
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8481
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added822243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,9977
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2845220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8591
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2885210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8591
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added911247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,25556
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,0511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245320.00/cwt320.00–320.007843
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250320.00/cwt320.00–320.008001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1306340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0408
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315310.00/cwt300.00–320.009772
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370291.59/cwt287.00–295.001,0795
Heifers350–400Small 1370287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,0621
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1386313.17/cwt302.00–321.001,20922
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0581
Heifers400–450Small 1415250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0381
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422272.25/cwt262.00–287.001,1495
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424300.77/cwt290.00–315.001,27518
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,3071
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added470296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,39114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470278.52/cwt270.00–282.001,30916
Heifers450–500Small 1470230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0811
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481242.76/cwt235.00–250.001,1687
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added509290.92/cwt290.00–291.001,48113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514278.60/cwt267.00–287.001,43235
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1701
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522249.58/cwt235.00–260.001,30311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added575267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,53513
Heifers550–600Small 1575225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2941
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579225.11/cwt210.00–235.001,30310
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580253.90/cwt240.00–267.001,47319
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3597213.68/cwt207.00–217.001,2763
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3605200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2101
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624246.23/cwt242.00–255.001,5366
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2641233.04/cwt225.00–235.001,49414
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1684229.56/cwt227.00–232.001,5709
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722223.51/cwt220.00–227.001,6144
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723206.15/cwt200.00–212.001,4902
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765219.73/cwt217.00–222.001,6814
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6851
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6001
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418329.33/cwt310.00–342.001,3776
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421288.72/cwt275.00–300.001,2168
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,1481
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472315.96/cwt300.00–337.001,49113
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476284.80/cwt265.00–295.001,35611
Bulls450–500Small 1493265.08/cwt250.00–280.001,3072
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513270.00/cwt265.00–275.001,3853
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522281.70/cwt275.00–290.001,47017
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571268.20/cwt260.00–277.001,5317
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590253.68/cwt245.00–260.001,4976
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Full595250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4881
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620245.03/cwt235.00–249.001,5194
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623259.22/cwt257.00–262.001,6158
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678238.48/cwt237.00–240.001,6172
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710225.46/cwt220.00–232.001,6014
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5581
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1821202.00/cwt200.00–210.001,6585
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6441
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4001
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500167.00/cwt167.00–167.008351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,563137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,1413
Bulls——1,868143.98/cwt142.00–149.002,6906
Bulls——2,007153.97/cwt150.00–159.003,0903
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012103.32/cwt99.00–109.001,04611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02795.21/cwt90.00–99.009787
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173109.89/cwt105.00–113.001,28928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223117.18/cwt115.00–120.001,43317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234125.49/cwt123.00–129.001,5497
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410121.68/cwt120.00–124.001,71611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443117.79/cwt115.00–119.001,7006
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,546128.88/cwt127.00–130.001,99216
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001

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.