Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-01-29

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 29
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,525 head
302 vs last sale 1,223 723 vs year ago 802 · +90.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
95 vs last sale 157 0 vs year ago 62 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
171 vs last sale 198 16 vs year ago 43 · 37.2%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to inclement weather and inadequate receipts, the last reported sale at this location was on January 8th. Therefore, no accurate trends could be established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.02/cwt on 693 head.
Average price
$216.02
693 head · 632 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,365
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.15
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2627219.841,378594
Small 1-2569200.101,1398thin
Medium and Large 2-3672192.501,29591
One grade step is worth $27.34/cwt here — about $83 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale693 hd
216.02
TN average12 barns · 2,164 hd
219.17
−3.15
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsLow1,613117.141,88913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,421113.151,60811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,187106.401,26321
CowsLean 85-90%Average99992.249219thin

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)1,000$1,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,2502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,039$1,2454thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,1882thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)980$1,2772thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2-3784190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4905
SteersMedium and Large 2-3683214.91/cwt210.00–220.001,4682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy430301.63/cwt300.00–305.001,2973
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,3141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added674200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,34811
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,066168.67/cwt168.00–169.001,7986
SteersMedium and Large 1-2474270.73/cwt250.00–280.001,28336
SteersMedium and Large 1-2585242.99/cwt237.00–265.001,42127
SteersMedium and Large 1-2682232.01/cwt220.00–234.001,58222
SteersMedium and Large 2-3384271.86/cwt270.00–280.001,0446
SteersMedium and Large 2-3523228.17/cwt221.00–235.001,1932
SteersSmall 1-2435235.11/cwt230.00–240.001,0232
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275313.22/cwt300.00–320.008613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623232.32/cwt220.00–240.001,44727
SteersSmall 1-2790190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5011
SteersSmall 1-2545210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1451
SteersSmall 1-2395250.00/cwt250.00–250.009881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2313322.87/cwt290.00–332.001,0115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2838197.11/cwt195.00–200.001,65218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2859194.57/cwt190.00–200.001,6717
SteersMedium and Large 1-2381292.50/cwt280.00–302.001,11411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2721209.37/cwt200.00–220.001,5107
SteersMedium and Large 1-2782202.69/cwt200.00–205.001,58511
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
SteersMedium and Large 2-3444265.68/cwt262.00–273.001,1803
SteersMedium and Large 2-3238288.10/cwt265.00–290.0068613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2940176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,6542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527266.85/cwt250.00–275.001,40623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430282.48/cwt272.00–291.001,21516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added928209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,940114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added669242.58/cwt240.00–245.001,62342
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added722232.27/cwt227.00–237.501,67761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added515270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added629249.64/cwt245.00–254.001,57016
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added793210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,66528
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added557272.14/cwt268.00–274.001,51613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2482269.77/cwt260.00–275.001,30012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522240.67/cwt220.00–252.001,25611
BullsSmall 1-2570210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1972
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3670180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2061
BullsMedium and Large 2-3613210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2872
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0081,201.98/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2023
Bulls1,718102.93/cwt95.00–108.001,7682
Bulls1,482117.94/cwt110.00–123.001,7489
Bulls2,095127.78/cwt126.00–129.502,6772
CowsBoner 80-85%1,341116.01/cwt114.00–118.001,5564
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29801,277.04/head1,250.00–1,300.001,2772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0951,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1101,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2433249.77/cwt237.00–255.001,0826
HeifersSmall 1-2330235.00/cwt235.00–235.007761
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3562207.99/cwt200.00–210.001,1695
BullsMedium and Large 1-2563233.75/cwt220.00–250.001,31613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2845160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3521
BullsSmall 1-2520222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1541
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3705190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2582221.76/cwt213.00–232.001,29143
HeifersSmall 1-2520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0401
HeifersSmall 1-2570206.94/cwt200.00–216.001,1803
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2433290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2563
HeifersSmall 1-2700180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2601
HeifersSmall 1-2660180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1881
HeifersSmall 1-2635185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2790170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2741194.39/cwt190.00–200.001,44020
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374252.16/cwt240.00–258.0094328
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2666198.09/cwt190.00–205.001,3198
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2859170.68/cwt154.00–181.001,4664
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475247.09/cwt220.00–256.001,17450
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3270250.00/cwt250.00–250.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3690189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2535224.64/cwt220.00–234.001,20224
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3463221.03/cwt220.00–222.001,0232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2830182.32/cwt182.00–183.001,51319
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2215260.00/cwt260.00–260.005593
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added520238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,23814
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added702189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,32775
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added427259.47/cwt251.00–263.001,10832
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2613211.88/cwt200.00–216.001,29937
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3372223.68/cwt200.00–242.008323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added636215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,36724
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added398262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,0432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added469252.53/cwt245.00–259.001,18410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added572230.64/cwt230.00–237.001,31943
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added714211.31/cwt195.00–221.751,509150
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added820195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,59965
SteersSmall 1-2340250.00/cwt250.00–250.008501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,364110.45/cwt105.00–115.001,5076
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,489116.38/cwt112.00–120.001,7335
CowsLean 85-90%99992.24/cwt87.00–98.009219
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44395.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,112105.36/cwt97.00–111.001,17215

How this sale compares

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.