Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-03-25

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 25
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,269 head
155 vs last sale 1,424 148 vs year ago 1,121 · +13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
39 vs last sale 123 57 vs year ago 105 · +54.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
21 vs last sale 13 46 vs year ago 80 · 57.5%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, feeder steers 3.00 to 12.00 higher, heifer demand was spotty and overall unevenly steady, feeder bulls 8.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows/bulls 2.00 to 14.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.69/cwt on 146 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 125.96 against this barn's trailing median of $393.64.
Average price
$267.69
146 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,436
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$252
per head · Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$69.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.20
vs TN average
+0.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 2513315.001,61636
Medium and Large 1-2539255.001,37579
Medium and Large 2-3557245.071,36431
One grade step is worth $69.93/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
432400368336median 393.6401/0503/0204/2706/2208/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.38, low $350.20, median $393.64 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale146 hd
267.69
TN average12 barns · 949 hd
264.49
+3.20
National average161 barns · 9,489 hd
266.87
+0.82
This barn, trailing median30 sales
393.64
−125.96
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
BullsAverage1,506137.372,06912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,351132.151,78524
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,172128.951,51234
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,084115.951,25738

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)1,210$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,225$1,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)947$1,2263thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)988$1,1632thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)912$1,2733thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$2,6504thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)890$1,0754thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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 2-3400–450433310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3423
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500483293.00/cwt262.00–330.001,4153
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423335.53/cwt320.00–342.001,41915
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750710244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,7321
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650624250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5604
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy300–350337332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,1193
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600587265.64/cwt260.00–272.001,55911
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350340301.00/cwt300.00–302.001,0232
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550519276.07/cwt270.00–280.001,4335
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700650253.33/cwt250.00–260.001,6473
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900890182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,6202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500468285.60/cwt282.00–292.001,3375
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650638278.67/cwt278.00–280.001,7789
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450431370.09/cwt357.00–397.001,59529
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750728260.26/cwt256.00–261.501,89548
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800767246.17/cwt244.00–249.001,8887
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450422327.29/cwt315.00–332.001,38115
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added700–750712176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,25313
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added550–600561246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,38027
HeifersLarge 2Value Added500–550513315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,61636
HeifersLarge 2Value Added450–500497290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,44141
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added450–500472267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,26012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400376325.43/cwt320.00–350.001,22431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479270.17/cwt262.00–277.001,29432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550516259.52/cwt250.00–270.001,33949
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800770194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700657236.70/cwt229.00–245.001,5559
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600560258.47/cwt255.00–262.001,4472
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425297.40/cwt292.00–307.001,26425
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700673245.60/cwt240.00–255.001,6536
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300287369.00/cwt365.00–372.001,0594
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400355280.00/cwt280.00–280.009943
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750718244.66/cwt240.00–250.001,7576
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800770243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,8711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570286.68/cwt280.00–300.001,63423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400376375.89/cwt372.00–382.001,41318
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650621271.83/cwt270.00–276.001,68810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550536293.97/cwt290.00–300.001,5765
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000985190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900868222.97/cwt221.00–227.001,9356
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300274405.86/cwt397.00–412.001,1125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500470325.90/cwt320.00–337.001,53210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350335375.76/cwt370.00–390.001,25910
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added500–550518285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4765
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added450–500479310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4854
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added650–700652232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,51317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500453350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5864
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700668264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,7642
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added750–800794180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,42912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850835224.82/cwt223.00–226.001,8776
SteersLarge 2Value Added500–550505330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,66736
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550512320.66/cwt310.00–325.001,64213
SteersLarge 2Value Added550–600551320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,76333
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550519293.51/cwt290.00–300.001,52314
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650635242.52/cwt240.00–245.001,5402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy550–600580250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500460332.95/cwt327.00–337.001,53210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450440357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,5712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550543284.44/cwt282.00–285.001,54516
CowsLean 85-90%1,098117.09/cwt110.00–122.001,28633
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,376125.24/cwt125.00–127.001,7237
CowsBoner 80-85%1,233115.86/cwt113.00–119.001,4292
CowsBoner 80-85%1,258135.71/cwt133.00–137.001,7076
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,349134.43/cwt129.00–139.001,81316
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,205144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,7351
CowsBoner 80-85%1,148128.40/cwt122.00–133.001,47426
CowsLean 85-90%983104.31/cwt100.00–107.001,0254
CowsLean 85-90%1,025125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2811
Bulls1,593137.00/cwt130.00–142.002,18210
BullsLight Weight1,070139.23/cwt125.00–154.001,4902
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38981,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28651,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-31,1351,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28001,047.66/head875.00–1,200.001,0482
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0451,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39081,127.13/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38951,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsSmall 1-29751,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0102,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6504
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550507270.28/cwt270.00–275.001,37019
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400370312.57/cwt310.00–320.001,1574
BullsSmall 1-2500–550500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800773216.47/cwt212.00–221.001,6734
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full400–450435290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650631254.10/cwt250.00–260.001,60314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350313318.69/cwt312.00–327.009976
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400374310.91/cwt302.00–317.001,16334
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750711194.31/cwt187.00–200.001,3824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650622248.38/cwt242.00–270.001,5457
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750745217.27/cwt216.00–217.501,61913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578246.84/cwt240.00–250.001,42728
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300271308.32/cwt302.00–310.008365
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500484261.05/cwt250.00–272.001,2635
HeifersSmall 1-2450–500465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900855177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,5131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300280335.25/cwt322.00–350.009392
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400384296.89/cwt277.00–310.001,14013
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700675232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5665
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625239.76/cwt237.00–247.001,4999
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550528238.78/cwt235.00–240.001,2614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy800–850810203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6444
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350318295.00/cwt295.00–295.009382
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435277.18/cwt270.00–287.001,2064
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500482312.53/cwt300.00–322.001,50615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600584263.77/cwt260.00–275.001,54026
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750713232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6542
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500483282.10/cwt260.00–295.001,36315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy650–700673229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy450–500485230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1163
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600595260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5472
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450435310.63/cwt300.00–322.001,3515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900874205.10/cwt191.00–215.001,7936
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400381342.64/cwt322.00–362.001,30517
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450431329.60/cwt320.00–337.001,42124
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700687251.17/cwt240.00–254.001,7265

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.