Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-06-10

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 10
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
929 head
419 vs last sale 1,348 337 vs year ago 1,266 · 26.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
48 vs last sale 100 8 vs year ago 140 · +5.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
45 vs last sale 41 44 vs year ago 42 · +104.8%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers steady to 9.00 higher, heifers 7.00 to 11.00 lower, bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows/bulls 2.00 to 12.00 higher with boner cows remaining steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.59/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 131.05 against this barn's trailing median of $393.64.
Average price
$262.59
97 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,437
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$36.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.32
vs TN average
2.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544266.501,45177
Large 1-2575250.001,4382thin
Medium and Large 2-3558248.271,38517thin
Small 1-2535230.001,2311thin
One grade step is worth $36.50/cwt here — about $220 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.

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 sale97 hd
262.59
TN average12 barns · 791 hd
262.91
−0.32
National average154 barns · 8,969 hd
265.37
−2.78
This barn, trailing median30 sales
393.64
−131.05
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
BullsHigh1,563159.282,48920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,359146.001,98418
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,300136.911,78032
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,060132.481,40529

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,246$2,14147
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,380$1,9953thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,7052thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,237$3,0456
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,88523
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,4501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,2251thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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
SteersSmall 1-2350–400378302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,1422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450442306.27/cwt297.00–315.001,3543
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300285392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,1172
SteersLarge 1-2600–650628257.59/cwt250.00–265.001,6182
SteersSmall 1-2450–500460300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3802
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378316.04/cwt310.00–322.001,1952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500474316.95/cwt310.00–320.001,50211
SteersLarge 1-2650–700693250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7333
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850810242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,9602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850811246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,9958
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350338355.14/cwt320.00–387.001,20013
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000951235.50/cwt235.50–235.502,24054
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350305340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550536293.04/cwt290.00–300.001,57115
SteersLarge 1-2950–1000985191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450424308.80/cwt302.00–312.001,30917
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600560274.37/cwt270.00–280.001,53630
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500474291.13/cwt282.00–302.001,38022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522263.72/cwt260.00–270.001,37729
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700665283.19/cwt282.00–285.001,8835
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550530316.29/cwt315.00–320.001,6766
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350345302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,0421
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2884
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450440264.53/cwt262.00–267.001,1642
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433291.03/cwt280.00–300.001,26036
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400369321.33/cwt320.00–322.001,1863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550501275.50/cwt275.00–277.001,3804
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700671230.98/cwt226.00–240.001,55019
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476276.72/cwt267.00–281.001,31734
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350316323.34/cwt310.00–330.001,0228
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900855220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8811
SteersSmall 1-2600–650615287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,7651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678273.81/cwt267.00–277.001,8565
SteersLarge 1-2500–550530270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450423297.37/cwt290.00–310.001,25810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625282.15/cwt275.00–287.001,76344
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800797250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9933
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500467308.38/cwt300.00–312.001,44010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750719264.03/cwt256.00–266.001,8986
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350315302.46/cwt300.00–310.009534
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500465285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3251
HeifersSmall 1-2500–550535230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600585288.90/cwt284.00–296.001,69026
SteersMedium and Large 2-3900–950940191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7951
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400395270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0671
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300285310.00/cwt310.00–310.008841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650629296.44/cwt293.00–300.001,8656
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700695240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6684
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650615253.07/cwt240.00–260.001,5563
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400387330.68/cwt330.00–332.001,2803
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600578274.89/cwt270.00–280.001,5892
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600557307.86/cwt300.00–309.001,7158
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550516280.33/cwt272.00–285.001,4474
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750712243.28/cwt240.00–250.001,7323
SteersMedium and Large 2-3950–1000973170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450412332.40/cwt320.00–340.001,3695
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700685252.48/cwt250.00–257.001,72912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600573278.23/cwt272.00–287.001,59423
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400387295.08/cwt280.00–302.001,1423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600558295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6462
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500492313.32/cwt310.00–315.001,5423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550517309.38/cwt307.00–316.001,5996
CowsLean 85-90%1,056131.55/cwt127.00–137.001,38921
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,398144.68/cwt140.00–148.002,02314
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,310134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,7551
CowsBoner 80-85%1,289137.34/cwt132.00–146.001,77023
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,194156.16/cwt150.00–160.001,8653
CowsLean 85-90%1,050124.03/cwt123.00–125.001,3023
CowsBoner 80-85%1,392149.89/cwt149.00–151.002,0863
CowsBoner 80-85%1,298128.78/cwt124.00–131.001,6726
CowsLean 85-90%1,085141.43/cwt139.00–146.001,5355
Bulls1,735174.36/cwt172.00–177.003,0254
Bulls1,620159.30/cwt152.00–169.002,58112
Bulls1,495149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,2281
BullsLight Weight1,125142.50/cwt138.00–146.001,6033
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0502,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2373,045.15/head2,750.00–3,150.003,0456
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2291,971.10/head1,775.00–2,225.001,9717
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3801,995.41/head1,650.00–2,200.001,9953
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2382,339.23/head2,175.00–2,475.002,3393
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0201,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2462,140.62/head1,053.00–2,350.002,14147
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2502,558.00/head2,450.00–2,675.002,5582
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-29951,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,58511
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600570257.19/cwt250.00–262.001,4663
BullsSmall 1-2400–450433289.94/cwt280.00–300.001,2552
BullsSmall 1-2600–650633246.08/cwt242.00–250.001,5582
BullsSmall 1-2650–700660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450425286.83/cwt270.00–295.001,2194
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800791228.99/cwt225.00–233.001,8114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550527292.40/cwt285.00–304.001,54130
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850803200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6062
BullsLarge 1-2600–650605257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5551
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900865130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650625272.62/cwt270.00–287.001,70411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450417308.99/cwt300.00–322.001,28827
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500477295.50/cwt290.00–305.001,41018
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550533275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4662
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650623256.60/cwt250.00–260.001,5993
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500474277.44/cwt270.00–280.001,3154
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400377319.83/cwt302.00–332.001,20619
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750715239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full450–500480275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy450–500495257.00/cwt251.00–260.001,2723
HeifersSmall 1-2300–350323270.00/cwt270.00–270.008722
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400395281.41/cwt270.00–297.001,11217
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600571247.74/cwt230.00–258.001,41513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400387305.18/cwt302.00–315.001,18115
HeifersLarge 1-2600–650625230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4381
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490257.58/cwt250.00–260.001,2624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650610250.63/cwt240.00–255.001,52914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800765217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6601
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650626233.26/cwt230.00–240.001,4606
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300294332.91/cwt330.00–342.009794
HeifersSmall 1-2450–500450271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,2202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900875222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,9431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570252.83/cwt250.00–260.001,44114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730220.58/cwt220.00–225.001,61012
HeifersLarge 1-2550–600575250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4382

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.