Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends this week due to holidays and was first sale of new year for Dickson. Had 3 loads , 56 steers blk and bwf weighted 940 lbs $205, 59 steers blk and bwf weighted 864 lbs. $215, 61 steers 853 lbs mixed $ 212

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $246.57/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −201.38 against this barn's trailing median of $447.95.

Average price

$246.57

70 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$66.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs TN average

−35.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	251.35	1,348	63
Medium and Large 2-3	525	217.50	1,142	4thin
Medium and Large 3	575	185.00	1,064	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.35/cwt here — about $284 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $375.33, median $447.95 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 sale70 hd

246.57

—

TN average1 barns · 70 hd

246.57

+0.00

National average179 barns · 21,103 hd

282.10

−35.53

This barn, trailing median30 sales

447.95

−201.38

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,651	108.62	1,793	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,517	96.24	1,460	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	94.03	1,175	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	79.42	834	6thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,246	$1,363	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	213.53/cwt	210.00–230.00	801	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	502	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	174.13/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	237.78/cwt	225.00–255.00	992	30
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	430	174.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	145.98/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	192.61/cwt	190.00–200.00	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	224.59/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,184	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	215.23/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,235	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	213.03/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,342	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	193.21/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,389	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	196.76/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,308	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	230.74/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,096	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	192.92/cwt	175.00–197.00	1,474	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	195.49/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,316	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	186.22/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	199.20/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	245.32/cwt	230.00–251.00	947	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	168.94/cwt	140.00–175.00	1,453	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	216.16/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,245	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	195.73/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,415	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	254.24/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,088	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	406	221.57/cwt	210.00–245.00	900	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,512	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	1,362.81/head	1,260.00–1,550.00	1,363	19
Bulls	—	—	1,567	99.76/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,563	9
Bulls	—	—	1,669	114.21/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,906	10
Bulls	—	—	1,935	120.52/cwt	120.00–121.00	2,332	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,328	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	719	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	103.11/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,411	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	87.13/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,032	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	93.94/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,166	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	95.75/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,446	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	80.70/cwt	77.00–83.00	858	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	489	225.25/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,101	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	235.92/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,116	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	230.80/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,207	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	262.52/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	252.79/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,297	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	238.30/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,578	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	240.60/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,480	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	858	213.48/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,832	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	499	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,347	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	940	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,927	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	240.76/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,365	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	235.44/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,005	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	234.80/cwt	220.00–250.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	287.07/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,077	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	256.83/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	279.96/cwt	270.00–290.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	224.73/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,418	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	914	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	209.88/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	219.60/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,572	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	235.01/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,570	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	214.00/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	261.96/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,244	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	255.94/cwt	244.00–270.00	1,326	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	269.05/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,160	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	898	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	3
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	207.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	220.26/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,339	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	229.79/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,218	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,081	2

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Mon Jan 8, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,223Last week 432Year ago 1,164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 104Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 198Last week 63Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	230.00	230.00
16	350–400	375	210.00–230.00	213.53
2	400–450	445	210.00	210.00
4	450–500	465	190.00–200.00	192.61
6	500–550	513	185.00–215.00	199.20
3	550–600	582	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	630	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	690	175.00	175.00
3	750–800	765	170.00–182.00	174.13
1	850–900	850	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	502	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	235.00	235.00
27	350–400	386	230.00–251.00	245.32
30	400–450	417	225.00–255.00	237.78
34	450–500	475	210.00–242.00	230.74
39	500–550	527	210.00–237.00	224.59
63	550–600	574	200.00–225.00	215.23
35	600–650	630	200.00–220.00	213.03
8	650–700	665	185.00–205.00	196.76
7	700–750	719	190.00–197.00	193.21
15	750–800	764	175.00–197.00	192.92
10	850–900	860	140.00–175.00	168.94
2	950–1000	960	142.00–150.00	145.98
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	170.00–180.00	174.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	243.00	243.00
9	450–500	465	245.00	245.00
5	500–550	530	228.00–237.00	229.79
22	600–650	608	210.00–225.00	220.26
22	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	406	210.00–245.00	221.57
4	450–500	489	210.00–230.00	225.25
11	650–700	673	190.00–200.00	195.49
2	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	905	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	428	240.00–265.00	254.24
7	450–500	473	225.00–240.00	235.92
16	500–550	523	220.00–235.00	230.80
8	550–600	576	210.00–220.00	216.16
2	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	662	205.00	205.00
12	700–750	723	190.00–200.00	195.73
4	750–800	769	184.00–187.00	186.22
4	800–850	831	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	250.00–270.00	256.83
7	450–500	499	270.00	270.00
8	500–550	513	239.00–260.00	252.79
6	550–600	553	261.00–270.00	262.52
30	600–650	615	230.00–245.00	240.60
10	650–700	662	238.00–239.00	238.30
120	850–900	858	212.00–215.00	213.48
56	900–950	940	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	220.00–250.00	234.80
3	450–500	477	220.00–243.00	235.44
3	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	570	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	638	200.00–220.00	209.88
2	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	713	168.00	168.00
2	850–900	898	150.00	150.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	270.00–290.00	279.96
29	350–400	375	270.00–300.00	287.07
30	400–450	431	250.00–280.00	269.05
12	450–500	475	240.00–270.00	261.96
29	500–550	518	244.00–270.00	255.94
20	550–600	567	220.00–250.00	240.76
32	600–650	631	210.00–240.00	224.73
34	650–700	668	220.00–242.50	235.01
18	700–750	716	210.00–230.00	219.60
3	750–800	765	200.00–221.00	214.00
5	800–850	811	200.00–210.00	207.99
5	900–950	914	201.00	201.00
1	950–1000	980	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	150.00	150.00
3	550–600	575	185.00	185.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,246	1,260.00–1,550.00	1,362.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,567	95.00–105.00	99.76
10	—	1,669	108.00–118.00	114.21
2	—	1,935	120.00–121.00	120.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	90.00	90.00
21	—	1,510	92.00–100.00	95.75
2	—	1,613	104.00–105.00	104.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	73.00	73.00
5	—	1,063	77.00–83.00	80.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	100.00–105.00	103.11
5	—	1,185	84.00–89.00	87.13
19	—	1,241	89.00–100.00	93.94

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Dickson Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle