Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, steers/heifers steady to 5,00 lower with value added steers 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 10.00 lower and slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $239.58/cwt on 445 head.

Average price

$239.58

445 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$38

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

$89.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.99

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	461	249.56	1,151	46
Medium and Large 1-2	545	239.62	1,307	393
Small 1-2	743	160.00	1,189	6thin

One grade step is worth $89.56/cwt here — about −$38 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 sale445 hd

239.58

—

TN average9 barns · 3,085 hd

231.59

+7.99

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	—	Average	1,747	122.53	2,141	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	110.69	1,644	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	98.70	1,136	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	93.03	970	18

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,437	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,348	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	934	$1,316	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,176	$1,315	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	877	$1,200	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,205	$1,500	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,725	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	377	276.49/cwt	257.00–283.00	1,042	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	255.03/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,194	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	250.55/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,077	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	814	182.85/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,488	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	300.82/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,167	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	239.39/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,355	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	270.87/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,178	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	257.58/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,350	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	504	277.26/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,397	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	231.67/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,432	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	256.03/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,106	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	262.32/cwt	254.00–267.00	1,403	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	248.94/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,411	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	294.34/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,219	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	224.74/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,421	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	238.18/cwt	221.00–243.00	1,234	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	232.82/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,355	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,088	1,118.10/head	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,118	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,367.88/head	1,150.00–1,875.00	1,368	20
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	—	—	1,831	124.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,272	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,437.45/head	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	1,417.75/head	1,300.00–1,560.00	1,418	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	1,316.18/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,316	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,356	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	319.62/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,240	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	300.97/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	279.61/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,295	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	176.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,427	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	270.38/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	240.80/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,739	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	920	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	308.20/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,482	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	877	215.09/cwt	214.50–217.00	1,886	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	270.34/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,563	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	315.61/cwt	307.00–322.00	1,376	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	252.13/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,689	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	228.33/cwt	225.00–230.50	1,799	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	282.84/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,457	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	241.27/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	288.99/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	241.91/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,497	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	315.88/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,049	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	710	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	206.33/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	299.65/cwt	295.00–304.00	1,369	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	298.24/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,103	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	251.29/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	279.29/cwt	255.00–287.00	1,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	306.39/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,180	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	291.38/cwt	280.00–300.00	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	294.99/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	261.28/cwt	258.00–263.50	1,654	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	270.37/cwt	257.00–276.00	1,419	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	220.33/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,441	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	201.25/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	272.26/cwt	270.00–277.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	264.75/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,228	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	230.77/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,398	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	268.68/cwt	260.00–272.00	873	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	239.42/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,147	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	235.28/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,245	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	337	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	197.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,545	18
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	743	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	227.05/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,301	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	267.72/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,012	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	209.02/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,392	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	260.32/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,138	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	198.19/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,209	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	101.31/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,089	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	81.49/cwt	80.00–83.00	748	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	97.93/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,104	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	108.69/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,539	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	92.90/cwt	83.00–97.00	979	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	89.76/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,025	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	119.24/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,860	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,733	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	107.92/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,331	4

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 Feb 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 947Last week 2,469Year ago 1,279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 170Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 49Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	377	257.00–283.00	276.49
3	—	558	210.00	210.00
12	—	468	250.00–258.00	255.03
1	—	685	199.00	199.00
12	—	430	235.00–253.00	250.55
3	—	547	217.00	217.00
3	—	640	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	814	180.00–187.00	182.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	566	239.00–240.00	239.39
22	—	435	265.00–275.00	270.87
55	—	524	255.00–260.00	257.58
17	—	654	215.00–228.00	220.33
4	—	728	200.00–205.00	201.25
22	—	464	250.00–271.00	264.75
53	—	606	220.00–235.00	230.77
6	—	363	278.00	278.00
5	—	337	282.00	282.00
8	—	816	190.00	190.00
18	—	783	190.00–200.00	197.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	190.00	190.00
3	—	279	270.00–277.00	272.26
11	—	325	260.00–272.00	268.68
12	—	479	230.00–247.00	239.42
46	—	529	220.00–245.00	235.28
14	—	573	225.00–234.00	227.05
26	—	378	260.00–272.00	267.72
10	—	666	205.00–210.00	209.02
15	—	437	257.00–262.00	260.32
16	—	610	190.00–203.00	198.19
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	743	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	388	295.00–307.00	300.82
16	—	618	230.00–243.00	231.67
8	—	535	254.00–267.00	262.32
15	—	567	242.00–255.00	248.94
18	—	414	290.00–305.00	294.34
1	—	715	210.00	210.00
4	—	667	220.00–239.00	224.74
10	—	463	275.00–290.00	279.61
8	—	808	170.00–180.00	176.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	504	272.00–278.00	277.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	432	220.00–280.00	256.03
3	—	633	210.00	210.00
6	—	693	200.00–210.00	205.00
5	—	518	221.00–243.00	238.18
6	—	582	222.00–237.00	232.82
3	—	463	267.00–277.00	270.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	322.00	322.00
13	—	388	315.00–320.00	319.62
4	—	480	300.00–304.00	300.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	722	237.00–245.00	240.80
4	—	920	193.00	193.00
10	—	481	305.00–309.00	308.20
10	—	877	214.50–217.00	215.09
13	—	578	260.00–276.00	270.34
17	—	436	307.00–322.00	315.61
19	—	670	250.00–255.00	252.13
32	—	788	225.00–230.50	228.33
1	—	390	320.00	320.00
4	—	514	290.00–300.00	294.99
19	—	633	258.00–263.50	261.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	219.00	219.00
7	—	515	280.00–285.00	282.84
3	—	728	223.00	223.00
4	—	680	240.00–242.00	241.27
3	—	437	285.00–292.00	288.99
8	—	619	240.00–245.00	241.91
5	—	332	310.00–320.00	315.88
3	—	868	205.00–207.00	206.33
3	—	457	295.00–304.00	299.65
6	—	572	250.00–254.00	251.29
11	—	385	300.00–310.00	306.39
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	243.00	243.00
3	—	370	295.00–300.00	298.24
1	—	545	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	255.00–287.00	279.29
1	—	415	235.00	235.00
2	—	705	221.00	221.00
3	—	332	280.00–300.00	291.38
1	—	875	160.00	160.00
2	—	375	285.00	285.00
11	—	525	257.00–276.00	270.37
3	—	595	230.00	230.00
2	—	290	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,118.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	877	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,133	1,150.00–1,875.00	1,367.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,345	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,286	1,300.00–1,560.00	1,417.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	934	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,316.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,831	120.00–130.00	124.10
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	100.00–104.00	101.31
2	—	918	80.00–83.00	81.49
13	—	1,054	83.00–97.00	92.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,127	94.00–103.00	97.93
3	—	1,142	87.00–92.00	89.76
4	—	1,233	105.00–115.00	107.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,416	105.00–113.00	108.69
3	—	1,560	117.00–121.00	119.24
1	—	1,750	99.00	99.00

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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Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Dickson Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

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