Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 550 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls under 550 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $247.71/cwt on 485 head.

Average price

$247.71

485 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$51.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.82

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	251.33	1,369	413
Small 1-2	454	239.36	1,087	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	226.61	1,232	67
Medium and Large 3	583	200.00	1,166	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.33/cwt here — about $203 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 sale485 hd

247.71

—

TN average9 barns · 1,896 hd

242.89

+4.82

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	1,793	124.18	2,227	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	114.25	1,722	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	108.22	1,348	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	92.00	942	22

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$1,656	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,490	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,343	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,238	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$1,938	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,027	$1,750	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	315.85/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,074	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	283.83/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,479	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	257.35/cwt	247.00–268.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	218.89/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,773	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	302.14/cwt	291.00–317.00	1,441	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	239.24/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,467	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,500	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	256.67/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,414	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	298.01/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,721	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	248.46/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,193	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	291.16/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,205	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	262.48/cwt	258.00–277.00	1,404	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	235.01/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,718	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	292.83/cwt	288.00–297.00	1,379	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	222.73/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,265	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	289.43/cwt	280.00–300.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	230.51/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,307	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	258.75/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,141	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,540	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	203.67/cwt	187.00–210.00	1,373	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	801	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	223.53/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,406	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	242.50/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,276	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	184.29/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	269.67/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,553	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	316.09/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,154	16
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	220.75/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	248.38/cwt	243.00–249.50	1,806	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	277.41/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,329	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	256.59/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,609	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	284.26/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,637	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	270.72/cwt	267.00–272.50	1,714	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	281.17/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	286.24/cwt	250.00–310.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	298.98/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,591	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	910	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	2,034	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	236.75/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,849	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	251.61/cwt	241.00–268.00	1,706	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	267.33/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,283	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	236.74/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,364	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	254.39/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,310	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	211.22/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,426	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	1,163.90/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,164	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	840	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,602.73/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,603	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	126.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,216	10
Bulls	—	—	2,131	134.01/cwt	132.00–137.00	2,856	5
Bulls	—	—	1,542	109.45/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,688	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	95.80/cwt	85.00–103.00	987	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	113.77/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,730	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	118.77/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,637	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	108.45/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,352	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	117.35/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,510	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	96.27/cwt	86.00–101.00	1,144	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	79.09/cwt	73.00–85.00	792	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,704.79/head	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,705	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,235	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,208.97/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,209	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	220.83/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	272.75/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,459	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	208.21/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,551	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	310.77/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,305	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	194.62/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,372	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	230.72/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,207	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	286.42/cwt	282.00–290.00	942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	211.55/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,415	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	273.20/cwt	252.00–281.00	1,292	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	289.17/cwt	277.00–297.00	1,073	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	739	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	228.71/cwt	215.00–242.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	194.24/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,517	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	252.88/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,489	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	227	270.29/cwt	250.00–280.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	703	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	272.27/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,165	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	264.19/cwt	250.00–280.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	196.70/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,220	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	221.22/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	293.35/cwt	287.00–307.00	1,393	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	267.54/cwt	250.00–280.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	754	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	235.00/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,459	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,596	1

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,377Last week 947Year ago 908

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 93Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 51Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	340	300.00–330.00	315.85
26	—	521	260.00–295.00	283.83
2	—	678	230.00–240.00	234.98
17	—	810	215.00–227.00	218.89
17	—	477	291.00–317.00	302.14
3	—	432	290.00–315.00	298.01
2	—	793	217.00	217.00
17	—	731	225.00–241.00	235.01
1	—	865	215.00	215.00
21	—	576	250.00–280.00	269.67
16	—	365	300.00–330.00	316.09
19	—	627	240.00–265.00	256.59
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	270.00	270.00
1	—	400	260.00	260.00
1	—	520	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	247.00–268.00	257.35
3	—	615	230.00	230.00
3	—	415	270.00	270.00
2	—	728	210.00–231.00	220.75
1	—	790	210.00	210.00
7	—	479	270.00–287.00	277.41
4	—	373	275.00–290.00	281.17
1	—	690	210.00	210.00
1	—	550	247.00	247.00
5	—	326	250.00–310.00	286.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	727	243.00–249.50	248.38
13	—	576	280.00–285.00	284.26
59	—	633	267.00–272.50	270.72
12	—	532	290.00–302.00	298.98
6	—	469	329.00	329.00
56	—	910	223.50	223.50
60	—	781	233.00–238.00	236.75
2	—	412	330.00	330.00
34	—	678	241.00–268.00	251.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	613	235.00–244.00	239.24
13	—	652	230.00	230.00
12	—	551	255.00–260.00	256.67
8	—	414	290.00–293.00	291.16
69	—	535	258.00–277.00	262.48
22	—	471	288.00–297.00	292.83
22	—	713	216.00	216.00
2	—	755	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	240.00–265.00	248.46
14	—	568	210.00–230.00	222.73
5	—	441	250.00–267.00	258.75
10	—	674	187.00–210.00	203.67
4	—	801	170.00	170.00
7	—	523	230.00–235.00	230.72
4	—	739	190.00	190.00
1	—	300	250.00	250.00
3	—	227	250.00–280.00	270.29
3	—	360	250.00–280.00	264.19
4	—	620	187.00–200.00	196.70
3	—	278	250.00–280.00	267.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	280.00–300.00	289.43
20	—	567	220.00–240.00	230.51
37	—	629	210.00–230.00	223.53
21	—	526	235.00–265.00	242.50
5	—	824	180.00–191.00	184.29
8	—	705	192.00–195.00	194.62
8	—	329	282.00–290.00	286.42
15	—	669	205.00–220.00	211.55
37	—	473	252.00–281.00	273.20
24	—	371	277.00–297.00	289.17
2	—	243	300.00	300.00
4	—	781	190.00–197.00	194.24
38	—	428	260.00–287.00	272.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	583	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	215.00–242.00	228.71
1	—	575	220.00	220.00
1	—	285	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	175.00	175.00
3	—	679	220.00–222.50	220.83
17	—	535	265.00–277.00	272.75
11	—	745	200.00–209.00	208.21
29	—	420	302.00–320.00	310.77
41	—	589	240.00–256.00	252.88
42	—	475	287.00–307.00	293.35
15	—	621	230.00–245.00	235.00
1	—	840	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	265.00–272.00	267.33
10	—	576	220.00–242.00	236.74
10	—	515	230.00–265.00	254.39
4	—	675	205.00–215.00	211.22
4	—	630	210.00–225.00	221.22
3	—	754	195.00	195.00
1	—	415	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	257.00	257.00
1	—	580	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,163.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,208.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,192	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,602.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,353	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,704.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,490	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,175.00	2,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,125.00	2,125.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,750	120.00–130.00	126.62
5	—	2,131	132.00–137.00	134.01
5	—	1,542	100.00–116.00	109.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,030	85.00–103.00	95.80
5	—	1,001	73.00–85.00	79.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,521	103.00–116.00	113.77
2	—	1,378	117.00–120.00	118.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,247	103.00–116.00	108.45
7	—	1,287	113.00–121.00	117.35
6	—	1,188	86.00–101.00	96.27

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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