Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Steers under 550 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Heifers under 550 lbs steady to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Bulls steady to 10.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.57/cwt on 187 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −132.87 against this barn's trailing median of $390.44.

Average price

$257.57

187 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$605

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

$123.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

vs TN average

−19.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	260.92	1,407	154
Medium and Large 2-3	536	245.24	1,316	32
Medium and Large 3	585	137.00	801	1thin

One grade step is worth $123.92/cwt here — about $605 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.38, low $343.52, median $390.44 across 31 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 sale187 hd

257.57

—

TN average10 barns · 690 hd

257.59

−0.01

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−19.65

This barn, trailing median31 sales

390.44

−132.87

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	—	High	1,672	145.51	2,432	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,287	123.31	1,587	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	121.13	1,487	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	96.80	918	11

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)	1,135	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,125	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	200–250	225	386.39/cwt	375.00–400.00	869	2
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	408	260.83/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	314	339.67/cwt	292.00–355.00	1,067	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	243.72/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,765	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	324.90/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,267	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	306.19/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,482	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	289.24/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,530	37
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	465	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	271.78/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,574	25
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	380	291.15/cwt	245.00–312.00	1,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	259.23/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,623	11
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,488	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	437	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,298	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	241.91/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,650	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	446	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,405	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	500–550	539	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,364	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,292	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,583	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	273.98/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,438	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	381	316.76/cwt	316.00–317.00	1,207	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	793	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	213.33/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	454	330.87/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,502	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	709	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,531	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	255.12/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,464	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	232.50/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	213.92/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,309	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	331.71/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,390	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	370.33/cwt	362.00–372.00	1,270	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	234.07/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	295.79/cwt	280.00–322.00	1,269	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	280.30/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,701	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	217.45/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	392.50/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	450–500	483	309.42/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,494	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	271.36/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	228	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	310.70/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,199	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	252.69/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	754	243.17/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,834	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	936	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,162	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,615	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	509	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	299.55/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,441	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	600–650	634	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,488	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	301.36/cwt	270.00–312.00	1,296	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	128.66/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,869	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	120.40/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,400	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	101.45/cwt	94.00–110.00	963	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	109.34/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,490	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	91.21/cwt	91.00–92.00	865	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	120.50/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,564	6
Bulls	—	—	1,699	153.81/cwt	148.50–154.00	2,613	31
Bulls	—	—	1,831	134.18/cwt	131.00–139.00	2,457	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	127.52/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,621	4
Bulls	—	—	1,493	124.80/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,863	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,295	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,580	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	282.14/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,484	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	233.77/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,550	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	271.38/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,512	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	241.69/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,513	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	694	218.49/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	550–600	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	200.14/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	321.51/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,357	22
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	220.70/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	213	251.47/cwt	234.00–260.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	454	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,326	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	279.69/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,015	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	242.19/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,276	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	862	205.33/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	402	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	526	262.96/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,383	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	259.68/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,119	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	657	214.70/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	223.88/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,496	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	329	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,053	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	266.29/cwt	235.00–282.00	871	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	279.47/cwt	265.00–300.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	305.52/cwt	300.00–313.00	993	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	208.48/cwt	201.00–213.00	1,620	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	212.05/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,539	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	259.90/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,357	49
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	388	229.83/cwt	200.00–255.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	246.79/cwt	233.00–255.00	1,392	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	261.02/cwt	235.00–272.00	1,232	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	273.79/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,301	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	231.29/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,462	88
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	250.72/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	290.55/cwt	277.00–302.00	1,255	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	300.39/cwt	292.00–307.00	1,147	14

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 Mar 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,424Last week 1,169Year ago 1,422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 151Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 34Year ago 106

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	375.00–400.00	386.39
2	250–300	295	385.00–400.00	392.50
6	300–350	343	362.00–372.00	370.33
28	350–400	390	320.00–342.00	324.90
21	400–450	419	320.00–337.00	331.71
59	450–500	484	290.00–320.00	306.19
37	500–550	529	270.00–302.00	289.24
25	550–600	579	260.00–285.00	271.78
11	600–650	626	250.00–275.00	259.23
11	650–700	682	235.00–250.00	241.91
13	700–750	724	235.00–252.00	243.72
4	750–800	773	227.00–235.00	232.50
2	800–850	805	225.00	225.00
5	850–900	886	219.00	219.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	255.00	255.00
3	350–400	380	245.00–312.00	291.15
2	400–450	408	252.00–270.00	260.83
1	450–500	465	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
46	300–350	314	292.00–355.00	339.67
11	350–400	386	270.00–330.00	310.70
11	400–450	429	280.00–322.00	295.79
4	450–500	486	250.00–285.00	271.36
5	500–550	548	250.00	250.00
9	550–600	574	250.00–270.00	255.12
4	600–650	612	210.00–225.00	213.92
4	650–700	663	228.00–240.00	234.07
2	700–750	735	210.00–225.00	217.45
1	900–950	905	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
9	400–450	446	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	555	291.00	291.00
10	600–650	607	280.00–281.00	280.30
2	650–700	653	277.00	277.00
7	700–750	718	251.00–255.00	252.69
18	750–800	754	242.00–247.00	243.17
56	900–950	936	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	454	330.00–332.00	330.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	307.00–310.00	309.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	509	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	437	297.00	297.00
10	450–500	450	287.00	287.00
50	500–550	525	265.00–275.00	273.98
15	550–600	588	253.00	253.00
50	650–700	681	232.50	232.50
6	850–900	862	205.00–207.00	205.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	539	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	329	320.00	320.00
13	350–400	381	316.00–317.00	316.76
3	400–450	402	307.00	307.00
8	450–500	454	292.00	292.00
5	500–550	526	260.00–275.00	262.96
11	700–750	709	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	234.00–260.00	251.47
4	250–300	273	265.00–300.00	279.47
10	300–350	327	235.00–282.00	266.29
12	350–400	363	270.00–288.00	279.69
13	400–450	431	230.00–275.00	259.68
10	450–500	472	235.00–272.00	261.02
14	500–550	527	220.00–250.00	242.19
3	550–600	568	210.00–227.00	220.70
3	600–650	614	210.00–215.00	213.33
6	650–700	657	202.00–220.00	214.70
2	750–800	793	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	265.00	265.00
3	350–400	388	200.00–255.00	229.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	300.00–313.00	305.52
14	350–400	382	292.00–307.00	300.39
44	400–450	432	277.00–302.00	290.55
53	450–500	475	265.00–282.00	273.79
49	500–550	522	250.00–270.00	259.90
35	550–600	564	233.00–255.00	246.79
88	600–650	632	220.00–240.00	231.29
31	650–700	668	220.00–228.00	223.88
16	700–750	726	210.00–213.00	212.05
12	750–800	777	201.00–213.00	208.48
2	800–850	833	191.00	191.00
1	850–900	865	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	193.00	193.00
1	600–650	640	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	430	270.00–312.00	301.36
1	450–500	455	267.00	267.00
2	500–550	523	247.00	247.00
4	550–600	574	247.00–253.00	250.72
4	650–700	694	212.00–225.00	218.49
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	800	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	422	310.00–332.00	321.51
24	450–500	481	285.00–307.00	299.55
10	500–550	526	270.00–292.00	282.14
23	550–600	557	250.00–281.00	271.38
11	600–650	626	232.00–250.00	241.69
7	650–700	663	220.00–239.00	233.77
4	800–850	833	190.00–205.00	200.14
1	850–900	880	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	513	290.00	290.00
5	600–650	634	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,453	125.00–132.00	128.66
34	—	1,163	111.00–126.00	120.40
3	—	1,363	107.00–111.00	109.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	949	94.00–110.00	101.45
5	—	948	91.00–92.00	91.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,298	118.00–124.00	120.50
4	—	1,271	127.00–128.00	127.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,699	148.50–154.00	153.81
6	—	1,831	131.00–139.00	134.18
8	—	1,493	116.00–130.00	124.80
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	122.00	122.00

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Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	2,125.00	2,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,275.00	1,275.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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