Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cow and bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs steady to 10.00 higher. Heifer under 450 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.58/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −146.87 against this barn's trailing median of $390.44.

Average price

$243.58

100 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$4.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.51

vs TN average

−20.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	243.66	1,370	98
Medium and Large 2-3	545	239.50	1,305	2thin

One grade step is worth $4.16/cwt here — about $64 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

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 sale100 hd

243.58

—

TN average10 barns · 405 hd

249.09

−5.51

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−20.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

390.44

−146.87

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	—	Average	1,716	146.14	2,508	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,285	135.07	1,735	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	130.74	1,507	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	107.16	1,017	24

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)	1,023	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,031	$1,384	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	730	$860	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,421	4thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	Small 1-2	350–400	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	264	414.09/cwt	412.00–415.00	1,093	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	263.27/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	252.70/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,190	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450–500	463	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	209.64/cwt	190.00–213.00	1,501	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	273.40/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,258	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	282.28/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,234	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	236.11/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,466	36
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	301.38/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,007	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	321.51/cwt	315.00–340.00	875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	251.89/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,307	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	282.03/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	254	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,372	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	297.39/cwt	287.00–312.00	1,145	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	250.53/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,543	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	274.00/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	268.52/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,536	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,141	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	136.18/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,629	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	129.08/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,470	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	86.85/cwt	85.00–89.00	677	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	120.20/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,228	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	108.37/cwt	97.00–116.00	1,046	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	137.90/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,804	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,251	130.95/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,638	11
Bulls	—	—	1,684	148.22/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,496	11
Bulls	—	—	1,636	133.24/cwt	121.00–137.00	2,180	4
Bulls	—	—	1,942	155.74/cwt	154.00–158.00	3,024	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,520.00/head	1,520.00–1,520.00	1,520	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,043	1,303.91/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,304	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	267.92/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,171	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	223.81/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	275.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,449	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	313.65/cwt	285.00–322.00	1,355	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	196.43/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	263.32/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	681	227.29/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	239.08/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,604	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	298.02/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,398	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,010	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,882	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,173	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	275.82/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,884	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	611	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,405	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	646	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	323.49/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,239	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	272.46/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,613	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	280.92/cwt	250.00–307.00	1,090	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	300.36/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,427	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	266.09/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,405	2
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	349.26/cwt	337.00–385.00	1,180	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	278.20/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,213	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	290.72/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	319.21/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,334	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	266.38/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,111	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 Apr 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 835Last week 1,070Year ago 1,136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 65Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 126Year ago 230

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	406.00	406.00
7	250–300	264	412.00–415.00	414.09
11	300–350	338	337.00–385.00	349.26
19	350–400	383	312.00–332.00	323.49
6	400–450	418	312.00–322.00	319.21
16	450–500	475	290.00–312.00	300.36
5	500–550	518	280.00–300.00	290.72
65	550–600	592	270.00–285.00	272.46
8	600–650	625	250.00–275.00	263.27
6	650–700	680	262.00–268.00	266.38
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	893	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	646	281.00	281.00
39	650–700	683	275.00–276.00	275.82
2	750–800	768	245.00	245.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	322.00	322.00
7	350–400	388	250.00–307.00	280.92
5	400–450	436	265.00–285.00	278.20
1	450–500	455	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	528	262.00–270.00	266.09
8	600–650	611	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	670	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	770	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	254	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	330	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	393	277.00–287.00	282.03
2	400–450	443	262.00	262.00
9	450–500	471	235.00–265.00	252.70
1	500–550	530	242.00	242.00
1	550–600	560	237.00	237.00
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	770	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	342.00	342.00
6	250–300	272	315.00–340.00	321.51
4	300–350	334	292.00–312.00	301.38
28	350–400	385	287.00–312.00	297.39
28	400–450	437	270.00–290.00	282.28
24	450–500	460	250.00–282.00	273.40
21	500–550	519	240.00–260.00	251.89
24	550–600	560	240.00–250.00	244.96
36	600–650	621	220.00–240.00	236.11
2	650–700	673	220.00–225.00	222.51
19	700–750	716	190.00–213.00	209.64
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	435	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	432	285.00–322.00	313.65
29	450–500	469	280.00–307.00	298.02
14	500–550	527	270.00–280.00	275.02
32	550–600	572	250.00–274.00	268.52
13	600–650	616	230.00–260.00	250.53
11	650–700	671	235.00–243.00	239.08
4	700–750	719	210.00–230.00	223.81
2	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
5	800–850	818	194.00–200.00	196.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	312.00	312.00
5	400–450	437	265.00–280.00	267.92
3	450–500	465	272.00–275.00	274.00
3	500–550	519	250.00–270.00	263.32
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
4	650–700	681	224.00–237.00	227.29
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1150–1200	1,173	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	113.00	113.00
10	—	1,196	133.00–143.00	136.18
22	—	1,139	123.00–133.00	129.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	85.00–89.00	86.85
3	—	1,022	117.00–125.00	120.20
18	—	965	97.00–116.00	108.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,308	135.00–140.00	137.90
11	—	1,251	125.00–136.00	130.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,684	141.00–154.00	148.22
4	—	1,636	121.00–137.00	133.24
3	—	1,942	154.00–158.00	155.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	730	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,520.00	1,520.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,043	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,303.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,510.00	1,510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,300.00	1,300.00

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

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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