Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, slaughter cows/bulls steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder steers 5.00 to 20.00 higher, heifers under 400lbs sharply higher, feeder heifers over 400lbs 7.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls 500lbs to 700lbs 7.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.51/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −159.12 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.

Average price

$289.51

80 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$25.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.02

vs TN average

−20.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	290.14	1,586	78
Medium and Large 2-3	545	265.00	1,444	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.14/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $375.33, median $448.63 across 29 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 sale80 hd

289.51

—

TN average13 barns · 424 hd

289.49

+0.02

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−20.04

This barn, trailing median29 sales

448.63

−159.12

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	1,619	143.65	2,326	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	133.83	2,001	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	129.04	1,571	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	121.65	1,345	19

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,443	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,280	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,438	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	898	$1,434	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	123.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,324	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	134.84/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,035	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	129.00/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,474	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	269.52/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,137	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	308.96/cwt	290.00–315.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	322.92/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,182	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	259.64/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,353	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	330.63/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,114	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	219.57/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,482	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	234.91/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,433	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	271.58/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,287	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	207.40/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	256.31/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,453	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	292.55/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,240	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	330.18/cwt	320.00–340.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	235.07/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,596	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	295.56/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,419	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	324.25/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,407	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	384	299.40/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,150	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	489	259.30/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,268	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	244.22/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	267.39/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,444	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	256.40/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	275.25/cwt	252.00–300.00	1,316	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,613	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	775	1,281.45/head	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,281	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	980	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,280.00/head	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	1,469.34/head	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,469	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	990	1,561.05/head	1,275.00–1,850.00	1,561	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,226	133.40/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,635	7
Bulls	—	—	1,796	148.49/cwt	138.00–154.00	2,667	8
Bulls	—	—	1,810	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,389	1
Bulls	—	—	2,195	166.01/cwt	160.00–172.00	3,644	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	123.36/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	306.35/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,290	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	339.87/cwt	320.00–352.00	1,298	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	274.82/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,586	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	187.66/cwt	187.00–188.00	1,618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	222.99/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	704	253.33/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	348	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,295	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	288.66/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,651	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	477	328.13/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	952	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,094	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	337.07/cwt	332.00–344.00	1,399	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	311.32/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,613	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	285.95/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,816	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	292.83/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,411	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	364.52/cwt	357.00–367.00	1,239	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	256.90/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,732	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	239.85/cwt	239.00–243.00	1,844	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	220.70/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	346.85/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,297	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	279.03/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,577	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	323.08/cwt	321.00–327.00	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	276.01/cwt	271.00–283.00	1,728	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	287.79/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,531	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	317.25/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,510	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	246.34/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	228.67/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	319.52/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,374	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	266.42/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,377	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	279.09/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,292	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	314	350.86/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	267.22/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	363.09/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,006	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450–500	470	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	388	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	700–750	715	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,516	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	306.21/cwt	290.00–317.00	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	240.97/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,410	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,508	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,398	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	128.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,576	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	139.42/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,712	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,074	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 890Last week 835Year ago 1,135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 107Year ago 243

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 25Year ago 152

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,071	120.00–125.00	123.61
2	—	1,143	127.00–131.00	129.00
5	—	1,175	114.00	114.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,509	130.00–142.00	134.84
3	—	1,420	123.00–124.00	123.36
1	—	1,440	144.00	144.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	119.00–120.00	119.67
22	—	1,223	125.00–135.00	128.90
3	—	1,228	137.00–143.00	139.42
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,226	129.00–138.00	133.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,796	138.00–154.00	148.49
1	—	1,810	132.00	132.00
2	—	2,195	160.00–172.00	166.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	290.00–315.00	308.96
4	300–350	315	290.00–317.00	306.21
6	350–400	384	295.00–312.00	299.40
8	400–450	422	262.00–277.00	269.52
19	450–500	489	252.00–262.00	259.30
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
10	550–600	585	240.00–244.00	240.97
2	600–650	623	242.00	242.00
15	650–700	675	210.00–227.00	219.57
3	700–750	700	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	342.00	342.00
23	450–500	463	277.00–285.00	279.09
9	500–550	517	265.00–270.00	266.42
2	700–750	705	213.00	213.00
3	900–950	905	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	320.00–340.00	330.18
14	300–350	337	322.00–332.00	330.63
5	350–400	366	317.00–327.00	322.92
24	400–450	424	282.00–302.00	292.55
13	450–500	474	265.00–275.00	271.58
13	500–550	521	255.00–267.00	259.64
20	550–600	567	245.00–260.00	256.31
14	600–650	610	227.00–245.00	234.91
9	650–700	679	220.00–245.00	235.07
3	700–750	703	200.00–222.00	207.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	272.00	272.00
6	600–650	610	225.00	225.00
11	700–750	715	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	382	320.00–352.00	339.87
17	400–450	434	315.00–335.00	324.25
7	450–500	480	290.00–307.00	295.56
17	500–550	540	260.00–270.00	267.39
11	550–600	577	270.00–285.00	274.82
8	600–650	621	250.00–262.00	256.40
5	650–700	672	242.00–247.00	244.22
3	700–750	707	240.00	240.00
5	750–800	754	222.00–227.00	222.99
3	800–850	823	196.00	196.00
3	850–900	862	187.00–188.00	187.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	421	285.00–312.00	306.35
4	450–500	478	252.00–300.00	275.25
2	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	348	372.00	372.00
28	400–450	415	332.00–344.00	337.07
7	450–500	477	327.00–330.00	328.13
13	500–550	518	308.00–315.00	311.32
20	550–600	572	286.00–290.00	288.66
19	600–650	635	285.00–286.00	285.95
10	650–700	670	262.00–277.00	267.22
3	700–750	704	252.00–254.00	253.33
19	750–800	769	239.00–243.00	239.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	950–1000	952	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	314	347.00–355.00	350.86
3	350–400	380	321.00–327.00	323.08
3	400–450	422	332.00	332.00
15	450–500	482	285.00–305.00	292.83
2	500–550	545	260.00–270.00	265.00
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	277	350.00–375.00	363.09
8	300–350	340	357.00–367.00	364.52
4	350–400	374	342.00–352.00	346.85
18	400–450	430	310.00–322.00	319.52
7	450–500	476	315.00–320.00	317.25
29	500–550	532	280.00–297.00	287.79
16	550–600	565	275.00–282.00	279.03
23	600–650	626	271.00–283.00	276.01
9	650–700	674	250.00–261.00	256.90
3	700–750	727	245.00–247.00	246.34
1	750–800	760	237.00	237.00
3	800–850	820	227.00–230.00	228.67
7	850–900	872	215.00–225.00	220.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,281.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,280.00	1,280.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,126	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,469.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	1,275.00–1,850.00	1,561.05
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	850.00	850.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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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

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