Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 600 4.00 to 10.00 lower, over 600 steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500 1.00 to 6.00 higher over 500 mostly steady; Feeder Bulls under 600 4.00 to 6.00 lower over 600 mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls and Cows steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.58/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −138.06 against this barn's trailing median of $393.64.

Average price

$255.58

73 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$39.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

vs TN average

−12.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	259.04	1,437	59
Medium and Large 2-3	548	242.63	1,329	13thin
Small 1-2	570	220.00	1,254	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.04/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.38, low $350.20, median $393.64 across 30 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 sale73 hd

255.58

—

TN average13 barns · 830 hd

254.78

+0.80

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−12.01

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.64

−138.06

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	1,847	153.08	2,827	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	133.53	1,948	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,140	126.26	1,439	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	107.45	1,041	16

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)	1,170	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	949	$1,675	3thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1-2	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	336.52/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,114	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	202.60/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	322.68/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,213	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	247.49/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,423	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	239.63/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,486	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	299.12/cwt	287.00–312.00	1,286	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	273.97/cwt	250.00–292.00	1,189	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	299.32/cwt	272.00–315.00	1,119	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	270.20/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,446	30
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	490	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	300	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Small 2-3	300–350	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	271.30/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,338	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	272.50/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,559	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Small 2-3	400–450	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	359.77/cwt	322.00–372.00	1,338	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Small 2-3	350–400	355	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,450	3
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	290.94/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,490	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	201.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,462	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	628	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	318.18/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,371	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	310.14/cwt	295.00–322.00	1,455	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	1,550.14/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	145.41/cwt	137.00–154.00	2,596	4
Bulls	—	—	1,909	160.75/cwt	154.00–166.00	3,069	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	118.58/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,266	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	93.83/cwt	93.00–95.00	860	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	128.16/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,698	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	126.06/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,436	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	109.53/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,019	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	136.22/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,072	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	240.00/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	286.97/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,056	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	233.38/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	280.36/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,189	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	193.97/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	691	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	273.39/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,039	2
Steers	Small 2-3	350–400	383	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	256.57/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	224.78/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	268	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	268.52/cwt	257.00–290.00	1,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	257.53/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	269.05/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	294.94/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,537	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	371.11/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,206	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	320.52/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,340	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	310.42/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,484	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	279.73/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,620	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	231.98/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	355.29/cwt	342.00–370.00	1,354	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	257.89/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,761	31
Steers	Small 1-2	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	309.05/cwt	282.00–322.00	881	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	352	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	284.88/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,365	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	268.16/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,660	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	251.48/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,333	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	303	295.50/cwt	280.00–310.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	228.48/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	264.18/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,255	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,389	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	212.33/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,457	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	280.43/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,335	50

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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 718Last week 599Year ago 1,030

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 113Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 54Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	360.00	360.00
2	250–300	285	345.00	345.00
8	300–350	331	330.00–342.00	336.52
27	350–400	376	310.00–337.00	322.68
28	400–450	430	287.00–312.00	299.12
50	450–500	476	272.00–290.00	280.43
30	500–550	535	260.00–281.00	270.20
29	550–600	575	240.00–257.00	247.49
17	600–650	620	230.00–246.00	239.63
9	650–700	686	210.00–230.00	212.33
4	700–750	730	200.00	200.00
5	750–800	757	200.00–205.00	202.60
2	800–850	840	182.00	182.00
1	850–900	870	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	285	282.00–322.00	309.05
4	300–350	303	280.00–310.00	295.50
14	350–400	374	272.00–315.00	299.32
24	400–450	434	250.00–292.00	273.97
12	450–500	475	250.00–270.00	264.18
8	500–550	530	240.00–255.00	251.48
5	550–600	576	220.00–235.00	228.48
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	680	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	277.00	277.00
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	484	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	368	250.00–310.00	286.97
7	400–450	424	272.00–290.00	280.36
4	450–500	493	250.00–285.00	271.30
3	500–550	537	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	587	220.00–250.00	233.38
1	700–750	745	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	372	322.00–372.00	359.77
28	400–450	431	300.00–337.00	318.18
20	450–500	469	295.00–322.00	310.14
19	500–550	512	280.00–300.00	290.94
23	550–600	572	260.00–280.00	272.50
4	600–650	629	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	659	230.00–250.00	240.00
5	700–750	724	200.00–210.00	201.99
2	750–800	768	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	840	197.00	197.00
4	850–900	884	193.00–197.00	193.97
1	1000–1050	1,045	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	355	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	628	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	240.00	240.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	332.00	332.00
4	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
9	550–600	572	290.00	290.00
5	650–700	691	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	338	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	380	250.00–295.00	273.39
3	400–450	420	257.00–290.00	268.52
6	450–500	479	270.00–290.00	284.88
6	500–550	524	260.00–275.00	269.05
4	550–600	573	250.00–260.00	257.53
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
6	300–350	325	350.00–387.00	371.11
8	350–400	381	342.00–370.00	355.29
13	400–450	418	300.00–332.00	320.52
15	450–500	478	300.00–327.00	310.42
14	500–550	521	280.00–300.00	294.94
29	550–600	579	270.00–290.00	279.73
24	600–650	619	250.00–285.00	268.16
31	650–700	683	250.00–275.00	257.89
3	700–750	730	251.00–262.00	256.57
3	750–800	764	230.00–236.00	231.98
4	800–850	815	215.00–230.00	224.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	392.00	392.00

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	2	—	913	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,785	137.00–154.00	145.41
4	—	1,909	154.00–166.00	160.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,068	113.00–122.00	118.58
5	—	917	93.00–95.00	93.83
6	—	930	105.00–111.00	109.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	135.00	135.00
43	—	1,139	119.00–131.00	126.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,325	127.00–129.00	128.16
23	—	1,521	131.00–138.00	136.22
1	—	1,245	120.00	120.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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

More

Dickson Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle