Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, slaughter cows 3.00 to 15.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 2.00 to 11.00 lower, heifers and bulls unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.20/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −164.75 against this barn's trailing median of $447.95.

Average price

$283.20

59 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$29.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.94

vs TN average

−27.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	286.75	1,621	52
Medium and Large 2-3	551	256.81	1,414	7thin

One grade step is worth $29.94/cwt here — about $207 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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $375.33, median $447.95 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 sale59 hd

283.20

—

TN average10 barns · 365 hd

289.14

−5.94

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−27.57

This barn, trailing median30 sales

447.95

−164.75

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	1,739	149.18	2,594	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	134.44	1,922	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	129.29	1,461	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	123.51	1,326	15

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)	1,222	$1,900	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$1,388	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,550	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	400–450	430	283.23/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,218	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	252.98/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	274.20/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,286	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	417	301.14/cwt	292.00–307.00	1,256	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	838	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,735	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	633	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	266.19/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	222.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,363	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	324.37/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,077	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	593	284.29/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,686	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	307.65/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,017	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	172.95/cwt	167.00–185.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	262.48/cwt	242.00–285.00	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,311	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	233.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,417	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	330.05/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,198	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	271.94/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	244.74/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,787	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	299.24/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	818	206.60/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	690	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	229.86/cwt	223.00–234.00	1,864	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,507	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	373.00/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	271.57/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	255.93/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,364	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	338.07/cwt	330.00–352.00	1,109	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	248.49/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	254.32/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,864	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	318.35/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,347	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	332.94/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,259	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	321.97/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,394	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	115.50/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,220	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,499	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	129.84/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,483	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	134.21/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,917	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	127.51/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,381	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,051	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	119.47/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,264	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	160.53/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,814	2
Bulls	—	—	1,734	145.40/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,521	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	1,900.08/head	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,900	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	284.43/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,493	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	257.89/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,480	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	636	236.26/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,503	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	285.49/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,390	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	185.03/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	250.19/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	304	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	353.54/cwt	350.00–360.00	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	316.60/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,209	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	212.49/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,541	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	257.30/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	406	308.72/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,253	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	246.75/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,187	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	295.16/cwt	285.00–300.00	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	240.01/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,274	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	589	238.58/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,405	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	314.38/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,448	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,460	3

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 718Year ago 690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 111Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 47Year ago 54

Compared to this same sale last week, slaughter cows 3.00 to 15.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 2.00 to 11.00 lower, heifers and bulls unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	350.00–360.00	353.54
15	300–350	332	322.00–327.00	324.37
17	350–400	382	305.00–327.00	316.60
27	400–450	430	270.00–289.00	283.23
18	450–500	469	262.00–285.00	274.20
6	500–550	526	265.00–272.00	266.19
5	550–600	559	252.00–257.00	252.98
8	600–650	606	230.00–240.00	233.77
20	700–750	725	210.00–214.00	212.49
1	750–800	765	215.00	215.00
2	800–850	818	192.00	192.00
3	850–900	872	167.00–185.00	172.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	417	292.00–307.00	301.14
3	500–550	525	278.00	278.00
24	550–600	557	260.00	260.00
6	800–850	838	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	633	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	285.00–300.00	295.16
3	350–400	380	300.00–322.00	314.38
6	450–500	481	235.00–252.00	246.75
9	500–550	531	230.00–255.00	240.01
22	550–600	589	230.00–250.00	238.58
13	600–650	612	220.00–225.00	222.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	367.00	367.00
7	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
7	500–550	515	302.00–310.00	307.65
27	550–600	593	284.00–285.00	284.29
4	600–650	619	280.00	280.00
15	700–750	733	252.00–260.00	254.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	850–900	881	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	320.00–340.00	330.05
12	400–450	443	296.00	296.00
2	450–500	473	242.00–285.00	262.48
5	500–550	533	250.00–270.00	255.93
2	550–600	595	259.00	259.00
3	650–700	682	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	818	200.00–213.00	206.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	370.00–375.00	373.00
9	300–350	328	330.00–352.00	338.07
4	350–400	391	342.00	342.00
4	400–450	423	300.00–332.00	318.35
4	450–500	490	295.00–307.00	299.24
12	500–550	524	285.00–290.00	287.50
6	550–600	582	270.00–282.00	271.94
6	600–650	625	264.00–277.00	271.57
2	650–700	670	247.00–250.00	248.49
9	700–750	730	230.00–249.00	244.74
38	800–850	811	223.00–234.00	229.86
1	850–900	880	216.00	216.00
1	900–950	915	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	304	370.00	370.00
7	350–400	378	320.00–347.00	332.94
13	400–450	433	315.00–330.00	321.97
10	450–500	487	280.00–290.00	285.49
9	500–550	525	270.00–290.00	284.43
5	550–600	574	250.00–270.00	257.89
3	600–650	630	255.00–260.00	257.30
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	785	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	815	180.00–190.00	185.03
1	900–950	905	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	290.00	290.00
7	400–450	406	300.00–312.00	308.72
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	515	240.00–260.00	250.19
1	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
8	600–650	636	230.00–240.00	236.26
1	650–700	655	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,056	111.00–117.00	115.50
10	—	1,083	122.00–133.00	127.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	135.00	135.00
15	—	1,142	125.00–133.00	129.84
2	—	1,058	119.00–120.00	119.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,428	129.00–139.00	134.21
1	—	1,465	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	160.00–161.00	160.53
6	—	1,734	140.00–152.00	145.40

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,222	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,900.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,550	2,800.00	2,800.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

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