Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to last Mondays Holiday layoff.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.69/cwt on 189 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −130.95 against this barn's trailing median of $393.64.

Average price

$262.69

189 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$36.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.52

vs TN average

−10.34 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	266.25	1,456	157
Medium and Large 2-3	549	245.75	1,350	31
Small 2-3	520	230.00	1,196	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.25/cwt here — about $260 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

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 sale189 hd

262.69

—

TN average11 barns · 605 hd

259.17

+3.52

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−10.34

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.64

−130.95

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	1,723	159.73	2,752	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	141.24	1,986	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	139.49	1,665	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	946	118.95	1,125	17

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)	1,133	$1,463	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	892	$1,270	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	820	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	281.35/cwt	250.00–297.00	1,320	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	310.91/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,042	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	252.95/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	261.29/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,492	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	249.90/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,537	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	327.86/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	221.58/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	242.51/cwt	229.00–249.00	1,618	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	299.56/cwt	265.00–310.00	989	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	460	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	263.48/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,128	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	250.97/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,310	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	291	315.30/cwt	300.00–330.00	918	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	291.92/cwt	272.00–310.00	1,244	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	302.16/cwt	270.00–312.00	1,115	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	439	281.38/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	223.47/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,531	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	350.67/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	265.80/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	245.72/cwt	237.00–268.00	1,757	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	320.25/cwt	302.00–329.00	1,339	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	282.45/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,483	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	251.68/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,535	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	263.10/cwt	230.00–272.00	1,523	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	281.15/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,594	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	311.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,495	17
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	1,017.42/head	900.00–1,125.00	1,017	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	156.93/cwt	149.00–163.00	2,731	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	167.80/cwt	162.00–180.00	2,983	5
Bulls	—	—	1,560	143.74/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,242	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	147.56/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,244	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	119.31/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,145	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	140.26/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,950	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	128.26/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,292	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	138.89/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,689	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	145.69/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,780	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	131.15/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,405	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,549	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	829	104.37/cwt	98.00–109.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	523	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	268	313.27/cwt	285.00–340.00	840	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	278.42/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,309	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	260.96/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	280.23/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,194	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	317.19/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,342	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	261.93/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,509	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	239.80/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	303.74/cwt	277.00–322.00	1,151	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	283.07/cwt	275.00–288.50	1,874	11
Steers	Small 1-2	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	238	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	313.52/cwt	308.00–330.00	1,467	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	439	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,462	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,048	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,939	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	490	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	236.45/cwt	212.00–250.00	1,371	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	719	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	450–500	458	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,264	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	279.78/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,315	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	344.56/cwt	340.00–352.00	948	6
Heifers	Small 2-3	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	312.30/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,215	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	357.40/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,279	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	267.73/cwt	253.00–277.00	1,272	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	271.08/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,426	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	221.25/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	298.04/cwt	240.00–322.00	1,127	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	292.80/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,534	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	288.21/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,646	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	237.16/cwt	215.00–244.00	1,492	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	349.95/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,176	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	262.34/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	259.56/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	273.89/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,712	26

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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,348Last week 687Year ago 1,261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 89Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 13Year ago 38

No trends could be established due to last Mondays Holiday layoff.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	285.00–340.00	313.27
6	300–350	335	300.00–330.00	310.91
8	350–400	369	270.00–312.00	302.16
5	400–450	439	270.00–297.00	281.38
14	450–500	469	250.00–297.00	281.35
25	550–600	579	230.00–272.00	263.10
6	600–650	610	250.00–260.00	251.68
7	650–700	685	220.00–240.00	223.47
1	800–850	810	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	309	350.00–352.00	350.67
4	350–400	377	320.00–332.00	327.86
11	400–450	418	302.00–329.00	320.25
17	450–500	480	300.00–325.00	311.50
17	500–550	525	270.00–297.00	282.45
10	550–600	567	275.00–295.00	281.15
8	600–650	613	260.00–277.00	265.80
2	650–700	660	250.00–256.00	252.95
10	700–750	715	237.00–268.00	245.72
2	850–900	860	197.00	197.00
1	950–1000	970	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	458	276.00	276.00
2	500–550	513	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	340.00–352.00	344.56
10	350–400	389	312.00–315.00	312.30
47	400–450	426	272.00–310.00	291.92
50	450–500	470	270.00–302.00	279.78
84	500–550	526	260.00–280.00	271.08
62	550–600	571	250.00–270.00	261.29
25	600–650	615	245.00–254.00	249.90
13	650–700	667	229.00–249.00	242.51
8	700–750	735	217.00–227.00	221.25
2	800–850	825	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	257.00	257.00
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	750	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	291	300.00–330.00	315.30
6	300–350	330	265.00–310.00	299.56
22	350–400	378	240.00–322.00	298.04
13	400–450	428	257.00–270.00	263.48
31	450–500	475	253.00–277.00	267.73
14	500–550	522	230.00–260.00	250.97
15	550–600	580	212.00–250.00	236.45
8	600–650	629	215.00–244.00	237.16
7	650–700	687	210.00–230.00	221.58
4	700–750	719	204.00	204.00
1	750–800	765	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	820	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	352.00	352.00
8	350–400	379	277.00–322.00	303.74
6	400–450	426	275.00–295.00	280.23
13	450–500	470	270.00–297.00	278.42
5	500–550	542	255.00–275.00	260.96
13	550–600	576	250.00–270.00	261.93
7	600–650	640	220.00–260.00	239.80
7	650–700	670	257.00–260.00	259.56
3	700–750	700	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	390.00	390.00
11	300–350	336	340.00–360.00	349.95
16	350–400	358	330.00–360.00	357.40
22	400–450	423	300.00–327.00	317.19
44	450–500	468	308.00–330.00	313.52
83	500–550	524	280.00–310.00	292.80
111	550–600	571	270.00–295.00	288.21
26	600–650	625	260.00–285.00	273.89
11	650–700	662	275.00–288.50	283.07
5	700–750	720	255.00–265.00	262.34
2	750–800	770	220.00–222.00	221.00
1	800–850	830	222.00	222.00
2	850–900	865	223.00	223.00
3	1000–1050	1,048	185.00	185.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	439	333.00	333.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	900.00–1,125.00	1,017.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,740	149.00–163.00	156.93
5	—	1,778	162.00–180.00	167.80
2	—	1,560	140.00–147.00	143.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,521	145.00–153.00	147.56
43	—	1,390	136.00–144.00	140.26
1	—	1,165	133.00	133.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	960	117.00–122.00	119.31
6	—	1,007	125.00–132.00	128.26
4	—	829	98.00–109.00	104.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,216	134.00–143.00	138.89
10	—	1,222	144.00–151.00	145.69
6	—	1,071	129.00–133.00	131.15

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

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How this sale compares

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

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