Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter Cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder Steers unevenly steady, Feeder heifers 3.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs steady to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.93/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −125.51 against this barn's trailing median of $390.44.

Average price

$264.93

104 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$43.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

vs TN average

−2.29 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	268.56	1,469	84
Medium and Large 2-3	538	252.46	1,359	18thin
Small 1-2	555	225.00	1,249	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.56/cwt here — about $220 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

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 sale104 hd

264.93

—

TN average12 barns · 468 hd

264.02

+0.91

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−2.29

This barn, trailing median31 sales

390.44

−125.51

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	1,667	157.81	2,630	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	141.09	1,998	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	138.82	1,621	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	118.31	1,195	3thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,039	$2,100	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,725	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$3,400	2thin

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 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	253.35/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	261.98/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	234.00/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	265.19/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,262	13
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	425	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,296	1
Steers	Small 1-2	700–750	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	306.08/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,628	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	235.98/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	261.03/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,895	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	255.79/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	348.27/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	264.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,126	2
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	292.24/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,523	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	323.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,395	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	273.59/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,685	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	248.30/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	307.96/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,466	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	310.39/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	259.57/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,747	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	313.73/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,173	9
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	427	329.90/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	762	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	329.46/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	547	278.35/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	278.84/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,606	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	279.61/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,901	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	252.01/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	272.91/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	308.13/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,710	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	261.28/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,628	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	237.86/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	270.83/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	256.84/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	714	201.22/cwt	192.00–227.00	1,437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	291.25/cwt	270.00–310.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	381	277.41/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	245.55/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	279.40/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,199	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	309.37/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,151	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	253.77/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,563	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	276.01/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,474	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	243.30/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	279.55/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,300	18
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	263.06/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,478	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	206.01/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	538	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	402	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	676	230.76/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,560	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,678	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	444	265.01/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	253.42/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,348	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	302.75/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	277.92/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,456	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	313.47/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,313	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	322.63/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,542	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	206.67/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,684	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	860	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,679	157.29/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,641	4
Bulls	—	—	1,911	169.54/cwt	169.00–170.00	3,240	4
Bulls	—	—	1,325	142.85/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,893	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	140.35/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,980	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	118.31/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,195	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	148.12/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,729	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	138.55/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,606	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	128.67/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,733	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	148.53/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,180	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	281.24/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,491	17

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.

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Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 627Last week 929Year ago 1,195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 148Year ago 171

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 86Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	530	278.00–285.00	281.24
8	600–650	624	261.00–263.00	261.98
6	650–700	661	250.00–255.00	253.35
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	300.00	300.00
8	350–400	372	305.00–310.00	309.37
10	400–450	429	270.00–290.00	279.40
18	450–500	465	270.00–290.00	279.55
22	500–550	534	270.00–280.00	276.01
41	550–600	562	250.00–280.00	263.06
29	600–650	616	240.00–265.00	253.77
7	650–700	669	241.00–247.00	245.55
6	700–750	704	230.00–236.00	234.00
2	800–850	828	205.00–207.00	206.01
1	900–950	900	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	270.00–310.00	291.25
4	350–400	381	270.00–280.00	277.41
2	400–450	425	260.00–270.00	264.94
13	450–500	476	255.00–275.00	265.19
13	500–550	532	245.00–260.00	253.42
3	550–600	565	240.00–245.00	243.30
2	600–650	610	235.00–237.00	235.98
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
7	700–750	714	192.00–227.00	201.22
1	800–850	835	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	538	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	444	260.00–270.00	265.01
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	595	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	320.00–335.00	329.90
4	450–500	478	322.00–332.00	329.46
9	500–550	532	300.00–315.00	306.08
18	550–600	555	305.00–312.00	308.13
4	600–650	608	308.00	308.00
17	650–700	680	276.00–285.00	279.61
4	700–750	723	255.00	255.00
4	750–800	762	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	260	312.00	312.00
2	300–350	323	300.00–320.00	310.39
9	350–400	374	290.00–330.00	313.73
2	400–450	425	285.00	285.00
5	450–500	464	265.00–275.00	272.91
6	500–550	547	270.00–280.00	278.35
5	550–600	574	250.00–255.00	252.01
3	600–650	633	245.00–250.00	248.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	345.00	345.00
3	300–350	342	345.00–355.00	348.27
2	350–400	395	330.00–340.00	335.00
16	400–450	432	310.00–330.00	323.00
9	450–500	476	305.00–322.00	307.96
20	500–550	521	290.00–310.00	292.24
11	550–600	576	270.00–290.00	278.84
23	600–650	616	260.00–285.00	273.59
14	650–700	673	255.00–269.00	259.57
7	700–750	726	257.00–267.00	261.03
2	750–800	768	247.00–265.00	255.79
1	800–850	805	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	419	305.00–330.00	313.47
9	450–500	478	317.00–325.00	322.63
4	500–550	509	285.00–312.00	302.75
6	550–600	567	270.00–275.00	270.83
23	600–650	623	240.00–265.00	261.28
3	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
7	700–750	732	225.00–240.00	237.86
2	750–800	768	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	815	200.00–210.00	206.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	402	280.00	280.00
11	500–550	524	270.00–292.00	277.92
3	550–600	560	250.00–270.00	256.84
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
13	650–700	676	230.00–240.00	230.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,039	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,525.00	1,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,679	150.00–164.00	157.29
4	—	1,911	169.00–170.00	169.54
3	—	1,325	139.00–145.00	142.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,411	131.00–144.00	140.35
2	—	1,468	148.00–149.00	148.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	117.00–119.00	118.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,167	147.00–150.00	148.12
60	—	1,159	133.00–145.00	138.55
3	—	1,347	128.00–129.00	128.67

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

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