Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers 4.00 to 14.00 higher, heifers/bulls 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows/bulls 7.00 to 20.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.40/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −154.23 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.

Average price

$294.40

85 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$25.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

vs TN average

−4.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	295.36	1,675	80
Medium and Large 2-3	549	281.25	1,545	4thin
Large 1-2	550	270.00	1,485	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.36/cwt here — about $190 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

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 sale85 hd

294.40

—

TN average13 barns · 427 hd

292.23

+2.16

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

−4.86

This barn, trailing median29 sales

448.63

−154.23

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	—	Low	1,447	162.39	2,349	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	152.45	2,252	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	144.40	1,625	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	139.32	1,479	9thin

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)	1,135	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$940	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	333.38/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,250	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	280.50/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,905	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	261.70/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,999	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	247.63/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	312.45/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,475	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	539	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	270.82/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,425	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	322	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	966	3
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	328	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	259.23/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,615	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	341.00/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	287.59/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	263.26/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	223.49/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,719	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	710	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,698	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	550–600	598	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,746	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	280.01/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,607	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	349.27/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,006	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	327.72/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,422	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	671	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	267.44/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	379	360.88/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,368	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	269.28/cwt	267.00–270.50	1,968	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,003	234.75/cwt	234.75–234.75	2,355	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	328.90/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,510	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	335.36/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,130	8
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	306.71/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,607	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	296.16/cwt	294.00–310.00	1,727	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	809	249.50/cwt	245.00–251.00	2,018	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	287.09/cwt	283.00–294.50	1,903	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	253.87/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,950	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	319.40/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	292.73/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,827	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	210.22/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,505	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	314.21/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,357	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	259.05/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,624	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,088	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	153.63/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,272	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	136.66/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,649	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	145.85/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,619	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,352	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	142.27/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,515	7
Bulls	—	—	1,495	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,302	1
Bulls	—	—	1,646	166.16/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,735	10
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,106	157.51/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,742	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Small 2-3	400–450	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	302.51/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,434	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	261	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	325.72/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,244	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	270.75/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	266.40/cwt	230.00–297.00	1,138	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	243.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,256	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	349.91/cwt	310.00–370.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	283.66/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,492	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	260.46/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,388	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	223.64/cwt	213.00–227.00	1,615	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	310.07/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	264.94/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,558	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	626	241.24/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	297.02/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,250	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	258.28/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,464	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	197.54/cwt	170.00–202.00	1,711	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	326.17/cwt	298.00–330.00	1,204	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	270.22/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,538	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	313.99/cwt	312.00–316.00	1,287	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	281.44/cwt	280.00–290.00	895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	264.45/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,264	10
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	457	283.57/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,296	7

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 962Last week 627Year ago 1,043

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 113Year ago 176

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 21Year ago 27

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers 4.00 to 14.00 higher, heifers/bulls 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows/bulls 7.00 to 20.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	288	345.00–350.00	349.27
8	300–350	337	320.00–340.00	335.36
7	350–400	375	320.00–350.00	333.38
10	400–450	434	325.00–335.00	327.72
9	450–500	472	305.00–315.00	312.45
12	500–550	524	300.00–310.00	306.71
19	550–600	574	270.00–285.00	280.01
4	600–650	625	260.00–270.00	267.44
19	650–700	679	270.00–286.00	280.50
5	700–750	737	242.00–255.00	247.63
9	750–800	768	245.00–255.00	253.87
1	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	880	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	379	345.00–365.00	360.88
4	400–450	408	340.00–342.00	341.00
27	450–500	459	325.00–330.00	328.90
5	500–550	503	317.00–320.00	319.40
44	550–600	583	294.00–310.00	296.16
26	600–650	624	289.00–300.00	292.73
28	650–700	663	283.00–294.50	287.09
24	700–750	731	267.00–270.50	269.28
14	750–800	764	261.00–265.00	261.70
33	800–850	809	245.00–251.00	249.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	322	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	368	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	430	285.00–290.00	287.59
3	450–500	485	260.00–270.00	263.26
3	500–550	539	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	671	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	1000–1050	1,003	234.75	234.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	410	312.00–316.00	313.99
7	450–500	457	280.00–285.00	283.57
12	500–550	526	270.00–275.00	270.82
31	550–600	569	262.00–272.00	270.22
18	650–700	679	250.00	250.00
6	750–800	769	222.00–225.00	223.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	284	310.00–370.00	349.91
2	300–350	343	300.00–320.00	310.07
29	350–400	369	298.00–330.00	326.17
22	400–450	421	285.00–307.00	297.02
10	450–500	478	260.00–273.00	264.45
34	500–550	533	255.00–265.00	260.46
18	550–600	567	250.00–260.00	258.28
26	600–650	623	252.00–262.00	259.23
3	650–700	678	224.00	224.00
19	700–750	722	213.00–227.00	223.64
1	750–800	755	211.00	211.00
15	850–900	866	170.00–202.00	197.54
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	598	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	280.00–290.00	281.44
14	400–450	427	230.00–297.00	266.40
5	500–550	515	240.00–250.00	243.96
4	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
4	600–650	626	240.00–245.00	241.24
1	900–950	920	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	260.00–285.00	270.75
2	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	261	330.00	330.00
13	350–400	382	310.00–335.00	325.72
21	400–450	432	300.00–327.00	314.21
6	450–500	474	295.00–310.00	302.51
20	500–550	526	270.00–293.00	283.66
11	550–600	588	250.00–275.00	264.94
12	600–650	627	250.00–270.00	259.05
9	700–750	716	202.00–220.00	210.22
1	800–850	820	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	868	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	955	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	143.00	143.00
8	—	1,479	152.00–157.00	153.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	135.00–138.00	136.66
16	—	1,110	140.00–157.00	145.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	129.00	129.00
7	—	1,065	134.00–147.00	142.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	154.00	154.00
10	—	1,646	160.00–172.00	166.16
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,106	156.00–158.00	157.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	940.00	940.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	2,550.00	2,550.00

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

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How this sale compares

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