Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to no sale last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.49/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −163.14 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.

Average price

$285.49

103 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$26.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.72

vs TN average

−17.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	290.34	1,638	84
Medium and Large 2-3	549	264.07	1,449	19thin

One grade step is worth $26.26/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale103 hd

285.49

—

TN average3 barns · 196 hd

287.21

−1.72

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

−17.42

This barn, trailing median29 sales

448.63

−163.14

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	1,800	166.51	2,997	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	147.65	2,146	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	141.76	1,624	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	124.13	1,300	10

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,689	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	955	$1,900	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,340	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,535	$2,491	3thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	Small 1-2	400–450	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	305.15/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,459	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	312.87/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,233	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	276.54/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,723	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	228.47/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	273.74/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,434	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	313.18/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,459	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	266.57/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,794	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	309.67/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,263	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	248.77/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,916	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	250.96/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,807	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	328.29/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,225	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	223.26/cwt	221.00–225.00	2,050	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	362.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	343.18/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	293.62/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	285.20/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,631	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	236.70/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	275.92/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,214	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	280.29/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,071	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	248.62/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,318	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	244.23/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,522	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	224.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	233.85/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,667	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	268.77/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,247	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	239.52/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,624	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	255.45/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,425	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	265.72/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,400	34
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	317.48/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	320.27/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,169	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	239.97/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,361	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	261.32/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,487	86
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	508	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	230.10/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,569	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	227.89/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	249.47/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,651	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	267.38/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,283	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	298.01/cwt	282.00–312.00	1,275	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	682	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	818	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	898	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	270.29/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,543	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	266.27/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,643	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	263.24/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,379	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	281.87/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,206	5
Heifers	Small 2-3	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	277.91/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,312	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	288	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	271.46/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,025	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	253.10/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,739	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	260.00/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,635	17
Steers	Small 1-2Full	850–900	878	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,548	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,005	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	143.48/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,640	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,041	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,072	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	152.69/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,158	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	135.57/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,563	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	129.89/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,492	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	145.79/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,143	23
Bulls	—	—	1,475	151.55/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,235	2
Bulls	—	—	1,814	165.21/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,997	9
Bulls	—	—	1,874	172.46/cwt	170.00–176.00	3,232	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	2,490.55/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,491	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,689.04/head	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	244.60/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,509	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	289.07/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,492	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	295.40/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,554	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	319.60/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,064	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	253.33/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,459	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	315.22/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	964	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,333	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	201.45/cwt	185.00–235.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	281.95/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	876	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,155	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	489	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,579	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,775	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	311.48/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,314	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1

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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,368Last week 962Year ago 1,071

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 69Year ago 199

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 17Year ago 31

No trends could be established due to no sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	357.00	357.00
15	350–400	394	300.00–335.00	312.87
25	400–450	422	300.00–320.00	311.48
24	450–500	478	300.00–312.00	305.15
12	500–550	516	280.00–300.00	289.07
16	550–600	571	265.00–275.00	270.29
8	600–650	617	265.00–270.00	266.27
8	700–750	713	230.00–250.00	233.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	275.00–287.00	281.87
8	450–500	464	265.00–290.00	268.77
9	500–550	524	250.00–270.00	263.24
13	550–600	558	250.00–260.00	255.45
17	600–650	617	220.00–260.00	244.60
16	650–700	678	220.00–245.00	239.52
2	700–750	718	220.00–230.00	224.95
1	800–850	810	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	865	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
9	600–650	607	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	288	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	320	280.00–285.00	282.48
6	350–400	382	270.00–302.00	280.29
3	400–450	420	265.00–277.00	271.46
18	450–500	480	255.00–272.00	267.38
10	500–550	530	230.00–255.00	248.62
5	550–600	567	235.00–250.00	239.97
2	600–650	625	220.00–225.00	222.52
10	650–700	682	220.00–235.00	230.10
2	700–750	745	219.00	219.00
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	898	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	310.00–332.00	317.48
14	350–400	365	310.00–332.00	320.27
27	400–450	428	282.00–312.00	298.01
57	450–500	472	275.00–287.00	277.91
34	500–550	527	260.00–270.00	265.72
86	550–600	569	250.00–275.00	261.32
40	600–650	623	240.00–250.00	244.23
47	650–700	662	241.00–260.00	249.47
9	700–750	704	227.00–228.00	227.89
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	480	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	508	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	682	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
2	800–850	818	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	360.00–365.00	362.46
6	300–350	325	330.00–350.00	343.18
6	350–400	373	320.00–340.00	328.29
16	400–450	408	300.00–320.00	309.67
30	450–500	466	300.00–320.00	313.18
11	500–550	526	285.00–305.00	295.40
59	550–600	572	270.00–290.00	285.20
54	600–650	623	270.00–285.00	276.54
26	650–700	673	260.00–270.00	266.57
42	700–750	720	250.00–254.00	250.96
11	750–800	770	242.00–255.00	248.77
8	800–850	807	220.00–240.00	236.70
2	850–900	868	225.00–232.00	228.47
8	900–950	918	221.00–225.00	223.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	333	317.00–320.00	319.60
3	350–400	382	270.00–310.00	293.62
7	400–450	440	260.00–295.00	275.92
2	450–500	478	280.00–284.00	281.95
10	500–550	524	250.00–282.00	273.74
9	550–600	576	220.00–270.00	253.33
17	600–650	629	250.00–265.00	260.00
28	650–700	687	250.00–255.00	253.10
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
3	750–800	770	185.00–235.00	201.45
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	878	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	489	323.00	323.00
5	500–550	519	312.00–320.00	315.22
9	550–600	584	304.00	304.00
22	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
60	850–900	876	246.00	246.00
56	950–1000	964	242.00	242.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	150.00	150.00
59	—	1,143	140.00–149.00	143.48
19	—	1,153	129.00–139.00	135.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	111.00	111.00
3	—	890	117.00	117.00
6	—	1,149	127.00–135.00	129.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	140.00	140.00
10	—	1,413	150.00–158.00	152.69
23	—	1,470	140.00–149.00	145.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	151.00–152.00	151.55
9	—	1,814	162.00–168.00	165.21
7	—	1,874	170.00–176.00	172.46

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,535	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,490.55
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	955	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,689.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,340	2,750.00	2,750.00

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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