Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder Steers under 450 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 450 lbs mostly steady. Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs mostly steady, over 550 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder Bulls 2.00 to 5.00 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 $259.69/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −130.75 against this barn's trailing median of $390.44.

Average price

$259.69

68 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$32.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.60

vs TN average

+1.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	264.90	1,404	53
Medium and Large 2-3	540	242.62	1,311	13thin
Small 1-2	528	232.56	1,228	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.34/cwt here — about $176 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale68 hd

259.69

—

TN average11 barns · 824 hd

249.09

+10.60

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

+1.89

This barn, trailing median31 sales

390.44

−130.75

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	—	Low	1,630	160.72	2,619	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	149.38	2,037	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	141.46	1,644	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	125.17	1,314	18

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)	1,294	$1,893	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,842	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,271	$1,813	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2-3	550–600	572	237.97/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	266.96/cwt	250.00–300.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	262.72/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,248	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	235.20/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,444	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,982	2
Steers	Small 1-2	700–750	705	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,509	2
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	319.04/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,359	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	272.12/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,801	5
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	400–450	433	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	953	2
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	380	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	958	1
Steers	Small 1-2	250–300	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	332.67/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,234	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	269	378.45/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	287.12/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,390	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	311.27/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,444	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	296.12/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	272.10/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,682	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	280.99/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,613	52
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	230.02/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	267.00/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500–550	523	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	488	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	244.71/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,936	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	671	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	287.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,359	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	273.33/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	308.61/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	284.84/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,350	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	239.65/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,598	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,408	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	122.26/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,268	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	140.96/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,613	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	145.24/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,985	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	147.96/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,076	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	152.14/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,071	9
Bulls	—	—	1,722	150.59/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,593	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	168.46/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,872	4
Bulls	—	—	1,514	160.60/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,431	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	1,892.68/head	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,893	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	1,813.00/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,813	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,841.63/head	1,625.00–2,050.00	1,842	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	283.01/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,483	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	461	274.90/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,267	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	445	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	528	232.56/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,228	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	490	263.99/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	244.66/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,536	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	222.14/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	228.98/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	212.60/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	244.15/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,638	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	241.41/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,502	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	280.59/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,333	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	226.38/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,619	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	303.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	314.24/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,185	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	303.17/cwt	287.00–316.00	1,267	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	253.29/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	317.11/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	266.38/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,398	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	244.02/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,296	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	266.68/cwt	263.00–272.00	1,157	9

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 995Last week 1,368Year ago 1,132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 168Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 9Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	270	300.00–310.00	303.09
3	350–400	373	250.00–300.00	266.96
9	400–450	434	263.00–272.00	266.68
20	450–500	475	240.00–277.00	262.72
10	500–550	531	220.00–250.00	244.02
3	550–600	572	220.00–250.00	237.97
17	600–650	614	220.00–240.00	235.20
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	745	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	345.00	345.00
6	300–350	329	310.00–325.00	317.11
25	350–400	377	300.00–327.00	314.24
19	400–450	418	287.00–316.00	303.17
27	450–500	475	270.00–291.00	280.59
47	500–550	525	255.00–270.00	266.38
6	550–600	568	250.00–260.00	253.29
14	600–650	622	230.00–250.00	241.41
14	650–700	671	230.00–255.00	244.15
9	700–750	715	215.00–230.00	226.38
5	750–800	754	210.00–217.00	212.60
3	800–850	842	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	858	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	252.00	252.00
2	450–500	490	263.00–265.00	263.99
2	500–550	528	220.00–245.00	232.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	603	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	352.00	352.00
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
7	450–500	484	280.00–290.00	287.12
2	500–550	533	265.00	265.00
5	550–600	590	255.00–270.00	267.00
2	600–650	621	245.00	245.00
4	650–700	671	250.00	250.00
5	700–750	733	220.00–247.00	230.02
1	750–800	775	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
3	250–300	269	375.00–380.00	378.45
4	300–350	335	367.00	367.00
22	350–400	371	320.00–340.00	332.67
8	400–450	426	300.00–328.00	319.04
28	450–500	464	295.00–320.00	311.27
4	500–550	514	290.00–310.00	296.12
52	550–600	574	270.00–290.00	280.99
34	600–650	618	260.00–285.00	272.10
5	650–700	662	260.00–277.00	272.12
2	700–750	718	250.00	250.00
26	750–800	791	235.00–247.00	244.71
2	850–900	873	227.00	227.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	380	252.00	252.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	705	214.00	214.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	300.00–316.00	308.61
5	450–500	472	280.00–290.00	287.97
22	500–550	524	250.00–300.00	283.01
6	550–600	575	260.00–285.00	273.33
14	600–650	628	240.00–255.00	244.66
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
5	700–750	712	225.00–230.00	228.98
2	750–800	773	210.00–235.00	222.14
2	800–850	808	210.00–215.00	212.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	474	282.00–289.00	284.84
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	667	220.00–250.00	239.65
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	461	270.00–280.00	274.90
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,075	131.00	131.00
12	—	1,037	117.00–129.00	122.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,144	133.00–145.00	140.96
3	—	1,403	147.00–149.00	147.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,367	135.00–149.00	145.24
9	—	1,361	148.00–158.00	152.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,722	145.00–155.00	150.59
4	—	1,705	164.00–170.00	168.46
5	—	1,514	155.00–165.00	160.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	860	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,294	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,892.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,271	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,813.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,285	1,625.00–2,050.00	1,841.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,650.00	2,650.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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