Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, steers/heifers traded 6.00 to 12.00 lower, with heifers weighing 400lbs to 650lbs remaining steady, and feeder bulls steady to 5.00 lower with bulls under 400lbs 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows/bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower with high farmer activity on lean cows driving the price up 5.00 to 6.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.21/cwt on 165 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −131.43 against this barn's trailing median of $393.64.

Average price

$262.21

165 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$21.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.32

vs TN average

−2.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	266.54	1,477	132
Small 1-2	545	250.00	1,363	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	549	244.75	1,343	32

One grade step is worth $21.79/cwt here — about $134 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

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 sale165 hd

262.21

—

TN average13 barns · 913 hd

253.90

+8.32

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−2.42

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.64

−131.43

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	1,717	156.97	2,695	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,416	138.17	1,956	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	137.73	1,708	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	128.02	1,357	40

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,423	$1,983	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,216	$1,688	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,460	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,161	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,187	$1,966	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,225	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	274.44/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,562	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	264.80/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,650	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	539	314.98/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,698	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	330.71/cwt	326.00–332.00	1,429	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	464	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	330.36/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,117	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	274.34/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,256	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	323.14/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,209	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	315.35/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,309	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	700–750	710	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	550–600	573	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	216.98/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	243.72/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,282	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	284.82/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	308.32/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,024	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	239.48/cwt	222.00–255.00	1,609	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	271.20/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,299	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	266.54/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,407	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500–550	533	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,386	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	258.25/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,490	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	312.46/cwt	300.00–325.00	856	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	255.21/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,603	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	273.05/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,133	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	726	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	219.99/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,593	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	240.64/cwt	222.00–250.00	1,644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	833	221.46/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	307.90/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,161	32
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450–500	462	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	258.26/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,751	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	248.96/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	275.46/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,543	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	409	308.65/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,262	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	550–600	582	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,292	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	979	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,310	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	253.29/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	288.40/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,569	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	642	278.60/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,789	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	239.07/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,879	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	307.05/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,446	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	909	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,054	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	236.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,919	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	308.22/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,356	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	335.75/cwt	330.00–340.00	907	6
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	127.44/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,360	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,610	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	122.30/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,419	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	145.56/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,860	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,286	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	145.46/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,458	2
Bulls	—	—	1,938	166.53/cwt	166.00–167.00	3,227	2
Bulls	—	—	1,767	158.33/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,798	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	138.43/cwt	128.00–148.00	1,971	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	138.00/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,714	56
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,175	149.37/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,755	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	1,983.04/head	1,750.00–2,175.00	1,983	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	920	1,854.08/head	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,854	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,262.34/head	2,185.00–2,350.00	2,262	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,688.13/head	1,475.00–1,775.00	1,688	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,769.25/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,769	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	875	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	184.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	281.00/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,318	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	302.43/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,434	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	294.00/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,270	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	245.19/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,525	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	254.38/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,631	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	238.38/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,378	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	227.06/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	208.02/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	299.71/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,304	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	248.35/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,632	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	231.71/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,675	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	398	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,114	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	271.04/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,537	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	275.74/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,450	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	252.45/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,348	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	850–900	870	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	233.87/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,490	10

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,434Last week 995Year ago 978

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 108Year ago 189

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 71Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	330.00–340.00	335.75
9	300–350	338	320.00–350.00	330.36
3	350–400	363	340.00	340.00
11	400–450	440	300.00–310.00	308.22
18	450–500	471	290.00–320.00	307.05
28	500–550	544	280.00–290.00	288.40
28	550–600	569	270.00–280.00	274.44
53	600–650	623	260.00–270.00	264.80
21	650–700	678	255.00–275.00	258.26
6	700–750	720	250.00–255.00	253.29
15	750–800	786	235.00–240.00	239.07
12	800–850	813	230.00–240.00	236.04
15	900–950	909	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	432	326.00–332.00	330.71
3	450–500	464	320.00	320.00
37	500–550	539	310.00–317.00	314.98
6	550–600	566	285.00	285.00
50	600–650	642	274.00–282.00	278.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	400	267.00	267.00
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	579	260.00	260.00
8	600–650	622	242.00–250.00	248.96
3	650–700	683	222.00–250.00	240.64
2	800–850	833	217.00–226.00	221.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	950–1000	979	236.00	236.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	398	280.00	280.00
16	400–450	435	295.00–300.00	299.71
10	450–500	458	270.00–282.00	274.34
8	500–550	534	250.00–260.00	252.45
1	550–600	575	255.00	255.00
10	600–650	637	220.00–255.00	233.87
3	650–700	670	200.00–240.00	227.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	322.00	322.00
14	350–400	374	310.00–332.00	323.14
18	400–450	415	310.00–320.00	315.35
18	450–500	474	290.00–310.00	302.43
59	500–550	526	270.00–287.00	275.74
21	550–600	567	260.00–280.00	271.04
15	600–650	641	250.00–262.00	254.38
12	650–700	657	240.00–250.00	248.35
12	700–750	723	220.00–240.00	231.71
3	750–800	767	210.00–221.00	216.98
3	800–850	828	200.00–212.00	208.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	573	262.00	262.00
4	700–750	710	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	870	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	275.00–295.00	284.82
9	400–450	415	260.00–277.00	273.05
28	450–500	479	260.00–290.00	271.20
8	500–550	526	240.00–250.00	243.72
6	550–600	578	230.00–240.00	238.38
5	700–750	726	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	274	300.00–325.00	312.46
10	300–350	332	300.00–315.00	308.32
32	350–400	377	300.00–323.00	307.90
50	400–450	432	285.00–302.00	294.00
29	450–500	469	275.00–290.00	281.00
47	500–550	528	260.00–275.00	266.54
42	550–600	577	250.00–262.00	258.25
23	600–650	622	240.00–250.00	245.19
50	650–700	672	222.00–255.00	239.48
17	700–750	724	215.00–225.00	219.99
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	808	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	885	180.00–190.00	184.94
1	900–950	930	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	277.00	277.00
12	500–550	533	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	409	307.00–310.00	308.65
42	550–600	560	265.00–281.00	275.46
47	600–650	628	255.00–257.00	255.21
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	582	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,067	123.00–135.00	127.44
2	—	925	138.00–140.00	138.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	132.00	132.00
24	—	1,424	128.00–148.00	138.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	117.00–127.00	122.30
2	—	1,278	144.00–147.00	145.56
56	—	1,242	133.00–143.00	138.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	145.00–146.00	145.46
2	—	1,938	166.00–167.00	166.53
14	—	1,767	152.00–164.00	158.33
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	145.00–154.00	149.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,423	1,750.00–2,175.00	1,983.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,216	1,475.00–1,775.00	1,688.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,460.00	1,460.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,225.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,854.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,775.00	2,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,360	2,185.00–2,350.00	2,262.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,072	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,769.25

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

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How this sale compares

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

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