Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter Cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower. Feeder steers steady to 7.00 lower. Feeder Heifers 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder Bulls 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.30/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −136.15 against this barn's trailing median of $390.44.

Average price

$254.30

97 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

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

$67.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs TN average

−4.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	258.15	1,426	77
Medium and Large 2	549	241.99	1,328	19thin
Medium and Large 3	520	191.00	993	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.15/cwt here — about $432 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 sale97 hd

254.30

—

TN average13 barns · 753 hd

257.98

−3.68

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−4.16

This barn, trailing median31 sales

390.44

−136.15

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	—	High	1,787	154.20	2,756	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	141.60	2,020	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	135.07	1,599	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	120.39	1,260	12

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)	1,095	$1,670	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,544	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	900–950	930	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	253.29/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	232.12/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,541	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	272.31/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,413	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	244.49/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,291	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	386	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,262	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	383	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	329.87/cwt	310.00–340.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	322.82/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,169	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	273.36/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,577	16
Steers	Small 1	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	250.63/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,697	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	228.51/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	296.41/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,372	8
Steers	Small 1	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	284.01/cwt	262.00–300.00	1,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	292.74/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,543	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	260.34/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	283.43/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,054	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	271.22/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	255.81/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,328	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	297.81/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	762	253.46/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	707	263.15/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	314.01/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	810	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	342	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	270	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	292.66/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,355	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	273.38/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,285	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,526	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	143.75/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,862	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	134.99/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,590	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,290	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	118.67/cwt	111.00–127.00	1,253	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	143.09/cwt	143.00–144.00	2,062	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	136.15/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,868	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	124.63/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,396	3
Bulls	—	—	2,090	163.05/cwt	161.00–165.00	3,408	4
Bulls	—	—	1,815	154.54/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,805	13
Bulls	—	—	1,393	144.23/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,009	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	144.32/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,385	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	986	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,292	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	983	153.90/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,513	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,544.29/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,544	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,670.00/head	1,670.00–1,670.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	821	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	258.96/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,492	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	222.95/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	217.46/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	269.05/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,404	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	252.90/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,323	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	282.72/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	217.57/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	245.10/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	586	264.05/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,547	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	295.06/cwt	285.00–300.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	242.46/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,515	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	315.88/cwt	314.00–322.00	1,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	247.18/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,421	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	270.31/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,279	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	282.69/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,210	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	235.56/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,489	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	210.05/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	252.92/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,325	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	273.23/cwt	268.00–277.00	1,191	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	302.79/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,042	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	214.54/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	238.56/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,376	8

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 760Last week 1,434Year ago 506

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 159Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 38Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	283	285.00–300.00	295.06
1	350–400	385	275.00	275.00
11	400–450	436	268.00–277.00	273.23
3	450–500	478	250.00–255.00	253.29
11	500–550	528	220.00–255.00	244.49
8	550–600	577	230.00–245.00	238.56
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	930	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	320.00	320.00
5	300–350	344	300.00–307.00	302.79
4	350–400	378	314.00–322.00	315.88
10	400–450	428	270.00–300.00	282.69
16	450–500	473	260.00–280.00	270.31
17	500–550	524	240.00–265.00	252.92
25	550–600	575	240.00–260.00	247.18
13	600–650	632	230.00–245.00	235.56
9	650–700	664	220.00–240.00	232.12
8	700–750	713	205.00–220.00	210.05
5	750–800	765	200.00–221.00	214.54
1	900–950	915	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	327.00	327.00
19	500–550	519	265.00–275.00	272.31
16	550–600	586	260.00–265.00	264.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	277	310.00–340.00	329.87
2	300–350	343	330.00	330.00
7	350–400	362	320.00–330.00	322.82
8	450–500	463	285.00–310.00	296.41
20	500–550	527	270.00–300.00	292.74
16	550–600	577	270.00–285.00	273.36
3	600–650	630	250.00–266.00	260.34
15	650–700	677	240.00–255.00	250.63
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	775	236.00	236.00
2	800–850	808	225.00–232.00	228.51
1	900–950	900	200.00	200.00
4	950–1000	951	195.00	195.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	280.00–305.00	297.81
7	350–400	372	275.00–310.00	283.43
3	400–450	428	262.00–300.00	284.01
4	450–500	468	250.00–295.00	271.22
8	500–550	519	250.00–262.00	255.81
1	550–600	575	255.00	255.00
3	650–700	667	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	463	310.00–315.00	314.01
6	700–750	707	261.00–265.00	263.15
6	750–800	762	250.00–257.00	253.46
3	800–850	810	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	320.00	320.00
5	300–350	342	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	401	310.00	310.00
8	450–500	463	290.00–300.00	292.66
15	500–550	522	260.00–280.00	269.05
16	550–600	576	245.00–270.00	258.96
20	600–650	625	220.00–255.00	242.46
5	650–700	680	220.00–225.00	222.95
4	700–750	728	210.00–220.00	217.46
4	750–800	773	210.00–220.00	217.57
2	800–850	833	190.00–195.00	192.54
2	900–950	903	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	275.00–290.00	282.72
8	450–500	470	260.00–277.00	273.38
7	500–550	523	245.00–255.00	252.90
4	550–600	566	240.00–250.00	245.10
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
4	750–800	763	200.00	200.00
4	800–850	821	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	141.00–148.00	143.75
42	—	1,178	127.00–142.00	134.99
3	—	1,120	122.00–127.00	124.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	129.00	129.00
10	—	1,056	111.00–127.00	118.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,441	143.00–144.00	143.09
3	—	1,372	134.00–140.00	136.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,090	161.00–165.00	163.05
13	—	1,815	150.00–160.00	154.54
4	—	1,393	142.00–147.00	144.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	960	135.00–152.00	144.32
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	986	131.00	131.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	152.00–156.00	153.90
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	126.00	126.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,544.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,670.00	1,670.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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