Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers 450lbs to 750lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher, heifers 450lbs to 750lbs steady to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 to 15.00 higher, with thinner flesh feeders of all classes driving the top end of those prices. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 7.00 higher.

One owner load 54 steers averaging 987lbs, mostly chx/red, some with ear, nub horns, and late cut; medium flesh, medium/large frame, value-added :: $$ 219.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.60/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −161.03 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.

Average price

$287.60

70 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$6.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.31

vs TN average

+12.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	289.45	1,544	51
Medium and Large 1	549	282.64	1,553	19thin

One grade step is worth $6.81/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale70 hd

287.60

—

TN average16 barns · 710 hd

278.29

+9.31

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

+12.52

This barn, trailing median29 sales

448.63

−161.03

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	1,759	158.10	2,781	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	139.93	1,988	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	137.28	1,615	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	122.41	1,201	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)	1,250	$2,135	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,350	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	615	$825	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	300–350	343	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	266.15/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,389	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	268.71/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	243.07/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,410	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	265.09/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,121	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	234.45/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	220.64/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	256.11/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,596	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	285.04/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,197	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	297.57/cwt	290.00–300.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	240.75/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,464	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	259.11/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,443	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	224.78/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,553	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	558	267.19/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,491	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	458	287.39/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,316	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	630	243.25/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	520	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	302.57/cwt	290.00–310.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	251.64/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	283.47/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	283.94/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,249	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	565	282.17/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,594	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	277.26/cwt	272.00–277.50	1,894	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	248.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	245.07/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	275.47/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	309.91/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	271.56/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,537	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	263.96/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,394	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	309.20/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	318.82/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	243.60/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	345.50/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	286.82/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,552	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	266.85/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	987	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,162	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	140.57/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,993	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	150.54/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,236	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	138.14/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,629	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	128.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,501	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	111.11/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,064	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	126.76/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,255	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	129.45/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,803	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,694	2
Bulls	—	—	1,862	168.99/cwt	163.00–172.00	3,147	5
Bulls	—	—	1,760	156.41/cwt	153.00–161.00	2,753	9
Bulls	—	—	1,793	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,636	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,170	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,135.00/head	2,135.00–2,135.00	2,135	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	280.44/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,338	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	242.99/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	254.04/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	270.56/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	284.40/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,234	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	250.52/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,458	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	266.69/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	268.10/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,461	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	302.69/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,277	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	233.35/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	223.33/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	254.72/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	270.52/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,285	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	254.91/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,213	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	236.16/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	292.62/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	214.93/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	629	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	684	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	233.03/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	301.02/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,433	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	850	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,006	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	478	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	288.16/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,121	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	297.87/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,454	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,184	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 →

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Mon Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 760Year ago 1,062

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 101Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 31Year ago 17

One owner load 54 steers averaging 987lbs, mostly chx/red, some with ear, nub horns, and late cut; medium flesh, medium/large frame, value-added :: $$ 219.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	287.00	287.00
1	350–400	380	252.00	252.00
8	400–450	423	262.00–270.00	265.09
19	450–500	475	265.00–277.00	270.52
36	500–550	522	260.00–270.00	266.15
15	550–600	580	230.00–248.00	243.07
2	600–650	618	232.00–237.00	234.45
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
6	700–750	713	215.00–223.00	220.64
3	750–800	763	211.00–217.00	214.93
1	950–1000	975	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	250.00–257.00	254.72
14	450–500	476	250.00–260.00	254.91
2	500–550	523	225.00–247.00	236.16
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	290.00–300.00	297.57
4	300–350	321	290.00–310.00	302.57
5	350–400	383	292.00–295.00	292.62
11	400–450	420	277.00–287.00	285.04
3	450–500	478	260.00–270.00	266.69
4	500–550	509	265.00–270.00	268.71
9	550–600	557	255.00–265.00	259.11
12	600–650	608	240.00–247.00	240.75
15	650–700	691	222.00–232.00	224.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	623	256.00–257.00	256.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	458	280.00–290.00	287.39
2	500–550	520	275.00	275.00
44	550–600	558	259.00–270.00	267.19
6	600–650	630	240.00–250.00	243.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	337.00–355.00	345.50
5	300–350	335	317.00–320.00	318.82
3	350–400	383	300.00–315.00	309.91
6	400–450	429	300.00–317.00	309.20
5	450–500	476	300.00–305.00	301.02
12	500–550	541	277.00–290.00	286.82
7	550–600	564	270.00–280.00	275.47
7	600–650	610	265.00–275.00	266.85
22	650–700	683	272.00–277.50	277.26
4	700–750	730	240.00–255.00	243.60
5	750–800	781	230.00–235.00	233.03
2	850–900	893	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	440	277.00–290.00	283.94
2	450–500	468	277.00–290.00	283.47
8	500–550	528	260.00–270.00	263.96
9	550–600	566	270.00–275.00	271.56
6	600–650	616	250.00–260.00	251.64
4	650–700	674	230.00–250.00	245.07
1	700–750	745	230.00	230.00
5	750–800	778	240.00–250.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
12	550–600	565	279.00–285.00	282.17
9	600–650	629	280.00	280.00
7	650–700	684	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	478	310.00	310.00
61	850–900	850	236.00	236.00
54	950–1000	987	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
8	350–400	388	300.00–310.00	305.03
9	400–450	422	300.00–315.00	302.69
16	450–500	488	290.00–300.00	297.87
11	500–550	545	260.00–272.00	268.10
3	550–600	564	260.00–276.00	270.56
6	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	657	230.00–235.00	233.35
3	700–750	744	220.00–225.00	223.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	267.00	267.00
7	350–400	389	287.00–295.00	288.16
9	400–450	434	280.00–295.00	284.40
11	450–500	477	270.00–285.00	280.44
3	500–550	520	250.00–262.00	254.04
10	550–600	582	249.00–255.00	250.52
2	600–650	633	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	687	242.00–245.00	242.99
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
4	750–800	790	208.00	208.00
2	800–850	825	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	895	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,418	135.00–146.00	140.57
2	—	1,485	150.00–151.00	150.54
3	—	1,393	124.00–134.00	129.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,179	133.00–143.00	138.14
4	—	1,168	127.00–130.00	128.50
2	—	1,168	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	958	107.00–117.00	111.11
13	—	990	123.00–129.00	126.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,862	163.00–172.00	168.99
9	—	1,760	153.00–161.00	156.41
2	—	1,793	145.00–149.00	146.99
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	141.00	141.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,135.00	2,135.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,350.00	2,350.00

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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