Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, steers/heifers 6.00 to 20.00 lower and feeder bulls 12.00 to 20.00 lower. Slaughter cows/bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.90/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −146.55 against this barn's trailing median of $390.44.

Average price

$243.90

72 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$32.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.34

vs TN average

−8.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	252.69	1,365	27
Medium and Large 2	553	239.70	1,326	41
Large 1	547	230.00	1,258	3thin
Small 1	595	220.00	1,309	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.69/cwt here — about $56 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 sale72 hd

243.90

—

TN average15 barns · 595 hd

235.56

+8.34

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−8.04

This barn, trailing median31 sales

390.44

−146.55

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	—	Average	1,640	156.77	2,571	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	148.91	2,078	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	140.88	1,738	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	131.36	1,545	36

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,595	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,131	$1,400	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$1,388	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,334	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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	350–400	386	270.06/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,042	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	255.59/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,219	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	219.14/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,595	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	290.64/cwt	287.00–292.00	991	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	224.15/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,401	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	298.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,753	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,219	152.11/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,854	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	490	277.76/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,361	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	265.66/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,267	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	275.97/cwt	273.00–282.00	1,071	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	248.06/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,310	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	240.48/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,380	10
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	225.19/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	224.00/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	230.03/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,339	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	203.72/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	263.88/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,399	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	483	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	259.88/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,351	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	267.06/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,140	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	269.05/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,555	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	253.17/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,580	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	233.50/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	286.00/cwt	280.00–292.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	774	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,665	4
Steers	Large 1	500–550	532	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	248.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,320	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	278.11/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,383	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	351.65/cwt	327.00–357.00	1,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	278.48/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,147	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	248.68/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,723	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	724	246.34/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	218.17/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,250	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	259.37/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,268	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	245.77/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,261	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	182.39/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	269.18/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,260	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	817	217.55/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,777	4
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	415	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	236.17/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,471	34
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	547	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	315.91/cwt	310.00–352.00	1,065	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	233.67/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,687	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	224.83/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Large 1	250–300	255	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	740	2
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	131.88/cwt	123.00–140.00	1,685	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	149.17/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,085	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	132.85/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,553	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	134.10/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,645	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	123.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,499	6
Bulls	—	—	1,660	162.41/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,696	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	157.71/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,284	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,947	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	142.98/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,766	29
Bulls	—	—	1,856	149.36/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,772	5
Bulls	—	—	2,223	168.74/cwt	168.00–170.00	3,751	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,333.66/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	302.16/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,139	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	279.17/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,309	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	223.71/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,365	11
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,203	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	197.30/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	268.40/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,130	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	205.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,482	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	246.25/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,384	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	260.66/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,348	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	219.65/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,461	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	263.88/cwt	250.00–275.00	992	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	210.99/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,424	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,564	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,285	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,131	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 749Last week 769Year ago 910

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 121Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 7Year ago 8

Compared to this same sale last week, steers/heifers 6.00 to 20.00 lower and feeder bulls 12.00 to 20.00 lower. Slaughter cows/bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
5	250–300	293	290.00–300.00	298.05
5	350–400	386	267.00–272.00	270.06
2	400–450	438	250.00–255.00	252.51
13	450–500	477	250.00–260.00	255.59
22	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	248.06
19	550–600	582	224.00–245.00	230.03
8	600–650	625	220.00–229.00	224.15
8	650–700	671	220.00–227.00	224.00
4	700–750	715	200.00–205.00	203.72
2	800–850	810	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
7	300–350	341	287.00–292.00	290.64
12	350–400	388	273.00–282.00	275.97
9	400–450	427	260.00–275.00	267.06
25	450–500	477	262.00–271.00	265.66
17	500–550	520	252.00–270.00	259.88
10	550–600	574	235.00–245.00	240.48
34	600–650	623	230.00–240.00	236.17
5	650–700	673	220.00–227.00	225.19
15	700–750	728	215.00–220.00	219.14
2	800–850	843	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	490	277.00–280.00	277.76
4	600–650	605	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	725	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	415	267.00	267.00
3	500–550	547	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	377	290.00–310.00	302.16
15	400–450	422	280.00–290.00	285.00
6	450–500	469	270.00–285.00	279.17
15	500–550	517	255.00–270.00	260.66
8	550–600	562	230.00–250.00	246.25
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
15	650–700	665	215.00–225.00	219.65
7	700–750	723	200.00–210.00	205.03
4	750–800	775	190.00–210.00	197.30
1	800–850	845	225.00	225.00
2	850–900	878	175.00–190.00	182.39
5	900–950	919	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	635	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	376	250.00–275.00	263.88
6	400–450	421	255.00–275.00	268.40
9	450–500	489	255.00–265.00	259.37
6	500–550	513	230.00–250.00	245.77
11	550–600	573	210.00–230.00	218.17
11	600–650	610	220.00–230.00	223.71
15	650–700	675	210.00–215.00	210.99
1	750–800	795	175.00	175.00
3	800–850	823	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	870	142.00	142.00
1	900–950	915	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	287	327.00–357.00	351.65
13	300–350	337	310.00–352.00	315.91
1	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
7	400–450	412	270.00–285.00	278.48
9	450–500	477	290.00	290.00
9	500–550	530	260.00–270.00	263.88
10	550–600	578	260.00–270.00	269.05
28	600–650	624	250.00–258.00	253.17
13	650–700	693	245.00–252.00	248.68
6	750–800	781	233.00–236.00	233.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	345	280.00–292.00	286.00
1	350–400	360	285.00	285.00
7	450–500	468	264.00–270.00	269.18
5	500–550	532	240.00–250.00	248.03
2	550–600	575	220.00–230.00	224.83
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
9	700–750	722	233.00–235.00	233.67
4	800–850	817	210.00–220.00	217.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	460	310.00	310.00
8	550–600	555	275.00–280.00	278.11
4	600–650	619	269.00	269.00
6	700–750	724	245.00–247.00	246.34
10	750–800	774	237.00	237.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	795	187.00	187.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,219	147.00–157.00	152.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,660	156.00–166.00	162.41
5	—	1,856	144.00–155.00	149.36
3	—	2,223	168.00–170.00	168.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	123.00–140.00	131.88
30	—	1,398	143.00–155.00	149.17
3	—	1,448	157.00–158.00	157.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,169	126.00–137.00	132.85
6	—	1,210	120.00–125.00	123.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,227	130.00–137.00	134.10
2	—	1,260	154.00–155.00	154.50
29	—	1,235	138.00–149.00	142.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,131	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)	4	—	1,164	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,675.00	1,675.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,333.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,575.00	2,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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