Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers under 400lb up 5.00 to 8.00, steers over 400lb steady t0 4.00 lower, heifers mostly 5.00 to 7.00 lower with 500-599lb heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower but 400lb to 450lb bulls 9.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.62/cwt on 165 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −155.82 against this barn's trailing median of $390.44.

Average price

$234.62

165 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$21.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.41

vs TN average

−5.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	241.29	1,312	94
Medium and Large 2	553	226.13	1,250	67
Medium and Large 3	534	220.00	1,175	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.29/cwt here — about $137 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 sale165 hd

234.62

—

TN average15 barns · 892 hd

226.21

+8.41

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−5.47

This barn, trailing median31 sales

390.44

−155.82

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	1,801	145.46	2,620	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	128.19	1,772	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	123.91	1,496	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	111.52	1,231	21

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)	1,155	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$1,717	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$990	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,439	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,090	$1,580	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,980	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,325	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	700	$780	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	318	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	260.45/cwt	250.00–270.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	215.25/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,421	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	269.29/cwt	262.00–285.00	908	3
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	315	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	208.09/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,473	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	220.72/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,375	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	210.65/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,314	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	246.40/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,151	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	211.26/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,394	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	241.67/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,402	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	185.53/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	197.52/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	238.74/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,258	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	230.81/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	213.42/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,175	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,321	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	229.68/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,302	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	208.87/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,293	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	265.99/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,181	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	198.28/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,497	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	281.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,187	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	270.09/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	206.60/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	229.52/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,219	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	223.11/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,377	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	187.45/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,580.00/head	1,580.00–1,580.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,980.00/head	1,980.00–1,980.00	1,980	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,717.28/head	1,710.00–1,725.00	1,717	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,438.87/head	1,060.00–1,700.00	1,439	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	700	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,183	141.10/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,669	2
Bulls	—	—	1,587	134.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,130	3
Bulls	—	—	1,908	158.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	3,023	3
Bulls	—	—	2,061	146.03/cwt	142.00–150.00	3,010	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	121.24/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,661	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	114.02/cwt	99.00–123.00	1,164	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,574	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,241	104.37/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,295	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	126.05/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,535	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	117.81/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,387	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	139.09/cwt	138.00–140.00	2,077	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	128.59/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,763	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	252.90/cwt	232.00–275.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	243.30/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,292	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	264.58/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,251	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	214.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,434	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	709	236.85/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,679	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	673	254.33/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,712	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	273.95/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,520	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	894	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,056	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	638	257.64/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	295.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,218	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	631	254.88/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,608	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,393	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	279.93/cwt	270.00–295.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	283.41/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	228.52/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	226.79/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,417	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	229.61/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,635	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	276.02/cwt	270.00–297.00	930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	258.99/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,220	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	259.71/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,356	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	243.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,517	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	277.11/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,211	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	235.11/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,585	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	302.76/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	349.93/cwt	332.00–375.00	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	256.21/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,478	42
Steers	Small 1	300–350	330	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	228.21/cwt	222.00–232.50	1,860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	961	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	236.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,228	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	244.18/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,030	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	314.38/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,041	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	241.76/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	281.82/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,322	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	606	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	253.64/cwt	252.00–257.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	437	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	483	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	226.59/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,391	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	678	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,698	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	223.32/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,150	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	247.66/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,055	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	236.34/cwt	235.00–237.00	997	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	231.70/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,101	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	533	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	644	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	227.45/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,312	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	252.05/cwt	247.00–257.00	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1

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 Sep 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,136Last week 987Year ago 1,246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 119Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 72Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	318	235.00	235.00
3	350–400	392	252.00–257.00	253.64
9	400–450	422	235.00–237.00	236.34
14	450–500	475	226.00–240.00	231.70
25	500–550	515	220.00–230.00	223.32
40	550–600	577	220.00–230.00	227.45
7	600–650	624	205.00–220.00	210.65
16	650–700	660	200.00–220.00	215.25
3	800–850	835	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	250.00–270.00	260.45
3	300–350	337	262.00–285.00	269.29
4	350–400	361	247.00–257.00	252.05
16	400–450	426	242.00–252.00	247.66
19	450–500	467	240.00–250.00	246.40
43	500–550	527	230.00–245.00	238.74
29	550–600	580	232.00–245.00	241.67
31	600–650	623	215.00–225.00	220.72
8	650–700	660	210.00–220.00	211.26
9	700–750	708	200.00–217.00	208.09
4	750–800	778	195.00–200.00	197.52
2	800–850	835	180.00–191.00	185.53
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	227.00	227.00
5	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	534	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	260.00	260.00
5	450–500	483	262.00	262.00
16	500–550	518	255.00	255.00
18	600–650	614	225.00–229.00	226.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	606	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	235.00	235.00
7	600–650	644	250.00	250.00
101	650–700	678	250.50	250.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	232.00–275.00	252.90
5	400–450	444	250.00–270.00	265.99
3	450–500	477	222.00–240.00	230.81
11	500–550	531	220.00–235.00	229.52
3	550–600	570	210.00–220.00	213.42
9	600–650	619	205.00–210.00	208.87
1	650–700	675	205.00	205.00
6	750–800	755	190.00–210.00	198.28
1	850–900	880	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	260.00–280.00	270.09
10	400–450	421	280.00–290.00	281.97
18	450–500	473	250.00–275.00	264.58
6	500–550	531	240.00–250.00	243.30
16	550–600	567	220.00–235.00	229.68
23	600–650	617	205.00–230.00	223.11
14	650–700	667	210.00–220.00	214.96
3	700–750	730	205.00–210.00	206.60
2	750–800	770	185.00–190.00	187.45
2	850–900	883	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	935	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	413	290.00–300.00	295.02
5	500–550	516	270.00	270.00
19	550–600	555	270.00–275.00	273.95
43	600–650	631	254.00–260.00	254.88
18	650–700	673	247.00–258.00	254.33
15	700–750	709	235.00–246.00	236.85
57	850–900	894	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	565	240.00	240.00
8	600–650	638	255.00–258.00	257.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	270.00–295.00	279.93
5	300–350	337	270.00–297.00	276.02
3	350–400	377	280.00–285.00	283.41
11	400–450	422	230.00–250.00	244.18
6	450–500	471	250.00–265.00	258.99
10	500–550	520	230.00–240.00	236.23
2	550–600	563	225.00–232.00	228.52
8	600–650	625	220.00–235.00	226.79
2	800–850	818	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	332.00–375.00	349.93
7	300–350	331	300.00–330.00	314.38
4	350–400	365	297.00–307.00	302.76
24	400–450	437	266.00–285.00	277.11
8	450–500	469	270.00–285.00	281.82
15	500–550	522	250.00–265.00	259.71
42	550–600	577	250.00–265.00	256.21
15	600–650	624	240.00–250.00	243.03
27	650–700	674	220.00–243.00	235.11
14	700–750	712	225.00–235.00	229.61
7	750–800	782	234.00–243.00	241.76
9	800–850	815	222.00–232.50	228.21
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	437	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,090	1,580.00	1,580.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,980.00	1,980.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,710.00–1,725.00	1,717.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	990.00	990.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	1,060.00–1,700.00	1,438.87
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	780.00	780.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	140.00–142.00	141.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	130.00–140.00	134.24
3	—	1,908	155.00–160.00	158.43
6	—	2,061	142.00–150.00	146.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	120.00–123.00	121.24
2	—	1,493	138.00–140.00	139.09
15	—	1,371	124.00–135.00	128.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,021	99.00–123.00	114.02
1	—	1,220	129.00	129.00
7	—	1,241	95.00–110.00	104.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,218	120.00–131.00	126.05
13	—	1,177	116.00–119.00	117.81

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Dickson Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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