Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $4.00-$6.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers $3.00-$5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers steady to $2.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$10.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.28/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −160.36 against this barn's trailing median of $393.64.

Average price

$233.28

111 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$31.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.31

vs TN average

−13.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	239.55	1,333	71
Medium and Large 2	551	223.52	1,231	34
Small 1	517	217.46	1,124	4thin
Medium and Large 3	553	208.50	1,152	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.05/cwt here — about $181 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 sale111 hd

233.28

—

TN average11 barns · 588 hd

225.98

+7.31

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−13.50

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.64

−160.36

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	1,645	141.78	2,332	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	128.15	1,796	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	120.52	1,404	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	102.48	1,034	11

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)	1,131	$1,835	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,443	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	903	$1,463	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	317	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	219.72/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,248	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	227.79/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,210	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	238.25/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,125	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	212.98/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	206.62/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	517	217.46/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	248.30/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,333	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	236.40/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	222.92/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,373	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	248.25/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,172	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	274.50/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,331	6
Steers	Small 1Fleshy	700–750	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	739	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,626	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	546	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,381	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	261.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,379	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	238.60/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,613	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	523	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	411	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,813	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	261.19/cwt	240.00–282.00	1,128	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	240.02/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,402	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	253.66/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,580	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	229.49/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	286.94/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,349	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	259.16/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,449	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	234.89/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	588	266.93/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,570	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	788	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,852	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,854	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	291.98/cwt	287.00–302.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	213.35/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	217.14/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,353	4
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	253.34/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,310	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	269.94/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,307	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	282.45/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,167	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	96.99/cwt	92.00–103.00	952	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	123.34/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,843	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	119.79/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,406	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	113.29/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,213	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	104.54/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,065	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	128.37/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,526	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	132.96/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,740	6
Bulls	—	—	1,724	145.38/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,506	7
Bulls	—	—	1,520	132.07/cwt	129.00–135.00	2,007	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,822	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,137	1,848.50/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,849	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,443.09/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,443	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	221.01/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	205.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,383	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	230.93/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,229	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	217.68/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,245	6
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	470	236.09/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	246.57/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,186	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	265.95/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	234.13/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,344	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	235.80/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,337	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	227.89/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,420	13
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	253.80/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,101	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	925	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	283.51/cwt	282.00–285.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	239.92/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,264	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	218.17/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	237.92/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	633	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,519	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	464	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,216	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 Sep 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 1,136Year ago 1,138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 142Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 13Year ago 22

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	255.00	255.00
3	300–350	317	270.00	270.00
5	350–400	376	250.00–271.00	265.95
4	400–450	430	230.00–242.00	237.92
11	450–500	472	232.00–242.00	238.25
16	500–550	531	220.00–232.00	227.79
18	550–600	568	210.00–225.00	219.72
5	600–650	622	210.00–222.00	218.17
6	650–700	674	200.00–210.00	206.62
2	700–750	748	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	282.00–285.00	283.51
12	400–450	434	242.00–262.00	253.80
17	450–500	472	240.00–252.00	248.25
13	500–550	527	235.00–247.00	239.92
32	550–600	574	225.00–244.00	234.13
8	600–650	616	220.00–227.00	222.92
3	650–700	680	210.00–217.00	212.98
1	700–750	720	211.00	211.00
3	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
4	500–550	517	210.00–220.00	217.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	464	262.00	262.00
15	500–550	546	253.00	253.00
9	550–600	550	240.00	240.00
38	600–650	633	240.00	240.00
18	700–750	739	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	595	222.00	222.00
1	600–650	625	207.00	207.00
2	900–950	925	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	232.00	232.00
1	500–550	530	217.00	217.00
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	375	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	425	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
7	400–450	432	240.00–282.00	261.19
6	450–500	485	270.00–277.00	274.50
10	500–550	537	237.00–255.00	248.30
5	550–600	584	230.00–250.00	240.02
7	600–650	636	235.00–240.00	236.40
1	650–700	680	212.00	212.00
Steers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	432	287.00–302.00	291.98
5	450–500	470	282.00–292.00	286.94
18	500–550	528	260.00–270.00	261.08
6	550–600	559	255.00–270.00	259.16
19	600–650	623	245.00–265.00	253.66
14	650–700	676	230.00–255.00	238.60
3	700–750	727	230.00–245.00	234.89
5	750–800	776	220.00–234.00	229.49
2	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	240.00–250.00	245.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	588	266.00–270.00	266.93
3	600–650	613	271.00	271.00
17	700–750	700	259.00	259.00
35	750–800	788	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	650–700	688	269.50	269.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	280.00–285.00	282.45
5	450–500	484	260.00–275.00	269.94
3	500–550	517	250.00–255.00	253.34
6	550–600	567	230.00–250.00	235.80
13	600–650	623	220.00–235.00	227.89
2	650–700	655	220.00–222.00	221.01
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
3	750–800	762	200.00–220.00	213.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	481	230.00–250.00	246.57
9	500–550	532	220.00–245.00	230.93
6	550–600	572	210.00–230.00	217.68
4	600–650	623	212.00–222.00	217.14
9	650–700	672	200.00–210.00	205.81
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
3	750–800	752	205.00	205.00
2	800–850	828	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	470	232.00–240.00	236.09
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	982	92.00–103.00	96.99
8	—	1,019	103.00–107.00	104.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,494	119.00–127.00	123.34
6	—	1,309	129.00–137.00	132.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,174	115.00–125.00	119.79
4	—	1,071	112.00–115.00	113.29
6	—	1,189	126.00–133.00	128.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,724	142.00–150.00	145.38
2	—	1,520	129.00–135.00	132.07
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	136.00	136.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,137	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,848.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,443.09
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,850.00	1,850.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,650.00	1,650.00

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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Dickson Livestock Auction

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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Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

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