Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows steady to $3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls not well established, Feeder Steers steady to $4.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Bulls mostly steady. Quality good to fancy, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $261.30/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −186.65 against this barn's trailing median of $447.95.

Average price

$261.30

72 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,445

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$18.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.07

vs TN average

−33.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	265.52	1,477	56
Medium and Large 2	542	246.53	1,337	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.99/cwt here — about $139 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $375.33, median $447.95 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 sale72 hd

261.30

—

TN average15 barns · 575 hd

255.23

+6.07

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−33.01

This barn, trailing median30 sales

447.95

−186.65

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	—	Low	1,675	140.61	2,355	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	132.10	1,875	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	122.25	1,423	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	102.47	1,032	26

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,274	$1,632	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,343	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,461	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$1,450	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,290	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,558	2thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	600–650	615	212.56/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	273.23/cwt	267.00–280.00	913	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	229.35/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,236	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	211.06/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,161	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	222.68/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,298	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	247.85/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	242.26/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,388	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	259.07/cwt	242.00–266.00	1,215	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	784	250.01/cwt	237.00–252.50	1,960	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	254.56/cwt	252.00–257.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	278.88/cwt	265.00–292.00	1,037	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	814	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	483	267.81/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,294	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	235.96/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	228.71/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	252.93/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,303	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	229.55/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,421	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	251.34/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,330	11
Steers	Small 1	350–400	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	261.64/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,355	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	254.50/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	242.19/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	279.53/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,062	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	258.07/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,476	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	231.27/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	283.93/cwt	277.00–292.00	1,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	270.59/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,437	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	255.48/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,566	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	238.70/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,480	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	269.10/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,294	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	289.22/cwt	275.00–300.00	946	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	227.45/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,754	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	304.27/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,150	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	343.43/cwt	335.00–352.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	345.87/cwt	332.00–352.00	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	242.86/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,785	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	297.68/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,259	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	549	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	579	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	647	262.50/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	903	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,077	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	259.77/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,766	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	129.89/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,715	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	121.79/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,408	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	114.77/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,422	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	131.79/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,480	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	96.54/cwt	91.00–101.00	948	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	105.61/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,077	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	133.91/cwt	133.00–137.00	2,009	11
Bulls	—	—	1,608	135.70/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,182	5
Bulls	—	—	1,713	143.65/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,461	3
Bulls	—	—	1,895	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,956	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,203	1,377.60/head	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,378	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,822.92/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,823	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	1,557.87/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,558	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	918	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	204.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	242.61/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,366	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	230.71/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,207	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	224.25/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,280	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	198.33/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	242.50/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,174	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	223.89/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,395	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	272.57/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,319	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	217.13/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,372	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	219.35/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,461	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	277.02/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,199	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	255.21/cwt	250.00–262.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	246.43/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,294	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	301.88/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,129	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	208.97/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	208.94/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	250–300	270	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	234.51/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	201.04/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,441	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	266.91/cwt	252.00–280.00	1,126	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	285.83/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,355	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	474	300.84/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,426	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	206.60/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,409	3
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	543	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	293.33/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,253	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	194.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 997Last week 635Year ago 1,326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 75Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 25Year ago 29

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	295	275.00	275.00
5	300–350	318	250.00–262.00	255.21
4	350–400	364	252.00–257.00	254.56
6	400–450	421	247.00–252.00	247.85
2	450–500	458	232.00–237.00	234.51
7	500–550	539	220.00–235.00	229.35
14	550–600	583	210.00–230.00	222.68
4	600–650	615	210.00–220.00	212.56
5	650–700	670	205.00–215.00	211.06
9	700–750	717	185.00–205.00	201.04
1	750–800	795	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	523	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	285.00	285.00
8	300–350	334	267.00–280.00	273.23
19	350–400	372	265.00–292.00	278.88
25	400–450	422	252.00–280.00	266.91
44	450–500	469	242.00–266.00	259.07
43	500–550	515	240.00–260.00	252.93
28	550–600	573	230.00–252.00	242.26
34	600–650	619	220.00–237.00	229.55
8	650–700	675	220.00–237.00	228.71
5	700–750	715	205.00–220.00	208.97
4	750–800	783	207.00–215.00	208.94
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	450	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	483	267.00–270.00	267.81
16	500–550	518	259.00–262.00	261.64
6	550–600	566	252.00–257.00	254.50
8	800–850	814	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	680	217.00	217.00
1	850–900	895	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	474	300.00–302.00	300.84
6	500–550	549	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	579	270.00	270.00
6	600–650	647	262.00–263.00	262.50
19	650–700	680	257.00–275.00	259.77
73	750–800	784	237.00–252.50	250.01
46	900–950	903	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	275.00–300.00	289.22
11	350–400	380	270.00–290.00	279.53
4	400–450	421	277.00–292.00	283.93
6	450–500	481	267.00–277.00	269.10
11	500–550	529	240.00–260.00	251.34
5	550–600	572	230.00–250.00	235.96
7	600–650	620	225.00–250.00	238.70
4	650–700	667	225.00–235.00	231.27
1	700–750	725	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	332.00–352.00	345.87
2	300–350	303	335.00–352.00	343.43
7	350–400	378	300.00–310.00	304.27
12	400–450	423	295.00–302.00	297.68
11	450–500	474	275.00–300.00	285.83
19	500–550	531	260.00–280.00	270.59
27	550–600	572	250.00–270.00	258.07
21	600–650	613	250.00–260.00	255.48
9	650–700	667	240.00–245.00	242.19
11	700–750	735	230.00–257.00	242.86
16	750–800	771	224.00–235.00	227.45
1	850–900	875	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	262.00–285.00	277.02
7	450–500	484	237.00–260.00	242.50
6	500–550	523	220.00–235.00	230.71
7	550–600	571	220.00–230.00	224.25
7	600–650	632	210.00–220.00	217.13
3	650–700	682	200.00–210.00	206.60
2	700–750	723	200.00–210.00	204.88
3	750–800	764	195.00–200.00	198.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	374	300.00–320.00	301.88
25	400–450	427	287.00–300.00	293.33
24	450–500	484	265.00–290.00	272.57
36	500–550	525	240.00–260.00	246.43
30	550–600	563	230.00–258.00	242.61
16	600–650	623	220.00–227.00	223.89
8	650–700	666	215.00–230.00	219.35
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	783	190.00–200.00	194.95
3	800–850	823	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	180.00	180.00
2	500–550	543	225.00–230.00	227.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,320	125.00–131.00	129.89
11	—	1,500	133.00–137.00	133.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,156	117.00–126.00	121.79
4	—	1,239	114.00–115.00	114.77
4	—	1,123	131.00–133.00	131.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	982	91.00–101.00	96.54
17	—	1,020	103.00–113.00	105.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,608	130.00–142.00	135.70
3	—	1,713	142.00–145.00	143.65
1	—	1,895	156.00	156.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,377.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,290.00	1,290.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,353	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,822.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	918	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,557.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,925.00	1,925.00

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