Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls not well established, Feeder Heifers under 550lbs $5.00-$9.00 higher, over 550lbs mostly steady, Feeder Steers & 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 $263.94/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −184.69 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.

Average price

$263.94

88 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$42.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.25

vs TN average

−35.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	267.84	1,485	75
Medium and Large 2	555	242.78	1,346	12thin
Medium and Large 3	560	225.00	1,260	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.84/cwt here — about $225 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

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 sale88 hd

263.94

—

TN average12 barns · 349 hd

260.69

+3.25

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−35.39

This barn, trailing median29 sales

448.63

−184.69

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	1,670	147.87	2,469	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	133.97	1,864	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	125.69	1,493	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	112.56	1,157	30

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,191	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$760	1thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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 1Value Added	400–450	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	470	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	287.12/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,065	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	261.01/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,357	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	219.76/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,472	12
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	208.59/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	231.49/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,417	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	264.59/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,244	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	780	215.99/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	242.66/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,405	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	469	273.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,285	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	718	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	272.48/cwt	255.00–287.00	1,174	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	243.33/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,290	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	283.89/cwt	270.00–295.00	920	5
Steers	Small 1	450–500	460	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	233.35/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,451	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	242.23/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,403	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	223.02/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	301.93/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,262	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	266.60/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,400	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	232.69/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	898	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	318.37/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,152	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	243.88/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,597	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	247.20/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,523	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	258.53/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,476	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	714	259.25/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,851	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	677	262.43/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	324.65/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,091	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	270.21/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,697	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	274.16/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,332	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	233.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	487	296.75/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,445	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	587	278.29/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,634	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	334	339.13/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,133	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,000	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	800–850	810	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	753	241.68/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,820	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	137.77/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,951	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	131.34/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,805	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	117.14/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,361	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	131.73/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,603	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	100.34/cwt	97.00–103.00	952	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	124.91/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,476	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	115.00/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,201	25
Bulls	—	—	1,765	154.24/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,722	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	141.49/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,228	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	1,190.88/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,191	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	860	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	213.14/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,313	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	258.10/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,226	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	771	195.04/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,504	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	233.43/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,244	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	211.24/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,401	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	262.03/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,119	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	222.46/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,473	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	226.14/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,307	21
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	235.26/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,339	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	276.89/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,296	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	227.55/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,431	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	278.74/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,185	9
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	488	209.54/cwt	202.00–217.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	252.79/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	225.09/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	255.16/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,309	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	204.27/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,479	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	221.42/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,280	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	250.49/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,325	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	217.51/cwt	210.00–232.00	924	3
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	257.52/cwt	235.00–270.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	235.97/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	220.50/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	210.66/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	271.98/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,172	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	898	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,110	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	997	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,293	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	838	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	277.41/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,479	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	261.41/cwt	250.00–267.00	980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	187.57/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	978	2
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,660	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	400	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	868	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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,006Last week 997Year ago 1,063

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 91Year ago 237

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	280.00	280.00
11	450–500	469	270.00–280.00	273.94
5	550–600	562	250.00–257.00	252.79
4	600–650	623	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	718	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	390	175.00	175.00
1	450–500	470	237.00	237.00
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	371	282.00–292.00	287.12
33	400–450	431	262.00–282.00	271.98
42	450–500	470	250.00–275.00	264.59
55	500–550	520	257.00–267.00	261.01
61	550–600	579	230.00–257.00	242.66
28	600–650	612	220.00–242.00	231.49
12	650–700	670	215.00–225.00	219.76
2	700–750	708	200.00–217.00	208.59
3	750–800	752	210.00–212.00	210.66
2	850–900	893	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
5	300–350	326	235.00–270.00	257.52
2	350–400	380	272.00	272.00
3	400–450	425	210.00–232.00	217.51
2	450–500	478	230.00–242.00	235.97
5	500–550	529	240.00–255.00	250.49
7	550–600	578	220.00–225.00	221.42
4	600–650	615	220.00–222.00	220.50
3	650–700	678	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	220.00–230.00	225.09
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	650	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	780	215.00–217.00	215.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	270.00–295.00	283.89
1	350–400	365	302.00	302.00
7	400–450	431	255.00–287.00	272.48
1	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
6	500–550	530	235.00–245.00	243.33
6	550–600	579	240.00–247.00	242.23
6	600–650	622	220.00–240.00	233.35
1	650–700	660	242.00	242.00
2	700–750	715	220.00–226.00	223.02
2	850–900	898	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	560	225.00	225.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	357.00	357.00
9	300–350	336	300.00–337.00	324.65
7	350–400	362	312.00–332.00	318.37
25	400–450	418	292.00–312.00	301.93
12	450–500	486	270.00–282.00	274.16
15	500–550	525	250.00–275.00	266.60
28	550–600	571	250.00–270.00	258.53
31	600–650	616	240.00–250.00	247.20
16	650–700	655	240.00–260.00	243.88
9	700–750	718	230.00–240.00	233.97
3	750–800	767	230.00–234.00	232.69
1	800–850	840	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	960	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	337.00–340.00	339.13
1	350–400	355	342.00	342.00
19	450–500	487	292.00–302.00	296.75
19	500–550	533	270.00–280.00	277.41
12	550–600	587	270.00–279.00	278.29
21	600–650	628	265.00–280.00	270.21
7	650–700	677	262.00–263.00	262.43
15	700–750	714	252.00–261.00	259.25
18	750–800	753	240.00–255.00	241.68
3	800–850	838	227.00	227.00
56	850–900	898	235.00	235.00
55	950–1000	997	230.00	230.00
4	1000–1050	1,000	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	250.00–267.00	261.41
7	400–450	427	255.00–270.00	262.03
7	450–500	475	250.00–265.00	258.10
5	500–550	533	222.00–240.00	233.43
21	550–600	578	210.00–235.00	226.14
4	600–650	616	205.00–227.00	213.14
8	650–700	663	210.00–220.00	211.24
2	700–750	725	185.00–190.00	187.57
6	750–800	771	190.00–200.00	195.04
1	800–850	840	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	860	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	277.00	277.00
9	400–450	425	270.00–287.00	278.74
26	450–500	468	270.00–290.00	276.89
21	500–550	513	249.00–270.00	255.16
23	550–600	569	225.00–240.00	235.26
16	600–650	629	220.00–237.00	227.55
10	650–700	662	220.00–230.00	222.46
8	700–750	724	200.00–220.00	204.27
3	750–800	768	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	830	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	400	217.00	217.00
2	450–500	488	202.00–217.00	209.54
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	600	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,416	135.00–141.00	137.77
13	—	1,374	123.00–135.00	131.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,162	115.00–120.00	117.14
13	—	1,217	130.00–138.00	131.73
35	—	1,182	120.00–129.00	124.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	949	97.00–103.00	100.34
25	—	1,044	107.00–119.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	152.00–156.00	154.24
2	—	1,575	141.00–142.00	141.49

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,190.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	760.00	760.00

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

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

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