Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $2.00-$5.00 higher on a light test, Slaughter Bulls not well established, Feeder Steers steady to $7.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Bulls not well established. Quality good to fancy. Demand strong. (Stronger demand for light weight Feeder Cattle under 450 lbs and weaned Feeder Cattle.)

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.55/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −124.07 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.

Average price

$324.55

70 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

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

$49.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.09

vs TN average

−17.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	325.97	1,799	68
Medium and Large 2	528	276.38	1,459	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.59/cwt here — about $339 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale70 hd

324.55

—

TN average11 barns · 375 hd

310.46

+14.09

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−17.90

This barn, trailing median29 sales

448.63

−124.07

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	1,699	148.78	2,528	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	136.11	1,976	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	123.43	1,480	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	104.52	951	8thin

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)	1,025	$1,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	768	$1,325	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,270	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,260	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,000	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$980	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	450–500	490	271.00/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	233.27/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	280.67/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	267.94/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,514	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	373	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	280.84/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,474	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	238.38/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	333.72/cwt	320.00–340.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	608	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	803	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	280.16/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	514	297.21/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,528	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	481	305.91/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,471	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	251.77/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,576	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	276.38/cwt	260.00–292.00	1,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	588	314.88/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,851	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	779	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	346.74/cwt	332.00–357.00	1,692	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	284.91/cwt	267.00–292.00	1,912	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	303.38/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,899	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	362.34/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	400.91/cwt	392.00–412.00	1,467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	358.94/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	380	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	325.48/cwt	302.00–337.00	1,706	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	287.61/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	388.63/cwt	375.00–401.00	1,632	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	308.51/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	261.27/cwt	250.00–263.00	2,059	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	758	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	2,126	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	403.23/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	259.09/cwt	256.00–260.00	2,093	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	343.13/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,777	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	312.02/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,959	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	728	287.16/cwt	285.50–288.00	2,091	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	900	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	458	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	296.50/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	117.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,375	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	130.02/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,602	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	112.38/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,087	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	142.22/cwt	137.00–147.00	2,203	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	99.80/cwt	98.00–105.00	873	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	123.03/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,467	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	132.04/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,831	6
Bulls	—	—	1,065	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,459	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,953	1
Bulls	—	—	1,913	151.55/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,899	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	1,260.20/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,260	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	498	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	257.23/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,708	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	266.10/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,621	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	316.87/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,645	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	248.21/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	234.99/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	255.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,375	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	241.26/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,590	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	239.64/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,742	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	290.59/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,363	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	325.38/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,259	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	316.21/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	264.37/cwt	257.00–272.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	708	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	253.53/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,681	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	243.07/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,794	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 Jan 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 1,264Year ago 1,223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 92Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 31Year ago 198

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	285.00	285.00
5	350–400	386	270.00–302.00	280.67
2	400–450	428	257.00–272.00	264.37
2	450–500	490	267.00–275.00	271.00
8	500–550	539	250.00–260.00	255.05
5	550–600	567	235.00–250.00	243.07
5	600–650	625	225.00–240.00	234.99
6	650–700	663	230.00–235.00	233.27
1	800–850	810	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	265	320.00–340.00	333.72
11	350–400	387	315.00–332.00	325.38
5	400–450	404	315.00–317.00	316.21
14	450–500	469	282.00–295.00	290.59
17	500–550	525	275.00–290.00	280.84
23	550–600	565	255.00–277.00	267.94
23	600–650	626	244.00–260.00	251.77
11	650–700	659	237.00–250.00	241.26
8	700–750	713	232.00–240.00	238.38
3	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	875	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	900	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	327.00	327.00
5	700–750	708	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	481	300.00–309.00	305.91
19	500–550	514	287.00–300.00	297.21
6	600–650	608	262.00	262.00
49	650–700	663	250.00–256.00	253.53
8	750–800	779	220.00	220.00
4	800–850	803	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	375.00	375.00
7	250–300	283	350.00–385.00	362.34
1	300–350	325	362.00	362.00
2	350–400	395	367.00	367.00
3	400–450	422	350.00–365.00	358.94
2	450–500	470	285.00–290.00	287.61
2	500–550	528	260.00–292.00	276.38
2	600–650	630	270.00–290.00	280.16
1	650–700	695	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	400.00–410.00	403.23
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	366	392.00–412.00	400.91
23	400–450	420	375.00–401.00	388.63
16	450–500	488	332.00–357.00	346.74
12	500–550	524	302.00–337.00	325.48
8	550–600	586	307.00–310.00	308.51
17	600–650	626	290.00–308.00	303.38
12	650–700	671	267.00–292.00	284.91
1	700–750	730	277.00	277.00
11	750–800	788	250.00–263.00	261.27
9	800–850	808	256.00–260.00	259.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	414.00	414.00
2	450–500	458	370.00	370.00
24	500–550	518	340.00–348.00	343.13
24	550–600	588	312.00–325.00	314.88
72	600–650	628	308.00–315.00	312.02
3	650–700	668	295.00	295.00
18	700–750	728	285.50–288.00	287.16
22	750–800	758	280.50	280.50
3	900–950	900	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	392.00	392.00
2	450–500	495	332.00	332.00
9	500–550	519	305.00–330.00	316.87
4	550–600	560	280.00–302.00	296.50
13	600–650	609	260.00–270.00	266.10
13	650–700	664	250.00–262.00	257.23
12	700–750	727	235.00–250.00	239.64
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
5	800–850	848	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	863	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	945	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	965	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	498	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	623	245.00–255.00	248.21
2	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	870	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	940	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	115.00–120.00	117.25
3	—	1,232	129.00–131.00	130.02
3	—	1,192	121.00–125.00	123.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	110.00–114.00	112.38
5	—	875	98.00–105.00	99.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,549	137.00–147.00	142.22
6	—	1,387	127.00–135.00	132.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,905	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,913	151.00–152.00	151.55

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	970	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,270.00	1,270.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	895	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,260.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	768	1,325.00	1,325.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	980.00	980.00

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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