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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 8

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,223 head

▲ 791 vs last sale 432▲ 59 vs year ago 1,164 · +5.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 104▼ 20 vs year ago 177 · −11.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

198 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 63▲ 130 vs year ago 68 · +191.2%

Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends this week due to holidays and was first sale of new year for Dickson. Had 3 loads , 56 steers blk and bwf weighted 940 lbs $205, 59 steers blk and bwf weighted 864 lbs. $215, 61 steers 853 lbs mixed $ 212

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $246.57/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −182.74 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.

Average price

$246.57

70 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$66.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs TN average

−35.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	251.35	1,348	63
Medium and Large 2-3	525	217.50	1,142	4thin
Medium and Large 3	575	185.00	1,064	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.35/cwt here — about $284 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale70 hd

246.57

—

TN average1 barns · 70 hd

246.57

+0.00

National average179 barns · 21,103 hd

282.10

−35.53

This barn, trailing median34 sales

429.31

−182.74

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $350.65, median $429.31 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,651	108.62	1,793	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,517	96.24	1,460	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	94.03	1,175	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	79.42	834	6thin

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)	1,246	$1,363	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$1,100	1thin

Every lot

89 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	279.96/cwt	270.00–290.00	927	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	234.80/cwt	220.00–250.00	869	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	287.07/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,077	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	256.83/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,066	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	269.05/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,160	30
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	261.96/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,244	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	235.44/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,123	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	499	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,347	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	252.79/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,297	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	255.94/cwt	244.00–270.00	1,326	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	262.52/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,452	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	240.76/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,365	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	240.60/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,480	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	224.73/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,418	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	638	209.88/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,339	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	238.30/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,578	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	235.01/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,570	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	713	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,198	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	219.60/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,572	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	214.00/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,637	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	207.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,687	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	858	213.48/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,832	120
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	898	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,347	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	914	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,837	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	940	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,927	56
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,764	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,809	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	743	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	794	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	213.53/cwt	210.00–230.00	801	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	245.32/cwt	230.00–251.00	947	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	237.78/cwt	225.00–255.00	992	30
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	430	174.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	752	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,081	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	192.61/cwt	190.00–200.00	896	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	230.74/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,096	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	502	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	904	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	199.20/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,022	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	224.59/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,184	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	229.79/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,218	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	215.23/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,235	63
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	582	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	989	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	220.26/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,339	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	213.03/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,342	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	196.76/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,308	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,208	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	193.21/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,389	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	192.92/cwt	175.00–197.00	1,474	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	174.13/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,332	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	168.94/cwt	140.00–175.00	1,453	10
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	145.98/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,401	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	406	221.57/cwt	210.00–245.00	900	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	254.24/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,088	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	235.92/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,116	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	489	225.25/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,101	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	230.80/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,207	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	216.16/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,245	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,357	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	195.49/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,316	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	195.73/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,415	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	186.22/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,432	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,512	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,567	99.76/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,563	9
Bulls	—	—	1,669	114.21/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,906	10
Bulls	—	—	1,935	120.52/cwt	120.00–121.00	2,332	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	719	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	80.70/cwt	77.00–83.00	858	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	87.13/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,032	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	93.94/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,166	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	103.11/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,411	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,328	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	95.75/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,446	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,685	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	1,362.81/head	1,260.00–1,550.00	1,363	19

This sale against other markets

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,223Last week 432Year ago 1,164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 104Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 198Last week 63Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	230.00	230.00
16	350–400	375	210.00–230.00	213.53
2	400–450	445	210.00	210.00
4	450–500	465	190.00–200.00	192.61
6	500–550	513	185.00–215.00	199.20
3	550–600	582	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	630	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	690	175.00	175.00
3	750–800	765	170.00–182.00	174.13
1	850–900	850	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	502	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	235.00	235.00
27	350–400	386	230.00–251.00	245.32
30	400–450	417	225.00–255.00	237.78
34	450–500	475	210.00–242.00	230.74
39	500–550	527	210.00–237.00	224.59
63	550–600	574	200.00–225.00	215.23
35	600–650	630	200.00–220.00	213.03
8	650–700	665	185.00–205.00	196.76
7	700–750	719	190.00–197.00	193.21
15	750–800	764	175.00–197.00	192.92
10	850–900	860	140.00–175.00	168.94
2	950–1000	960	142.00–150.00	145.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	170.00–180.00	174.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	243.00	243.00
9	450–500	465	245.00	245.00
5	500–550	530	228.00–237.00	229.79
22	600–650	608	210.00–225.00	220.26
22	650–700	655	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	406	210.00–245.00	221.57
4	450–500	489	210.00–230.00	225.25
11	650–700	673	190.00–200.00	195.49
2	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	905	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	428	240.00–265.00	254.24
7	450–500	473	225.00–240.00	235.92
16	500–550	523	220.00–235.00	230.80
8	550–600	576	210.00–220.00	216.16
2	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	662	205.00	205.00
12	700–750	723	190.00–200.00	195.73
4	750–800	769	184.00–187.00	186.22
4	800–850	831	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	250.00–270.00	256.83
7	450–500	499	270.00	270.00
8	500–550	513	239.00–260.00	252.79
6	550–600	553	261.00–270.00	262.52
30	600–650	615	230.00–245.00	240.60
10	650–700	662	238.00–239.00	238.30
120	850–900	858	212.00–215.00	213.48
56	900–950	940	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	220.00–250.00	234.80
3	450–500	477	220.00–243.00	235.44
3	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	570	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	638	200.00–220.00	209.88
2	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	713	168.00	168.00
2	850–900	898	150.00	150.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	270.00–290.00	279.96
29	350–400	375	270.00–300.00	287.07
30	400–450	431	250.00–280.00	269.05
12	450–500	475	240.00–270.00	261.96
29	500–550	518	244.00–270.00	255.94
20	550–600	567	220.00–250.00	240.76
32	600–650	631	210.00–240.00	224.73
34	650–700	668	220.00–242.50	235.01
18	700–750	716	210.00–230.00	219.60
3	750–800	765	200.00–221.00	214.00
5	800–850	811	200.00–210.00	207.99
5	900–950	914	201.00	201.00
1	950–1000	980	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	150.00	150.00
3	550–600	575	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,246	1,260.00–1,550.00	1,362.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,567	95.00–105.00	99.76
10	—	1,669	108.00–118.00	114.21
2	—	1,935	120.00–121.00	120.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	90.00	90.00
21	—	1,510	92.00–100.00	95.75
2	—	1,613	104.00–105.00	104.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	73.00	73.00
5	—	1,063	77.00–83.00	80.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	100.00–105.00	103.11
5	—	1,185	84.00–89.00	87.13
19	—	1,241	89.00–100.00	93.94

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.