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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 1

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

815 head

▼ 454 vs last sale 1,269▼ 295 vs year ago 1,110 · −26.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 162▲ 0 vs year ago 107 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 34▼ 10 vs year ago 20 · −50.0%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 higher. Feeders mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.14/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −131.47 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.

Average price

$251.14

69 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$35.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.20

vs TN average

−19.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	255.88	1,395	46
Medium and Large 2-3	549	243.74	1,338	21
Small 1-2	508	220.00	1,118	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.88/cwt here — about $277 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 sale69 hd

251.14

—

TN average10 barns · 500 hd

253.35

−2.20

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−19.45

This barn, trailing median34 sales

382.62

−131.47

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.38, low $323.74, median $382.62 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	1,734	134.38	2,331	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,323	133.39	1,764	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	117.90	1,336	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	106.89	1,054	24

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)	1,210	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,275	1thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	403.72/cwt	390.00–415.00	969	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	281	399.44/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,122	11
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	353.43/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,007	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	391.75/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,265	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	336	341.35/cwt	320.00–362.00	1,147	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	307.36/cwt	270.00–342.00	1,122	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	356.44/cwt	352.00–362.00	1,344	6
Steers	400–450	Small 1-2	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	287.43/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,207	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	333.73/cwt	322.00–346.00	1,425	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	286.15/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,351	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	314.45/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,500	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	512	268.71/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,376	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	298.76/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,551	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	563	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,408	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	278.97/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,590	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	258.17/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,595	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	284.26/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,794	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,928	64
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	254.76/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,720	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,455	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,565	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,887	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	237.71/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,733	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,831	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,855	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	232	359.60/cwt	352.00–370.00	834	5
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	247	330.85/cwt	297.00–342.00	817	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	922	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	304.19/cwt	300.00–305.00	973	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	326.11/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,092	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	312.68/cwt	295.00–327.00	1,144	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	272.89/cwt	257.00–292.00	1,037	4
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	413	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,218	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	263.37/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,111	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	292.09/cwt	282.00–312.00	1,259	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	276.22/cwt	262.00–287.00	1,282	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	268.48/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,259	13
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	508	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,118	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	262.64/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,363	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	243.64/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,299	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	243.90/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,402	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	246.27/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,433	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	241.52/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,488	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	229.07/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,420	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	227.65/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,541	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	687	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,518	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,523	3
Heifers	700–750	Small 1-2	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	203.48/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,465	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	221.29/cwt	200.00–225.50	1,615	35
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	215.13/cwt	206.00–217.00	1,620	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,400	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	810	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,547	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	860	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,522	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	881	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,815	55
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	330.16/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,090	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,322	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	364	310.29/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,129	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	372.25/cwt	347.00–380.00	1,396	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	349.72/cwt	320.00–362.00	1,437	11
Bulls	400–450	Small 1-2	420	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,121	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	262.23/cwt	192.00–312.00	1,107	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	284.28/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,336	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	311.24/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,494	11
Bulls	500–550	Small 1-2	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	295.09/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,523	35
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	271.76/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,405	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	257.54/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,481	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	268.44/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,573	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	257.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,584	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	248.66/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,659	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	231.30/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,651	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,551	4
Bulls	950–1000	Small 1-2	985	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,546	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,411	122.50/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,728	6
Bulls	—	—	2,008	149.01/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,992	3
Bulls	—	—	2,014	141.24/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,845	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,035	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	107.54/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,082	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	107.50/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,165	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	116.78/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,297	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	129.71/cwt	123.00–138.00	1,645	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	130.57/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,697	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	134.33/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,787	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1

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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 815Last week 1,269Year ago 1,110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 162Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 34Year ago 20

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 higher. Feeders mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	170.00	170.00
2	500–550	508	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	710	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	232	352.00–370.00	359.60
4	250–300	288	320.00	320.00
10	300–350	335	312.00–332.00	326.11
19	350–400	366	295.00–327.00	312.68
24	400–450	431	282.00–312.00	292.09
17	450–500	464	262.00–287.00	276.22
27	500–550	519	250.00–270.00	262.64
19	550–600	582	230.00–260.00	246.27
9	600–650	616	235.00–252.00	241.52
8	650–700	677	220.00–235.00	227.65
3	700–750	702	217.00	217.00
6	750–800	753	206.00–217.00	215.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	247	297.00–342.00	330.85
6	300–350	320	300.00–305.00	304.19
4	350–400	380	257.00–292.00	272.89
5	400–450	422	255.00–270.00	263.37
13	450–500	469	255.00–278.00	268.48
13	500–550	533	240.00–250.00	243.64
8	550–600	575	230.00–247.00	243.90
7	600–650	620	215.00–240.00	229.07
3	650–700	687	221.00	221.00
4	700–750	720	200.00–207.00	203.48
1	800–850	800	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	860	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	700–750	730	200.00–225.50	221.29
3	800–850	810	191.00	191.00
55	850–900	881	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	380.00	380.00
8	350–400	375	347.00–380.00	372.25
11	400–450	411	320.00–362.00	349.72
11	450–500	480	300.00–317.00	311.24
35	500–550	516	280.00–300.00	295.09
9	550–600	586	260.00–277.00	268.44
16	600–650	614	250.00–260.00	257.95
9	650–700	667	235.00–255.00	248.66
10	700–750	714	227.00–232.00	231.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	267.00	267.00
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	985	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	310.00–340.00	330.16
7	350–400	364	300.00–327.00	310.29
8	400–450	422	192.00–312.00	262.23
12	450–500	470	275.00–300.00	284.28
3	500–550	517	270.00–275.00	271.76
2	550–600	575	255.00–260.00	257.54
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
4	700–750	730	210.00–215.00	212.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	330.00–385.00	353.43
5	300–350	336	320.00–362.00	341.35
10	350–400	365	270.00–342.00	307.36
10	400–450	420	260.00–300.00	287.43
6	450–500	472	250.00–310.00	286.15
6	500–550	512	245.00–290.00	268.71
2	550–600	563	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	214.00	214.00
1	700–750	705	222.00	222.00
1	800–850	810	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
11	600–650	631	283.00–285.00	284.26
64	650–700	658	293.00	293.00
12	700–750	723	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	240	390.00–415.00	403.72
11	250–300	281	390.00–407.00	399.44
3	300–350	323	380.00–400.00	391.75
6	350–400	377	352.00–362.00	356.44
10	400–450	427	322.00–346.00	333.73
16	450–500	477	300.00–335.00	314.45
20	500–550	519	280.00–310.00	298.76
11	550–600	570	260.00–290.00	278.97
16	600–650	618	245.00–260.00	258.17
5	650–700	675	250.00–262.00	254.76
7	700–750	729	230.00–243.00	237.71
2	750–800	763	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,675.00	1,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,411	115.00–126.00	122.50
4	—	2,014	137.00–144.00	141.24
3	—	2,008	145.00–154.00	149.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,330	129.00–138.00	134.33
3	—	1,300	128.00–133.00	130.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	95.00	95.00
21	—	1,006	103.00–111.00	107.54
1	—	885	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,084	101.00–113.00	107.50
38	—	1,111	113.00–125.00	116.78
8	—	1,268	123.00–138.00	129.71

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.