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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 15

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

835 head

▼ 235 vs last sale 1,070▼ 301 vs year ago 1,136 · −26.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 65▼ 62 vs year ago 169 · −36.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 126▼ 205 vs year ago 230 · −89.1%

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 cow and bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs steady to 10.00 higher. Heifer under 450 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to 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 $243.58/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −139.04 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.

Average price

$243.58

100 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$4.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.51

vs TN average

−20.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	243.66	1,370	98
Medium and Large 2-3	545	239.50	1,305	2thin

One grade step is worth $4.16/cwt here — about $64 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale100 hd

243.58

—

TN average10 barns · 405 hd

249.09

−5.51

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−20.94

This barn, trailing median34 sales

382.62

−139.04

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	—	Average	1,716	146.14	2,508	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,285	135.07	1,735	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	130.74	1,507	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	107.16	1,017	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,031	$1,384	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	730	$860	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,421	4thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	954	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	264	414.09/cwt	412.00–415.00	1,093	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	349.26/cwt	337.00–385.00	1,180	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,111	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1-2	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	323.49/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,239	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	388	280.92/cwt	250.00–307.00	1,090	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	319.21/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,334	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	436	278.20/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,213	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	300.36/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,427	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	290.72/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,506	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	266.09/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,405	2
Steers	500–550	Small 1-2	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	272.46/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,613	65
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	611	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,405	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	263.27/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,645	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	646	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,815	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,454	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	266.38/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,811	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	275.82/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,884	39
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,882	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,671	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	893	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,866	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,010	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,929	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	238	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	814	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	254	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	660	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	321.51/cwt	315.00–340.00	875	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	908	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	301.38/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,007	4
Heifers	300–350	Small 1-2	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	297.39/cwt	287.00–312.00	1,145	28
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	393	282.03/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,108	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	987	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	282.28/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,234	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	443	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,161	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	273.40/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,258	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	463	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,259	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	471	252.70/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,190	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	251.89/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,307	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,283	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,372	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,327	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	52
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	236.11/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,466	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,497	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	209.64/cwt	190.00–213.00	1,501	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,170	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	313.65/cwt	285.00–322.00	1,355	20
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	437	267.92/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,171	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	274.00/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,274	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	298.02/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,398	29
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	263.32/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,367	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	275.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,449	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	268.52/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,536	32
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	250.53/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,543	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	239.08/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,604	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	681	227.29/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,548	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	223.81/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,609	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	196.43/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,607	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	1150–1200	Large 3	1,173	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,443	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,636	133.24/cwt	121.00–137.00	2,180	4
Bulls	—	—	1,684	148.22/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,496	11
Bulls	—	—	1,942	155.74/cwt	154.00–158.00	3,024	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	780	86.85/cwt	85.00–89.00	677	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	108.37/cwt	97.00–116.00	1,046	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,141	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	120.20/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,228	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	129.08/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,470	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	136.18/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,629	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,251	130.95/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,638	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,308	137.90/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,804	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	730	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	840	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	910	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,043	1,303.91/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,304	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	1,520.00/head	1,520.00–1,520.00	1,520	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 835Last week 1,070Year ago 1,136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 65Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 126Year ago 230

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	406.00	406.00
7	250–300	264	412.00–415.00	414.09
11	300–350	338	337.00–385.00	349.26
19	350–400	383	312.00–332.00	323.49
6	400–450	418	312.00–322.00	319.21
16	450–500	475	290.00–312.00	300.36
5	500–550	518	280.00–300.00	290.72
65	550–600	592	270.00–285.00	272.46
8	600–650	625	250.00–275.00	263.27
6	650–700	680	262.00–268.00	266.38
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	893	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	646	281.00	281.00
39	650–700	683	275.00–276.00	275.82
2	750–800	768	245.00	245.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	322.00	322.00
7	350–400	388	250.00–307.00	280.92
5	400–450	436	265.00–285.00	278.20
1	450–500	455	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	528	262.00–270.00	266.09
8	600–650	611	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	670	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	770	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	254	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	330	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	393	277.00–287.00	282.03
2	400–450	443	262.00	262.00
9	450–500	471	235.00–265.00	252.70
1	500–550	530	242.00	242.00
1	550–600	560	237.00	237.00
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	770	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	342.00	342.00
6	250–300	272	315.00–340.00	321.51
4	300–350	334	292.00–312.00	301.38
28	350–400	385	287.00–312.00	297.39
28	400–450	437	270.00–290.00	282.28
24	450–500	460	250.00–282.00	273.40
21	500–550	519	240.00–260.00	251.89
24	550–600	560	240.00–250.00	244.96
36	600–650	621	220.00–240.00	236.11
2	650–700	673	220.00–225.00	222.51
19	700–750	716	190.00–213.00	209.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	435	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	432	285.00–322.00	313.65
29	450–500	469	280.00–307.00	298.02
14	500–550	527	270.00–280.00	275.02
32	550–600	572	250.00–274.00	268.52
13	600–650	616	230.00–260.00	250.53
11	650–700	671	235.00–243.00	239.08
4	700–750	719	210.00–230.00	223.81
2	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
5	800–850	818	194.00–200.00	196.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	312.00	312.00
5	400–450	437	265.00–280.00	267.92
3	450–500	465	272.00–275.00	274.00
3	500–550	519	250.00–270.00	263.32
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
4	650–700	681	224.00–237.00	227.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1150–1200	1,173	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	113.00	113.00
10	—	1,196	133.00–143.00	136.18
22	—	1,139	123.00–133.00	129.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	85.00–89.00	86.85
3	—	1,022	117.00–125.00	120.20
18	—	965	97.00–116.00	108.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,308	135.00–140.00	137.90
11	—	1,251	125.00–136.00	130.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,684	141.00–154.00	148.22
4	—	1,636	121.00–137.00	133.24
3	—	1,942	154.00–158.00	155.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	730	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,275.00	1,275.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,520.00	1,520.00

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)	3	—	1,043	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,303.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,510.00	1,510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.