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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 13

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← May 6May 13Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

687 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 718▼ 3 vs year ago 690 · −0.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 111▼ 49 vs year ago 138 · −35.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 47▼ 41 vs year ago 54 · −75.9%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, slaughter cows 3.00 to 15.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 2.00 to 11.00 lower, heifers and bulls unevenly steady.

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 $283.20/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −146.11 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.

Average price

$283.20

59 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$29.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.94

vs TN average

−27.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	286.75	1,621	52
Medium and Large 2-3	551	256.81	1,414	7thin

One grade step is worth $29.94/cwt here — about $207 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale59 hd

283.20

—

TN average10 barns · 365 hd

289.14

−5.94

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−27.57

This barn, trailing median34 sales

429.31

−146.11

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	—	High	1,739	149.18	2,594	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	134.44	1,922	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	129.29	1,461	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	123.51	1,326	15

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)	1,222	$1,900	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$1,388	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,550	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,375	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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	373.00/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,000	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	338.07/cwt	330.00–352.00	1,109	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	363	330.05/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,198	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,395	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,337	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	318.35/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,347	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	443	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,311	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	262.48/cwt	242.00–285.00	1,242	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	299.24/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,466	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	307.65/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,584	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,507	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	255.93/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,364	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	271.94/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,583	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	284.29/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,686	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,541	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,733	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	271.57/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,697	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	248.49/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,665	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	682	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,569	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	690	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,635	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	244.74/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,787	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	254.32/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,864	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	229.86/cwt	223.00–234.00	1,864	38
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	818	206.60/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,690	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,901	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,017	58
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,876	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	277	353.54/cwt	350.00–360.00	979	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	295.16/cwt	285.00–300.00	945	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	324.37/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,077	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	314.38/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,195	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	316.60/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,209	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	417	301.14/cwt	292.00–307.00	1,256	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	283.23/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,218	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	274.20/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,286	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	246.75/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,187	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,460	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	266.19/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,400	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	531	240.01/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,274	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,448	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	252.98/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,414	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	589	238.58/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,405	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	233.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,417	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	612	222.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,363	13
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	633	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,424	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	212.49/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,541	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,571	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	838	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,735	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	872	172.95/cwt	167.00–185.00	1,508	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	304	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,125	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,015	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	332.94/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,259	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	406	308.72/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,253	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	321.97/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,394	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	285.49/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,390	10
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	250.19/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,288	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	284.43/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,493	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	257.89/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,480	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Bulls	600–650	Small 1-2	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	257.30/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,621	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	636	236.26/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,503	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,487	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	185.03/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,508	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,734	145.40/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,521	6
Bulls	—	—	1,753	160.53/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,814	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	115.50/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,220	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	119.47/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,264	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	127.51/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,381	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,499	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	129.84/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,483	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	134.21/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,917	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,051	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,130	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	1,900.08/head	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,900	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 May 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 718Year ago 690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 111Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 47Year ago 54

Compared to this same sale last week, slaughter cows 3.00 to 15.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 2.00 to 11.00 lower, heifers and bulls unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	350.00–360.00	353.54
15	300–350	332	322.00–327.00	324.37
17	350–400	382	305.00–327.00	316.60
27	400–450	430	270.00–289.00	283.23
18	450–500	469	262.00–285.00	274.20
6	500–550	526	265.00–272.00	266.19
5	550–600	559	252.00–257.00	252.98
8	600–650	606	230.00–240.00	233.77
20	700–750	725	210.00–214.00	212.49
1	750–800	765	215.00	215.00
2	800–850	818	192.00	192.00
3	850–900	872	167.00–185.00	172.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	417	292.00–307.00	301.14
3	500–550	525	278.00	278.00
24	550–600	557	260.00	260.00
6	800–850	838	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	633	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	285.00–300.00	295.16
3	350–400	380	300.00–322.00	314.38
6	450–500	481	235.00–252.00	246.75
9	500–550	531	230.00–255.00	240.01
22	550–600	589	230.00–250.00	238.58
13	600–650	612	220.00–225.00	222.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	367.00	367.00
7	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
7	500–550	515	302.00–310.00	307.65
27	550–600	593	284.00–285.00	284.29
4	600–650	619	280.00	280.00
15	700–750	733	252.00–260.00	254.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	850–900	881	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	320.00–340.00	330.05
12	400–450	443	296.00	296.00
2	450–500	473	242.00–285.00	262.48
5	500–550	533	250.00–270.00	255.93
2	550–600	595	259.00	259.00
3	650–700	682	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	818	200.00–213.00	206.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	370.00–375.00	373.00
9	300–350	328	330.00–352.00	338.07
4	350–400	391	342.00	342.00
4	400–450	423	300.00–332.00	318.35
4	450–500	490	295.00–307.00	299.24
12	500–550	524	285.00–290.00	287.50
6	550–600	582	270.00–282.00	271.94
6	600–650	625	264.00–277.00	271.57
2	650–700	670	247.00–250.00	248.49
9	700–750	730	230.00–249.00	244.74
38	800–850	811	223.00–234.00	229.86
1	850–900	880	216.00	216.00
1	900–950	915	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	304	370.00	370.00
7	350–400	378	320.00–347.00	332.94
13	400–450	433	315.00–330.00	321.97
10	450–500	487	280.00–290.00	285.49
9	500–550	525	270.00–290.00	284.43
5	550–600	574	250.00–270.00	257.89
3	600–650	630	255.00–260.00	257.30
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	785	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	815	180.00–190.00	185.03
1	900–950	905	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	290.00	290.00
7	400–450	406	300.00–312.00	308.72
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	515	240.00–260.00	250.19
1	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
8	600–650	636	230.00–240.00	236.26
1	650–700	655	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,056	111.00–117.00	115.50
10	—	1,083	122.00–133.00	127.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	135.00	135.00
15	—	1,142	125.00–133.00	129.84
2	—	1,058	119.00–120.00	119.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,428	129.00–139.00	134.21
1	—	1,465	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	160.00–161.00	160.53
6	—	1,734	140.00–152.00	145.40

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,222	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,900.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,550.00	1,550.00

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	—	1,275	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,550	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.