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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 3

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← May 13Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,348 head

▲ 661 vs last sale 687▲ 87 vs year ago 1,261 · +6.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 89▼ 69 vs year ago 169 · −40.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 13▲ 3 vs year ago 38 · +7.9%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to last Mondays Holiday layoff.

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 $262.69/cwt on 189 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −119.92 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.

Average price

$262.69

189 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$36.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.52

vs TN average

−10.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	266.25	1,456	157
Medium and Large 2-3	549	245.75	1,350	31
Small 2-3	520	230.00	1,196	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.25/cwt here — about $260 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale189 hd

262.69

—

TN average11 barns · 605 hd

259.17

+3.52

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−10.34

This barn, trailing median34 sales

382.62

−119.92

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	1,723	159.73	2,752	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	141.24	1,986	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	139.49	1,665	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	946	118.95	1,125	17

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,463	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	892	$1,270	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	820	$1,100	1thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	238	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	838	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	956	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	349.95/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,176	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	357.40/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,279	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	379	303.74/cwt	277.00–322.00	1,151	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	317.19/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,342	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	426	280.23/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,194	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	439	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,462	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	313.52/cwt	308.00–330.00	1,467	44
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	278.42/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,309	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	292.80/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,534	83
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	542	260.96/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,414	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	288.21/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,646	111
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	576	261.93/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,509	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	273.89/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,712	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	239.80/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,535	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	283.07/cwt	275.00–288.50	1,874	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	259.56/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,739	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,708	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	262.34/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,889	5
Steers	700–750	Small 1-2	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,702	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,843	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,929	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,939	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	344.56/cwt	340.00–352.00	948	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	291	315.30/cwt	300.00–330.00	918	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	299.56/cwt	265.00–310.00	989	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	298.04/cwt	240.00–322.00	1,127	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	312.30/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,215	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	291.92/cwt	272.00–310.00	1,244	47
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	263.48/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,128	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	458	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,264	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	460	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,182	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	279.78/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,315	50
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	267.73/cwt	253.00–277.00	1,272	31
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	490	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,235	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	513	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,431	2
Heifers	500–550	Small 2-3	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	250.97/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,310	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	271.08/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,426	84
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Full	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	261.29/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,492	62
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	236.45/cwt	212.00–250.00	1,371	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	249.90/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,537	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	629	237.16/cwt	215.00–244.00	1,492	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	242.51/cwt	229.00–249.00	1,618	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	687	221.58/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,522	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	719	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,467	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	221.25/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,626	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,533	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,642	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	268	313.27/cwt	285.00–340.00	840	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	309	350.67/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,084	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	310.91/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,042	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	369	302.16/cwt	270.00–312.00	1,115	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	327.86/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,236	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	320.25/cwt	302.00–329.00	1,339	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	439	281.38/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,235	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	281.35/cwt	250.00–297.00	1,320	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	311.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,495	17
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	505	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,475	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	523	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,360	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	282.45/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,483	17
Bulls	550–600	Small 1-2	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	281.15/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,594	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	579	263.10/cwt	230.00–272.00	1,523	25
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	251.68/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,535	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	265.80/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,629	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	252.95/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,669	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	223.47/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,531	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	245.72/cwt	237.00–268.00	1,757	10
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,612	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,694	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,843	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	143.74/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,242	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	156.93/cwt	149.00–163.00	2,731	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	167.80/cwt	162.00–180.00	2,983	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	829	104.37/cwt	98.00–109.00	865	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	119.31/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,145	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	128.26/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,292	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,071	131.15/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,405	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,165	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,549	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	138.89/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,689	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	145.69/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,780	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	140.26/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,950	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	147.56/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,244	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	1,017.42/head	900.00–1,125.00	1,017	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	820	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,348Last week 687Year ago 1,261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 89Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 13Year ago 38

No trends could be established due to last Mondays Holiday layoff.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	285.00–340.00	313.27
6	300–350	335	300.00–330.00	310.91
8	350–400	369	270.00–312.00	302.16
5	400–450	439	270.00–297.00	281.38
14	450–500	469	250.00–297.00	281.35
25	550–600	579	230.00–272.00	263.10
6	600–650	610	250.00–260.00	251.68
7	650–700	685	220.00–240.00	223.47
1	800–850	810	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	309	350.00–352.00	350.67
4	350–400	377	320.00–332.00	327.86
11	400–450	418	302.00–329.00	320.25
17	450–500	480	300.00–325.00	311.50
17	500–550	525	270.00–297.00	282.45
10	550–600	567	275.00–295.00	281.15
8	600–650	613	260.00–277.00	265.80
2	650–700	660	250.00–256.00	252.95
10	700–750	715	237.00–268.00	245.72
2	850–900	860	197.00	197.00
1	950–1000	970	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	565	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	458	276.00	276.00
2	500–550	513	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	340.00–352.00	344.56
10	350–400	389	312.00–315.00	312.30
47	400–450	426	272.00–310.00	291.92
50	450–500	470	270.00–302.00	279.78
84	500–550	526	260.00–280.00	271.08
62	550–600	571	250.00–270.00	261.29
25	600–650	615	245.00–254.00	249.90
13	650–700	667	229.00–249.00	242.51
8	700–750	735	217.00–227.00	221.25
2	800–850	825	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	257.00	257.00
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	750	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	291	300.00–330.00	315.30
6	300–350	330	265.00–310.00	299.56
22	350–400	378	240.00–322.00	298.04
13	400–450	428	257.00–270.00	263.48
31	450–500	475	253.00–277.00	267.73
14	500–550	522	230.00–260.00	250.97
15	550–600	580	212.00–250.00	236.45
8	600–650	629	215.00–244.00	237.16
7	650–700	687	210.00–230.00	221.58
4	700–750	719	204.00	204.00
1	750–800	765	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	820	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	352.00	352.00
8	350–400	379	277.00–322.00	303.74
6	400–450	426	275.00–295.00	280.23
13	450–500	470	270.00–297.00	278.42
5	500–550	542	255.00–275.00	260.96
13	550–600	576	250.00–270.00	261.93
7	600–650	640	220.00–260.00	239.80
7	650–700	670	257.00–260.00	259.56
3	700–750	700	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	390.00	390.00
11	300–350	336	340.00–360.00	349.95
16	350–400	358	330.00–360.00	357.40
22	400–450	423	300.00–327.00	317.19
44	450–500	468	308.00–330.00	313.52
83	500–550	524	280.00–310.00	292.80
111	550–600	571	270.00–295.00	288.21
26	600–650	625	260.00–285.00	273.89
11	650–700	662	275.00–288.50	283.07
5	700–750	720	255.00–265.00	262.34
2	750–800	770	220.00–222.00	221.00
1	800–850	830	222.00	222.00
2	850–900	865	223.00	223.00
3	1000–1050	1,048	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	439	333.00	333.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,775.00	1,775.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	900.00–1,125.00	1,017.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,740	149.00–163.00	156.93
5	—	1,778	162.00–180.00	167.80
2	—	1,560	140.00–147.00	143.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,521	145.00–153.00	147.56
43	—	1,390	136.00–144.00	140.26
1	—	1,165	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	960	117.00–122.00	119.31
6	—	1,007	125.00–132.00	128.26
4	—	829	98.00–109.00	104.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,216	134.00–143.00	138.89
10	—	1,222	144.00–151.00	145.69
6	—	1,071	129.00–133.00	131.15

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.