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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

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

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

995 head

▼ 373 vs last sale 1,368▼ 137 vs year ago 1,132 · −12.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 168▼ 49 vs year ago 157 · −31.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 9▲ 48 vs year ago 23 · +208.7%

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 steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder Steers under 450 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 450 lbs mostly steady. Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs mostly steady, over 550 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder Bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

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 $259.69/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −122.93 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.

Average price

$259.69

68 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$32.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.60

vs TN average

+1.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	264.90	1,404	53
Medium and Large 2-3	540	242.62	1,311	13thin
Small 1-2	528	232.56	1,228	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.34/cwt here — about $176 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 sale68 hd

259.69

—

TN average11 barns · 824 hd

249.09

+10.60

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

+1.89

This barn, trailing median34 sales

382.62

−122.93

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	1,630	160.72	2,619	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	149.38	2,037	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	141.46	1,644	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	125.17	1,314	18

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)	1,294	$1,893	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,842	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,271	$1,813	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,650	1thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	269	378.45/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,018	3
Steers	250–300	Small 1-2	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,162	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,229	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	332.67/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,234	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1-2	380	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	958	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	319.04/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,359	8
Steers	400–450	Small 1-2Value Added	433	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	953	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	311.27/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,444	28
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	484	287.12/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,390	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	488	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,586	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	296.12/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,522	4
Steers	500–550	Small 1-2	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	523	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,491	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,412	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	280.99/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,613	52
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	267.00/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,575	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,761	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	272.10/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,682	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	621	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,521	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	272.12/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,801	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	671	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,678	4
Steers	700–750	Small 1-2	705	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,509	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,795	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	733	230.02/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,686	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	244.71/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,936	26
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,982	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	215	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	645	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	845	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	303.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	818	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	317.11/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,043	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	266.96/cwt	250.00–300.00	996	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	314.24/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,185	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	303.17/cwt	287.00–316.00	1,267	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	434	266.68/cwt	263.00–272.00	1,157	9
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	445	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,121	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	280.59/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,333	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	262.72/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,248	20
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	490	263.99/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,294	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	266.38/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,398	47
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	528	232.56/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,228	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	531	244.02/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,296	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	253.29/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,439	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	237.97/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,361	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	614	235.20/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,444	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	241.41/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,502	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	244.15/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,638	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	226.38/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,619	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	212.60/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,603	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,684	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,682	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	308.61/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,318	3
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	461	274.90/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,267	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	287.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,359	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	284.84/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,350	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	283.01/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,483	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Bulls	550–600	Small 1-2	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	273.33/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,572	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	244.66/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,536	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	667	239.65/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,598	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	228.98/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,630	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	222.14/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,717	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,717	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,514	160.60/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,431	5
Bulls	—	—	1,705	168.46/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,872	4
Bulls	—	—	1,722	150.59/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,593	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	122.26/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,268	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,408	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	140.96/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,613	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	152.14/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,071	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	145.24/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,985	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	147.96/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,076	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,271	1,813.00/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,813	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,841.63/head	1,625.00–2,050.00	1,842	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,294	1,892.68/head	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,893	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 Jul 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 995Last week 1,368Year ago 1,132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 168Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 9Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	270	300.00–310.00	303.09
3	350–400	373	250.00–300.00	266.96
9	400–450	434	263.00–272.00	266.68
20	450–500	475	240.00–277.00	262.72
10	500–550	531	220.00–250.00	244.02
3	550–600	572	220.00–250.00	237.97
17	600–650	614	220.00–240.00	235.20
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	745	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	345.00	345.00
6	300–350	329	310.00–325.00	317.11
25	350–400	377	300.00–327.00	314.24
19	400–450	418	287.00–316.00	303.17
27	450–500	475	270.00–291.00	280.59
47	500–550	525	255.00–270.00	266.38
6	550–600	568	250.00–260.00	253.29
14	600–650	622	230.00–250.00	241.41
14	650–700	671	230.00–255.00	244.15
9	700–750	715	215.00–230.00	226.38
5	750–800	754	210.00–217.00	212.60
3	800–850	842	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	858	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	625	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	252.00	252.00
2	450–500	490	263.00–265.00	263.99
2	500–550	528	220.00–245.00	232.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	603	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	352.00	352.00
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
7	450–500	484	280.00–290.00	287.12
2	500–550	533	265.00	265.00
5	550–600	590	255.00–270.00	267.00
2	600–650	621	245.00	245.00
4	650–700	671	250.00	250.00
5	700–750	733	220.00–247.00	230.02
1	750–800	775	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
3	250–300	269	375.00–380.00	378.45
4	300–350	335	367.00	367.00
22	350–400	371	320.00–340.00	332.67
8	400–450	426	300.00–328.00	319.04
28	450–500	464	295.00–320.00	311.27
4	500–550	514	290.00–310.00	296.12
52	550–600	574	270.00–290.00	280.99
34	600–650	618	260.00–285.00	272.10
5	650–700	662	260.00–277.00	272.12
2	700–750	718	250.00	250.00
26	750–800	791	235.00–247.00	244.71
2	850–900	873	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	380	252.00	252.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	705	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	300.00–316.00	308.61
5	450–500	472	280.00–290.00	287.97
22	500–550	524	250.00–300.00	283.01
6	550–600	575	260.00–285.00	273.33
14	600–650	628	240.00–255.00	244.66
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
5	700–750	712	225.00–230.00	228.98
2	750–800	773	210.00–235.00	222.14
2	800–850	808	210.00–215.00	212.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	474	282.00–289.00	284.84
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	667	220.00–250.00	239.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	461	270.00–280.00	274.90
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,075	131.00	131.00
12	—	1,037	117.00–129.00	122.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,144	133.00–145.00	140.96
3	—	1,403	147.00–149.00	147.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,367	135.00–149.00	145.24
9	—	1,361	148.00–158.00	152.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,722	145.00–155.00	150.59
4	—	1,705	164.00–170.00	168.46
5	—	1,514	155.00–165.00	160.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	860	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	6	—	1,294	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,892.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,271	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,813.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,285	1,625.00–2,050.00	1,841.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,650.00	2,650.00

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.