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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 5

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

769 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 760▼ 293 vs year ago 1,062 · −27.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 101▼ 24 vs year ago 145 · −16.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 31▼ 10 vs year ago 17 · −58.8%

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, feeder steers 450lbs to 750lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher, heifers 450lbs to 750lbs steady to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 to 15.00 higher, with thinner flesh feeders of all classes driving the top end of those prices. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 7.00 higher.

One owner load 54 steers averaging 987lbs, mostly chx/red, some with ear, nub horns, and late cut; medium flesh, medium/large frame, value-added :: $$ 219.00

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 $287.60/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −141.71 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.

Average price

$287.60

70 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$6.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.31

vs TN average

+12.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	289.45	1,544	51
Medium and Large 1	549	282.64	1,553	19thin

One grade step is worth $6.81/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale70 hd

287.60

—

TN average16 barns · 710 hd

278.29

+9.31

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

+12.52

This barn, trailing median34 sales

429.31

−141.71

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	1,759	158.10	2,781	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	139.93	1,988	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	137.28	1,615	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	122.41	1,201	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)	1,250	$2,135	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,350	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	615	$825	1thin

Every lot

96 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	345.50/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,019	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	318.82/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,068	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	309.91/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,187	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	309.20/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,326	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	283.94/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,249	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	283.47/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,327	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	301.02/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,433	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	478	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,482	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	263.96/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,394	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	286.82/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,552	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	275.47/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,554	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	565	282.17/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,594	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	271.56/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,537	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	266.85/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,628	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	251.64/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,550	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	629	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,761	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	245.07/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,652	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	277.26/cwt	272.00–277.50	1,894	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	684	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,758	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	243.60/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,778	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	248.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,929	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	233.03/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,820	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,006	61
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	893	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,875	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	987	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,162	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	297.57/cwt	290.00–300.00	812	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	302.57/cwt	290.00–310.00	971	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	984	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	958	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	292.62/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,121	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	285.04/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,197	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	265.09/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,121	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	254.72/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,121	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	455	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,147	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	458	287.39/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,316	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	270.52/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,285	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	254.91/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,213	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	266.69/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,275	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	268.71/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,368	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	520	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,430	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	266.15/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,389	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	236.16/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,235	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	259.11/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,443	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	558	267.19/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,491	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	243.07/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,410	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	240.75/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,464	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	234.45/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,449	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	623	256.11/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,596	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	630	243.25/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,532	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	224.78/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,553	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	220.64/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,573	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	214.93/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,640	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,560	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	761	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,184	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	288.16/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,121	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	302.69/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,277	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	284.40/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,234	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	280.44/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,338	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	297.87/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,454	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	254.04/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,321	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	268.10/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,461	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	270.56/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,526	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	250.52/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,458	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,519	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	233.35/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,533	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	242.99/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,669	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	223.33/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,662	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,643	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,522	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,170	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	156.41/cwt	153.00–161.00	2,753	9
Bulls	—	—	1,793	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,636	2
Bulls	—	—	1,862	168.99/cwt	163.00–172.00	3,147	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	111.11/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,064	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	126.76/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,255	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,694	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	128.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,501	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	138.14/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,629	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	129.45/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,803	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	140.57/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,993	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	150.54/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,236	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,135.00/head	2,135.00–2,135.00	2,135	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 760Year ago 1,062

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 101Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 31Year ago 17

One owner load 54 steers averaging 987lbs, mostly chx/red, some with ear, nub horns, and late cut; medium flesh, medium/large frame, value-added :: $$ 219.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	287.00	287.00
1	350–400	380	252.00	252.00
8	400–450	423	262.00–270.00	265.09
19	450–500	475	265.00–277.00	270.52
36	500–550	522	260.00–270.00	266.15
15	550–600	580	230.00–248.00	243.07
2	600–650	618	232.00–237.00	234.45
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
6	700–750	713	215.00–223.00	220.64
3	750–800	763	211.00–217.00	214.93
1	950–1000	975	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	250.00–257.00	254.72
14	450–500	476	250.00–260.00	254.91
2	500–550	523	225.00–247.00	236.16
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	685	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	290.00–300.00	297.57
4	300–350	321	290.00–310.00	302.57
5	350–400	383	292.00–295.00	292.62
11	400–450	420	277.00–287.00	285.04
3	450–500	478	260.00–270.00	266.69
4	500–550	509	265.00–270.00	268.71
9	550–600	557	255.00–265.00	259.11
12	600–650	608	240.00–247.00	240.75
15	650–700	691	222.00–232.00	224.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	623	256.00–257.00	256.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	458	280.00–290.00	287.39
2	500–550	520	275.00	275.00
44	550–600	558	259.00–270.00	267.19
6	600–650	630	240.00–250.00	243.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	337.00–355.00	345.50
5	300–350	335	317.00–320.00	318.82
3	350–400	383	300.00–315.00	309.91
6	400–450	429	300.00–317.00	309.20
5	450–500	476	300.00–305.00	301.02
12	500–550	541	277.00–290.00	286.82
7	550–600	564	270.00–280.00	275.47
7	600–650	610	265.00–275.00	266.85
22	650–700	683	272.00–277.50	277.26
4	700–750	730	240.00–255.00	243.60
5	750–800	781	230.00–235.00	233.03
2	850–900	893	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	440	277.00–290.00	283.94
2	450–500	468	277.00–290.00	283.47
8	500–550	528	260.00–270.00	263.96
9	550–600	566	270.00–275.00	271.56
6	600–650	616	250.00–260.00	251.64
4	650–700	674	230.00–250.00	245.07
1	700–750	745	230.00	230.00
5	750–800	778	240.00–250.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
12	550–600	565	279.00–285.00	282.17
9	600–650	629	280.00	280.00
7	650–700	684	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	478	310.00	310.00
61	850–900	850	236.00	236.00
54	950–1000	987	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
8	350–400	388	300.00–310.00	305.03
9	400–450	422	300.00–315.00	302.69
16	450–500	488	290.00–300.00	297.87
11	500–550	545	260.00–272.00	268.10
3	550–600	564	260.00–276.00	270.56
6	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	657	230.00–235.00	233.35
3	700–750	744	220.00–225.00	223.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	267.00	267.00
7	350–400	389	287.00–295.00	288.16
9	400–450	434	280.00–295.00	284.40
11	450–500	477	270.00–285.00	280.44
3	500–550	520	250.00–262.00	254.04
10	550–600	582	249.00–255.00	250.52
2	600–650	633	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	687	242.00–245.00	242.99
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
4	750–800	790	208.00	208.00
2	800–850	825	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	895	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,418	135.00–146.00	140.57
2	—	1,485	150.00–151.00	150.54
3	—	1,393	124.00–134.00	129.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,179	133.00–143.00	138.14
4	—	1,168	127.00–130.00	128.50
2	—	1,168	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	958	107.00–117.00	111.11
13	—	990	123.00–129.00	126.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,862	163.00–172.00	168.99
9	—	1,760	153.00–161.00	156.41
2	—	1,793	145.00–149.00	146.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	141.00	141.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	825.00	825.00

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)	1	—	1,250	2,135.00	2,135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,350.00	2,350.00

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	—	1,000	2,350.00	2,350.00

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.