All cattle included in this report were sold in load lots. All cattle were value added (weaned and at least 2 rounds of vaccinations).
Weight classPick one — the panels below update
Steers · summary 600–700 lb
Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb steers averaged $284.25/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$284.25
74 head · 637 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,811
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+21.07
vs TN average
+5.88 vs national
Price by quality 600–700 lb
Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscle
Avg wt
$/cwt
$/head
Head
Medium and Large 1-2
637
284.25
1,811
74
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.
How it compared 600–700 lb
Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale74 hd
284.25
—
TN average15 barns · 578 hd
263.18
+21.07
National average181 barns · 22,092 hd
278.37
+5.88
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.
Every lot
10 lots · USDA AMS · Dickson Regional Livestock Center Yearling Special (Annual) - 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers
600–650
Medium and Large 1-2Value Added
637
284.25/cwt
284.25–284.25
1,811
74
Steers
700–750
Medium and Large 1Value Added
746
264.18/cwt
264.00–264.50
1,971
195
Steers
700–750
Medium and Large 1-2Value Added
747
249.75/cwt
249.75–249.75
1,866
68
Steers
750–800
Medium and Large 1-2Value Added
760
268.00/cwt
268.00–268.00
2,037
63
Steers
750–800
Medium and Large 1Value Added
781
266.32/cwt
265.00–267.00
2,080
199
Steers
800–850
Medium and Large 1Value Added
838
243.50/cwt
243.50–243.50
2,041
59
Steers
850–900
Medium and Large 1Value Added
898
251.00/cwt
251.00–251.00
2,254
57
Steers
900–950
Medium and Large 1Value Added
905
246.18/cwt
245.25–248.00
2,228
165
Steers
950–1000
Medium and Large 1Value Added
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers
650–700
Medium and Large 1Value Added
698
235.00/cwt
235.00–235.00
1,640
49
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.
All cattle included in this report were sold in load lots. All cattle were value added (weaned and at least 2 rounds of vaccinations).
Feeder Cattle
As reported
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
49
650–700
698
235.00
235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
195
700–750
746
264.00–264.50
264.18
199
750–800
781
265.00–267.00
266.32
59
800–850
838
243.50
243.50
57
850–900
898
251.00
251.00
165
900–950
905
245.25–248.00
246.18
54
950–1000
972
222.00
222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
Source: USDA AMS · Dickson Livestock Auction · Fri, Nov 22 · slug 3874 · RaisedBeef's rendering of USDA data, not a copy of USDA's document and not endorsed by USDA · www.raisedbeef.com/markets/barn/tn/dickson-regional-livestock-center-yearling-special-annual-3874/2024-11-22
972
222.00/cwt
222.00–222.00
2,158
54
74
600–650
637
284.25
284.25
68
700–750
747
249.75
249.75
63
750–800
760
268.00
268.00
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.