Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Steers under 650 lbs 5.00 to 12.00 lower, over 650 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Bulls 4.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.05/cwt on 343 head.

Average price

$125.05

343 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$7.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.82

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	125.58	723	278
Medium and Large 2-3	469	123.26	578	58
Medium and Large 3	328	120.00	394	2thin
Small 1-2	446	118.40	528	5thin

One grade step is worth $7.18/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale343 hd

125.05

—

TN average9 barns · 1,469 hd

123.23

+1.82

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,776	79.87	1,418	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	52.26	626	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	48.00	755	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	46.36	480	35

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	775	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	734	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	46.36/cwt	44.00–47.50	480	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	115.86/cwt	112.00–117.00	779	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	124.31/cwt	120.00–126.00	778	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	142.68/cwt	137.00–148.00	602	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	130.10/cwt	125.00–136.00	739	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.05/cwt	133.00–140.00	656	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	133.10/cwt	130.00–137.00	693	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	118.99/cwt	117.00–122.00	741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	128.24/cwt	124.00–131.00	730	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	132.16/cwt	130.00–136.00	632	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	120.00/cwt	119.00–122.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	111.03/cwt	108.00–114.00	862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	884	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	812	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	134.58/cwt	131.00–137.00	686	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	128.76/cwt	127.00–129.00	752	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	124.48/cwt	123.00–126.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	125.41/cwt	120.00–130.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	121.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	125.59/cwt	123.00–130.00	576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	124.76/cwt	120.00–128.00	521	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	400	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	528	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	394	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	156.17/cwt	155.00–160.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	144.98/cwt	142.00–150.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	121.82/cwt	120.00–124.00	947	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	158.64/cwt	155.00–166.00	579	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	145.24/cwt	140.00–151.00	816	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	136.78/cwt	131.00–142.00	594	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	133.87/cwt	130.00–138.00	640	16
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	122.41/cwt	121.00–123.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	108.11/cwt	106.00–109.00	791	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.05/cwt	124.00–136.00	680	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	131.15/cwt	127.00–135.00	563	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	51.89/cwt	48.00–55.00	609	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	56.04/cwt	54.00–59.00	725	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	45.05/cwt	43.00–47.00	536	4
Bulls	—	—	1,756	77.56/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,362	6
Bulls	—	—	1,835	86.78/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,592	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,365	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	9,214	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,213	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	137.69/cwt	137.00–140.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	463	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	148.37/cwt	142.00–155.00	552	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	149.74/cwt	148.00–150.00	488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	136.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	147.99/cwt	143.00–151.00	847	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	155.17/cwt	155.00–156.00	737	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	141.65/cwt	139.00–143.00	875	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	158.71/cwt	151.00–160.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	132.96/cwt	131.00–137.00	907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	135.40/cwt	130.00–143.00	852	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	147.24/cwt	143.00–151.00	760	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	130.47/cwt	126.00–136.00	875	16

How this sale compares

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 818Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,595	46.00	46.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,035	44.00–47.50	46.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,173	48.00–55.00	51.89
12	—	1,293	54.00–59.00	56.04
4	—	1,189	43.00–47.00	45.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,756	74.00–80.00	77.56
2	—	1,835	83.00–90.00	86.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	112.00	112.00
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
7	—	672	112.00–117.00	115.86
13	—	626	120.00–126.00	124.31
21	—	422	137.00–148.00	142.68
23	—	568	125.00–136.00	130.10
28	—	475	133.00–140.00	138.05
33	—	521	130.00–137.00	133.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	123.00	123.00
2	—	588	120.00	120.00
7	—	623	117.00–122.00	118.99
13	—	434	131.00–142.00	136.78
16	—	478	130.00–138.00	133.87
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	126.00	126.00
2	—	420	140.00–141.00	140.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	569	124.00–131.00	128.24
39	—	478	130.00–136.00	132.16
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	128.00	128.00
1	—	790	108.00	108.00
2	—	665	120.00	120.00
7	—	633	121.00–123.00	122.41
9	—	732	106.00–109.00	108.11
29	—	523	124.00–136.00	130.05
35	—	429	127.00–135.00	131.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	140.00	140.00
5	—	430	139.00	139.00
6	—	637	119.00–122.00	120.00
6	—	776	108.00–114.00	111.03
7	—	884	111.00	111.00
9	—	677	120.00	120.00
16	—	510	131.00–137.00	134.58
17	—	584	127.00–129.00	128.76
48	—	705	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
2	—	508	123.00–126.00	124.48
4	—	367	120.00–130.00	125.41
5	—	325	120.00–130.00	125.10
5	—	755	98.00	98.00
8	—	567	120.00–125.00	121.01
10	—	459	123.00–130.00	125.59
12	—	418	120.00–128.00	124.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	400	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	122.00	122.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
2	—	400	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
1	—	870	104.00	104.00
1	—	915	105.00	105.00
1	—	980	101.00	101.00
2	—	433	150.00	150.00
2	—	723	125.00	125.00
4	—	335	155.00–160.00	156.17
4	—	477	142.00–150.00	144.98
6	—	777	120.00–124.00	121.82
9	—	365	155.00–166.00	158.64
11	—	562	140.00–151.00	145.24
26	—	629	130.00–143.00	135.40
17	—	516	143.00–151.00	147.24
16	—	671	126.00–136.00	130.47
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	137.00–140.00	137.69
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	463	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	372	142.00–155.00	148.37
8	—	326	148.00–150.00	149.74
4	—	527	135.00–140.00	136.21
2	—	403	144.00	144.00
2	—	288	160.00	160.00
1	—	825	104.00	104.00
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
1	—	625	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	572	143.00–151.00	147.99
12	—	475	155.00–156.00	155.17
9	—	618	139.00–143.00	141.65
7	—	519	151.00–160.00	158.71
6	—	682	131.00–137.00	132.96
3	—	727	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	750.00	750.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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