Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Bulls not enough to compare. Steers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.50/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$126.50

278 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$18.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.52

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	500	127.69	638	242
Medium and Large 2-3	489	119.93	587	31
Small 1-2	550	111.00	611	1thin
Medium and Large 3	520	109.00	567	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.69/cwt here — about $71 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 sale278 hd

126.50

—

TN average11 barns · 3,233 hd

120.98

+5.52

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	1,798	72.25	1,299	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	54.40	667	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	51.59	761	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	44.95	492	52

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	109.17/cwt	107.00–112.00	689	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	109.82/cwt	101.00–112.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	122.75/cwt	122.00–123.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	131.09/cwt	130.00–134.00	433	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	123.71/cwt	120.00–128.00	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	118.72/cwt	114.00–124.00	736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	143.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	113.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	141.38/cwt	135.00–148.00	452	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	135.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	515	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	124.15/cwt	121.00–127.00	662	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	126.47/cwt	122.00–132.00	607	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	124.73/cwt	120.00–131.00	713	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	130.60/cwt	123.00–135.00	549	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	119.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	726	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	47.72/cwt	41.00–52.00	542	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	54.40/cwt	52.00–60.00	667	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	51.59/cwt	46.00–54.00	761	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	35.71/cwt	31.00–40.00	342	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	137.87/cwt	130.00–155.00	711	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	153.61/cwt	150.00–161.00	571	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	154.28/cwt	134.00–160.00	640	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	145.96/cwt	130.00–154.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	128.05/cwt	123.00–132.00	665	14
Bulls	—	—	1,798	72.25/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	137.40/cwt	135.00–138.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	117.18/cwt	116.00–118.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	153.40/cwt	153.00–154.00	861	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	913	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	143.56/cwt	140.00–144.00	874	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	127.66/cwt	125.00–128.00	740	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	639	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	895	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	139.21/cwt	130.00–153.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	126.61/cwt	120.00–128.00	809	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	131.34/cwt	129.00–134.00	739	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	135.77/cwt	129.00–145.00	656	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	154.66/cwt	145.00–160.00	735	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	130.47/cwt	128.00–133.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	163.58/cwt	155.00–165.00	610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	123.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	954	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	728.34/cwt	600.00–800.00	9,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	129.73/cwt	125.00–134.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	149.38/cwt	140.00–155.00	777	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	144.05/cwt	136.00–145.00	841	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	133.18/cwt	132.00–135.00	894	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	460	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	145.16/cwt	135.00–150.00	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	131.15/cwt	125.00–141.00	807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	141.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	133.13/cwt	128.00–140.00	619	4

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 902Last week 818Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	631	107.00–112.00	109.17
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
2	—	713	106.00	106.00
1	—	670	108.00	108.00
4	—	461	122.00–123.00	122.75
7	—	330	130.00–134.00	131.09
7	—	432	120.00–128.00	123.71
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	712	101.00–112.00	109.82
11	—	620	114.00–124.00	118.72
3	—	862	101.00	101.00
1	—	810	106.00	106.00
4	—	227	140.00–144.00	143.01
5	—	288	140.00	140.00
5	—	672	110.00–115.00	113.02
15	—	320	135.00–148.00	141.38
20	—	381	130.00–138.00	135.29
20	—	533	121.00–127.00	124.15
30	—	480	122.00–132.00	126.47
36	—	572	120.00–131.00	124.73
44	—	420	123.00–135.00	130.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	580	125.00–128.00	127.66
10	—	670	120.00	120.00
5	—	481	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	170.00	170.00
14	—	516	130.00–155.00	137.87
28	—	372	150.00–161.00	153.61
21	—	415	134.00–160.00	154.28
10	—	639	120.00–128.00	126.61
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
1	—	865	92.00	92.00
2	—	715	112.00	112.00
7	—	653	120.00	120.00
8	—	563	129.00–134.00	131.34
19	—	483	129.00–145.00	135.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	117.00–120.00	119.01
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
2	—	553	125.00	125.00
4	—	371	130.00–154.00	145.96
14	—	519	123.00–132.00	128.05
5	—	477	135.00–138.00	137.40
5	—	659	116.00–118.00	117.18
4	—	418	130.00–153.00	139.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	561	153.00–154.00	153.40
5	—	726	129.00	129.00
4	—	785	125.00	125.00
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
15	—	652	140.00	140.00
19	—	609	140.00–144.00	143.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	639	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	475	145.00–160.00	154.66
4	—	712	128.00–133.00	130.47
5	—	311	171.00	171.00
7	—	373	155.00–165.00	163.58
7	—	772	120.00–125.00	123.59
24	—	520	140.00–155.00	149.38
37	—	584	136.00–145.00	144.05
8	—	435	165.00	165.00
11	—	671	132.00–135.00	133.18
12	—	263	175.00	175.00
8	—	615	125.00–141.00	131.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	125.00–134.00	129.73
5	—	365	135.00–150.00	145.16
2	—	523	134.00–136.00	134.99
3	—	427	140.00–145.00	141.62
4	—	465	128.00–140.00	133.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,135	41.00–52.00	47.72
12	—	959	31.00–40.00	35.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,227	52.00–60.00	54.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,476	46.00–54.00	51.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	68.00–76.00	72.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,255	600.00–800.00	728.34

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Dickson Livestock Auction

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

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle