Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls steady. Steers 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.78/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$120.78

204 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$1.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.72

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	534	120.92	645	184
Medium and Large 2-3	437	119.49	522	20

One grade step is worth $1.43/cwt here — about $124 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 sale204 hd

120.78

—

TN average9 barns · 1,842 hd

118.06

+2.72

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	—	Low	1,543	77.56	1,196	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	54.28	627	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,415	54.07	765	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	47.85	470	13

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	138.68/cwt	132.00–142.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	140.81/cwt	140.00–143.00	452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	142.96/cwt	134.00–150.00	603	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.60/cwt	128.00–144.00	717	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	126.92/cwt	119.00–128.00	816	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	132.35/cwt	125.00–141.00	769	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	145.39/cwt	145.00–147.00	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	145.59/cwt	142.50–148.00	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	130.95/cwt	125.00–138.00	478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	122.77/cwt	110.00–130.00	635	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	5,610	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	871.02/cwt	675.00–910.00	11,027	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	905.00/cwt	885.00–925.00	12,670	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,106	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	17,659	3
Bulls	—	—	1,460	74.18/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,083	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	78.68/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,235	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	65.02/cwt	64.00–66.00	789	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	49.36/cwt	48.00–50.00	587	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	592	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	54.51/cwt	52.00–61.00	791	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	47.85/cwt	43.00–51.00	470	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	55.14/cwt	53.00–61.00	623	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	93.57/cwt	90.00–101.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	111.74/cwt	110.00–117.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	94.75/cwt	94.00–95.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	133.67/cwt	125.00–135.00	560	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	130.88/cwt	124.00–134.00	618	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	105.09/cwt	100.00–108.00	698	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	124.81/cwt	123.00–127.00	666	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	122.98/cwt	116.00–123.50	702	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	115.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	123.01/cwt	118.00–128.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	99.32/cwt	99.00–100.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	104.45/cwt	100.00–108.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	130.16/cwt	128.00–133.00	403	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	115.70/cwt	110.00–118.00	723	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	126.62/cwt	121.00–130.00	536	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	121.56/cwt	113.00–127.00	632	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	127.16/cwt	117.00–130.00	610	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	119.31/cwt	114.00–125.00	688	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	125.15/cwt	120.00–127.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	115.30/cwt	107.00–120.00	547	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	906	1

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

Mon Jun 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 817Last week 997Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls steady. Steers 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	120.00	120.00
3	—	363	140.00	140.00
3	—	658	132.00–142.00	138.68
5	—	321	140.00–143.00	140.81
5	—	488	140.00	140.00
14	—	422	134.00–150.00	142.96
14	—	525	128.00–144.00	136.60
16	—	643	119.00–128.00	126.92
24	—	581	125.00–141.00	132.35
1	—	210	142.00	142.00
1	—	795	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	135.00	135.00
5	—	540	145.00–147.00	145.39
7	—	584	142.50–148.00	145.59
8	—	829	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	124.00	124.00
2	—	443	123.00	123.00
3	—	365	125.00–138.00	130.95
5	—	614	120.00	120.00
6	—	593	120.00–130.00	125.04
7	—	517	110.00–130.00	122.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	131.00	131.00
3	—	735	90.00–101.00	93.57
4	—	633	110.00–117.00	111.74
4	—	788	94.00–95.00	94.75
8	—	419	125.00–135.00	133.67
9	—	472	124.00–134.00	130.88
9	—	664	100.00–108.00	105.09
11	—	534	123.00–127.00	124.81
15	—	571	116.00–123.50	122.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	122.00	122.00
2	—	393	128.00	128.00
3	—	522	110.00–120.00	115.27
6	—	411	118.00–128.00	123.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
2	—	373	124.00–125.00	124.50
3	—	779	99.00–100.00	99.32
7	—	667	100.00–108.00	104.45
11	—	310	128.00–133.00	130.16
20	—	625	110.00–118.00	115.70
21	—	423	121.00–130.00	126.62
23	—	520	113.00–127.00	121.56
29	—	480	117.00–130.00	127.16
47	—	577	114.00–125.00	119.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	752	105.00	105.00
4	—	484	125.00	125.00
13	—	595	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	113.00	113.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
2	—	295	125.00	125.00
4	—	432	120.00–122.00	120.97
5	—	377	120.00–127.00	125.15
7	—	474	107.00–120.00	115.30

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	510.00	510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,266	675.00–910.00	871.02
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,400	885.00–925.00	905.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,275	1,385.00	1,385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	71.00–76.00	74.18
6	—	1,570	76.00–83.00	78.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	64.00–66.00	65.02
7	—	1,190	48.00–50.00	49.36
15	—	1,130	53.00–61.00	55.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	51.00	51.00
7	—	1,451	52.00–61.00	54.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	983	43.00–51.00	47.85

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle