Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.03/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$144.03

267 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$38.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.66

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	606	146.13	885	223
Medium and Large 2-3	495	134.60	666	42
Medium and Large 3	608	107.50	653	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.63/cwt here — about $232 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 sale267 hd

144.03

—

TN average10 barns · 2,133 hd

137.37

+6.66

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	1,531	78.45	1,201	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	56.23	674	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	55.63	879	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	48.01	482	19

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 1-2	—	680	115.32/cwt	110.00–118.00	784	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	111.59/cwt	105.00–120.00	808	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	129.25/cwt	125.00–132.00	489	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	128.59/cwt	124.00–133.00	606	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	129.54/cwt	124.00–133.00	552	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	119.76/cwt	114.00–122.00	735	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.78/cwt	123.00–130.00	660	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	122.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	708	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	113.94/cwt	110.00–122.00	653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	124.17/cwt	121.00–126.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	119.57/cwt	117.00–125.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	120.82/cwt	115.00–123.00	620	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	861	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	55.72/cwt	54.00–58.00	901	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	470	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	48.45/cwt	44.00–51.00	482	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	112.14/cwt	100.00–116.00	691	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	584	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	60.83/cwt	58.00–61.00	757	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	53.91/cwt	50.00–58.00	628	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	123.09/cwt	119.00–126.00	708	3
Bulls	—	—	1,651	80.63/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,331	6
Bulls	—	—	1,170	71.91/cwt	70.00–74.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	126.66/cwt	126.00–128.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	774	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	863	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	967	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	132.12/cwt	130.00–135.00	954	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	135.01/cwt	132.00–137.00	432	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	122.33/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,001	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	151.32/cwt	145.00–160.00	640	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	138.07/cwt	130.00–147.00	920	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	149.34/cwt	140.00–155.00	794	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	138.55/cwt	134.00–141.00	869	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	150.00/cwt	140.00–157.00	725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	156.75/cwt	150.00–164.00	586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	124.67/cwt	120.00–128.00	971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	139.29/cwt	135.00–145.00	832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	129.22/cwt	125.00–131.00	806	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	140.73/cwt	140.00–146.00	525	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	132.22/cwt	122.00–136.00	681	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	143.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	131.84/cwt	130.00–138.00	745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	310	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	837.89/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,996	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	889.98/cwt	875.00–900.00	10,546	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	128.85/cwt	125.00–133.00	741	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	134.12/cwt	130.00–137.00	715	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	139.04/cwt	135.00–140.00	662	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	765	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

Mon Jul 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 705Last week 681Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	680	110.00–118.00	115.32
16	—	724	105.00–120.00	111.59
9	—	378	125.00–132.00	129.25
24	—	471	124.00–133.00	128.59
20	—	426	124.00–133.00	129.54
20	—	614	114.00–122.00	119.76
29	—	525	123.00–130.00	125.78
35	—	577	120.00–125.00	122.73
10	—	320	132.00–137.00	135.01
1	—	930	93.00	93.00
1	—	805	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	110.00–122.00	113.94
1	—	605	95.00	95.00
2	—	308	128.00	128.00
5	—	473	121.00–126.00	124.17
6	—	441	117.00–125.00	119.57
6	—	513	115.00–123.00	120.82
2	—	705	100.00–104.00	101.99
1	—	395	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	619	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	616	100.00–116.00	112.14
3	—	575	119.00–126.00	123.09
2	—	668	112.00	112.00
3	—	472	126.00–128.00	126.66
6	—	540	124.00–125.00	124.33
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	110.00	110.00
14	—	575	125.00–133.00	128.85
14	—	533	130.00–137.00	134.12
13	—	476	135.00–140.00	139.04
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	153.00	153.00
4	—	418	161.00	161.00
8	—	564	153.00	153.00
76	—	632	153.00	153.00
16	—	722	130.00–135.00	132.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	818	122.00–123.00	122.33
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
11	—	423	145.00–160.00	151.32
25	—	666	130.00–147.00	138.07
15	—	532	140.00–155.00	149.34
14	—	627	134.00–141.00	138.55
2	—	743	130.00	130.00
1	—	850	112.00	112.00
9	—	483	140.00–157.00	150.00
8	—	374	150.00–164.00	156.75
7	—	779	120.00–128.00	124.67
7	—	597	135.00–145.00	139.29
4	—	345	160.00	160.00
2	—	923	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	125.00–131.00	129.22
8	—	373	140.00–146.00	140.73
11	—	515	122.00–136.00	132.22
3	—	285	140.00–150.00	143.22
1	—	460	131.00	131.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
1	—	215	150.00	150.00
6	—	565	130.00–138.00	131.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	64.00	64.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,617	54.00–58.00	55.72
1	—	1,615	51.00	51.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	40.00	40.00
18	—	994	44.00–51.00	48.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	48.00	48.00
20	—	1,245	58.00–61.00	60.83
29	—	1,164	50.00–58.00	53.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,651	77.00–84.00	80.63
2	—	1,170	70.00–74.00	71.91

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	800.00–875.00	837.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,185	875.00–900.00	889.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,078	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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Dickson Livestock Auction

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Steers · 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