Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls steady. Steers steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.72/cwt on 282 head.

Average price

$124.72

282 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$16.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.65

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	590	125.65	741	254
Medium and Large 2-3	515	118.62	611	21
Medium and Large 3	502	109.29	549	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.35/cwt here — about $192 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 sale282 hd

124.72

—

TN average9 barns · 1,858 hd

121.07

+3.65

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	1,706	76.33	1,302	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,313	60.37	793	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,297	54.20	703	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	47.57	467	19

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	126.17/cwt	123.00–127.00	892	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	127.36/cwt	125.00–128.50	692	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	119.85/cwt	118.00–123.00	753	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	120.44/cwt	120.00–121.00	808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	119.58/cwt	118.00–121.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	122.89/cwt	116.00–128.00	713	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.40/cwt	121.00–127.00	658	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	131.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	493	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	128.06/cwt	124.00–130.00	607	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	127.61/cwt	125.00–131.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	104.61/cwt	100.00–110.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	114.13/cwt	111.00–119.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	113.96/cwt	110.00–117.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	129.85/cwt	126.00–134.00	432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	111.41/cwt	106.00–114.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	125.33/cwt	124.00–127.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.96/cwt	127.00–135.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	143.24/cwt	137.00–150.00	676	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	153.05/cwt	144.00–158.00	586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	130.47/cwt	128.00–135.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	123.15/cwt	120.00–126.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	47.93/cwt	44.00–51.00	475	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	340	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	60.37/cwt	54.00–62.00	793	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	710	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	56.00/cwt	53.00–58.00	690	8
Bulls	—	—	1,981	80.27/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,590	4
Bulls	—	—	1,155	68.45/cwt	67.00–70.00	791	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,405	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	566.24/cwt	500.00–625.00	6,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	140.90/cwt	130.00–153.00	665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	563	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	151.76/cwt	150.00–160.00	766	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	136.63/cwt	131.00–138.00	965	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	148.77/cwt	144.00–151.00	847	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	122.67/cwt	122.00–123.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	135.72/cwt	132.00–140.00	852	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	152.04/cwt	145.00–155.00	734	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	136.41/cwt	132.00–145.00	799	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	146.50/cwt	140.00–153.00	775	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	150.84/cwt	142.00–155.00	653	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	153.82/cwt	150.00–155.00	578	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	127.29/cwt	125.00–133.00	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	106.52/cwt	103.00–110.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	115.96/cwt	115.00–118.00	664	3

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 645Last week 705Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls steady. Steers steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	111.00	111.00
1	—	485	118.00	118.00
3	—	527	121.00	121.00
2	—	423	118.00–121.00	119.58
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
6	—	392	125.00	125.00
4	—	605	115.00	115.00
3	—	573	115.00–118.00	115.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	707	123.00–127.00	126.17
15	—	543	125.00–128.50	127.36
10	—	476	131.00	131.00
8	—	628	118.00–123.00	119.85
7	—	671	120.00–121.00	120.44
5	—	390	135.00	135.00
3	—	593	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	580	116.00–128.00	122.89
20	—	525	121.00–127.00	125.40
19	—	374	125.00–135.00	131.91
15	—	474	124.00–130.00	128.06
10	—	424	125.00–131.00	127.61
5	—	752	100.00–110.00	104.61
5	—	628	111.00–119.00	114.13
4	—	658	110.00–117.00	113.96
3	—	238	140.00	140.00
2	—	705	110.00	110.00
2	—	333	126.00–134.00	129.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	111.00	111.00
2	—	503	110.00	110.00
2	—	468	103.00–110.00	106.52
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	99.00	99.00
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	564	123.00–125.00	124.00
3	—	674	106.00–114.00	111.41
3	—	532	124.00–127.00	125.33
2	—	610	114.00	114.00
2	—	485	127.00–135.00	130.96
2	—	363	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	472	137.00–150.00	143.24
7	—	383	144.00–158.00	153.05
6	—	512	128.00–135.00	130.47
5	—	575	120.00–126.00	123.15
1	—	855	84.00	84.00
1	—	770	93.00	93.00
1	—	640	114.00	114.00
1	—	400	154.00	154.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	130.00–153.00	140.90
7	—	405	139.00	139.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	505	150.00–160.00	151.76
19	—	706	131.00–138.00	136.63
13	—	569	144.00–151.00	148.77
8	—	670	141.50	141.50
3	—	780	122.00–123.00	122.67
3	—	480	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	628	132.00–140.00	135.72
20	—	483	145.00–155.00	152.04
18	—	586	132.00–145.00	136.41
11	—	529	140.00–153.00	146.50
11	—	433	142.00–155.00	150.84
9	—	376	150.00–155.00	153.82
6	—	693	125.00–133.00	127.29
3	—	222	165.00	165.00
2	—	765	125.00	125.00
1	—	965	100.00	100.00
1	—	705	132.00	132.00
1	—	345	162.00	162.00
1	—	250	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	991	44.00–51.00	47.93
1	—	830	41.00	41.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,313	54.00–62.00	60.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,340	53.00	53.00
8	—	1,233	53.00–58.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,981	76.00–83.00	80.27
2	—	1,155	67.00–70.00	68.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	915	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	500.00–625.00	566.24

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle