Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.39/cwt on 436 head.

Average price

$143.39

436 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$6.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

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	654	143.69	940	369
Medium and Large 2-3	497	142.08	706	62
Small 1-2	465	136.80	636	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.89/cwt here — about $303 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 sale436 hd

143.39

—

TN average13 barns · 4,259 hd

140.68

+2.70

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	1,546	82.93	1,282	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	54.65	674	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	54.01	744	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	44.79	439	15

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	520	149.87/cwt	145.00–155.00	779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	156.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	665	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	155.62/cwt	150.00–158.00	727	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	146.32/cwt	140.00–155.00	824	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	141.25/cwt	130.00–145.00	880	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	136.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	925	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	153.88/cwt	151.00–155.00	859	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	130.15/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,009	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	155.14/cwt	153.00–160.00	818	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	136.47/cwt	135.00–137.00	987	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	867	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,144	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	149.53/cwt	143.00–150.00	966	86
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	142.66/cwt	140.00–148.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	140.36/cwt	130.00–144.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	151.40/cwt	137.00–160.00	492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	152.01/cwt	143.00–155.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	809	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	134.42/cwt	124.00–136.00	773	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	149.50/cwt	135.00–154.00	634	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	572	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	803	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	996	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	494	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	375	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	930.18/cwt	900.00–960.00	11,841	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,816	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,199.96/cwt	1,125.00–1,325.00	13,824	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,105.03/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	11,824	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302	1,004.15/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	13,074	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,385	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,183	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	91.07/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,548	4
Bulls	—	—	1,484	81.58/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,211	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	615	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	60.15/cwt	58.00–62.00	775	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	54.52/cwt	50.00–57.00	671	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	54.01/cwt	52.00–57.00	744	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	43.16/cwt	41.00–45.00	344	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	45.04/cwt	37.00–49.00	454	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	16,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,220	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	1,268.46/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	14,473	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,189.08/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	12,723	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	614	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	127.66/cwt	126.00–130.00	791	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	139.97/cwt	132.00–146.00	724	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	142.86/cwt	135.00–147.00	689	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	141.08/cwt	134.00–148.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	126.73/cwt	124.00–130.00	741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	112.90/cwt	108.00–119.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	118.92/cwt	110.00–123.00	796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	102.95/cwt	100.00–104.00	901	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	134.57/cwt	130.00–138.00	510	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	132.72/cwt	131.00–137.00	556	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	132.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	619	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	123.31/cwt	118.00–124.00	772	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	126.53/cwt	120.00–128.00	726	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	128.49/cwt	124.00–130.50	689	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	126.33/cwt	126.00–127.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	129.22/cwt	128.00–130.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	124.63/cwt	124.50–125.00	826	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	134.22/cwt	133.00–136.00	620	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	135.65/cwt	132.00–140.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	742	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	122.77/cwt	120.00–126.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	364	129.37/cwt	126.00–131.00	471	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	130.75/cwt	126.00–134.00	556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	125.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	585	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	124.02/cwt	122.00–125.00	708	18
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	521	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	513	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	169.03/cwt	165.00–170.00	480	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	163.22/cwt	160.00–170.00	521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,062	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	133.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	967	8

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 996Last week 644Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	145.00–155.00	149.87
13	—	424	150.00–160.00	156.93
24	—	467	150.00–158.00	155.62
25	—	563	140.00–155.00	146.32
26	—	623	130.00–145.00	141.25
28	—	678	130.00–140.00	136.50
1	—	360	164.00	164.00
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
5	—	284	165.00–170.00	169.03
6	—	319	160.00–170.00	163.22
6	—	836	127.00	127.00
8	—	725	130.00–135.00	133.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	127.00	127.00
9	—	558	151.00–155.00	153.88
13	—	775	130.00–132.00	130.15
14	—	527	153.00–160.00	155.14
32	—	723	135.00–137.00	136.47
60	—	867	132.00	132.00
86	—	646	143.00–150.00	149.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
3	—	482	140.00–148.00	142.66
4	—	514	130.00–144.00	140.36
6	—	325	137.00–160.00	151.40
6	—	374	143.00–155.00	152.01
8	—	607	130.00–135.00	133.35
12	—	575	124.00–136.00	134.42
15	—	424	135.00–154.00	149.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	140.00	140.00
3	—	803	124.00	124.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	141.00	141.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	123.00	123.00
2	—	420	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	117.00	117.00
1	—	760	108.00	108.00
2	—	583	127.00–130.00	128.48
8	—	404	150.00–154.00	152.00
9	—	620	126.00–130.00	127.66
21	—	517	132.00–146.00	139.97
24	—	482	135.00–147.00	142.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	140.00	140.00
4	—	410	134.00–148.00	141.08
4	—	538	131.00–135.00	133.00
7	—	585	124.00–130.00	126.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	126.00	126.00
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	752	110.00	110.00
5	—	715	108.00–119.00	112.90
6	—	281	140.00	140.00
9	—	669	110.00–123.00	118.92
15	—	875	100.00–104.00	102.95
16	—	379	130.00–138.00	134.57
18	—	419	131.00–137.00	132.72
26	—	466	130.00–135.00	132.77
31	—	626	118.00–124.00	123.31
32	—	574	120.00–128.00	126.53
46	—	536	124.00–130.50	128.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	126.00–127.00	126.33
5	—	524	128.00–130.00	129.22
8	—	663	124.50–125.00	124.63
9	—	635	126.00	126.00
10	—	462	133.00–136.00	134.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	130.00	130.00
3	—	278	132.00–140.00	135.65
3	—	742	113.00	113.00
4	—	633	115.00–120.00	117.46
5	—	523	120.00–126.00	122.77
8	—	364	126.00–131.00	129.37
9	—	425	126.00–134.00	130.75
10	—	466	120.00–130.00	125.46
18	—	571	122.00–125.00	124.02
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	124.00	124.00
1	—	513	126.00	126.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	900.00–960.00	930.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,068	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,152	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,199.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,070	950.00–1,150.00	1,105.03
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,302	950.00–1,100.00	1,004.15
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,141	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,268.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,189.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	68.00	68.00
4	—	1,700	87.00–100.00	91.07
13	—	1,484	78.00–88.00	81.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,288	58.00–62.00	60.15
56	—	1,230	50.00–57.00	54.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,377	52.00–57.00	54.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	41.00–45.00	43.16
13	—	1,008	37.00–49.00	45.04

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle