Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Heifers steady to 7.00 higher. Bulls under 550 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.55/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$124.55

146 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$10.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.00

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	546	125.09	683	138
Small 1-2	415	122.00	506	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	549	114.29	627	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.81/cwt here — about $56 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 sale146 hd

124.55

—

TN average9 barns · 972 hd

117.56

+7.00

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	1,718	82.07	1,410	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,624	60.77	987	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	54.08	635	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	47.97	467	4thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	133.44/cwt	129.00–138.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	122.89/cwt	116.00–128.00	719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	113.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	765	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	139.22/cwt	138.00–140.00	670	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	113.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	110.24/cwt	109.00–114.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	132.98/cwt	128.00–135.00	492	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	131.10/cwt	128.00–135.00	564	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	125.22/cwt	119.00–127.00	649	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	118.34/cwt	110.00–120.00	793	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.91/cwt	119.00–127.00	706	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	122.44/cwt	117.00–124.00	765	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	130.61/cwt	127.00–132.00	605	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	128.66/cwt	127.00–132.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	113.50/cwt	109.00–118.00	641	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	467	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	49.29/cwt	48.00–50.00	492	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	396	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	1,015	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	778	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,218	56.28/cwt	55.00–58.00	685	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	54.34/cwt	52.50–56.50	622	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	59.61/cwt	59.00–60.00	888	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	45.89/cwt	45.00–47.00	536	2
Bulls	—	—	1,796	84.25/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,513	7
Bulls	—	—	1,493	74.34/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,110	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,661	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,788	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,403	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,180	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	745	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	141.75/cwt	135.00–145.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,005	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	132.33/cwt	125.00–134.00	936	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	838	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	150.72/cwt	150.00–151.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	135.64/cwt	132.00–139.00	867	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	152.54/cwt	145.00–155.00	653	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	148.76/cwt	145.00–151.00	576	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	138.79/cwt	135.00–143.00	790	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	147.50/cwt	146.00–148.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	148.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	700	5

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 377Last week 948Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	129.00–138.00	133.44
2	—	635	120.00	120.00
2	—	700	110.00	110.00
6	—	437	142.00–144.00	142.99
6	—	585	116.00–128.00	122.89
8	—	673	110.00–120.00	113.69
9	—	481	138.00–140.00	139.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	131.00	131.00
1	—	455	131.00	131.00
2	—	528	123.00–125.00	124.02
2	—	588	110.00	110.00
4	—	627	110.00–115.00	113.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	128.00	128.00
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
4	—	721	109.00–114.00	110.24
12	—	370	128.00–135.00	132.98
12	—	430	128.00–135.00	131.10
12	—	518	119.00–127.00	125.22
18	—	670	110.00–120.00	118.34
20	—	570	119.00–127.00	123.91
20	—	625	117.00–124.00	122.44
23	—	463	127.00–132.00	130.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	127.00–132.00	128.66
3	—	607	125.00	125.00
8	—	576	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	106.00	106.00
2	—	425	120.00	120.00
4	—	565	109.00–118.00	113.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	158.00	158.00
1	—	692	132.00	132.00
3	—	762	120.00	120.00
4	—	292	160.00	160.00
17	—	639	132.00–139.00	135.64
12	—	428	145.00–155.00	152.54
10	—	387	145.00–151.00	148.76
9	—	569	135.00–143.00	138.79
8	—	514	146.00–148.00	147.50
5	—	471	145.00–150.00	148.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	453	135.00–145.00	141.75
2	—	375	135.00–140.00	137.37
2	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	874	115.00	115.00
11	—	707	125.00–134.00	132.33
9	—	578	145.00	145.00
7	—	521	150.00–151.00	150.72
4	—	424	155.00	155.00
3	—	667	141.00	141.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	71.00	71.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	48.00–50.00	49.29
1	—	900	44.00	44.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,650	61.50	61.50
2	—	1,525	51.00	51.00
2	—	1,218	55.00–58.00	56.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,144	52.50–56.50	54.34
2	—	1,490	59.00–60.00	59.61
2	—	1,168	45.00–47.00	45.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,796	80.00–88.00	84.25
3	—	1,493	74.00–75.00	74.34
1	—	1,845	90.00	90.00

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)	1	—	1,305	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	850.00	850.00

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

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