Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-02

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.75/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$140.75

207 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$38

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

$19.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.56

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	411	145.98	600	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	638	140.75	898	196
Small 1-2	504	126.67	638	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.31/cwt here — about −$38 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 sale207 hd

140.75

—

TN average8 barns · 879 hd

135.19

+5.56

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	1,380	76.00	1,049	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,222	56.90	695	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	54.33	628	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	49.89	487	13

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2Value Added	—	983	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,069	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	940	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	145.36/cwt	139.00–150.00	786	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	124.61/cwt	122.00–125.50	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	141.56/cwt	134.00–145.00	740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	113.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	772	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	145.29/cwt	140.00–151.00	693	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	132.35/cwt	123.00–139.00	764	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	122.79/cwt	121.00–124.00	705	5
Bulls	Small 2-3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	688	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	131.67/cwt	129.00–133.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	109.67/cwt	109.00–111.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	132.54/cwt	130.00–134.00	498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	126.51/cwt	125.00–129.00	730	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	122.61/cwt	119.00–124.00	768	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	119.12/cwt	117.00–121.00	802	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	128.17/cwt	125.00–130.00	616	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	127.63/cwt	125.00–129.00	661	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	125.32/cwt	125.00–126.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	107.29/cwt	106.00–110.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	836	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	122.68/cwt	122.00–127.00	601	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	155.97/cwt	155.00–158.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	125.33/cwt	124.00–126.00	949	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	49.89/cwt	46.00–52.00	487	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	112.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	549	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	55.35/cwt	53.00–58.00	695	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	124.40/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	129.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	949	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	54.33/cwt	53.00–57.00	628	31
Bulls	—	—	1,380	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	147.57/cwt	138.00–150.00	711	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	140.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	815	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	984	539.94/cwt	500.00–575.00	5,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	134.79/cwt	130.00–141.00	842	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	132.67/cwt	126.00–136.00	890	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,710	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	518	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	624	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	148.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	141.95/cwt	138.00–146.00	575	2

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 Sep 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 910Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	105.00	105.00
14	—	822	130.00	130.00
78	—	644	146.00	146.00
2	—	853	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	541	139.00–150.00	145.36
1	—	275	168.00	168.00
3	—	380	155.00–158.00	155.97
3	—	432	154.00	154.00
3	—	757	124.00–126.00	125.33
3	—	860	110.00–118.00	112.65
4	—	343	160.00	160.00
5	—	813	122.00–125.00	124.40
7	—	734	125.00–130.00	129.29
11	—	482	138.00–150.00	147.57
11	—	578	138.00–142.00	140.98
12	—	625	130.00–141.00	134.79
16	—	671	126.00–136.00	132.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	475	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	145.00–150.00	148.97
2	—	468	140.00–141.00	140.51
1	—	500	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	104.00–105.00	104.50
4	—	622	122.00–125.50	124.61
7	—	523	134.00–145.00	141.56
9	—	678	110.00–120.00	113.90
20	—	477	140.00–151.00	145.29
23	—	577	123.00–139.00	132.35
2	—	405	138.00–146.00	141.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	121.00	121.00
5	—	574	121.00–124.00	122.79
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	121.00	121.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
2	—	688	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	137.00	137.00
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
6	—	426	129.00–133.00	131.67
6	—	725	109.00–111.00	109.67
8	—	376	130.00–134.00	132.54
12	—	577	125.00–129.00	126.51
13	—	626	119.00–124.00	122.61
13	—	673	117.00–121.00	119.12
16	—	481	125.00–130.00	128.17
26	—	518	125.00–129.00	127.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	624	125.00–126.00	125.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	134.00	134.00
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
2	—	383	125.00–130.00	127.52
3	—	678	106.00–110.00	107.29
3	—	703	104.00	104.00
4	—	836	98.00	98.00
10	—	490	122.00–127.00	122.68
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	977	46.00–52.00	49.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	53.00–58.00	55.35
1	—	1,155	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,155	53.00–57.00	54.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	984	500.00–575.00	539.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	610.00	610.00

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

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