Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Bulls steady. Steers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls under 500 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.52/cwt on 467 head.

Average price

$126.52

467 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$26.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.44

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	589	127.21	749	441
Medium and Large 2-3	477	117.71	561	19thin
Medium and Large 3	366	114.83	420	3thin
Small 1-2	435	100.81	439	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.40/cwt here — about $310 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 sale467 hd

126.52

—

TN average9 barns · 2,256 hd

115.08

+11.44

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	—	High	1,864	77.18	1,438	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	53.26	754	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	51.45	618	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	43.96	465	7thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	39.72/cwt	38.00–41.00	385	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	53.26/cwt	50.00–56.00	754	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	123.89/cwt	123.00–126.00	712	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	663	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	488	102.12/cwt	94.00–110.00	498	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	332	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	52.05/cwt	48.00–56.00	633	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	45.46/cwt	45.00–47.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	123.00/cwt	119.00–128.00	697	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	122.77/cwt	120.00–127.00	593	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	124.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	120.14/cwt	113.00–124.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	124.20/cwt	116.00–128.00	782	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	112.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	604	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	121.09/cwt	115.00–124.00	803	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	451	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	45.66/cwt	43.00–48.00	499	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	58.94/cwt	58.00–60.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	121.75/cwt	117.00–124.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	565	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Bulls	—	—	2,270	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,680	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	76.45/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,346	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	758	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	128.95/cwt	122.00–131.00	593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	135.22/cwt	134.00–136.00	564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	133.29/cwt	126.00–135.50	885	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	125.05/cwt	124.50–125.50	704	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	855	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	134.57/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,024	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	961	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	925	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	863	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,087	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	611	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	128.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	144.24/cwt	140.00–146.00	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	133.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	687	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	648	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	454	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,183	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	950	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,808	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,605	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	101.44/cwt	98.00–105.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	155.56/cwt	150.00–164.00	345	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	151.30/cwt	150.00–154.00	505	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,048.30/cwt	935.00–1,175.00	12,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	129.48/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,005	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	138.13/cwt	135.00–143.00	714	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.76/cwt	140.00–158.00	558	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	134.15/cwt	130.00–139.00	955	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	144.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	625	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	137.56/cwt	134.00–139.00	853	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	131.95/cwt	130.00–134.00	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	145.98/cwt	138.00–150.00	690	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	135.52/cwt	130.00–136.00	909	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	141.71/cwt	134.00–145.00	806	66
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	140.68/cwt	140.00–141.00	408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	135.29/cwt	135.00–136.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	315	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	122.54/cwt	120.00–126.00	630	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	516	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	97.90/cwt	92.00–104.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	102.98/cwt	97.00–106.00	834	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,282Last week 1,342Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 5Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	38.00–41.00	39.72
5	—	1,092	43.00–48.00	45.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,415	50.00–56.00	53.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,217	48.00–56.00	52.05
5	—	1,112	45.00–47.00	45.46
2	—	1,220	58.00–60.00	58.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	84.00	84.00
1	—	2,270	74.00	74.00
5	—	1,760	71.00–78.00	76.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	575	123.00–126.00	123.89
11	—	632	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
2	—	734	105.00	105.00
5	—	517	125.00–130.00	128.20
7	—	419	140.00–146.00	144.24
7	—	485	130.00–138.00	133.05
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
5	—	471	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	529	117.00–124.00	121.75
6	—	561	123.00	123.00
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
7	—	460	122.00–131.00	128.95
9	—	417	134.00–136.00	135.22
2	—	603	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	120.00–124.00	122.00
1	—	625	106.00	106.00
6	—	371	120.00–125.00	124.02
4	—	471	113.00–124.00	120.14
2	—	770	104.00	104.00
2	—	558	110.00–116.00	112.96
2	—	530	113.00–115.00	113.98
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	94.00–110.00	102.12
1	—	410	81.00	81.00
1	—	355	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	117.50	117.50
1	—	312	119.00	119.00
1	—	425	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	567	119.00–128.00	123.00
42	—	483	120.00–127.00	122.77
34	—	630	116.00–128.00	124.20
19	—	663	115.00–124.00	121.09
7	—	361	125.00	125.00
1	—	713	114.00	114.00
2	—	765	119.00	119.00
30	—	514	120.00–126.00	122.54
34	—	421	120.00–125.00	122.59
2	—	930	92.00–104.00	97.90
3	—	810	97.00–106.00	102.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	664	126.00–135.50	133.29
5	—	706	126.00	126.00
29	—	563	124.50–125.50	125.05
76	—	631	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	710	140.00	140.00
24	—	761	133.00–135.00	134.57
43	—	694	138.50	138.50
11	—	638	140.00	140.00
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
5	—	925	118.00	118.00
7	—	863	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	120.00	120.00
2	—	925	98.00–105.00	101.44
3	—	858	125.00	125.00
5	—	222	150.00–164.00	155.56
6	—	334	150.00–154.00	151.30
8	—	776	128.00–132.00	129.48
10	—	517	135.00–143.00	138.13
14	—	370	140.00–158.00	150.76
14	—	712	130.00–139.00	134.15
24	—	433	140.00–145.00	144.37
26	—	620	134.00–139.00	137.56
38	—	473	138.00–150.00	145.98
39	—	671	130.00–136.00	135.52
66	—	569	134.00–145.00	141.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	123.00	123.00
4	—	336	150.00	150.00
4	—	388	130.00–134.00	131.95
2	—	548	136.00	136.00
2	—	693	130.00–131.00	130.50
3	—	290	140.00–141.00	140.68
7	—	461	135.00–136.00	135.29
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
2	—	260	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	121.00	121.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	648	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	835.00	835.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,050	1,010.00	1,010.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	935.00–1,175.00	1,048.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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