Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 450 lbs steady, over 450 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.65/cwt on 649 head.

Average price

$123.65

649 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$19.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.68

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	560	124.27	696	577
Medium and Large 2-3	431	119.09	514	67
Small 1-2	358	115.27	413	4thin
Medium and Large 3	495	105.00	520	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.27/cwt here — about $176 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 sale649 hd

123.65

—

TN average10 barns · 2,732 hd

116.97

+6.68

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	1,768	66.80	1,181	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	43.22	543	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	42.07	626	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	37.78	389	47

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	6,804	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	704.83/cwt	700.00–710.00	6,682	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	737.55/cwt	725.00–750.00	9,109	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,459	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	422	135.00/cwt	130.00–139.00	570	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	638	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	670	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	541	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	134.00/cwt	125.00–136.00	708	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	122.32/cwt	118.00–124.00	583	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	119.61/cwt	115.00–122.00	685	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	123.57/cwt	120.00–128.00	528	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	128.30/cwt	124.00–130.50	485	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	120.79/cwt	115.00–123.00	755	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	145.28/cwt	145.00–146.00	750	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,084	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,001	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	141.64/cwt	140.00–143.00	824	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	434	152.19/cwt	150.00–154.00	661	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	553	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	791	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	139.37/cwt	135.00–144.00	804	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	150.25/cwt	144.00–160.00	566	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	144.49/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	132.06/cwt	127.00–137.00	880	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	790	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	126.22/cwt	123.00–129.00	417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	116.98/cwt	113.00–119.00	838	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	138.70/cwt	130.00–142.00	527	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	148.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	399	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	143.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	139.79/cwt	135.00–145.00	727	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	848	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	151.59/cwt	147.00–160.00	485	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	141.78/cwt	139.00–145.00	668	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	125.61/cwt	121.00–130.00	901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	226	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	688	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	826	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	438	110.53/cwt	105.00–116.00	484	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	278	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	38.28/cwt	34.00–42.00	392	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	33.21/cwt	31.00–36.00	347	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	542	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	43.69/cwt	41.00–46.00	696	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	39.65/cwt	38.00–41.00	528	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	44.12/cwt	41.00–48.00	546	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	40.11/cwt	38.00–43.00	525	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	48.65/cwt	47.00–51.00	587	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,314	1
Bulls	—	—	1,809	67.48/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,221	10
Bulls	—	—	1,665	63.31/cwt	63.00–64.00	1,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	140.78/cwt	135.00–143.00	943	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	139.82/cwt	137.00–144.00	868	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	133.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	959	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	126.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	118.64/cwt	113.00–123.00	673	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	110.23/cwt	109.00–113.00	691	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	122.30/cwt	120.00–124.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	119.60/cwt	115.00–123.00	627	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	868	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	120.69/cwt	118.00–123.00	832	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	125.93/cwt	123.00–130.00	737	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	132.62/cwt	124.00–133.00	934	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	112.37/cwt	105.00–115.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	109.19/cwt	109.00–110.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	117.31/cwt	117.00–119.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	114.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	118.08/cwt	115.00–120.00	551	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	123.12/cwt	120.00–127.00	409	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	122.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	458	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,450	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	94.49/cwt	94.00–95.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	108.89/cwt	103.00–110.00	773	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	139.18/cwt	132.00–145.00	596	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	706	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	114.81/cwt	112.00–119.00	734	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	131.30/cwt	125.00–140.00	679	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	137.40/cwt	130.00–142.00	650	37

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 Nov 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,568Last week 970Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 146Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 450 lbs steady, over 450 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers and bulls steady.

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	560.00	560.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	700.00–710.00	704.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	725.00–750.00	737.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	685.00	685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	550.00	550.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	130.00–139.00	135.00
2	—	638	105.00	105.00
1	—	510	106.00	106.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	528	125.00–136.00	134.00
12	—	380	130.00–142.00	138.70
9	—	268	140.00–150.00	148.80
5	—	330	140.00–150.00	143.00
2	—	735	116.00	116.00
2	—	635	120.00–125.00	122.52
2	—	428	138.00–140.00	139.02
1	—	670	124.00	124.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	516	145.00–146.00	145.28
13	—	821	132.00	132.00
9	—	758	132.00	132.00
9	—	582	140.00–143.00	141.64
64	—	670	135.00–143.00	140.78
30	—	621	137.00–144.00	139.82
23	—	717	130.00–135.00	133.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	434	150.00–154.00	152.19
14	—	553	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	577	135.00–144.00	139.37
44	—	377	144.00–160.00	150.25
41	—	425	140.00–150.00	144.49
37	—	666	127.00–137.00	132.06
26	—	520	135.00–145.00	139.79
24	—	625	130.00–140.00	135.67
17	—	320	147.00–160.00	151.59
11	—	471	139.00–145.00	141.78
5	—	717	121.00–130.00	125.61
5	—	226	160.00	160.00
2	—	825	120.00–123.00	121.49
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
1	—	765	135.00	135.00
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	477	118.00–124.00	122.32
61	—	573	115.00–122.00	119.61
60	—	427	120.00–128.00	123.57
44	—	378	124.00–130.50	128.30
36	—	625	115.00–123.00	120.79
17	—	670	115.00–120.00	117.94
6	—	330	123.00–129.00	126.22
5	—	716	113.00–119.00	116.98
4	—	275	124.00–128.00	126.98
1	—	1,093	80.00	80.00
89	—	524	115.00–123.00	119.60
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	105.00–116.00	110.53
2	—	278	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	113.00	113.00
5	—	433	127.00	127.00
8	—	548	125.00	125.00
8	—	643	122.50	122.50
15	—	689	118.00–123.00	120.69
28	—	585	123.00–130.00	125.93
122	—	704	124.00–133.00	132.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
5	—	582	105.00–115.00	112.37
5	—	629	109.00–110.00	109.19
6	—	437	117.00–119.00	117.31
6	—	529	110.00–118.00	114.65
11	—	467	115.00–120.00	118.08
16	—	332	120.00–127.00	123.12
17	—	372	120.00–126.00	122.99
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	567	113.00–123.00	118.64
8	—	627	109.00–113.00	110.23
6	—	676	110.00	110.00
6	—	511	120.00–124.00	122.30
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
2	—	823	94.00–95.00	94.49
3	—	665	108.00	108.00
10	—	710	103.00–110.00	108.89
17	—	428	132.00–145.00	139.18
17	—	565	120.00–130.00	124.94
17	—	639	112.00–119.00	114.81
20	—	517	125.00–140.00	131.30
37	—	473	130.00–142.00	137.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,024	34.00–42.00	38.28
6	—	1,045	31.00–36.00	33.21
1	—	1,205	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,592	41.00–46.00	43.69
6	—	1,332	38.00–41.00	39.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,237	41.00–48.00	44.12
15	—	1,310	38.00–43.00	40.11
3	—	1,207	47.00–51.00	48.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	74.00	74.00
10	—	1,809	65.00–71.00	67.48
4	—	1,665	63.00–64.00	63.31

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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Replacement Cattle

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