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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 650 lbs steady to 4.00 lower, over 650 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers under 400 lbs 1.00 to 7.00 lower, over 400 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls under 600 lbs steady to 4.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.30/cwt on 602 head.

Average price

$118.30

602 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$8.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.36

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	540	119.83	648	469
Medium and Large 2-3	496	113.00	561	120
Small 1-2	424	112.57	477	7thin
Medium and Large 3	376	111.17	418	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.67/cwt here — about $230 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 sale602 hd

118.30

—

TN average11 barns · 3,006 hd

113.94

+4.36

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	1,541	65.03	1,002	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	43.72	536	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	43.35	633	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	36.69	396	41

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	121.91/cwt	117.00–125.00	868	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	101.56/cwt	92.00–104.00	702	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	143.89/cwt	138.00–150.00	540	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	132.64/cwt	130.00–134.00	882	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	95.39/cwt	90.00–101.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	101.98/cwt	100.00–103.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	131.41/cwt	124.00–135.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	106.81/cwt	101.00–110.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	117.21/cwt	114.00–124.00	615	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	125.44/cwt	119.00–128.00	612	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	616	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	518	117.95/cwt	116.00–120.00	611	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	478	117.19/cwt	115.00–125.00	560	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	137.69/cwt	136.00–139.00	865	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	128.39/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,045	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	129.44/cwt	125.00–133.00	995	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	141.40/cwt	138.00–142.00	790	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	132.13/cwt	130.00–135.00	646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	124.28/cwt	123.00–130.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	823	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	124.60/cwt	124.00–125.00	716	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	255	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	329	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	362	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	445	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	118.94/cwt	115.00–121.00	622	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	119.66/cwt	113.00–125.00	690	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	120.30/cwt	117.00–124.00	574	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	122.13/cwt	120.00–124.00	528	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	118.83/cwt	111.00–122.00	738	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	118.03/cwt	110.00–121.00	792	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	120.87/cwt	120.00–122.00	444	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	110.19/cwt	101.00–117.00	792	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	106.13/cwt	103.00–117.00	819	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	120.78/cwt	120.00–122.00	402	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	134.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	648	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	127.06/cwt	121.00–134.00	668	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	122.05/cwt	115.00–128.00	694	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	137.88/cwt	132.00–141.00	592	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	111.46/cwt	105.00–112.00	796	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	108.77/cwt	106.00–120.00	735	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	116.69/cwt	113.00–120.00	740	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	100.33/cwt	100.00–101.00	770	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	37.59/cwt	33.00–43.00	412	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	32.30/cwt	31.00–33.00	322	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	42.85/cwt	41.00–46.00	633	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	49.01/cwt	48.00–50.00	690	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	518	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	43.97/cwt	42.00–47.00	540	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	40.48/cwt	38.00–43.00	490	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	50.83/cwt	48.00–53.00	634	5
Bulls	—	—	1,591	66.82/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,063	8
Bulls	—	—	1,398	59.98/cwt	53.00–65.00	839	7
Bulls	—	—	1,845	75.51/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,393	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	139.43/cwt	134.00–145.00	731	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	134.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	780	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	130.75/cwt	126.00–135.00	884	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	132.28/cwt	129.00–137.00	833	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	139.86/cwt	135.00–141.00	674	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	142.80/cwt	134.00–146.00	608	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	125.07/cwt	120.00–131.00	904	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,039	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	141.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	451	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	139.26/cwt	134.00–140.00	546	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	266	143.55/cwt	140.00–144.00	382	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	131.70/cwt	128.00–135.00	547	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	129.13/cwt	122.00–130.00	739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	127.26/cwt	120.00–136.00	673	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	556	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	667	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	610	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	677	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	349	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	461	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	706.89/cwt	700.00–775.00	8,886	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	106.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	669	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	107.79/cwt	100.00–115.00	569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	115.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	555	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	114.43/cwt	110.00–120.00	495	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	119.53/cwt	116.00–121.00	448	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	112.31/cwt	108.00–115.00	639	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	449	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	409	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1

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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Mon Nov 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,565Last week 1,568Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 176Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	712	117.00–125.00	121.91
17	—	669	123.00	123.00
15	—	575	124.00–125.00	124.60
5	—	638	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
1	—	730	94.00	94.00
6	—	324	120.00–121.00	120.51
8	—	691	92.00–104.00	101.56
10	—	630	100.00–110.00	106.12
11	—	528	100.00–115.00	107.79
17	—	482	110.00–120.00	115.14
20	—	433	110.00–120.00	114.43
21	—	375	116.00–121.00	119.53
25	—	569	108.00–115.00	112.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	255	129.00	129.00
12	—	362	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	523	115.00–121.00	118.94
66	—	577	113.00–125.00	119.66
61	—	477	117.00–124.00	120.30
41	—	432	120.00–124.00	122.13
36	—	621	111.00–122.00	118.83
27	—	671	110.00–121.00	118.03
22	—	367	120.00–122.00	120.87
12	—	719	101.00–117.00	110.19
11	—	772	103.00–117.00	106.13
8	—	333	120.00–122.00	120.78
2	—	288	120.00–121.00	120.49
1	—	855	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	117.00	117.00
5	—	408	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
4	—	409	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	375	138.00–150.00	143.89
35	—	524	134.00–145.00	139.43
33	—	582	130.00–140.00	134.08
24	—	676	126.00–135.00	130.75
23	—	630	129.00–137.00	132.28
22	—	482	135.00–141.00	139.86
19	—	426	134.00–146.00	142.80
17	—	723	120.00–131.00	125.07
5	—	1,039	100.00	100.00
3	—	805	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,165	90.00	90.00
1	—	290	151.00	151.00
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	665	130.00–134.00	132.64
13	—	730	135.00	135.00
14	—	628	136.00–139.00	137.69
15	—	814	127.00–130.00	128.39
16	—	769	125.00–133.00	129.44
20	—	559	138.00–142.00	141.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	132.00	132.00
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
7	—	489	130.00–135.00	132.13
7	—	610	123.00–130.00	124.28
8	—	318	140.00–145.00	141.82
8	—	392	134.00–140.00	139.26
9	—	266	140.00–144.00	143.55
9	—	415	128.00–135.00	131.70
9	—	572	122.00–130.00	129.13
11	—	529	120.00–136.00	127.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	111.00	111.00
6	—	349	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	90.00–101.00	95.39
3	—	715	100.00–103.00	101.98
4	—	384	135.00	135.00
4	—	430	124.00–135.00	131.41
6	—	658	101.00–110.00	106.81
14	—	525	114.00–124.00	117.21
16	—	488	119.00–128.00	125.44
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	116.00–120.00	117.95
7	—	478	115.00–125.00	117.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	482	130.00–138.00	134.39
27	—	526	121.00–134.00	127.06
23	—	569	115.00–128.00	122.05
23	—	429	132.00–141.00	137.88
13	—	714	105.00–112.00	111.46
12	—	676	106.00–120.00	108.77
8	—	634	113.00–120.00	116.69
3	—	828	100.00	100.00
3	—	767	100.00–101.00	100.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,097	33.00–43.00	37.59
7	—	996	31.00–33.00	32.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,478	41.00–46.00	42.85
2	—	1,408	48.00–50.00	49.01
1	—	1,295	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,227	42.00–47.00	43.97
14	—	1,211	38.00–43.00	40.48
5	—	1,248	48.00–53.00	50.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,591	63.00–71.00	66.82
7	—	1,398	53.00–65.00	59.98
2	—	1,845	75.00–76.00	75.51

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,257	700.00–775.00	706.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,343	850.00	850.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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