Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week for comparison

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.32/cwt on 396 head.

Average price

$117.32

396 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$12.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

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	530	118.98	631	344
Medium and Large 2-3	457	106.36	486	52

One grade step is worth $12.62/cwt here — about $144 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 sale396 hd

117.32

—

TN average2 barns · 536 hd

116.97

+0.35

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	1,439	63.25	910	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	48.41	694	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	46.02	557	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	35.96	360	46

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2	—	473	120.29/cwt	113.00–125.00	569	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	242	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	903	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	122.59/cwt	121.00–123.00	930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	160.06/cwt	154.00–162.00	455	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	122.39/cwt	116.00–128.00	880	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	149.31/cwt	130.00–160.00	491	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	129.19/cwt	124.00–130.00	876	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	147.12/cwt	138.00–150.00	538	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	137.89/cwt	128.00–141.00	718	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	143.81/cwt	133.00–150.00	617	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	134.81/cwt	125.00–138.00	772	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	132.93/cwt	124.00–136.00	835	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	137.71/cwt	125.00–146.00	654	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	112.20/cwt	110.00–116.00	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	115.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	606	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	119.68/cwt	110.00–123.00	686	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	130.50/cwt	118.00–138.00	620	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	120.70/cwt	110.00–124.00	694	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	107.62/cwt	105.00–114.00	724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	123.03/cwt	120.00–131.00	399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	124.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	111.90/cwt	104.00–115.00	749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	121.70/cwt	114.00–127.00	510	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	125.29/cwt	115.00–130.00	466	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	118.01/cwt	111.00–121.00	733	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	95.00/cwt	92.00–108.00	546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	87.49/cwt	85.00–90.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	145.06/cwt	144.00–150.00	812	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	132.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	954	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	128.75/cwt	110.00–140.00	422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	127.20/cwt	123.00–130.00	537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	121.84/cwt	117.00–123.00	579	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	102.45/cwt	94.00–112.00	483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	113.44/cwt	105.00–125.00	382	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	96.59/cwt	86.00–111.00	550	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	114.23/cwt	108.00–119.00	443	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	122.30/cwt	122.00–123.00	658	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	109.76/cwt	109.00–110.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	96.43/cwt	84.00–105.00	583	5
Bulls	—	—	1,560	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,186	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,376	1
Bulls	—	—	1,339	55.88/cwt	54.00–58.00	748	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	804	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	41.72/cwt	40.00–43.00	501	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	47.38/cwt	44.00–52.00	571	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	55.11/cwt	53.00–58.00	718	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	47.29/cwt	42.00–51.00	689	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	31.15/cwt	25.00–33.00	280	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	38.07/cwt	34.00–43.00	401	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	118.24/cwt	118.00–120.00	508	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	496	116.98/cwt	113.00–123.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	834	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	129.67/cwt	124.00–138.00	691	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	118.19/cwt	110.00–125.00	723	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	103.25/cwt	90.00–108.00	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	135.96/cwt	124.00–140.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	95.01/cwt	90.00–100.00	740	4

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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,135Last week 1,349Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 0Year ago 0

No sale last week for comparison

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	473	113.00–125.00	120.29
8	—	714	110.00–116.00	112.20
53	—	523	110.00–120.00	115.95
55	—	573	110.00–123.00	119.68
5	—	324	120.00–131.00	123.03
6	—	273	120.00–130.00	124.31
12	—	669	104.00–115.00	111.90
28	—	419	114.00–127.00	121.70
29	—	372	115.00–130.00	125.29
46	—	621	111.00–121.00	118.01
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
2	—	813	85.00–90.00	87.49
3	—	762	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	94.00–112.00	102.45
10	—	337	105.00–125.00	113.44
10	—	569	86.00–111.00	96.59
12	—	388	108.00–119.00	114.23
1	—	540	114.00	114.00
2	—	225	120.00	120.00
2	—	763	85.00	85.00
4	—	424	109.00–110.00	109.76
5	—	605	84.00–105.00	96.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	762	103.00–105.00	104.01
4	—	835	98.00	98.00
7	—	658	122.00	122.00
8	—	378	133.00	133.00
10	—	627	123.00	123.00
13	—	538	122.00–123.00	122.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	242	175.00	175.00
6	—	768	130.00	130.00
15	—	679	133.00	133.00
1	—	845	125.00	125.00
18	—	560	144.00–150.00	145.06
18	—	720	130.00–133.00	132.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	100.00	100.00
3	—	805	118.00	118.00
5	—	759	121.00–123.00	122.59
6	—	284	154.00–162.00	160.06
12	—	719	116.00–128.00	122.39
14	—	329	130.00–160.00	149.31
17	—	678	124.00–130.00	129.19
18	—	366	138.00–150.00	147.12
32	—	521	128.00–141.00	137.89
33	—	429	133.00–150.00	143.81
48	—	573	125.00–138.00	134.81
53	—	628	124.00–136.00	132.93
61	—	475	125.00–146.00	137.71
1	—	865	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
2	—	235	116.00	116.00
2	—	608	110.00–114.00	111.98
5	—	328	110.00–140.00	128.75
5	—	422	123.00–130.00	127.20
7	—	475	117.00–123.00	121.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	475	118.00–138.00	130.50
17	—	575	110.00–124.00	120.70
8	—	673	105.00–114.00	107.62
23	—	533	124.00–138.00	129.67
18	—	612	110.00–125.00	118.19
6	—	712	90.00–108.00	103.25
5	—	416	124.00–140.00	135.96
4	—	779	90.00–100.00	95.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	575	92.00–108.00	95.00
8	—	430	118.00–120.00	118.24
5	—	496	113.00–123.00	116.98
4	—	834	72.00	72.00
4	—	716	85.00	85.00
3	—	995	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	117.00	117.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,720	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,339	54.00–58.00	55.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	60.00	60.00
8	—	1,201	40.00–43.00	41.72
15	—	1,205	44.00–52.00	47.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	53.00–58.00	55.11
18	—	1,456	42.00–51.00	47.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	900	25.00–33.00	31.15
30	—	1,053	34.00–43.00	38.07
1	—	920	45.00	45.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle