Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 650 lbs steady, over 650 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.20/cwt on 457 head.

Average price

$125.20

457 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$7.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.14

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	597	125.32	748	385
Medium and Large 2-3	444	125.23	556	61
Medium and Large 3	359	121.67	437	9thin
Small 1-2	463	118.00	546	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.32/cwt here — about $202 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 sale457 hd

125.20

—

TN average10 barns · 2,454 hd

125.06

+0.14

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	1,684	74.46	1,254	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	53.10	658	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,339	50.85	681	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	39.24	377	24

Every lot, as filed

101 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 2-3	—	428	152.67/cwt	144.00–156.00	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.74/cwt	125.00–128.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	119.48/cwt	115.00–121.00	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	135.40/cwt	131.00–142.00	765	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	733	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	156.58/cwt	153.00–158.00	869	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	445	155.27/cwt	150.00–157.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	135.49/cwt	130.00–139.00	904	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	140.40/cwt	131.00–144.00	856	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	155.75/cwt	146.00–164.00	827	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	174.20/cwt	165.00–180.00	660	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	155.63/cwt	150.00–164.00	496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	160.01/cwt	144.00–165.00	589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	309	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	171.02/cwt	165.00–180.00	558	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	138.90/cwt	131.00–140.00	396	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	162.31/cwt	155.00–164.00	776	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	163.26/cwt	160.00–170.00	684	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,694	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	937.67/cwt	925.00–985.00	9,658	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,213	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	123.09/cwt	120.00–125.00	938	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,264	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,020	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	750.32/cwt	625.00–825.00	7,803	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,016	762.29/cwt	700.00–780.00	7,745	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,720	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	146.90/cwt	144.00–152.00	759	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	128.69/cwt	127.00–132.00	737	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	104.79/cwt	94.00–107.00	843	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	120.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	122.42/cwt	120.00–123.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	915	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	898	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	827	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,042	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	872	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	869	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	502	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	818	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	110.36/cwt	110.00–111.00	752	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	148.46/cwt	147.00–153.00	687	8
Bulls	—	—	1,617	68.83/cwt	62.50–74.50	1,113	8
Bulls	—	—	1,754	81.14/cwt	77.50–83.50	1,423	4
Bulls	—	—	1,815	83.60/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	162.45/cwt	155.00–164.00	674	32
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	152.54/cwt	150.00–156.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	155.08/cwt	151.00–163.00	747	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	35.09/cwt	33.50–38.50	313	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	52.72/cwt	52.00–54.00	716	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	47.10/cwt	45.00–48.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	133.11/cwt	125.00–144.00	709	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	124.99/cwt	110.00–129.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.78/cwt	115.00–124.00	749	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	127.97/cwt	124.00–133.00	599	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	120.49/cwt	117.00–121.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	117.94/cwt	110.00–123.00	862	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	134.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	497	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	116.34/cwt	105.00–118.00	882	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	125.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	124.99/cwt	120.00–127.00	702	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	123.49/cwt	122.00–128.00	657	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	114.60/cwt	111.00–116.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	130.62/cwt	121.00–134.00	440	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	131.44/cwt	127.00–135.00	547	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	391	128.20/cwt	124.00–130.00	501	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	128.18/cwt	124.00–129.00	536	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	41.31/cwt	38.00–47.00	411	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	54.04/cwt	49.00–57.00	676	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	882	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	43.00/cwt	38.50–46.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	124.98/cwt	118.00–127.00	602	16

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,255Last week 1,263Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 135Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	144.00–156.00	152.67
9	—	565	131.00–142.00	135.40
12	—	495	148.00	148.00
4	—	745	120.00	120.00
6	—	319	150.00–164.00	155.63
8	—	368	144.00–165.00	160.01
1	—	535	141.00	141.00
4	—	288	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	93.00	93.00
4	—	720	125.00–128.00	125.74
4	—	830	115.00–121.00	119.48
7	—	555	153.00–158.00	156.58
9	—	667	130.00–139.00	135.49
13	—	610	131.00–144.00	140.40
76	—	531	146.00–164.00	155.75
24	—	379	165.00–180.00	174.20
20	—	326	165.00–180.00	171.02
18	—	478	155.00–164.00	162.31
17	—	419	160.00–170.00	163.26
8	—	762	120.00–125.00	123.09
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	150.00–157.00	155.27
1	—	450	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	637	141.00	141.00
16	—	827	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	309	120.00	120.00
3	—	370	125.00	125.00
1	—	455	121.00	121.00
1	—	500	111.00	111.00
2	—	273	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
1	—	490	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	96.00	96.00
8	—	285	131.00–140.00	138.90
29	—	620	115.00–124.00	120.78
41	—	468	124.00–133.00	127.97
8	—	673	117.00–121.00	120.49
20	—	731	110.00–123.00	117.94
26	—	369	130.00–140.00	134.78
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
8	—	758	105.00–118.00	116.34
26	—	562	120.00–127.00	124.99
29	—	532	122.00–128.00	123.49
31	—	416	127.00–135.00	131.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	915	95.00	95.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	113.00	113.00
135	—	692	126.00	126.00
13	—	718	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	200	141.00	141.00
1	—	770	95.00	95.00
2	—	270	120.00–130.00	125.19
5	—	535	120.00	120.00
5	—	578	111.00–116.00	114.60
8	—	337	121.00–134.00	130.62
11	—	391	124.00–130.00	128.20
11	—	418	124.00–129.00	128.18
16	—	482	118.00–127.00	124.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	517	144.00–152.00	146.90
10	—	573	127.00–132.00	128.69
6	—	804	94.00–107.00	104.79
6	—	652	115.00–125.00	120.01
5	—	626	120.00–123.00	122.42
2	—	790	102.00–105.00	103.49
32	—	415	155.00–164.00	162.45
13	—	482	151.00–163.00	155.08
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	681	110.00–111.00	110.36
8	—	463	147.00–153.00	148.46
2	—	805	94.00	94.00
2	—	740	100.00	100.00
5	—	430	150.00–156.00	152.54
7	—	533	125.00–144.00	133.11
5	—	559	110.00–129.00	124.99
3	—	622	110.00	110.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,030	925.00–985.00	937.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	560.00	560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,040	625.00–825.00	750.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,016	700.00–780.00	762.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	945	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,617	62.50–74.50	68.83
4	—	1,754	77.50–83.50	81.14
2	—	1,815	82.00–85.00	83.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	891	33.50–38.50	35.09
16	—	994	38.00–47.00	41.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,358	52.00–54.00	52.72
3	—	1,300	45.00–48.00	47.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,251	49.00–57.00	54.04
1	—	1,495	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,047	38.50–46.00	43.00

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

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