Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Steers and bulls 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.55/cwt on 334 head.

Average price

$140.55

334 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$12.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.27

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	440	143.67	633	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	607	140.50	853	321
Small 1-2	448	131.00	587	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $46 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 sale334 hd

140.55

—

TN average11 barns · 1,678 hd

138.28

+2.27

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	1,838	78.63	1,445	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	54.62	628	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	53.95	765	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	39.26	414	13

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	367	131.40/cwt	127.00–134.00	482	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	116.98/cwt	116.00–119.00	797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	144.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	138.23/cwt	135.00–141.00	315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	803	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	533	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	777	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	649	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	146.42/cwt	133.00–150.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.16/cwt	124.00–155.00	704	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.95/cwt	121.00–140.00	727	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	113.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	802	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	124.11/cwt	123.00–125.00	771	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	139.75/cwt	138.00–140.00	729	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	113.82/cwt	111.00–118.00	772	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	156.82/cwt	147.00–164.00	662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	40.71/cwt	36.00–45.00	456	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	36.93/cwt	25.00–49.00	350	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	54.09/cwt	50.00–57.00	758	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	835	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	708	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	54.21/cwt	48.50–58.00	627	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	642	1
Bulls	—	—	1,974	80.12/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,582	9
Bulls	—	—	1,493	71.39/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,066	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,431	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	782.83/cwt	750.00–850.00	8,588	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,560	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	448	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	131.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	138.55/cwt	135.00–146.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,031	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	141.01/cwt	136.00–142.00	900	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	125.39/cwt	124.50–130.00	923	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	148.18/cwt	136.00–155.00	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	147.23/cwt	140.00–154.00	774	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	127.70/cwt	110.00–130.00	875	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	157.88/cwt	150.00–162.00	688	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	170.91/cwt	160.00–174.00	543	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	153.68/cwt	148.00–160.00	733	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	135.84/cwt	122.00–138.00	834	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	137.39/cwt	128.00–148.00	790	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	123.72/cwt	115.00–126.00	899	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	168.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	623	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	128.80/cwt	116.00–134.00	532	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	124.61/cwt	115.00–127.00	589	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	126.07/cwt	113.00–130.00	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	118.59/cwt	118.00–119.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	125.43/cwt	119.00–132.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	122.29/cwt	122.00–123.00	699	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	127.56/cwt	124.00–128.00	670	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	123.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	592	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	123.49/cwt	118.00–127.00	638	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	118.21/cwt	112.00–122.00	727	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	122.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	706	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	128.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	547	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	116.20/cwt	112.00–118.00	855	10

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 Feb 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 924Last week 1,255Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 53Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Steers and bulls 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	367	127.00–134.00	131.40
8	—	681	116.00–119.00	116.98
5	—	277	140.00–145.00	144.01
4	—	1,118	85.00	85.00
4	—	328	130.00–135.00	131.98
2	—	228	135.00–141.00	138.23
1	—	845	95.00	95.00
45	—	478	120.00–130.00	123.77
41	—	517	118.00–127.00	123.49
29	—	615	112.00–122.00	118.21
26	—	577	115.00–125.00	122.31
22	—	427	124.00–130.00	128.00
10	—	736	112.00–118.00	116.20
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	413	116.00–134.00	128.80
11	—	473	115.00–127.00	124.61
8	—	553	117.00	117.00
7	—	370	113.00–130.00	126.07
5	—	514	118.00–119.00	118.59
4	—	337	119.00–132.00	125.43
4	—	288	139.00	139.00
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	572	122.00–123.00	122.29
18	—	525	124.00–128.00	127.56
9	—	488	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	125.00–130.00	127.46
5	—	649	120.00	120.00
5	—	465	133.00–150.00	146.42
3	—	703	105.00–110.00	108.34
3	—	545	131.00	131.00
3	—	413	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	485	124.00–155.00	145.16
17	—	577	121.00–140.00	125.95
16	—	707	110.00–115.00	113.37
15	—	621	123.00–125.00	124.11
8	—	522	138.00–140.00	139.75
7	—	678	111.00–118.00	113.82
7	—	422	147.00–164.00	156.82
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	125.00–135.00	131.59
3	—	423	135.00–146.00	138.55
2	—	470	150.00	150.00
2	—	290	160.00	160.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	818	126.00	126.00
20	—	638	136.00–142.00	141.01
18	—	736	124.50–130.00	125.39
6	—	518	136.00–155.00	148.18
5	—	553	136.00	136.00
2	—	755	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	526	140.00–154.00	147.23
32	—	685	110.00–130.00	127.70
28	—	436	150.00–162.00	157.88
22	—	318	160.00–174.00	170.91
21	—	477	148.00–160.00	153.68
19	—	614	122.00–138.00	135.84
19	—	575	128.00–148.00	137.39
14	—	727	115.00–126.00	123.72
14	—	369	160.00–170.00	168.73
2	—	780	118.00–119.00	118.50
1	—	855	110.00	110.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,120	36.00–45.00	40.71
5	—	948	25.00–49.00	36.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,402	50.00–57.00	54.09
2	—	1,465	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,540	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,156	48.50–58.00	54.21
1	—	1,035	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,974	76.00–83.00	80.12
3	—	1,493	68.00–73.00	71.39
1	—	1,645	87.00	87.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	950	580.00	580.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,097	750.00–850.00	782.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	800.00	800.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle