Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale one week ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 550 lbs 2.00 to 9.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.28/cwt on 548 head.

Average price

$142.28

548 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$59

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

$29.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.04

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	454	149.52	679	47
Medium and Large 1-2	658	141.96	935	493
Medium and Large 3	615	120.00	738	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.52/cwt here — about −$59 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 sale548 hd

142.28

—

TN average11 barns · 2,272 hd

150.32

−8.04

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	1,721	80.48	1,385	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	56.47	649	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	56.23	836	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	43.07	441	13

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	46.84/cwt	42.00–52.00	475	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	30.51/cwt	26.00–38.00	320	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	135.46/cwt	126.00–140.00	830	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	155.49/cwt	150.00–168.00	596	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	282	164.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	126.95/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,008	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	137.15/cwt	133.00–139.50	1,001	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	147.24/cwt	141.00–148.00	959	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	156.27/cwt	151.00–161.00	902	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	155.66/cwt	150.00–161.50	841	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	149.63/cwt	145.00–151.00	929	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	891	117.19/cwt	117.00–117.50	1,044	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	168.18/cwt	160.00–181.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	132.72/cwt	124.00–139.00	896	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	127.67/cwt	120.00–133.00	931	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	147.20/cwt	137.00–153.00	833	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	178.74/cwt	174.00–190.00	565	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	122.46/cwt	115.00–125.00	947	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	244	168.74/cwt	165.00–170.00	412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	159.01/cwt	138.00–170.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	148.34/cwt	145.00–152.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	133.86/cwt	130.00–138.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	126.89/cwt	115.00–139.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	142.58/cwt	134.00–149.00	820	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	124.25/cwt	120.00–134.00	777	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	147.80/cwt	143.00–152.00	776	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	151.62/cwt	148.00–156.00	716	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	165.23/cwt	158.00–174.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	171.24/cwt	166.00–178.00	733	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	141.06/cwt	132.00–146.00	862	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	154.91/cwt	150.00–158.00	804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	166.66/cwt	154.00–176.00	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	175.52/cwt	174.00–182.50	662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	116.21/cwt	110.00–121.00	999	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	183.37/cwt	180.00–185.00	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	119.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	131.44/cwt	120.00–134.00	639	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	107.97/cwt	106.00–110.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	128.53/cwt	126.00–131.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	125.38/cwt	117.00–133.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	770	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	822	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	862	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	116.13/cwt	115.00–117.00	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	120.47/cwt	110.00–121.00	819	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.68/cwt	120.00–134.00	660	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	139.55/cwt	128.00–144.00	603	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	145.06/cwt	140.00–149.00	553	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	123.75/cwt	123.00–125.00	768	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	147.69/cwt	136.00–155.00	468	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.44/cwt	130.00–142.00	646	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	124.21/cwt	117.00–127.00	722	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	146.94/cwt	145.00–151.00	407	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	837	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	56.23/cwt	53.00–61.00	836	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	55.68/cwt	54.00–58.00	631	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	52.81/cwt	52.00–54.00	626	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	70.32/cwt	69.00–72.00	886	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	81.10/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,349	8
Bulls	—	—	2,210	94.50/cwt	93.00–96.00	2,088	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	63.95/cwt	60.00–68.00	937	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,320	2

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,326Last week 777Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 22Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,015	42.00–52.00	46.84
3	—	1,050	26.00–38.00	30.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,487	53.00–61.00	56.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,133	54.00–58.00	55.68
3	—	1,185	52.00–54.00	52.81
2	—	1,260	69.00–72.00	70.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,663	78.00–87.00	81.10
2	—	2,210	93.00–96.00	94.50
2	—	1,465	60.00–68.00	63.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	613	126.00–140.00	135.46
9	—	383	150.00–168.00	155.49
7	—	282	160.00–170.00	164.23
2	—	595	130.00	130.00
4	—	436	157.00	157.00
4	—	244	165.00–170.00	168.74
3	—	325	138.00–170.00	159.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	794	125.00–128.00	126.95
74	—	730	133.00–139.50	137.15
38	—	651	141.00–148.00	147.24
31	—	577	151.00–161.00	156.27
27	—	540	150.00–161.50	155.66
24	—	621	145.00–151.00	149.63
18	—	891	117.00–117.50	117.19
5	—	434	160.00–181.00	168.18
3	—	460	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	675	124.00–139.00	132.72
29	—	729	120.00–133.00	127.67
27	—	566	137.00–153.00	147.20
20	—	316	174.00–190.00	178.74
12	—	773	115.00–125.00	122.46
12	—	428	166.00–178.00	171.24
11	—	611	132.00–146.00	141.06
9	—	519	150.00–158.00	154.91
8	—	480	154.00–176.00	166.66
8	—	377	174.00–182.50	175.52
5	—	860	110.00–121.00	116.21
3	—	287	180.00–185.00	183.37
2	—	958	115.00	115.00
2	—	830	117.00–121.00	119.01
1	—	205	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	899	98.00	98.00
2	—	988	90.00	90.00
1	—	820	103.00	103.00
1	—	715	118.00	118.00
1	—	225	145.00	145.00
91	—	680	110.00–121.00	120.47
45	—	525	120.00–134.00	125.68
35	—	432	128.00–144.00	139.55
27	—	381	140.00–149.00	145.06
23	—	621	123.00–125.00	123.75
21	—	317	136.00–155.00	147.69
20	—	470	130.00–142.00	137.44
19	—	581	117.00–127.00	124.21
9	—	277	145.00–151.00	146.94
8	—	761	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	486	120.00–134.00	131.44
2	—	665	106.00–110.00	107.97
2	—	440	126.00–131.00	128.53
2	—	320	117.00–133.00	125.38
1	—	730	80.00	80.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	583	132.00	132.00
26	—	668	123.00	123.00
17	—	756	114.00	114.00
8	—	507	130.00–131.00	130.25
7	—	732	115.00–117.00	116.13
2	—	643	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	145.00–152.00	148.34
2	—	570	130.00–138.00	133.86
2	—	535	115.00–139.00	126.89
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	575	134.00–149.00	142.58
13	—	625	120.00–134.00	124.25
12	—	525	143.00–152.00	147.80
11	—	472	148.00–156.00	151.62
6	—	433	158.00–174.00	165.23
2	—	960	79.00	79.00
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
1	—	690	115.00	115.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	610.00	610.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle