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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls under 450 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, over 450 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers under 400 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, over 400 lbs steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.21/cwt on 361 head.

Average price

$150.21

361 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$13.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.10

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	405	150.47	610	51
Medium and Large 1-2	577	150.24	866	303
Small 1-2	472	149.00	703	6thin
Medium and Large 3	370	137.00	507	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.47/cwt here — about $103 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 sale361 hd

150.21

—

TN average10 barns · 1,476 hd

149.11

+1.10

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	—	High	1,777	89.93	1,598	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,195	61.00	729	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	56.30	635	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	45.30	476	11

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	720	113.89/cwt	112.00–115.00	820	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	120.67/cwt	116.00–123.00	811	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	141.56/cwt	138.00–145.00	537	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	142.82/cwt	140.00–148.00	478	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	151.23/cwt	146.00–154.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	703	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	146.60/cwt	146.00–147.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	155.26/cwt	155.00–156.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	158.25/cwt	154.00–163.00	749	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	126.34/cwt	118.00–130.00	798	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	132.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	777	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	152.58/cwt	149.00–155.00	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	161.76/cwt	160.00–164.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	110.46/cwt	106.00–115.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	104.62/cwt	100.00–107.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.25/cwt	130.00–141.00	645	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	125.52/cwt	123.00–130.00	713	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	125.27/cwt	122.00–129.00	785	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	154.89/cwt	154.00–157.00	881	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	164.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	877	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	135.56/cwt	134.00–138.00	908	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	143.20/cwt	137.00–151.00	909	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	931	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	503	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	165.40/cwt	155.00–175.00	784	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	132.35/cwt	125.00–140.00	891	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	167.16/cwt	163.00–174.00	704	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	148.63/cwt	142.00–150.00	846	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	157.81/cwt	154.00–162.00	814	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	140.70/cwt	130.00–151.00	878	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	128.22/cwt	120.00–131.00	917	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	172.02/cwt	168.00–180.00	636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	171.21/cwt	170.00–175.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	177.75/cwt	170.00–180.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	120.36/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	987	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	132.52/cwt	131.00–134.00	444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	47.47/cwt	43.00–53.00	496	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	39.51/cwt	37.00–42.00	422	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	772	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	687	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	56.34/cwt	51.00–60.00	601	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	63.76/cwt	59.00–70.00	796	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	47.21/cwt	42.00–52.00	554	5
Bulls	—	—	1,888	95.95/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,812	5
Bulls	—	—	1,605	85.36/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,370	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,080	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,688	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,308	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	157.04/cwt	153.00–165.00	738	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	136.43/cwt	133.00–140.00	709	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	150.40/cwt	144.00–166.00	489	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	153.70/cwt	143.00–157.00	642	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	127.19/cwt	120.00–135.00	675	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	138.39/cwt	130.00–144.00	598	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	128.54/cwt	125.00–131.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	719	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	126.78/cwt	125.00–129.00	792	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	544	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	127.19/cwt	125.00–131.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	112.69/cwt	110.00–116.00	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	124.22/cwt	121.00–130.00	588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	117.05/cwt	111.00–123.00	679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	376	141.80/cwt	139.00–143.00	533	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	574	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	149.13/cwt	145.00–153.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	138.99/cwt	132.00–140.00	769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	157.75/cwt	149.00–165.00	590	9

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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 928Last week 1,326Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	720	112.00–115.00	113.89
16	—	672	116.00–123.00	120.67
14	—	379	138.00–145.00	141.56
8	—	335	140.00–148.00	142.82
3	—	270	146.00–154.00	151.23
2	—	770	110.00	110.00
2	—	228	155.00	155.00
1	—	820	101.00	101.00
27	—	470	130.00–141.00	137.25
22	—	568	123.00–130.00	125.52
18	—	627	122.00–129.00	125.27
41	—	531	120.00–135.00	127.19
48	—	432	130.00–144.00	138.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	105.00	105.00
1	—	610	113.00	113.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	131.00–134.00	132.52
1	—	565	116.00	116.00
1	—	440	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	125.00	125.00
5	—	515	125.00–131.00	128.54
12	—	553	130.00	130.00
22	—	625	125.00–129.00	126.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
2	—	260	140.00–144.00	142.00
2	—	393	128.00–130.00	129.01
3	—	345	135.00–136.00	135.33
4	—	544	116.00–117.00	116.50
6	—	415	125.00–131.00	127.19
6	—	617	110.00–116.00	112.69
7	—	473	121.00–130.00	124.22
7	—	580	111.00–123.00	117.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	137.00	137.00
11	—	376	139.00–143.00	141.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	107.00	107.00
1	—	580	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	146.00–147.00	146.60
4	—	411	155.00–156.00	155.26
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	473	154.00–163.00	158.25
10	—	632	118.00–130.00	126.34
8	—	585	130.00–140.00	132.75
5	—	524	149.00–155.00	152.58
5	—	428	160.00–164.00	161.76
4	—	717	106.00–115.00	110.46
3	—	760	100.00–107.00	104.62
2	—	650	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	569	154.00–157.00	154.89
30	—	532	160.00–170.00	164.76
29	—	670	134.00–138.00	135.56
14	—	635	137.00–151.00	143.20
12	—	716	130.00	130.00
11	—	810	120.00	120.00
2	—	468	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	503	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	474	155.00–175.00	165.40
28	—	673	125.00–140.00	132.35
20	—	421	163.00–174.00	167.16
16	—	569	142.00–150.00	148.63
13	—	516	154.00–162.00	157.81
12	—	624	130.00–151.00	140.70
8	—	715	120.00–131.00	128.22
8	—	370	168.00–180.00	172.02
4	—	315	170.00–175.00	171.21
4	—	283	170.00–180.00	177.75
3	—	835	118.00–125.00	120.36
3	—	777	127.00	127.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	153.00–165.00	157.04
2	—	520	133.00–140.00	136.43
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	325	144.00–166.00	150.40
9	—	418	143.00–157.00	153.70
2	—	518	150.00–155.00	152.49
4	—	475	145.00–153.00	149.13
8	—	553	132.00–140.00	138.99
9	—	374	149.00–165.00	157.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,045	43.00–53.00	47.47
3	—	1,067	37.00–42.00	39.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,165	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,066	51.00–60.00	56.34
6	—	1,248	59.00–70.00	63.76
5	—	1,173	42.00–52.00	47.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,888	93.00–98.00	95.95
2	—	1,605	81.00–90.00	85.36
1	—	1,565	69.00	69.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	500.00	500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	850.00	850.00

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