Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, there was not enough cattle to establish trends.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.32/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$121.32

115 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$29.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.97

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	542	124.43	675	96
Medium and Large 2-3	521	110.55	576	13thin
Small 1-2	544	94.83	516	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.60/cwt here — about $159 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 sale115 hd

121.32

—

TN average9 barns · 608 hd

115.35

+5.97

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	1,555	85.73	1,333	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	75.00	1,001	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	66.16	750	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	60.00	576	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	104.92/cwt	100.00–110.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	576	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,001	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	66.16/cwt	63.00–69.00	750	7
Bulls	—	—	1,371	75.36/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,033	4
Bulls	—	—	1,653	93.13/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,539	3
Bulls	—	—	1,995	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,095	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	768.59/cwt	725.00–810.00	7,494	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	906	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,006	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	149.25/cwt	145.00–153.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	495	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	755	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	664	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	546	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	117.51/cwt	115.00–123.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	97.05/cwt	94.00–100.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	131.38/cwt	126.00–135.00	557	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	131.01/cwt	122.00–135.00	508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	123.97/cwt	121.00–128.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	119.97/cwt	115.00–122.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	105.33/cwt	102.00–108.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	146.73/cwt	142.00–150.00	609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	128.15/cwt	123.00–130.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	135.98/cwt	134.00–146.00	632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	120.19/cwt	120.00–121.00	684	5

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 756Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, there was not enough cattle to establish trends.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	100.00–110.00	104.92
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
8	—	415	142.00–150.00	146.73
6	—	509	123.00–130.00	128.15
6	—	465	134.00–146.00	135.98
5	—	569	120.00–121.00	120.19
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	124.00–125.00	124.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	117.00	117.00
2	—	500	119.00	119.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	140.00	140.00
1	—	875	106.00	106.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	906	111.00	111.00
9	—	781	115.00	115.00
3	—	520	135.00	135.00
2	—	583	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	145.00–153.00	149.25
2	—	658	125.00	125.00
2	—	610	123.00–124.00	123.50
2	—	523	135.00–140.00	137.44
2	—	485	144.00	144.00
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	445	137.00	137.00
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	90.00	90.00
1	—	755	88.00	88.00
1	—	535	102.00	102.00
1	—	325	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	484	115.00–123.00	117.51
2	—	775	85.00–86.00	85.50
2	—	585	94.00–100.00	97.05
2	—	378	133.00	133.00
1	—	690	97.00	97.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	119.00	119.00
1	—	240	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	585	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	424	126.00–135.00	131.38
8	—	388	122.00–135.00	131.01
6	—	464	121.00–128.00	123.97
4	—	529	115.00–122.00	119.97
3	—	665	102.00–108.00	105.33
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
1	—	715	94.50	94.50
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,133	63.00–69.00	66.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	70.00–81.00	75.36
3	—	1,653	89.00–95.00	93.13
1	—	1,995	105.00	105.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	635.00	635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	975	725.00–810.00	768.59

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle