Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were not enough cattle last week to establish a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.57/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$126.57

65 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$12.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.32

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	512	127.38	653	54
Medium and Large 2-3	491	125.41	615	8thin
Small 1-2	502	115.00	577	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.38/cwt here — about $75 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 sale65 hd

126.57

—

TN average8 barns · 887 hd

124.25

+2.32

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	1,726	84.21	1,453	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	54.49	704	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	50.82	735	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	44.34	467	36

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	710	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	667	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	119.19/cwt	119.00–120.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	128.67/cwt	128.00–130.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	134.91/cwt	130.00–145.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	159.38/cwt	150.00–164.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	163.63/cwt	163.00–165.00	700	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	44.34/cwt	41.00–49.00	467	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	548	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	603	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	107.13/cwt	95.00–120.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	131.11/cwt	127.00–133.00	629	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	138.71/cwt	133.00–145.00	598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.19/cwt	110.00–116.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	122.56/cwt	115.00–125.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	126.49/cwt	125.00–131.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	713	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	50.55/cwt	48.00–53.00	762	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	49.43/cwt	47.00–50.00	706	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,045	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	627	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	51.08/cwt	48.00–56.00	640	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	61.17/cwt	60.00–65.00	815	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	622	3
Bulls	—	—	1,717	84.97/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,459	15
Bulls	—	—	2,110	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,899	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	988	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,038	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,216	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,595	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,311	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	804.88/cwt	760.00–825.00	10,528	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	165.01/cwt	162.00–170.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	171.28/cwt	166.00–174.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	175.53/cwt	170.00–178.00	637	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	138.66/cwt	137.00–142.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	554	1

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 215Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 8Year ago 0

There were not enough cattle last week to establish a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	94.00	94.00
2	—	683	120.00	120.00
2	—	385	147.00	147.00
2	—	345	140.00	140.00
11	—	480	127.00–133.00	131.11
10	—	431	133.00–145.00	138.71
8	—	620	110.00–116.00	112.19
7	—	577	115.00–125.00	122.56
6	—	527	125.00–131.00	126.49
3	—	290	146.00	146.00
2	—	755	94.00–95.00	94.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	548	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	119.00	119.00
3	—	335	144.00	144.00
2	—	670	95.00–120.00	107.13
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	111.00	111.00
2	—	675	110.00	110.00
2	—	558	123.00	123.00
2	—	545	125.00	125.00
2	—	420	160.00	160.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	803	80.00	80.00
5	—	632	119.00–120.00	119.19
3	—	550	128.00–130.00	128.67
3	—	540	130.00–145.00	134.91
3	—	455	150.00–164.00	159.38
3	—	428	163.00–165.00	163.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	185.00	185.00
9	—	363	170.00–178.00	175.53
3	—	602	137.00–142.00	138.66
2	—	655	130.00	130.00
2	—	558	147.00	147.00
2	—	518	151.00–152.00	151.50
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	164.00	164.00
1	—	315	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	162.00–170.00	165.01
3	—	372	166.00–174.00	171.28
2	—	740	120.00	120.00
2	—	513	145.00	145.00
1	—	695	127.00	127.00
1	—	285	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,053	41.00–49.00	44.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,508	48.00–53.00	50.55
5	—	1,429	47.00–50.00	49.43
1	—	1,045	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,253	48.00–56.00	51.08
17	—	1,332	60.00–65.00	61.17
3	—	1,382	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,717	78.00–88.00	84.97
1	—	2,110	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,475	67.00	67.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	828	630.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,213	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,308	760.00–825.00	804.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	900.00	900.00

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

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