Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 7.00 lower. Heifers under 500 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.35/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$131.35

126 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$187

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

$2.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.70

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	450	133.65	601	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	601	131.06	788	112

One grade step is worth $2.59/cwt here — about −$187 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 sale126 hd

131.35

—

TN average10 barns · 907 hd

135.05

−3.70

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	1,887	85.61	1,615	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	58.00	812	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	53.65	632	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	43.68	476	5thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2Value Added	—	418	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	113.79/cwt	109.00–115.00	596	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	118.17/cwt	115.00–121.00	571	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	483	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	121.04/cwt	117.00–129.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	123.12/cwt	120.00–124.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	99.57/cwt	94.00–104.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	118.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	122.49/cwt	110.00–133.00	325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	126.30/cwt	125.00–129.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	127.10/cwt	125.00–132.00	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	106.26/cwt	100.00–125.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	139.33/cwt	127.00–142.00	431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	128.63/cwt	125.00–134.00	488	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	138.24/cwt	127.00–148.00	665	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	132.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	128.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	119.64/cwt	115.00–122.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	812	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	51.74/cwt	48.00–55.00	598	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	58.11/cwt	57.00–61.00	716	3
Bulls	—	—	1,887	85.61/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,615	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,281	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,908	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	145.76/cwt	140.00–152.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	145.77/cwt	140.00–152.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	812	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	156.10/cwt	155.00–157.00	721	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	986	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,178	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.90/cwt	130.00–142.00	716	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.82/cwt	115.00–125.00	753	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	154.30/cwt	150.00–158.00	670	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	178.32/cwt	170.00–180.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	168.81/cwt	163.00–173.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	139.75/cwt	135.00–144.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	751	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	45.35/cwt	42.00–48.00	499	4

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 Apr 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 730Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 67Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 7.00 lower. Heifers under 500 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	418	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	524	109.00–115.00	113.79
10	—	483	115.00–121.00	118.17
10	—	424	125.00–132.00	127.10
8	—	565	100.00–125.00	106.26
6	—	309	127.00–142.00	139.33
4	—	611	97.00	97.00
4	—	379	125.00–134.00	128.63
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	117.00–129.00	121.04
6	—	457	120.00–124.00	123.12
5	—	573	94.00–104.00	99.57
5	—	367	115.00–125.00	118.98
4	—	265	110.00–133.00	122.49
3	—	312	125.00–129.00	126.30
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	165.00	165.00
25	—	527	130.00–142.00	135.90
14	—	623	115.00–125.00	120.82
10	—	434	150.00–158.00	154.30
6	—	328	170.00–180.00	178.32
5	—	384	163.00–173.00	168.81
4	—	493	135.00–144.00	139.75
2	—	695	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	110.00	110.00
2	—	525	122.00	122.00
2	—	450	135.00	135.00
2	—	443	142.00	142.00
2	—	370	140.00–152.00	145.76
2	—	333	140.00–152.00	145.77
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	773	105.00	105.00
9	—	462	155.00–157.00	156.10
7	—	986	93.00	93.00
6	—	624	125.00	125.00
4	—	1,178	83.00	83.00
3	—	713	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	128.00	128.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	481	127.00–148.00	138.24
7	—	441	130.00–140.00	132.66
6	—	516	125.00–130.00	128.30
3	—	563	115.00–122.00	119.64
1	—	395	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	37.00	37.00
4	—	1,101	42.00–48.00	45.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,155	48.00–55.00	51.74
3	—	1,233	57.00–61.00	58.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,887	81.00–88.00	85.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	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

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