Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.69/cwt on 468 head.

Average price

$128.69

468 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$89

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

$4.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.65

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	378	130.50	493	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	522	128.93	673	425
Medium and Large 2-3	461	126.15	581	41

One grade step is worth $4.35/cwt here — about −$89 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 sale468 hd

128.69

—

TN average9 barns · 2,025 hd

124.04

+4.65

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	1,698	95.77	1,626	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	65.02	937	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,106	63.46	702	158
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	54.99	514	15

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	115.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	150.49/cwt	145.00–161.00	637	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	109.66/cwt	100.00–112.00	783	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	144.94/cwt	140.00–153.00	687	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	130.52/cwt	127.00–132.00	801	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	132.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	758	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.93/cwt	130.00–145.00	710	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	138.45/cwt	136.00–141.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	128.96/cwt	127.00–131.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	148.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	144.96/cwt	135.00–147.00	642	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	122.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	741	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	461	129.99/cwt	128.00–131.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	405	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	519	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	633	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	54.99/cwt	50.00–56.00	514	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	64.85/cwt	63.00–66.00	949	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	125.34/cwt	125.00–127.00	609	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	120.20/cwt	118.00–122.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	127.69/cwt	124.00–131.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	134.20/cwt	133.00–135.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	142.85/cwt	139.00–145.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	774	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	977	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	879	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.21/cwt	124.00–139.50	635	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	127.56/cwt	120.00–131.00	662	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	143.81/cwt	140.00–145.00	555	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	124.62/cwt	120.00–129.00	697	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	136.14/cwt	128.00–140.00	573	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	119.59/cwt	114.00–124.00	752	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	110.33/cwt	108.00–119.00	743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	410	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	96.99/cwt	93.00–100.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,077	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,023	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	965	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	151.52/cwt	145.00–155.00	735	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	141.53/cwt	138.00–147.00	817	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	166.77/cwt	160.00–173.00	637	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	142.80/cwt	138.00–151.00	757	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	160.94/cwt	158.00–164.00	686	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	133.03/cwt	127.00–135.50	883	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	133.29/cwt	128.00–139.00	842	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	121.16/cwt	120.00–124.00	887	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	170.85/cwt	170.00–175.00	571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	149.33/cwt	149.00–150.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	133.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	128.44/cwt	125.00–139.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	147.64/cwt	136.00–154.00	546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	117.32/cwt	116.00–120.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	155.37/cwt	150.00–158.00	673	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,165.00/cwt	1,165.00–1,165.00	13,106	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	688.63/cwt	600.00–775.00	8,023	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,168	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,168	713.38/cwt	675.00–750.00	8,332	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,113	723.37/cwt	700.00–750.00	8,051	2
Bulls	—	—	1,155	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	102.47/cwt	102.00–103.00	2,003	2
Bulls	—	—	1,704	96.24/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,640	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	716	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	66.71/cwt	64.00–70.00	855	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	63.14/cwt	60.00–66.00	684	140
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	787	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 Jun 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,153Last week 721Year ago 997

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 64Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 36Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
1	—	980	87.00	87.00
5	—	802	108.00	108.00
6	—	684	115.00–117.00	115.33
11	—	423	145.00–161.00	150.49
11	—	714	100.00–112.00	109.66
14	—	474	140.00–153.00	144.94
15	—	614	127.00–132.00	130.52
16	—	573	125.00–135.00	132.28
30	—	522	130.00–145.00	135.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	136.00–141.00	138.45
2	—	573	127.00–131.00	128.96
2	—	685	113.00	113.00
3	—	522	135.00	135.00
6	—	393	140.00–150.00	148.37
9	—	443	135.00–147.00	144.96
9	—	603	115.00–125.00	122.86
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
4	—	461	128.00–131.00	129.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	100.00	100.00
72	—	470	124.00–139.50	135.21
69	—	519	120.00–131.00	127.56
55	—	386	140.00–145.00	143.81
52	—	559	120.00–129.00	124.62
50	—	421	128.00–140.00	136.14
31	—	629	114.00–124.00	119.59
8	—	673	108.00–119.00	110.33
7	—	311	151.00	151.00
6	—	273	150.00	150.00
4	—	828	93.00–100.00	96.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	129.00	129.00
1	—	430	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	486	125.00–127.00	125.34
5	—	527	118.00–122.00	120.20
5	—	429	124.00–131.00	127.69
5	—	366	133.00–135.00	134.20
3	—	312	139.00–145.00	142.85
1	—	715	86.00	86.00
1	—	675	99.00	99.00
1	—	285	148.00	148.00
1	—	210	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	656	118.00	118.00
7	—	731	108.00	108.00
6	—	977	90.00	90.00
5	—	782	109.00	109.00
5	—	543	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	150.00	150.00
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
2	—	723	120.00	120.00
3	—	328	149.00–150.00	149.33
3	—	517	130.00–140.00	133.32
4	—	575	125.00–139.00	128.44
5	—	370	136.00–154.00	147.64
6	—	770	116.00–120.00	117.32
10	—	433	150.00–158.00	155.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,077	95.00	95.00
4	—	714	128.00	128.00
3	—	965	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	485	145.00–155.00	151.52
2	—	770	120.00	120.00
66	—	577	138.00–147.00	141.53
45	—	382	160.00–173.00	166.77
38	—	530	138.00–151.00	142.80
32	—	426	158.00–164.00	160.94
19	—	664	127.00–135.50	133.03
19	—	632	128.00–139.00	133.29
10	—	732	120.00–124.00	121.16
7	—	283	180.00	180.00
6	—	334	170.00–175.00	170.85
4	—	805	115.00	115.00
3	—	870	110.00–112.00	110.68
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
1	—	235	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	935	50.00–56.00	54.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,463	63.00–66.00	64.85
1	—	1,175	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	53.00	53.00
17	—	1,282	64.00–70.00	66.71
140	—	1,083	60.00–66.00	63.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,955	102.00–103.00	102.47
5	—	1,704	92.00–100.00	96.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,165.00	1,165.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,165	600.00–775.00	688.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	675.00–750.00	713.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	700.00–750.00	723.37

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