Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.91/cwt on 483 head.

Average price

$124.91

483 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$2.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

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	476	126.02	599	59
Medium and Large 1-2	560	124.77	698	419
Medium and Large 3	422	123.60	522	5thin

One grade step is worth $2.42/cwt here — about $78 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 sale483 hd

124.91

—

TN average9 barns · 1,839 hd

120.88

+4.02

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	1,727	93.69	1,618	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	64.11	938	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	63.91	784	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	55.27	541	26

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	140.08/cwt	135.00–144.00	796	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	134.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	848	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	151.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	703	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	161.13/cwt	156.00–165.00	614	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	127.60/cwt	123.00–132.00	855	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	148.81/cwt	145.00–155.00	659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	123.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	164.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	109.33/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	549	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	124.42/cwt	119.00–127.00	595	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	141.75/cwt	139.00–145.00	812	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	614	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	601	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	137.76/cwt	131.00–141.00	642	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	145.68/cwt	140.00–154.00	771	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	136.88/cwt	136.00–140.00	866	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	932	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	969	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	115.81/cwt	114.00–122.00	891	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	898	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	131.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	764	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	709	120.72/cwt	114.00–122.00	856	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	132.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	703	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	147.29/cwt	139.00–154.00	561	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	684	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	511	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,669	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,321	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	838.28/cwt	800.00–875.00	12,071	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,178	1
Bulls	—	—	1,858	94.00/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,747	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	102.93/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,966	2
Bulls	—	—	1,517	87.32/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,325	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,845	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	904	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	70.26/cwt	70.00–71.00	804	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	63.67/cwt	58.00–68.00	777	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	138.80/cwt	135.00–141.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	107.22/cwt	106.00–111.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	138.86/cwt	136.00–142.00	525	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	118.55/cwt	115.00–121.00	733	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	114.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	775	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	121.82/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	136.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	577	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	130.25/cwt	124.00–135.00	624	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	127.58/cwt	121.00–131.00	666	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	496	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	650	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	129.55/cwt	128.00–135.00	693	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	830	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	116.19/cwt	114.00–120.00	768	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	124.42/cwt	120.00–126.00	754	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	115.36/cwt	113.00–120.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	141.46/cwt	137.00–150.00	386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	129.38/cwt	124.00–135.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	137.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	523	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	119.87/cwt	115.00–124.00	646	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	867	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	64.45/cwt	62.00–68.00	942	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	55.27/cwt	46.00–59.00	541	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	111.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	806	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	128.71/cwt	126.00–130.00	789	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	148.98/cwt	145.00–157.00	626	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	131.46/cwt	127.00–136.00	752	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	145.22/cwt	139.00–150.00	687	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	137.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	704	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	121.02/cwt	119.00–124.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	128.60/cwt	124.00–130.00	658	6

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,370Last week 777Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 92Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 33Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	111.00	111.00
1	—	765	123.00	123.00
31	—	568	135.00–144.00	140.08
30	—	629	130.00–140.00	134.84
22	—	465	150.00–155.00	151.26
18	—	381	156.00–165.00	161.13
11	—	670	123.00–132.00	127.60
9	—	443	145.00–155.00	148.81
6	—	738	122.00–125.00	123.99
4	—	320	160.00–170.00	164.77
4	—	299	170.00	170.00
3	—	967	108.00–110.00	109.33
2	—	815	120.00	120.00
1	—	930	106.00	106.00
38	—	529	140.00–154.00	145.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
1	—	405	136.00	136.00
3	—	637	127.00	127.00
3	—	657	125.00	125.00
6	—	582	130.00–135.00	131.32
8	—	709	114.00–122.00	120.72
9	—	530	130.00–140.00	132.57
18	—	381	139.00–154.00	147.29
23	—	480	140.00–145.00	142.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	573	139.00–145.00	141.75
3	—	702	129.00	129.00
22	—	633	136.00–140.00	136.88
24	—	932	104.00	104.00
26	—	769	114.00–122.00	115.81
29	—	683	130.00–132.00	131.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
2	—	343	149.00	149.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	134.00	134.00
2	—	550	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	549	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	478	119.00–127.00	124.42
1	—	330	134.00	134.00
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
2	—	780	100.00	100.00
3	—	563	113.00–120.00	115.36
5	—	273	137.00–150.00	141.46
5	—	424	124.00–135.00	129.38
8	—	382	135.00–138.00	137.00
11	—	539	115.00–124.00	119.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	144.00–145.00	144.49
1	—	870	101.00	101.00
4	—	328	135.00–141.00	138.80
4	—	721	106.00–111.00	107.22
20	—	378	136.00–142.00	138.86
20	—	618	115.00–121.00	118.55
23	—	680	110.00–118.00	114.02
37	—	576	120.00–125.00	121.82
45	—	422	130.00–140.00	136.66
45	—	479	124.00–135.00	130.25
58	—	522	121.00–131.00	127.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	104.00	104.00
1	—	540	121.00	121.00
1	—	485	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	496	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	736	113.00	113.00
7	—	564	132.00	132.00
13	—	535	128.00–135.00	129.55
20	—	822	101.00	101.00
44	—	661	114.00–120.00	116.19
49	—	606	120.00–126.00	124.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	659	110.00	110.00
13	—	466	131.00–141.00	137.76
2	—	733	110.00	110.00
3	—	429	139.00–140.00	139.66
3	—	625	119.00–124.00	121.02
6	—	512	124.00–130.00	128.60
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
2	—	928	80.00	80.00
8	—	720	110.00–116.00	111.96
17	—	613	126.00–130.00	128.71
18	—	420	145.00–157.00	148.98
21	—	572	127.00–136.00	131.46
36	—	473	139.00–150.00	145.22
37	—	513	130.00–140.00	137.29

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,440	800.00–875.00	838.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	91.00–97.00	94.00
2	—	1,910	100.00–106.00	102.93
3	—	1,517	87.00–88.00	87.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	49.00	49.00
4	—	1,144	70.00–71.00	70.26
44	—	1,220	58.00–68.00	63.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	58.00	58.00
18	—	1,462	62.00–68.00	64.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	978	46.00–59.00	55.27

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle