Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 11.00 lower. Steers and bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.62/cwt on 391 head.

Average price

$130.62

391 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$29.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

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	557	131.59	733	357
Medium and Large 2-3	514	121.63	625	32
Small 1-2	360	102.50	369	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.09/cwt here — about $364 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 sale391 hd

130.62

—

TN average13 barns · 4,353 hd

127.43

+3.20

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	1,711	91.55	1,567	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	61.15	866	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	58.93	694	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	48.49	446	7thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2-3	—	474	124.00/cwt	115.00–130.00	588	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	119.37/cwt	114.00–122.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	129.43/cwt	114.00–135.50	858	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	130.85/cwt	123.00–134.00	754	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.74/cwt	126.00–137.00	684	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	135.33/cwt	130.00–139.00	631	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	138.61/cwt	131.00–142.00	584	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	123.12/cwt	118.00–126.00	767	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	142.97/cwt	138.00–145.00	546	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	142.57/cwt	134.00–148.00	479	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	108.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	837	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	112.45/cwt	108.00–117.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	131.01/cwt	128.00–132.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	137.18/cwt	136.00–138.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	776	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.31/cwt	125.00–144.00	721	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	155.53/cwt	140.00–164.00	650	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	121.91/cwt	117.00–126.00	818	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	134.87/cwt	126.00–138.00	773	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	143.93/cwt	140.00–147.00	671	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	124.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	887	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	49.41/cwt	46.00–53.00	461	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	359	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	61.15/cwt	58.00–64.00	866	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	59.01/cwt	55.00–65.00	697	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	566	1
Bulls	—	—	1,629	89.88/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,464	9
Bulls	—	—	1,962	101.07/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,983	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,326	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	925.00/cwt	825.00–975.00	12,025	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	130.59/cwt	121.00–132.00	790	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	131.86/cwt	124.00–135.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	138.88/cwt	128.00–154.00	599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	136.78/cwt	135.00–138.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	151.53/cwt	148.00–155.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	155.20/cwt	154.00–156.00	815	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	142.88/cwt	139.00–149.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	147.50/cwt	136.00–154.00	782	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	141.00/cwt	128.00–144.50	873	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	139.98/cwt	128.00–144.00	924	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.59/cwt	134.00–150.00	814	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	154.00/cwt	142.00–160.00	653	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	992	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	127.25/cwt	120.00–134.00	920	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	148.86/cwt	140.00–156.00	701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	160.62/cwt	158.00–175.00	527	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	166.93/cwt	164.00–171.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	102.50/cwt	95.00–110.00	369	2

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 Aug 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 895Last week 699Year ago 948

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 80Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 16Year ago 30

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 11.00 lower. Steers and bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	474	115.00–130.00	124.00
4	—	510	126.00	126.00
3	—	634	114.00–122.00	119.37
2	—	715	100.00	100.00
2	—	445	128.00	128.00
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
1	—	310	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	663	114.00–135.50	129.43
84	—	576	123.00–134.00	130.85
42	—	523	126.00–137.00	130.74
38	—	466	130.00–139.00	135.33
31	—	421	131.00–142.00	138.61
23	—	623	118.00–126.00	123.12
23	—	382	138.00–145.00	142.97
9	—	336	134.00–148.00	142.57
7	—	771	105.00–110.00	108.58
4	—	723	108.00–117.00	112.45
1	—	270	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	95.00–110.00	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	537	128.00–132.00	131.01
5	—	468	136.00–138.00	137.18
4	—	776	92.00	92.00
4	—	570	121.00–123.00	122.00
4	—	413	144.00	144.00
3	—	618	115.00–125.00	120.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	525	125.00–144.00	137.31
17	—	418	140.00–164.00	155.53
16	—	671	117.00–126.00	121.91
14	—	573	126.00–138.00	134.87
14	—	466	140.00–147.00	143.93
7	—	623	120.00–125.00	124.26
4	—	705	115.00–120.00	117.49
1	—	785	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	605	121.00–132.00	130.59
8	—	531	124.00–135.00	131.86
8	—	431	128.00–154.00	138.88
4	—	464	135.00–138.00	136.78
2	—	328	148.00–155.00	151.53
1	—	685	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	525	154.00–156.00	155.20
5	—	585	139.00–149.00	142.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	530	136.00–154.00	147.50
44	—	619	128.00–144.50	141.00
36	—	660	128.00–144.00	139.98
32	—	575	134.00–150.00	141.59
22	—	424	142.00–160.00	154.00
11	—	827	120.00	120.00
9	—	723	120.00–134.00	127.25
9	—	471	140.00–156.00	148.86
8	—	328	158.00–175.00	160.62
6	—	367	164.00–171.00	166.93
2	—	898	110.00	110.00
2	—	768	122.00	122.00
1	—	285	178.00	178.00
1	—	235	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	934	46.00–53.00	49.41
1	—	835	43.00	43.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,417	58.00–64.00	61.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,182	55.00–65.00	59.01
1	—	1,010	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,629	83.00–95.00	89.88
3	—	1,962	100.00–103.00	101.07
1	—	1,700	78.00	78.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,300	825.00–975.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	875.00	875.00

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