Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady with instances 4.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.26/cwt on 369 head.

Average price

$143.26

369 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$11.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

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	607	144.70	878	285
Medium and Large 2-3	515	138.59	714	81
Medium and Large 3	453	133.00	602	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.70/cwt here — about $275 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 sale369 hd

143.26

—

TN average10 barns · 1,775 hd

141.12

+2.14

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	1,746	89.89	1,569	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	60.91	911	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	59.41	720	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	49.83	486	14

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 2-3	—	625	124.62/cwt	124.00–125.00	779	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	475	124.53/cwt	123.00–126.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	108.94/cwt	104.00–115.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	118.46/cwt	115.00–122.00	843	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	112.61/cwt	111.00–113.00	932	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	122.73/cwt	115.00–129.00	828	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	144.90/cwt	142.00–147.00	540	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	129.14/cwt	124.00–139.00	754	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	140.81/cwt	135.00–146.00	605	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.71/cwt	133.00–144.00	641	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	125.14/cwt	120.00–133.00	771	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	132.21/cwt	128.00–136.00	685	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	120.56/cwt	120.00–122.00	857	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	131.60/cwt	131.00–133.00	884	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	135.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	782	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	136.65/cwt	134.00–138.00	854	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	729	111.34/cwt	109.00–116.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,903	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,123	848.94/cwt	825.00–875.00	9,534	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	874.54/cwt	825.00–900.00	9,532	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	995.20/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	11,246	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,238	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,419	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	906.14/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,122	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,065.86/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	12,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	141.07/cwt	134.00–150.00	667	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	129.59/cwt	125.00–140.00	748	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	131.76/cwt	125.00–135.00	820	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	149.26/cwt	139.00–154.00	621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	151.81/cwt	140.00–155.00	578	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	133.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	166.68/cwt	162.00–172.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,036	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	142.35/cwt	141.00–143.00	905	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	150.94/cwt	145.00–153.00	848	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	128.29/cwt	125.00–132.00	744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	132.95/cwt	131.00–135.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,034	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	114.58/cwt	109.00–120.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	127.62/cwt	120.00–129.00	874	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.12/cwt	133.00–138.00	781	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	146.32/cwt	140.00–150.00	716	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	155.22/cwt	152.00–165.00	649	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	123.23/cwt	119.00–128.00	875	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	136.99/cwt	131.00–140.00	716	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	126.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	49.83/cwt	43.00–55.00	486	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	60.27/cwt	58.00–62.00	899	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	63.84/cwt	63.00–65.00	970	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	758	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	58.42/cwt	54.00–63.00	698	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	62.84/cwt	62.00–68.00	754	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	51.41/cwt	45.00–55.00	699	4
Bulls	—	—	1,768	89.22/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,577	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	119.27/cwt	113.00–123.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	129.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	124.62/cwt	121.00–130.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	137.76/cwt	135.00–142.00	503	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	130.77/cwt	130.00–133.00	622	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	153.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	175.59/cwt	170.00–179.00	583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	127.37/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,004	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	167.21/cwt	163.00–175.00	617	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	160.48/cwt	155.00–164.00	652	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	137.88/cwt	135.00–141.00	918	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	146.99/cwt	140.00–151.00	764	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	131.20/cwt	125.00–137.00	947	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	141.89/cwt	133.00–147.00	873	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	145.52/cwt	138.00–149.00	822	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	776	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,053	1
Bulls	—	—	1,572	82.54/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,298	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	99.45/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,835	3

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,028Last week 1,155Year ago 910

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 71Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 11Year ago 27

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady with instances 4.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	124.00–125.00	124.62
7	—	580	125.00–132.00	128.29
6	—	513	131.00–135.00	132.95
3	—	485	130.00–135.00	133.35
3	—	447	144.00	144.00
2	—	685	109.00–120.00	114.58
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	127.00	127.00
2	—	490	134.00	134.00
3	—	563	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	685	120.00–129.00	127.62
22	—	578	133.00–138.00	135.12
14	—	489	140.00–150.00	146.32
14	—	418	152.00–165.00	155.22
12	—	710	119.00–128.00	123.23
9	—	523	131.00–140.00	136.99
6	—	613	125.00–130.00	126.65
2	—	813	110.00	110.00
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	123.00–126.00	124.53
2	—	700	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	95.00	95.00
3	—	260	150.00	150.00
7	—	778	104.00–115.00	108.94
8	—	712	115.00–122.00	118.46
10	—	828	111.00–113.00	112.61
16	—	675	115.00–129.00	122.73
19	—	373	142.00–147.00	144.90
19	—	584	124.00–139.00	129.14
23	—	430	135.00–146.00	140.81
34	—	472	133.00–144.00	135.71
39	—	616	120.00–133.00	125.14
48	—	518	128.00–136.00	132.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	138.00	138.00
11	—	711	120.00–122.00	120.56
18	—	672	131.00–133.00	131.60
23	—	575	130.00–138.00	135.96
27	—	625	134.00–138.00	136.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	729	109.00–116.00	111.34
1	—	590	121.00	121.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
4	—	631	113.00–123.00	119.27
5	—	430	125.00–131.00	129.01
5	—	528	121.00–130.00	124.62
10	—	365	135.00–142.00	137.76
15	—	476	130.00–133.00	130.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	473	134.00–150.00	141.07
16	—	577	125.00–140.00	129.59
14	—	622	125.00–135.00	131.76
11	—	416	139.00–154.00	149.26
10	—	381	140.00–155.00	151.81
6	—	539	130.00–138.00	133.98
3	—	878	110.00	110.00
2	—	273	162.00–172.00	166.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	727	142.50	142.50
9	—	636	141.00–143.00	142.35
8	—	690	137.00	137.00
8	—	562	145.00–153.00	150.94
7	—	766	135.00	135.00
7	—	517	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	175.00	175.00
1	—	295	177.00	177.00
3	—	888	124.00	124.00
5	—	473	150.00–155.00	153.56
6	—	332	170.00–179.00	175.59
10	—	788	125.00–134.00	127.37
13	—	369	163.00–175.00	167.21
19	—	406	155.00–164.00	160.48
22	—	666	135.00–141.00	137.88
25	—	520	140.00–151.00	146.99
25	—	722	125.00–137.00	131.20
31	—	615	133.00–147.00	141.89
39	—	565	138.00–149.00	145.52

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	825.00–875.00	848.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,090	825.00–900.00	874.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,130	900.00–1,050.00	995.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,117	825.00–950.00	906.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,065.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	975	43.00–55.00	49.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,492	58.00–62.00	60.27
4	—	1,519	63.00–65.00	63.84
1	—	1,430	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,194	54.00–63.00	58.42
16	—	1,200	62.00–68.00	62.84
4	—	1,360	45.00–55.00	51.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,768	87.00–93.00	89.22
3	—	1,572	80.00–85.00	82.54
3	—	1,845	95.00–108.00	99.45

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle