Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Steers under 450 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 lower, over 450 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower under 450 lbs. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.81/cwt on 349 head.

Average price

$125.81

349 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

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

$12.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.20

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	435	127.63	556	45
Medium and Large 1-2	571	125.68	718	300
Small 1-2	553	115.27	637	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.36/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale349 hd

125.81

—

TN average10 barns · 2,100 hd

118.62

+7.20

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	1,783	76.13	1,357	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	52.29	577	95
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	51.29	704	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	41.92	437	23

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2-3	—	529	129.62/cwt	128.00–130.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	284	151.59/cwt	135.00–160.00	431	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	849	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,082	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	131.99/cwt	120.00–138.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	419	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	543	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	119.82/cwt	118.00–121.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	124.55/cwt	124.00–125.00	722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	144.06/cwt	135.00–146.00	880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	150.41/cwt	147.00–154.00	713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	124.75/cwt	123.00–125.00	793	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	127.87/cwt	125.00–130.00	752	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	111.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	909	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	113.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	146.59/cwt	140.00–150.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	127.51/cwt	126.00–128.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	52.42/cwt	42.00–59.00	578	94
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	150.22/cwt	140.00–158.00	559	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	123.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	114.80/cwt	103.00–126.00	666	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	116.69/cwt	110.00–121.00	601	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	37.55/cwt	37.00–40.00	317	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	780	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	43.14/cwt	36.00–49.00	474	18
Bulls	—	—	1,861	80.12/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,491	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	51.13/cwt	45.00–56.00	707	22
Bulls	—	—	1,673	70.54/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,180	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	135.67/cwt	134.00–136.00	427	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	127.04/cwt	119.00–135.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	126.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	111.52/cwt	110.00–113.00	704	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.45/cwt	135.00–145.00	815	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	444	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	635	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	129.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	599	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	133.44/cwt	131.00–135.00	841	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	165.50/cwt	158.00–175.00	558	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	277	132.31/cwt	110.00–140.00	366	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	123.84/cwt	118.00–128.00	960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	117.35/cwt	113.00–122.00	735	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	147.63/cwt	140.00–155.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	117.13/cwt	110.00–121.00	782	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	101.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	141.77/cwt	135.00–150.00	744	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	145.32/cwt	143.00–148.00	827	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	134.42/cwt	128.00–139.00	975	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	112.19/cwt	110.00–115.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	123.34/cwt	118.00–127.00	706	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	110.49/cwt	105.00–116.00	854	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	158.61/cwt	150.00–167.00	617	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	137.59/cwt	120.00–140.00	952	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	137.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	709	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	132.89/cwt	128.00–137.00	642	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	154.87/cwt	150.00–161.00	667	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	132.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	681	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	123.74/cwt	120.00–126.00	762	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.89/cwt	126.00–133.00	675	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	116.69/cwt	109.00–120.00	793	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	109.00/cwt	100.00–118.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	140.82/cwt	140.00–144.00	660	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	99.78/cwt	84.00–104.00	817	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	150.72/cwt	143.00–159.00	720	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	176.22/cwt	175.00–177.50	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	125.82/cwt	124.00–128.00	907	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	128.70/cwt	122.00–138.00	874	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	135.42/cwt	133.00–145.00	502	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	135.53/cwt	129.00–141.00	577	20

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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,039Last week 1,432Year ago 1,071

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 88Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 42Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	128.00–130.00	129.62
9	—	284	135.00–160.00	151.59
6	—	416	140.00–150.00	146.59
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
14	—	372	140.00–158.00	150.22
4	—	665	120.00–124.00	123.02
2	—	580	103.00–126.00	114.80
2	—	483	119.00–135.00	127.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	849	127.50	127.50
9	—	611	135.00–146.00	144.06
10	—	474	147.00–154.00	150.41
2	—	533	145.00	145.00
33	—	569	143.00–148.00	145.32
15	—	725	128.00–139.00	134.42
35	—	692	120.00–140.00	137.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	580	135.00–145.00	140.45
13	—	630	131.00–135.00	133.44
2	—	935	113.00	113.00
13	—	337	158.00–175.00	165.50
6	—	775	118.00–128.00	123.84
25	—	525	135.00–150.00	141.77
23	—	389	150.00–167.00	158.61
1	—	240	185.00	185.00
17	—	431	150.00–161.00	154.87
2	—	845	100.00–118.00	109.00
16	—	478	143.00–159.00	150.72
2	—	283	175.00–177.50	176.22
11	—	721	124.00–128.00	125.82
15	—	679	122.00–138.00	128.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	111.00	111.00
3	—	515	110.00–121.00	116.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	135.00–136.00	135.33
5	—	573	118.00–121.00	119.82
1	—	515	127.00	127.00
1	—	475	124.00	124.00
6	—	315	134.00–136.00	135.67
5	—	428	120.00–130.00	126.38
4	—	631	110.00–113.00	111.52
5	—	277	110.00–140.00	132.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	419	129.00–130.00	129.67
2	—	585	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	636	123.00–125.00	124.75
3	—	425	130.00	130.00
16	—	588	125.00–130.00	127.87
19	—	814	110.00–112.00	111.68
2	—	708	119.50	119.50
35	—	515	130.00–135.00	132.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	138.00	138.00
6	—	726	110.00–116.00	113.95
15	—	626	113.00–122.00	117.35
17	—	668	110.00–121.00	117.13
35	—	572	118.00–127.00	123.34
10	—	773	105.00–116.00	110.49
39	—	483	128.00–137.00	132.89
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
35	—	520	126.00–133.00	129.89
1	—	850	104.00	104.00
7	—	819	84.00–104.00	99.78
14	—	371	133.00–145.00	135.42
20	—	426	129.00–141.00	135.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	120.00–138.00	131.99
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
4	—	565	126.00–128.00	127.51
7	—	444	143.00	143.00
3	—	463	125.00–135.00	129.37
2	—	970	75.00	75.00
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
2	—	600	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	580	124.00–125.00	124.55
4	—	429	140.00–155.00	147.63
1	—	875	90.00	90.00
6	—	782	100.00–105.00	101.63
5	—	720	110.00–115.00	112.19
31	—	517	130.00–140.00	137.12
13	—	616	120.00–126.00	123.74
16	—	680	109.00–120.00	116.69
26	—	469	140.00–144.00	140.82
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	595	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,102	42.00–59.00	52.42
1	—	1,295	40.00	40.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	844	37.00–40.00	37.55
18	—	1,098	36.00–49.00	43.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	60.00	60.00
22	—	1,382	45.00–56.00	51.13
1	—	1,235	46.00	46.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,861	77.00–84.00	80.12
5	—	1,673	68.00–73.00	70.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,050	925.00	925.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle