Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Bulls and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.53/cwt on 588 head.

Average price

$122.53

588 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$11.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.93

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	543	123.25	670	510
Medium and Large 2-3	561	118.09	663	74
Medium and Large 3	345	115.00	397	1thin
Small 1-2	410	111.67	458	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.59/cwt here — about $212 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 sale588 hd

122.53

—

TN average9 barns · 2,173 hd

119.60

+2.93

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	1,577	76.70	1,209	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,332	53.37	711	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	49.52	574	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	44.53	489	14

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1-2	—	624	117.33/cwt	112.00–122.00	732	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	127.44/cwt	120.00–132.00	543	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	147.67/cwt	145.00–156.00	648	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	134.04/cwt	132.00–135.00	828	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	145.87/cwt	143.00–150.00	621	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	111.64/cwt	108.00–115.00	986	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	130.04/cwt	125.00–133.00	809	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	103.67/cwt	102.00–107.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	132.52/cwt	129.00–135.00	771	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	93.20/cwt	89.00–100.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	164.70/cwt	160.00–170.00	456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	108.28/cwt	103.00–116.00	783	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	115.59/cwt	115.00–117.00	947	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	123.89/cwt	121.00–130.00	704	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	120.11/cwt	112.00–125.00	689	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	126.91/cwt	125.00–128.00	676	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.70/cwt	123.00–129.00	848	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	122.18/cwt	118.00–125.00	639	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.17/cwt	133.00–144.00	719	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	146.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	698	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	131.45/cwt	130.00–134.00	893	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	161.99/cwt	160.00–163.00	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	120.36/cwt	109.00–123.00	814	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	157.42/cwt	152.00–166.00	595	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	753	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	508	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	956.16/cwt	925.00–975.00	11,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	124.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	916	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	588	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	717	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	437	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	162.31/cwt	160.00–173.00	511	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,649	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,192	666.73/cwt	625.00–710.00	7,947	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	890.18/cwt	825.00–925.00	12,578	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,155	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	611.63/cwt	575.00–675.00	5,982	3
Bulls	—	—	1,431	72.23/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,034	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	54.42/cwt	54.00–55.00	580	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	56.75/cwt	55.00–61.00	887	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	49.85/cwt	47.00–54.00	575	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	52.91/cwt	48.00–55.00	688	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	45.34/cwt	42.00–47.00	564	7
Bulls	—	—	1,698	80.43/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,366	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	112.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	604	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	121.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	778	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	131.65/cwt	131.00–135.00	563	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	41.47/cwt	41.00–42.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	145.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	131.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	45.04/cwt	43.00–48.00	482	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	112.00/cwt	103.00–121.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	556	118.29/cwt	117.00–122.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	112.80/cwt	112.00–114.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	118.88/cwt	110.00–128.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	126.20/cwt	125.00–127.00	721	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	788	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	134.03/cwt	127.00–137.00	521	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	146.58/cwt	134.00–156.00	554	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	771	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	140.96/cwt	140.00–142.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	128.42/cwt	120.00–132.00	593	95
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	141.77/cwt	134.00–148.00	656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	125.03/cwt	119.00–130.00	729	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	125.66/cwt	125.00–128.00	665	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	132.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	106.00/cwt	102.00–109.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	141.81/cwt	134.00–150.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	136.88/cwt	136.00–140.00	772	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	111.52/cwt	109.00–114.00	751	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	297	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	138.65/cwt	130.00–145.00	659	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	132.63/cwt	127.00–140.00	678	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	117.83/cwt	110.00–125.00	740	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	107.08/cwt	100.00–114.00	668	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	132.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	121.29/cwt	118.00–124.00	509	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	129.26/cwt	128.00–130.00	935	14

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 Nov 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,690Last week 1,039Year ago 1,349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 72Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Bulls and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	624	112.00–122.00	117.33
40	—	426	120.00–132.00	127.44
1	—	980	88.00	88.00
12	—	723	103.00–116.00	108.28
104	—	574	112.00–125.00	120.11
5	—	765	100.00	100.00
54	—	523	118.00–125.00	122.18
53	—	676	109.00–123.00	120.36
35	—	389	127.00–137.00	134.03
2	—	858	90.00	90.00
2	—	283	140.00–142.00	140.96
95	—	462	120.00–132.00	128.42
7	—	326	130.00–135.00	132.04
3	—	828	102.00–109.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	533	125.00–128.00	126.91
3	—	718	120.00	120.00
22	—	571	125.00–127.00	126.20
11	—	651	121.00	121.00
3	—	773	107.00	107.00
2	—	395	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	121.00	121.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	536	110.00–115.00	112.71
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
3	—	753	99.00	99.00
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
1	—	320	126.00	126.00
5	—	580	112.00–114.00	112.80
2	—	370	110.00–128.00	118.88
3	—	478	124.00	124.00
2	—	200	141.00	141.00
3	—	297	130.00	130.00
8	—	624	100.00–114.00	107.08
9	—	420	118.00–124.00	121.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	645	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	439	145.00–156.00	147.67
11	—	883	108.00–115.00	111.64
1	—	245	188.00	188.00
32	—	622	125.00–133.00	130.04
2	—	785	120.00	120.00
40	—	582	129.00–135.00	132.52
4	—	277	160.00–170.00	164.70
2	—	923	112.00	112.00
7	—	819	115.00–117.00	115.59
22	—	675	123.00–129.00	125.70
77	—	524	133.00–144.00	137.17
19	—	477	140.00–150.00	146.26
29	—	378	152.00–166.00	157.42
14	—	733	120.00–128.00	124.91
11	—	315	160.00–173.00	162.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	618	132.00–135.00	134.04
4	—	750	125.00	125.00
68	—	679	130.00–134.00	131.45
8	—	514	150.00	150.00
9	—	564	136.00–140.00	136.88
14	—	723	128.00–130.00	129.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	402	160.00–163.00	161.99
2	—	350	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
2	—	500	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	641	120.00–124.00	121.38
1	—	200	162.50	162.50
5	—	420	140.00–150.00	145.81
5	—	518	130.00–135.00	131.36
10	—	378	134.00–156.00	146.58
8	—	583	119.00–130.00	125.03
2	—	318	134.00–150.00	141.81
12	—	475	130.00–145.00	138.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
17	—	426	143.00–150.00	145.87
3	—	727	102.00–107.00	103.67
7	—	815	89.00–100.00	93.20
20	—	568	121.00–130.00	123.89
1	—	965	78.00	78.00
9	—	463	134.00–148.00	141.77
8	—	673	109.00–114.00	111.52
9	—	511	127.00–140.00	132.63
14	—	628	110.00–125.00	117.83
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	131.00–135.00	131.65
2	—	605	103.00–121.00	112.00
4	—	860	89.00	89.00
4	—	556	117.00–122.00	118.29
9	—	529	125.00–128.00	125.66
2	—	658	110.00	110.00
8	—	483	130.00–140.00	132.48

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,235	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,413	825.00–925.00	890.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	978	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,192	625.00–710.00	666.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	978	575.00–675.00	611.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,168	925.00–975.00	956.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,431	67.00–75.00	72.23
6	—	1,698	78.00–85.00	80.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	54.00–55.00	54.42
60	—	1,153	47.00–54.00	49.85
7	—	1,243	42.00–47.00	45.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	55.00–61.00	56.75
22	—	1,301	48.00–55.00	52.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	41.00–42.00	41.47
12	—	1,070	43.00–48.00	45.04

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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