Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last Monday, compared to two weeks ago Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Bulls 4.00 lower. Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.30/cwt on 391 head.

Average price

$123.30

391 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$10.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.50

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	523	124.28	650	354
Small and Medium 1-2	500	114.65	573	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	480	113.86	547	33

One grade step is worth $10.41/cwt here — about $104 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

123.30

—

TN average4 barns · 884 hd

120.80

+2.50

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	1,657	75.59	1,253	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	51.85	715	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	48.86	582	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	39.93	423	33

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	117.22/cwt	110.00–121.00	726	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	132.70/cwt	130.00–134.00	374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	118.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	774	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	115.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	915	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	122.65/cwt	114.00–125.00	871	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	121.20/cwt	114.00–125.00	696	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	128.59/cwt	120.00–133.00	808	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	149.50/cwt	140.00–160.00	634	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	137.00/cwt	130.00–144.00	721	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	131.21/cwt	120.00–141.00	548	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	179.48/cwt	160.00–190.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	159.44/cwt	140.00–165.00	592	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.14/cwt	120.00–141.00	773	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	133.65/cwt	130.00–136.00	819	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	160.46/cwt	150.00–170.00	521	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	127.28/cwt	120.00–131.00	864	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	151.31/cwt	148.00–156.00	744	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	766	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	643	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	602	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	118.08/cwt	116.00–121.00	795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	124.81/cwt	122.00–125.00	689	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	947	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	685	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	128.49/cwt	124.00–131.00	871	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	792	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	900	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	326	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	554	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	521	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	518	113.86/cwt	107.00–120.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	122.53/cwt	122.00–124.00	631	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	389	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	525	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	473	129.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	615	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	403	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	544	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	51.75/cwt	47.00–55.00	715	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	704	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	57.43/cwt	55.00–60.00	702	2
Bulls	—	—	1,451	65.85/cwt	63.00–71.00	955	6
Bulls	—	—	1,956	85.57/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,674	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	76.82/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,275	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	48.17/cwt	44.00–53.00	573	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	39.93/cwt	36.00–48.00	423	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	122.38/cwt	112.50–132.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	129.32/cwt	122.00–135.00	665	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	126.86/cwt	119.00–133.00	721	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	101.56/cwt	97.00–104.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	628	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	118.73/cwt	112.00–122.00	483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	551	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	777	93.31/cwt	90.00–95.00	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	118.40/cwt	117.00–126.00	394	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	112.63/cwt	95.00–121.00	578	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	118.04/cwt	110.00–125.00	742	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	139.62/cwt	120.00–144.00	531	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	136.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	140.77/cwt	130.00–150.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	135.35/cwt	131.00–136.00	440	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	115.57/cwt	113.00–121.00	655	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	907	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	124.49/cwt	118.00–127.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	124.83/cwt	119.00–129.00	590	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	120.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	627	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	116.90/cwt	116.00–118.00	783	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	149.94/cwt	138.00–161.00	658	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	108.57/cwt	101.00–110.00	774	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	143.20/cwt	130.00–152.00	670	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	148.48/cwt	143.00–154.00	699	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	109.04/cwt	107.00–113.00	796	22

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,128Last week 1,690Year ago 1,135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 145Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 89Year ago 72

No sale last Monday, compared to two weeks ago Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Bulls 4.00 lower. Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	619	110.00–121.00	117.22
3	—	282	130.00–134.00	132.70
36	—	574	114.00–125.00	121.20
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
49	—	418	120.00–141.00	131.21
12	—	380	120.00–144.00	139.62
8	—	325	131.00–136.00	135.35
4	—	760	106.00	106.00
39	—	473	119.00–129.00	124.83
57	—	522	115.00–125.00	120.07
11	—	670	116.00–118.00	116.90
22	—	730	107.00–113.00	109.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	628	122.00	122.00
9	—	476	135.00	135.00
11	—	418	144.00	144.00
7	—	673	116.00–121.00	118.08
33	—	552	122.00–125.00	124.81
11	—	515	122.00–124.00	122.53
10	—	389	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	117.00	117.00
3	—	518	107.00–120.00	113.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	112.50–132.00	122.38
4	—	687	97.00–104.00	101.56
1	—	610	103.00	103.00
6	—	407	112.00–122.00	118.73
4	—	551	113.00	113.00
6	—	333	117.00–126.00	118.40
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
9	—	513	95.00–121.00	112.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	656	110.00–120.00	118.04
2	—	808	100.00	100.00
1	—	750	108.00	108.00
19	—	514	122.00–135.00	129.32
16	—	568	119.00–133.00	126.86
19	—	629	110.00–125.00	118.04
15	—	439	138.00–161.00	149.94
10	—	713	101.00–110.00	108.57
28	—	468	130.00–152.00	143.20
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	125.00–135.00	129.97
2	—	403	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
6	—	777	90.00–95.00	93.31
2	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	825	93.00	93.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
8	—	567	113.00–121.00	115.57
3	—	907	80.00	80.00
4	—	540	118.00–127.00	124.49
4	—	489	130.00–134.00	131.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	106.00–108.00	107.01
11	—	793	115.00–120.00	115.43
9	—	710	114.00–125.00	122.65
30	—	628	120.00–133.00	128.59
20	—	424	140.00–160.00	149.50
27	—	526	130.00–144.00	137.00
3	—	280	160.00–190.00	179.48
24	—	371	140.00–165.00	159.44
18	—	572	120.00–141.00	135.14
9	—	325	150.00–170.00	160.46
35	—	679	120.00–131.00	127.28
19	—	471	143.00–154.00	148.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	815	115.00	115.00
2	—	505	140.00	140.00
52	—	613	130.00–136.00	133.65
24	—	492	148.00–156.00	151.31
5	—	422	160.00	160.00
4	—	783	121.00	121.00
16	—	678	124.00–131.00	128.49
12	—	587	135.00	135.00
10	—	709	127.00	127.00
6	—	326	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	103.00	103.00
1	—	370	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
2	—	625	101.00	101.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	410	122.00	122.00
3	—	730	100.00	100.00
3	—	377	140.00	140.00
7	—	480	135.00–140.00	136.41
4	—	327	130.00–150.00	140.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,382	47.00–55.00	51.75
1	—	1,280	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	55.00–60.00	57.43
25	—	1,189	44.00–53.00	48.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,060	36.00–48.00	39.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,451	63.00–71.00	65.85
4	—	1,956	83.00–90.00	85.57
15	—	1,660	73.00–80.00	76.82

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,200	800.00	800.00

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