Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Steers under 450 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.61/cwt on 595 head.

Average price

$120.61

595 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$2.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

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	562	120.93	680	530
Medium and Large 2-3	551	118.03	650	65

One grade step is worth $2.90/cwt here — about $30 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 sale595 hd

120.61

—

TN average10 barns · 3,122 hd

118.91

+1.70

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	1,892	75.89	1,436	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,322	50.74	671	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	46.56	574	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	39.41	418	37

Every lot, as filed

111 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 1-2	—	322	167.69/cwt	160.00–180.00	540	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	168.16/cwt	158.00–175.00	642	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	592	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	811	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	158.51/cwt	158.00–160.00	742	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	131.40/cwt	130.00–132.00	888	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	120.48/cwt	113.00–126.00	864	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	116.66/cwt	110.00–118.00	954	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	140.42/cwt	135.00–150.00	466	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	134.05/cwt	130.00–139.00	747	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	103.62/cwt	100.00–111.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	116.83/cwt	105.00–122.00	735	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	155.73/cwt	150.00–163.00	677	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	143.40/cwt	140.00–149.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	135.66/cwt	130.00–142.00	502	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	120.23/cwt	120.00–121.00	988	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	120.23/cwt	115.00–127.00	625	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	119.70/cwt	111.00–124.00	687	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	119.05/cwt	118.00–121.00	937	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	120.00/cwt	119.00–122.00	750	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	121.85/cwt	121.00–123.00	699	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	131.12/cwt	130.00–132.00	813	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	615	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	130.13/cwt	123.00–135.00	811	46
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	143.59/cwt	134.00–151.00	538	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	502	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	125.75/cwt	125.00–126.00	967	24
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	630	119.69/cwt	117.00–125.00	754	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	720.81/cwt	690.00–750.00	7,965	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	792.90/cwt	675.00–900.00	9,816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	654	17
Steers	Small 1-2	—	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	840	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	47.78/cwt	44.00–53.00	597	40
Bulls	—	—	2,350	69.33/cwt	65.50–75.00	1,629	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	35.32/cwt	34.50–37.00	372	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	40.05/cwt	35.25–45.00	425	32
Bulls	—	—	1,743	81.58/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,422	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	76.09/cwt	73.50–80.00	1,387	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	105.93/cwt	102.00–108.00	765	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,031.65/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	13,773	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	808.79/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,892	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	50.33/cwt	47.50–52.00	669	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	153.19/cwt	145.00–158.00	574	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	108.59/cwt	106.00–110.00	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	116.80/cwt	115.00–118.00	714	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	40.95/cwt	38.00–43.00	468	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	53.00/cwt	52.50–53.50	742	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	152.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	714	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,181	700.39/cwt	650.00–740.00	8,272	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	763.96/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	113.94/cwt	100.00–120.00	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	138.37/cwt	134.00–140.00	682	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	129.61/cwt	125.00–133.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	113.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	642	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	134.61/cwt	132.00–140.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	982	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	119.24/cwt	112.00–121.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	143.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.13/cwt	130.00–141.00	779	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	139.11/cwt	130.00–143.00	726	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	127.20/cwt	119.00–131.00	725	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	122.30/cwt	116.00–128.00	577	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	148.19/cwt	144.00–156.00	713	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	109.00/cwt	100.00–115.00	787	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	179.42/cwt	177.00–180.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	115.90/cwt	109.00–120.00	773	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	119.18/cwt	111.00–122.00	583	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	103.53/cwt	100.00–107.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	106.14/cwt	100.00–112.00	812	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	125.95/cwt	122.00–131.00	858	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	134.11/cwt	127.00–138.00	570	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	693	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	790	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	137.96/cwt	132.00–143.00	658	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	111.25/cwt	108.00–115.00	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	130.23/cwt	126.00–133.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	128.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	117.70/cwt	110.00–125.00	730	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	284	132.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	126.82/cwt	120.00–129.00	471	4

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 Dec 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,572Last week 1,128Year ago 1,258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 145Year ago 213

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 29Year ago 50

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Steers under 450 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	322	160.00–180.00	167.69
14	—	382	158.00–175.00	168.16
37	—	717	113.00–126.00	120.48
6	—	818	110.00–118.00	116.66
3	—	963	100.00–111.00	103.62
14	—	435	150.00–163.00	155.73
2	—	865	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,010	101.00	101.00
18	—	787	118.00–121.00	119.05
46	—	623	123.00–135.00	130.13
31	—	572	130.00–141.00	136.13
72	—	522	130.00–143.00	139.11
32	—	481	144.00–156.00	148.19
5	—	265	177.00–180.00	179.42
59	—	681	122.00–131.00	125.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	592	137.00	137.00
17	—	468	158.00–160.00	158.51
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
3	—	502	150.00	150.00
3	—	433	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	676	130.00–132.00	131.40
11	—	557	130.00–139.00	134.05
13	—	822	120.00–121.00	120.23
28	—	620	130.00–132.00	131.12
24	—	769	125.00–126.00	125.75
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	134.00–151.00	143.59
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
3	—	630	117.00–125.00	119.69
1	—	495	121.00	121.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	375	145.00–158.00	153.19
4	—	338	150.00–160.00	152.44
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
6	—	670	100.00–120.00	113.94
12	—	493	134.00–140.00	138.37
1	—	505	132.00	132.00
3	—	982	90.00	90.00
5	—	563	112.00–121.00	119.24
3	—	429	140.00–150.00	143.27
6	—	608	120.00–125.00	121.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	545	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	332	135.00–150.00	140.42
65	—	629	105.00–122.00	116.83
1	—	915	95.00	95.00
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
1	—	230	138.00	138.00
19	—	370	130.00–142.00	135.66
77	—	520	115.00–127.00	120.23
81	—	574	111.00–124.00	119.70
3	—	284	140.00	140.00
47	—	472	116.00–128.00	122.30
26	—	722	100.00–115.00	109.00
40	—	667	109.00–120.00	115.90
21	—	765	100.00–112.00	106.14
42	—	425	127.00–138.00	134.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	100.00	100.00
5	—	768	110.00	110.00
16	—	625	119.00–122.00	120.00
29	—	574	121.00–123.00	121.85
7	—	466	132.00	132.00
17	—	516	125.00–130.00	126.67
12	—	737	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	116.00	116.00
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
3	—	320	125.00–133.00	129.61
10	—	566	110.00–115.00	113.49
14	—	489	111.00–122.00	119.18
2	—	510	110.00–112.00	111.02
4	—	284	130.00–140.00	132.60
4	—	371	120.00–129.00	126.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	693	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	140.00–149.00	143.40
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
1	—	875	90.00	90.00
17	—	570	119.00–131.00	127.20
2	—	915	87.00	87.00
4	—	768	100.00–107.00	103.53
26	—	477	132.00–143.00	137.96
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
8	—	685	108.00–115.00	111.25
10	—	534	126.00–133.00	130.23
16	—	620	110.00–125.00	117.70
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	116.00	116.00
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	722	102.00–108.00	105.93
5	—	664	106.00–110.00	108.59
5	—	611	115.00–118.00	116.80
3	—	435	132.00–140.00	134.61
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
11	—	515	125.00–130.00	128.73
6	—	481	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	690.00–750.00	720.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,238	675.00–900.00	792.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,335	875.00–1,125.00	1,031.65
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	700.00–900.00	808.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,181	650.00–740.00	700.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,065	700.00–800.00	763.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,250	44.00–53.00	47.78
11	—	1,142	38.00–43.00	40.95
2	—	1,400	52.50–53.50	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,053	34.50–37.00	35.32
32	—	1,061	35.25–45.00	40.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,330	47.50–52.00	50.33
1	—	1,120	45.00	45.00
4	—	1,335	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,350	65.50–75.00	69.33
2	—	1,743	81.00–82.00	81.58
9	—	1,823	73.50–80.00	76.09

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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