Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.68/cwt on 434 head.

Average price

$136.68

434 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$8.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.52

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	516	140.13	723	49
Medium and Large 1-2	641	136.26	873	383
Small 1-2	498	132.00	657	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.13/cwt here — about $66 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 sale434 hd

136.68

—

TN average9 barns · 1,890 hd

140.20

−3.52

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	1,719	86.70	1,491	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,347	60.03	809	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	55.73	680	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	47.37	484	11

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1-2	—	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	133.13/cwt	126.00–135.00	631	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	135.29/cwt	134.00–140.00	775	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	122.87/cwt	120.50–123.50	765	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	147.46/cwt	142.00–150.00	767	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	130.22/cwt	124.00–135.00	811	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	141.00/cwt	136.00–143.00	532	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	119.57/cwt	116.00–123.00	918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	122.82/cwt	120.00–124.00	906	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	132.01/cwt	128.00–137.00	690	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	159.21/cwt	151.00–165.00	750	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	126.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	861	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	113.66/cwt	113.00–114.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	108.49/cwt	107.00–111.00	822	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	135.05/cwt	132.50–136.00	898	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	122.42/cwt	121.00–123.00	965	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	141.28/cwt	135.00–146.00	824	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	666	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	153.47/cwt	150.00–154.00	829	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.50	907	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	118.26/cwt	113.00–122.00	795	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	415	140.37/cwt	140.00–141.00	583	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	18,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	108.38/cwt	108.00–110.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	140.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	129.67/cwt	128.00–135.00	742	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	136.53/cwt	136.00–140.00	836	15
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	453	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	120.01/cwt	109.00–123.00	751	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	123.67/cwt	123.00–125.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	731	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	57.50/cwt	57.00–58.00	845	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	54.31/cwt	52.00–58.00	705	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	594	1
Bulls	—	—	1,523	80.47/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,226	4
Bulls	—	—	2,068	95.51/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,975	2
Bulls	—	—	1,737	88.15/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,531	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,480	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,360	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	61.30/cwt	58.00–66.00	788	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	42.69/cwt	39.00–45.00	431	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	628	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	50.06/cwt	48.00–51.00	497	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	156.53/cwt	150.00–164.00	595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	15,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,904	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,669	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	126.65/cwt	120.00–133.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	133.15/cwt	126.00–140.00	687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	815	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	139.78/cwt	130.00–151.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	109.80/cwt	103.00–112.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	130.45/cwt	128.00–135.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	114.00/cwt	108.00–117.00	780	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	103.59/cwt	102.00–106.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	707	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	303	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	148.70/cwt	145.00–151.00	459	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	178.06/cwt	174.00–180.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	135.08/cwt	131.00–139.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	165.31/cwt	161.00–171.00	706	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	123.57/cwt	120.00–128.00	652	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	16

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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 862Last week 401Year ago 928

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 35Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 46Year ago 15

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	140.00	140.00
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
5	—	732	108.00–110.00	108.38
6	—	646	123.00–125.00	123.67
2	—	478	153.00	153.00
3	—	435	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	108.00	108.00
2	—	550	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	474	126.00–135.00	133.13
7	—	766	107.00	107.00
11	—	377	136.00–143.00	141.00
3	—	720	113.00–114.00	113.66
18	—	626	109.00–123.00	120.01
37	—	684	108.00–117.00	114.00
5	—	832	102.00–106.00	103.59
20	—	570	120.00–128.00	124.01
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
1	—	910	97.00	97.00
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
8	—	309	145.00–151.00	148.70
6	—	427	131.00–139.00	135.08
21	—	528	120.00–128.00	123.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	623	120.50–123.50	122.87
24	—	523	128.00–137.00	132.01
16	—	758	107.00–111.00	108.49
12	—	493	135.00	135.00
34	—	672	113.00–122.00	118.26
8	—	433	140.00–145.00	140.60
23	—	572	128.00–135.00	129.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	415	140.00–141.00	140.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	120.00–133.00	126.65
1	—	305	136.00	136.00
1	—	575	107.00	107.00
1	—	785	107.00	107.00
4	—	640	103.00–112.00	109.80
3	—	362	128.00–135.00	130.45
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	573	134.00–140.00	135.29
5	—	397	170.00	170.00
24	—	520	142.00–150.00	147.46
31	—	623	124.00–135.00	130.22
12	—	768	116.00–123.00	119.57
12	—	738	120.00–124.00	122.82
21	—	471	151.00–165.00	159.21
19	—	681	120.00–130.00	126.43
3	—	325	174.00–180.00	178.06
17	—	427	161.00–171.00	165.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	665	132.50–136.00	135.05
44	—	788	121.00–123.00	122.42
9	—	583	135.00–146.00	141.28
38	—	540	150.00–154.00	153.47
70	—	711	125.00–130.50	127.53
15	—	612	136.00–140.00	136.53
16	—	820	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	134.00	134.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	150.00–164.00	156.53
3	—	765	115.00	115.00
3	—	563	130.00	130.00
2	—	935	104.00	104.00
2	—	425	133.00	133.00
8	—	516	126.00–140.00	133.15
1	—	730	113.00	113.00
5	—	464	130.00–151.00	139.78
2	—	628	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	140.00	140.00
8	—	303	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	815	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,260.00	1,260.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	57.00–58.00	57.50
4	—	1,286	58.00–66.00	61.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	52.00–58.00	54.31
1	—	990	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,009	39.00–45.00	42.69
1	—	1,255	50.00	50.00
6	—	992	48.00–51.00	50.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,523	77.00–83.00	80.47
2	—	2,068	95.00–96.00	95.51
5	—	1,737	85.00–93.00	88.15

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