Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.22/cwt on 575 head.

Average price

$146.22

575 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$4.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	480	150.00	720	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	611	146.34	895	451
Medium and Large 2-3	483	145.74	703	123

One grade step is worth $4.26/cwt here — about $17 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 sale575 hd

146.22

—

TN average11 barns · 2,748 hd

145.29

+0.93

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	1,466	81.14	1,189	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	60.00	807	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	54.99	679	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	44.41	454	19

Every lot, as filed

99 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 3	—	400	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	606	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	504	161.42/cwt	160.00–162.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	165.96/cwt	161.00–170.00	712	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	137.98/cwt	135.00–147.50	858	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	161.51/cwt	155.00–165.00	843	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	150.99/cwt	147.00–152.50	930	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	129.67/cwt	128.00–130.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	148.18/cwt	140.00–153.00	848	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	176.53/cwt	170.00–185.00	660	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	162.36/cwt	160.00–167.00	765	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	184.28/cwt	177.00–193.00	604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	121.74/cwt	120.00–126.00	745	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	112.34/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,103	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	128.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	917	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	118.76/cwt	115.00–124.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	485	141.81/cwt	140.00–144.00	688	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	150.73/cwt	143.00–157.00	806	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	639	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	134.26/cwt	128.00–138.00	834	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	809	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	129.74/cwt	126.00–134.00	934	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	136.93/cwt	135.00–139.00	694	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	129.96/cwt	123.00–133.00	797	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	578	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	694	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	127.33/cwt	127.00–128.50	979	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	120.24/cwt	112.00–121.00	919	140
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	170.38/cwt	165.00–173.00	728	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	157.26/cwt	155.00–163.00	744	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	807	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	49.05/cwt	45.00–52.00	599	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	55.88/cwt	52.00–62.00	690	11
Bulls	—	—	1,276	77.71/cwt	75.00–80.00	992	7
Bulls	—	—	1,632	84.15/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,373	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	572	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	149.04/cwt	146.00–150.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	122.72/cwt	120.00–124.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	130.03/cwt	125.00–140.00	749	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,050	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	44.60/cwt	40.00–49.00	457	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	167.98/cwt	164.00–170.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	274	166.53/cwt	160.00–170.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	139.31/cwt	129.00–150.00	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	132.98/cwt	128.00–136.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	125.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	398	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	637	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	163.84/cwt	155.00–166.00	624	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	137.05/cwt	130.00–143.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	303	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	623	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	130.64/cwt	125.00–136.00	685	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	140.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	590	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	107.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	110.09/cwt	108.00–115.00	788	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	128.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	137.58/cwt	130.00–143.00	655	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	116.99/cwt	113.00–120.00	783	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	118.18/cwt	112.50–121.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	272	146.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	538	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	146.32/cwt	140.00–151.00	465	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.81/cwt	129.00–135.00	750	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	143.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	532	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	151.26/cwt	143.00–160.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	122.06/cwt	120.00–127.00	819	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	149.20/cwt	140.00–155.00	764	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	639	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	147.10/cwt	135.00–158.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	128.93/cwt	123.00–135.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	124.79/cwt	122.00–128.00	725	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	116.79/cwt	110.00–130.00	750	17

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,186Last week 1,988Year ago 756

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 114Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 45Year ago 28

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	116.00	116.00
1	—	615	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	146.00	146.00
11	—	485	140.00–144.00	141.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	612	120.00–126.00	121.74
3	—	267	150.00	150.00
26	—	524	125.00–136.00	130.64
36	—	419	135.00–145.00	140.89
4	—	795	100.00–110.00	107.50
9	—	716	108.00–115.00	110.09
32	—	476	130.00–143.00	137.58
18	—	669	113.00–120.00	116.99
10	—	318	140.00–151.00	146.32
18	—	370	140.00–145.00	143.66
21	—	581	122.00–128.00	124.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	621	128.00–138.00	134.26
15	—	658	120.00	120.00
27	—	507	135.00–139.00	136.93
9	—	572	128.00	128.00
140	—	764	112.00–121.00	120.24
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
2	—	578	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	120.00–124.00	122.72
6	—	424	128.00–136.00	132.98
7	—	367	130.00–143.00	137.05
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
3	—	303	147.00	147.00
3	—	527	112.50–121.00	118.18
6	—	272	140.00–150.00	146.45
2	—	460	123.00–135.00	128.93
2	—	673	110.00–114.00	111.99
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	504	160.00–162.00	161.42
4	—	639	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	797	120.00	120.00
17	—	429	161.00–170.00	165.96
35	—	622	135.00–147.50	137.98
6	—	693	128.00–130.00	129.67
1	—	1,055	98.00	98.00
21	—	572	140.00–153.00	148.18
30	—	374	170.00–185.00	176.53
16	—	471	160.00–167.00	162.36
8	—	328	177.00–193.00	184.28
1	—	940	100.00	100.00
4	—	276	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,100	94.00	94.00
3	—	982	111.00–113.00	112.34
6	—	711	126.00–130.00	128.98
1	—	240	182.50	182.50
20	—	535	143.00–157.00	150.73
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	522	155.00–165.00	161.51
73	—	616	147.00–152.50	150.99
6	—	685	135.50	135.50
3	—	585	155.00	155.00
5	—	809	122.00	122.00
47	—	720	126.00–134.00	129.74
80	—	769	127.00–128.50	127.33
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
4	—	467	146.00–150.00	149.04
13	—	576	125.00–140.00	130.03
3	—	317	164.00–170.00	167.98
3	—	274	160.00–170.00	166.53
7	—	525	129.00–150.00	139.31
12	—	381	155.00–166.00	163.84
7	—	419	143.00–160.00	151.26
1	—	735	116.00	116.00
7	—	671	120.00–127.00	122.06
17	—	642	110.00–130.00	116.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	398	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	115.00–124.00	118.76
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
9	—	613	123.00–133.00	129.96
3	—	427	165.00–173.00	170.38
6	—	473	155.00–163.00	157.26
4	—	715	120.00–127.00	125.29
10	—	565	129.00–135.00	132.81
12	—	512	140.00–155.00	149.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	105.00	105.00
3	—	583	125.00–130.00	128.34
4	—	639	119.00	119.00
4	—	474	135.00–158.00	147.10

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	45.00–52.00	49.05
1	—	1,280	63.00	63.00
11	—	1,234	52.00–62.00	55.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,024	40.00–49.00	44.60
1	—	990	41.00	41.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,276	75.00–80.00	77.71
8	—	1,632	80.00–90.00	84.15

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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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