Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower. Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.11/cwt on 319 head.

Average price

$148.11

319 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$292

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

$4.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

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	385	152.61	588	27
Medium and Large 1-2	596	147.69	880	292

One grade step is worth $4.92/cwt here — about −$292 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 sale319 hd

148.11

—

TN average10 barns · 1,580 hd

148.26

−0.16

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	—	High	1,504	82.96	1,248	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,332	63.45	845	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	54.69	640	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	922	41.01	378	24

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	378	145.66/cwt	135.00–157.00	551	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,060	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	149.17/cwt	138.00–163.00	486	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	147.25/cwt	133.00–154.00	770	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	154.94/cwt	144.00–168.00	719	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	136.84/cwt	123.00–149.00	775	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	128.14/cwt	121.00–134.00	729	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	182.82/cwt	175.00–195.00	516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	138.37/cwt	123.00–145.00	663	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	177.11/cwt	161.00–188.00	565	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	171.03/cwt	160.00–176.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	130.36/cwt	120.00–135.00	690	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	138.98/cwt	124.00–146.00	860	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	178.98/cwt	160.00–191.00	662	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	147.88/cwt	130.00–154.00	849	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	126.61/cwt	125.00–127.00	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	120.44/cwt	110.00–125.00	754	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	122.07/cwt	110.00–127.00	937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	157.87/cwt	144.00–160.00	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	141.59/cwt	137.00–143.00	937	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	133.34/cwt	127.00–139.00	891	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	149.57/cwt	140.00–161.00	781	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	144.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	915	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	115.87/cwt	110.00–123.00	744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	110.78/cwt	110.00–112.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	118.54/cwt	110.00–124.00	789	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,013	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	751	28.41/cwt	25.00–34.00	213	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	43.53/cwt	41.00–47.00	416	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	60.61/cwt	56.00–64.00	822	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	872	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,748	1
Bulls	—	—	1,502	83.63/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,256	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	514	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	61.94/cwt	61.00–63.00	780	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	54.33/cwt	47.00–59.00	633	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	459	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	70.46/cwt	63.00–79.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	826	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	101.98/cwt	98.00–104.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	154.71/cwt	150.00–162.50	364	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	139.06/cwt	135.00–143.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	116.92/cwt	115.00–121.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	120.88/cwt	113.00–125.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	134.73/cwt	130.00–139.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	127.06/cwt	121.00–130.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	141.89/cwt	134.00–148.00	602	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	298	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	514	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	149.19/cwt	148.00–150.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	166.09/cwt	140.00–177.00	714	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	274	127.47/cwt	125.00–135.00	349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	118.27/cwt	116.00–121.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	156.24/cwt	141.00–170.00	736	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	113.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	114.29/cwt	108.00–119.00	768	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	149.15/cwt	144.00–160.00	433	3

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 793Last week 1,186Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 64Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 16Year ago 8

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower. Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls 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
27	—	378	135.00–157.00	145.66
9	—	326	138.00–163.00	149.17
24	—	569	121.00–134.00	128.14
1	—	880	94.00	94.00
38	—	479	123.00–145.00	138.37
20	—	529	120.00–135.00	130.36
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
1	—	775	106.00	106.00
20	—	626	110.00–125.00	120.44
21	—	424	134.00–148.00	141.89
4	—	704	110.00–115.00	113.75
11	—	672	108.00–119.00	114.29
3	—	290	144.00–160.00	149.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
3	—	668	98.00–104.00	101.98
3	—	577	115.00–121.00	116.92
7	—	530	113.00–125.00	120.88
6	—	429	130.00–139.00	134.73
3	—	470	121.00–130.00	127.06
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	129.00	129.00
4	—	274	125.00–135.00	127.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
2	—	925	85.00	85.00
2	—	468	135.00–143.00	139.06
6	—	412	140.00–150.00	144.94
1	—	1,070	70.00	70.00
4	—	621	116.00–121.00	118.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	523	133.00–154.00	147.25
17	—	464	144.00–168.00	154.94
11	—	566	123.00–149.00	136.84
7	—	642	110.00–123.00	115.87
5	—	734	110.00–112.00	110.78
10	—	666	110.00–124.00	118.54
1	—	950	80.00	80.00
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
41	—	430	140.00–177.00	166.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	102.00	102.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	838	126.50	126.50
8	—	559	144.00–160.00	157.87
2	—	755	128.00	128.00
18	—	662	137.00–143.00	141.59
11	—	633	140.00–150.00	144.55
1	—	540	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	282	175.00–195.00	182.82
20	—	319	161.00–188.00	177.11
7	—	421	160.00–176.00	171.03
26	—	619	124.00–146.00	138.98
33	—	370	160.00–191.00	178.98
21	—	574	130.00–154.00	147.88
5	—	713	125.00–127.00	126.61
5	—	768	110.00–127.00	122.07
1	—	235	190.00	190.00
21	—	668	127.00–139.00	133.34
2	—	808	123.00	123.00
20	—	522	140.00–161.00	149.57
1	—	965	105.00	105.00
20	—	471	141.00–170.00	156.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	152.50	152.50
1	—	495	127.00	127.00
5	—	235	150.00–162.50	154.71
1	—	800	112.00	112.00
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
8	—	298	172.50	172.50
5	—	385	148.00–150.00	149.19
3	—	538	145.00	145.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	751	25.00–34.00	28.41
20	—	956	41.00–47.00	43.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,356	56.00–64.00	60.61
4	—	1,301	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	48.00	48.00
2	—	1,260	61.00–63.00	61.94
22	—	1,166	47.00–59.00	54.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	92.00	92.00
24	—	1,502	81.00–86.00	83.63
2	—	1,330	63.00–79.00	70.46

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,025	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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle