Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.57/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$130.57

283 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$12.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.53

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	538	131.00	704	222
Medium and Large 2-3	443	129.57	574	58
Medium and Large 3	325	118.33	385	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $319 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 sale283 hd

130.57

—

TN average9 barns · 1,666 hd

127.05

+3.53

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	—	Average	1,607	91.73	1,474	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,596	67.14	1,072	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	65.86	776	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	56.76	562	9thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	725	127.46/cwt	122.00–133.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	148.65/cwt	143.00–151.00	483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	144.90/cwt	139.00–150.00	538	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	655	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	159.64/cwt	158.00–160.00	800	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	132.12/cwt	126.00–136.00	802	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	129.91/cwt	124.00–133.00	683	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	133.81/cwt	130.00–137.00	898	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	123.26/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	109.85/cwt	104.00–111.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	114.30/cwt	108.00–115.00	880	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	125.55/cwt	123.00–128.00	959	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	398	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	781	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	837.91/cwt	825.00–850.00	10,223	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,538	962.52/cwt	950.00–975.00	14,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	157.84/cwt	153.00–160.00	750	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.73/cwt	143.00–156.00	784	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.27/cwt	130.00–141.00	636	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	155.62/cwt	150.00–161.00	654	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	123.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	563	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	743	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	956	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	70.43/cwt	68.00–74.00	849	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	64.51/cwt	61.00–67.00	741	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	57.96/cwt	56.00–60.00	708	3
Bulls	—	—	1,489	91.03/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,355	6
Bulls	—	—	2,060	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,671	94.96/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,587	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,281	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,370	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	163.26/cwt	156.00–168.00	697	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	134.51/cwt	130.00–141.00	765	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	146.04/cwt	138.00–153.00	698	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	203	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	139.92/cwt	135.00–143.00	884	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	153.80/cwt	151.00–156.00	892	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	744	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	147.06/cwt	140.00–151.00	844	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,721	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	582	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	407	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	56.76/cwt	52.00–62.00	562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	136.61/cwt	123.00–145.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	130.93/cwt	124.00–137.00	555	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,078	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	66.85/cwt	63.00–69.00	1,071	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	122.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	617	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	126.84/cwt	120.00–134.00	609	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	132.02/cwt	125.00–134.00	760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	144.34/cwt	144.00–145.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	292	134.75/cwt	134.00–135.00	393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	387	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	168.02/cwt	160.00–175.00	640	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	120.04/cwt	115.00–126.00	751	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	138.10/cwt	132.00–145.00	720	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	428	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	544	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	179.23/cwt	175.00–185.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.47/cwt	135.00–143.00	597	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	128.62/cwt	126.00–130.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	243	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	120.16/cwt	118.00–121.00	815	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	128.73/cwt	124.00–131.00	730	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	510	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	658	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	127.67/cwt	121.00–130.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	150.14/cwt	142.00–159.00	629	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	137.52/cwt	133.00–139.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	159.57/cwt	150.00–163.00	600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	164.16/cwt	161.00–171.00	501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	164.27/cwt	161.00–171.00	485	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 808Last week 961Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 140Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 82Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	122.00–133.00	127.46
21	—	671	130.00–137.00	133.81
6	—	813	115.00–127.00	123.26
13	—	764	123.00–128.00	125.55
21	—	475	153.00–160.00	157.84
23	—	527	143.00–156.00	148.73
25	—	427	156.00–168.00	163.26
3	—	203	170.00	170.00
18	—	632	135.00–143.00	139.92
12	—	574	140.00–151.00	147.06
11	—	381	160.00–175.00	168.02
7	—	338	175.00–185.00	179.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	501	158.00–160.00	159.64
5	—	488	160.00	160.00
4	—	709	135.00	135.00
12	—	620	144.00	144.00
2	—	753	127.00	127.00
16	—	580	151.00–156.00	153.80
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	125.00–134.00	132.02
3	—	455	144.00–145.00	144.34
7	—	520	130.00–135.00	132.57
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
2	—	243	160.00	160.00
4	—	618	121.00–130.00	127.67
10	—	419	142.00–159.00	150.14
9	—	376	150.00–163.00	159.57
6	—	305	161.00–171.00	164.16
1	—	685	124.00	124.00
3	—	295	161.00–171.00	164.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	160.00	160.00
2	—	510	140.00–143.00	141.51
3	—	658	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	143.00–151.00	148.65
12	—	371	139.00–150.00	144.90
3	—	727	110.00–112.00	110.66
1	—	855	99.00	99.00
23	—	526	124.00–133.00	129.91
6	—	818	104.00–111.00	109.85
10	—	770	108.00–115.00	114.30
36	—	470	130.00–141.00	135.27
1	—	940	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,060	93.00	93.00
20	—	626	115.00–126.00	120.04
2	—	283	155.00	155.00
25	—	425	135.00–143.00	140.47
15	—	678	118.00–121.00	120.16
26	—	567	124.00–131.00	128.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	461	142.00	142.00
4	—	398	147.00	147.00
14	—	568	130.00–132.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	143.00	143.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
4	—	313	123.00–145.00	136.61
22	—	424	124.00–137.00	130.93
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
3	—	503	120.00–124.00	122.65
1	—	230	152.00	152.00
12	—	480	120.00–134.00	126.84
4	—	292	134.00–135.00	134.75
2	—	638	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
2	—	268	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	138.00	138.00
5	—	544	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	607	126.00–136.00	132.12
2	—	708	116.00	116.00
8	—	420	150.00–161.00	155.62
6	—	671	120.00–130.00	123.08
10	—	569	130.00–141.00	134.51
15	—	478	138.00–153.00	146.04
13	—	521	132.00–145.00	138.10
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	146.00	146.00
3	—	565	126.00–130.00	128.62
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
4	—	455	133.00–139.00	137.52
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	70.00	70.00

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	—	1,220	825.00–850.00	837.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,538	950.00–975.00	962.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,304	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,398	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,206	68.00–74.00	70.43
13	—	1,148	61.00–67.00	64.51
3	—	1,222	56.00–60.00	57.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	991	52.00–62.00	56.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	70.00	70.00
10	—	1,602	63.00–69.00	66.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,489	87.00–93.00	91.03
1	—	2,060	83.00	83.00
4	—	1,671	94.00–96.00	94.96

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle