Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Steers 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 to 14.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.83/cwt on 429 head.

Average price

$134.83

429 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$15.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.06

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	527	135.51	715	368
Medium and Large 2-3	485	131.43	637	56
Small 1-2	438	126.50	553	2thin
Medium and Large 3	408	120.33	491	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.18/cwt here — about $223 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 sale429 hd

134.83

—

TN average9 barns · 1,879 hd

128.76

+6.06

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	1,868	97.57	1,822	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	72.11	1,020	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	66.91	776	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	58.64	591	8thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1-2Value Added	—	403	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	122.89/cwt	120.00–126.00	841	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	117.80/cwt	115.00–120.00	796	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	172.75/cwt	160.00–176.00	643	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	159.23/cwt	158.00–161.00	884	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	142.62/cwt	138.00–145.00	605	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	147.56/cwt	137.00–155.00	782	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	131.16/cwt	124.00–140.00	822	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	131.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	179.94/cwt	178.00–184.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	798	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	151.04/cwt	140.00–159.00	563	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	156.36/cwt	154.00–158.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	110.24/cwt	107.00–112.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	128.85/cwt	123.00–133.00	790	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	136.78/cwt	135.00–138.00	975	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	135.96/cwt	132.00–140.00	725	110
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	121.26/cwt	120.00–123.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	174.51/cwt	170.00–180.00	569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	717	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	151.80/cwt	144.00–161.00	716	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	136.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	916	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	126.01/cwt	124.00–128.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	152.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.25/cwt	122.00–135.00	754	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	719	12
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	163.28/cwt	163.00–165.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	141.09/cwt	138.00–142.00	933	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	151.63/cwt	144.00–155.00	882	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	798	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	67.18/cwt	60.00–73.00	777	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	484	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	59.16/cwt	53.00–64.00	607	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	75.96/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,223	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	71.01/cwt	68.00–73.00	965	7
Bulls	—	—	1,610	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,530	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,877	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	99.47/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	120.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	756	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,235	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,645	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	794	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	352	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	135.23/cwt	134.00–138.00	581	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	134.78/cwt	130.00–137.00	863	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	61.21/cwt	59.00–63.00	709	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	141.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	153.73/cwt	140.00–160.00	723	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,930	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	127.47/cwt	120.00–133.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	156.95/cwt	150.00–164.00	670	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	138.27/cwt	130.00–143.00	664	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	141.60/cwt	131.00–150.00	736	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	162.16/cwt	155.00–165.00	761	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	165.66/cwt	155.00–170.00	704	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	135.58/cwt	131.00–140.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	262	163.31/cwt	160.00–170.00	428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	110.74/cwt	110.00–113.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.22/cwt	130.00–145.00	812	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	143.73/cwt	138.00–151.00	895	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	144.15/cwt	138.00–150.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	152.64/cwt	145.00–160.00	812	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	160.74/cwt	160.00–164.00	543	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	139.71/cwt	135.00–142.00	541	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	129.38/cwt	127.00–132.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	144.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	113.48/cwt	107.00–115.00	808	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	132.12/cwt	122.00–137.00	641	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	146.07/cwt	138.00–150.00	431	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 1,152Last week 1,911Year ago 1,153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 105Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 15Year ago 33

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Steers 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 to 14.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	150.00	150.00
11	—	609	131.00	131.00
7	—	516	139.00	139.00
4	—	458	144.00	144.00
4	—	654	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	676	115.00–120.00	117.80
51	—	424	138.00–145.00	142.62
10	—	373	140.00–159.00	151.04
3	—	315	154.00–158.00	156.36
4	—	755	107.00–112.00	110.24
25	—	613	123.00–133.00	128.85
110	—	533	132.00–140.00	135.96
2	—	280	150.00–155.00	152.37
52	—	570	122.00–135.00	132.25
34	—	480	130.00–143.00	138.27
8	—	712	107.00–115.00	113.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	558	135.00	135.00
15	—	450	145.00	145.00
1	—	405	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	626	115.00–125.00	120.73
9	—	430	134.00–138.00	135.23
3	—	332	140.00	140.00
4	—	530	120.00–133.00	127.47
3	—	657	117.00	117.00
9	—	387	135.00–142.00	139.71
13	—	485	122.00–137.00	132.12
3	—	295	138.00–150.00	146.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	124.00	124.00
1	—	475	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	684	120.00–126.00	122.89
23	—	530	137.00–155.00	147.56
17	—	627	124.00–140.00	131.16
14	—	472	144.00–161.00	151.80
3	—	725	115.00	115.00
12	—	427	150.00–164.00	156.95
20	—	575	130.00–145.00	141.22
3	—	887	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	120.00–123.00	121.26
1	—	390	142.00	142.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
13	—	426	140.00–145.00	141.51
4	—	713	113.00	113.00
2	—	768	107.00	107.00
3	—	512	131.00–140.00	135.58
5	—	574	127.00–132.00	129.38
7	—	470	140.00–150.00	144.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	372	160.00–176.00	172.75
4	—	728	130.00–135.00	131.26
4	—	259	178.00–184.00	179.94
1	—	245	180.00	180.00
11	—	326	170.00–180.00	174.51
17	—	670	130.00–140.00	136.67
2	—	790	124.00–128.00	126.01
2	—	838	120.00	120.00
88	—	582	144.00–155.00	151.63
25	—	469	155.00–165.00	162.16
25	—	425	155.00–170.00	165.66
20	—	623	138.00–151.00	143.73
36	—	532	145.00–160.00	152.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	555	158.00–161.00	159.23
15	—	515	160.00	160.00
30	—	713	135.00–138.00	136.78
12	—	423	170.00	170.00
7	—	471	163.00–165.00	163.28
16	—	661	138.00–142.00	141.09
3	—	608	149.00	149.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	481	165.00	165.00
3	—	352	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	130.00–137.00	134.78
5	—	470	140.00–160.00	153.73
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
11	—	520	131.00–150.00	141.60
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
3	—	262	160.00–170.00	163.31
4	—	688	110.00–113.00	110.74
6	—	428	150.00–155.00	152.58
5	—	567	138.00–150.00	144.15
1	—	810	118.00	118.00
11	—	338	160.00–164.00	160.74
2	—	360	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,157	60.00–73.00	67.18
4	—	1,159	59.00–63.00	61.21
1	—	1,285	76.00	76.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	55.00	55.00
7	—	1,026	53.00–64.00	59.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	75.00–77.00	75.96
7	—	1,359	68.00–73.00	71.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,955	96.00	96.00
3	—	1,895	98.00–102.00	99.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	885.00	885.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle