Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers mostly steady, with 550 to 650 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs steady, over 650 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.84/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$151.84

378 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$6.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.63

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	590	152.27	899	354
Medium and Large 2-3	480	145.59	700	24

One grade step is worth $6.68/cwt here — about $199 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 sale378 hd

151.84

—

TN average8 barns · 1,295 hd

147.21

+4.63

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	1,709	98.45	1,682	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	70.97	1,043	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,110	69.64	773	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	63.94	687	18

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	484	160.62/cwt	154.00–169.00	777	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	142.65/cwt	135.00–150.00	944	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	127.14/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,048	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	171.80/cwt	170.00–173.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,044	24
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	710	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	117.64/cwt	115.00–122.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	159.87/cwt	157.00–162.00	830	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.26/cwt	134.00–145.00	666	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	110.51/cwt	109.00–112.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	143.98/cwt	134.00–151.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	123.00/cwt	119.00–130.00	828	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	128.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	789	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	132.99/cwt	125.00–137.00	648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	141.80/cwt	135.00–150.00	732	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	156.49/cwt	150.00–162.00	753	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	154.22/cwt	152.00–155.00	501	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	144.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	134.78/cwt	125.00–138.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	141.00/cwt	138.00–145.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	135.98/cwt	134.00–140.00	723	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	127.65/cwt	118.00–130.00	789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	131.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	144.43/cwt	142.50–146.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	132.81/cwt	130.00–139.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	282	164.28/cwt	150.00–175.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	146.38/cwt	140.00–151.00	627	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	410	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	162.58/cwt	155.00–171.00	678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	113.88/cwt	108.00–120.00	715	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	61.43/cwt	60.00–63.00	727	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	76.00/cwt	75.00–77.00	850	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	65.40/cwt	63.00–67.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	123.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	141.15/cwt	134.00–154.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	147.26/cwt	140.00–154.00	398	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	64.25/cwt	62.00–67.00	682	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,409	987.87/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	13,919	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	102.04/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,796	3
Bulls	—	—	1,657	94.85/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,572	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	69.46/cwt	66.00–74.00	771	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,018	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	70.59/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,060	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	74.49/cwt	74.00–75.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	130.59/cwt	128.00–135.00	817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	133.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	835	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	900	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	151.83/cwt	150.00–154.00	935	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	167.54/cwt	160.00–170.00	724	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	144.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	764	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	137.92/cwt	135.00–140.00	782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	175.32/cwt	165.00–181.00	659	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	159.36/cwt	156.00–161.00	929	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	150.72/cwt	146.00–159.00	871	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	162.77/cwt	160.00–166.00	853	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	139.19/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,017	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	130.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	136.52/cwt	130.00–143.00	915	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	142.65/cwt	137.00–145.00	799	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	145.99/cwt	140.00–155.00	908	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	423	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	147.30/cwt	143.00–157.00	546	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.53/cwt	124.00–135.00	749	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	122.28/cwt	120.00–124.00	843	7

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 Jun 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 922Last week 934Year ago 1,370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 88Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 0Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	484	154.00–169.00	160.62
7	—	824	123.00–132.00	127.14
24	—	519	157.00–162.00	159.87
1	—	735	128.00	128.00
2	—	860	125.00	125.00
9	—	432	160.00–170.00	167.54
22	—	376	165.00–181.00	175.32
2	—	253	180.00	180.00
39	—	578	146.00–159.00	150.72
4	—	761	128.00–132.00	130.99
9	—	670	130.00–143.00	136.52
12	—	622	140.00–155.00	145.99
1	—	310	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	662	135.00–150.00	142.65
5	—	410	170.00–173.00	171.80
24	—	779	134.00	134.00
2	—	900	117.00	117.00
47	—	616	150.00–154.00	151.83
17	—	583	156.00–161.00	159.36
27	—	524	160.00–166.00	162.77
39	—	731	130.00–141.00	139.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
4	—	504	140.00–150.00	144.99
4	—	621	125.00–138.00	134.78
3	—	572	138.00–145.00	141.00
5	—	282	150.00–175.00	164.28
1	—	220	175.00	175.00
5	—	460	134.00–154.00	141.15
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
1	—	595	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	134.00–151.00	143.98
11	—	532	134.00–140.00	135.98
2	—	440	140.00	140.00
7	—	618	118.00–130.00	127.65
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	516	135.00–150.00	141.80
18	—	481	150.00–162.00	156.49
8	—	417	155.00–171.00	162.58
7	—	626	128.00–135.00	130.59
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
2	—	818	112.00	112.00
16	—	560	137.00–145.00	142.65
7	—	689	120.00–124.00	122.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	526	130.00–140.00	135.07
3	—	710	115.00–122.00	117.64
44	—	475	134.00–145.00	140.26
2	—	820	109.00–112.00	110.51
2	—	1,003	93.00	93.00
17	—	673	119.00–130.00	123.00
28	—	615	120.00–130.00	128.29
8	—	325	152.00–155.00	154.22
1	—	860	111.00	111.00
21	—	428	140.00–151.00	146.38
1	—	255	161.00	161.00
1	—	925	99.00	99.00
19	—	371	143.00–157.00	147.30
33	—	565	124.00–135.00	132.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	487	125.00–137.00	132.99
9	—	533	130.00–135.00	131.22
4	—	334	142.50–146.00	144.43
6	—	427	130.00–139.00	132.81
3	—	680	118.00	118.00
2	—	628	108.00–120.00	113.88
5	—	571	120.00–125.00	123.59
2	—	270	140.00–154.00	147.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	628	130.00–134.00	133.02
32	—	530	140.00–145.00	144.24
5	—	567	135.00–140.00	137.92
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	153.00	153.00

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	—	980	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,409	875.00–1,025.00	987.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	60.00–63.00	61.43
16	—	1,061	62.00–67.00	64.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,119	75.00–77.00	76.00
4	—	1,096	63.00–67.00	65.40
46	—	1,110	66.00–74.00	69.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	67.00	67.00
8	—	1,502	68.00–75.00	70.59
2	—	1,313	74.00–75.00	74.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,760	101.00–104.00	102.04
3	—	1,657	92.00–98.00	94.85

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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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