Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.92/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$153.92

378 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$18.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.25

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	568	155.48	883	321
Medium and Large 2-3	520	145.40	755	55
Small 1-2	410	140.00	574	1thin
Medium and Large 3	530	137.00	726	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.48/cwt here — about $157 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

153.92

—

TN average8 barns · 2,282 hd

149.67

+4.25

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	1,806	101.14	1,826	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	70.49	983	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	70.00	861	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	59.56	586	16

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2-3	—	268	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	139.93/cwt	135.00–147.00	938	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	167.93/cwt	160.00–175.00	700	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	182.10/cwt	175.00–190.00	479	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	154.68/cwt	150.00–160.00	883	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	163.24/cwt	154.00–165.00	785	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	134.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,036	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	152.48/cwt	145.00–157.00	637	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	170.96/cwt	170.00–178.00	549	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	140.72/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,020	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	152.11/cwt	144.00–158.00	862	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	122.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	873	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	150.30/cwt	143.00–154.00	930	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	883	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	917	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	169.65/cwt	165.00–180.00	657	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	161.53/cwt	155.00–165.00	858	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,104	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	800	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	110.63/cwt	107.00–118.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,033	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	949	75
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	23,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	157.31/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,015	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	70.88/cwt	65.00–75.00	865	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	60.20/cwt	56.00–65.00	594	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	473	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	61.33/cwt	56.00–66.00	770	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	76.77/cwt	76.00–78.00	980	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	70.49/cwt	67.00–76.00	983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	570	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,913	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	730	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	140.49/cwt	133.00–152.00	797	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	435	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	730	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,916	105.34/cwt	103.00–108.00	2,018	5
Bulls	—	—	1,695	96.93/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	131.55/cwt	125.00–136.00	697	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	132.90/cwt	127.00–136.00	747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	991	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	158.75/cwt	155.00–160.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	135.36/cwt	130.00–144.00	841	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	159.74/cwt	154.00–164.00	757	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	124.11/cwt	124.00–125.00	948	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	150.28/cwt	140.00–155.00	784	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	151.05/cwt	148.00–160.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	140.51/cwt	134.00–147.00	735	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	146.71/cwt	140.00–151.00	692	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	136.34/cwt	130.00–139.00	773	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	134.60/cwt	134.00–141.00	848	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	126.03/cwt	122.00–130.00	789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	153.05/cwt	150.00–154.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	113.64/cwt	110.00–121.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	131.62/cwt	125.00–145.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	142.07/cwt	140.00–144.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	155.95/cwt	145.00–164.00	664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	146.07/cwt	145.00–150.00	427	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	147.24/cwt	146.00–150.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	154.55/cwt	150.00–157.00	788	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	125.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	829	8

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 Jul 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,109Last week 1,249Year ago 699

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 129Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	150.00	150.00
12	—	567	133.00–152.00	140.49
2	—	300	140.00–150.00	145.00
1	—	245	180.00	180.00
9	—	522	140.00–155.00	150.28
7	—	487	148.00–160.00	151.05
13	—	630	134.00–141.00	134.60
1	—	685	134.00	134.00
8	—	426	145.00–164.00	155.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	670	135.00–147.00	139.93
18	—	417	160.00–175.00	167.93
5	—	263	175.00–190.00	182.10
41	—	571	150.00–160.00	154.68
13	—	481	154.00–165.00	163.24
8	—	770	132.00–137.00	134.50
8	—	321	170.00–178.00	170.96
15	—	725	132.00–142.00	140.72
1	—	1,040	95.00	95.00
1	—	945	115.00	115.00
39	—	619	143.00–154.00	150.30
21	—	387	165.00–180.00	169.65
65	—	531	155.00–165.00	161.53
1	—	830	133.00	133.00
2	—	220	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	170.00	170.00
10	—	655	151.00	151.00
8	—	559	164.00	164.00
8	—	771	134.00	134.00
17	—	645	155.00–158.00	157.31
3	—	703	141.00	141.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
24	—	418	145.00–157.00	152.48
11	—	715	120.00–130.00	122.07
69	—	523	134.00–147.00	140.51
42	—	472	140.00–151.00	146.71
32	—	567	130.00–139.00	136.34
7	—	626	122.00–130.00	126.03
4	—	342	150.00–154.00	153.05
3	—	782	110.00–121.00	113.64
1	—	215	150.00	150.00
13	—	292	145.00–150.00	146.07
3	—	375	146.00–150.00	147.24
8	—	658	120.00–130.00	125.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	144.00	144.00
40	—	613	144.00	144.00
75	—	678	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	133.00	133.00
4	—	407	140.00	140.00
15	—	530	125.00–136.00	131.55
3	—	458	125.00–145.00	131.62
2	—	368	140.00–144.00	142.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	156.00	156.00
8	—	526	140.00–150.00	144.94
6	—	562	127.00–136.00	132.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	567	144.00–158.00	152.11
3	—	839	107.00–118.00	110.63
5	—	650	130.00	130.00
4	—	435	155.00–160.00	158.75
17	—	621	130.00–144.00	135.36
14	—	474	154.00–164.00	159.74
9	—	764	124.00–125.00	124.11
13	—	510	150.00–157.00	154.55
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,450	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	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
26	—	1,220	65.00–75.00	70.88
5	—	1,256	56.00–66.00	61.33
3	—	1,277	76.00–78.00	76.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	987	56.00–65.00	60.20
1	—	945	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,395	67.00–76.00	70.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,916	103.00–108.00	105.34
5	—	1,695	90.00–101.00	96.93

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

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