Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same last week, Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Steers under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00 higher. Heifers were 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Bull calves steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.86/cwt on 345 head.

Average price

$152.86

345 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$191

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

$18.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.93

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	385	159.00	612	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	582	154.91	901	295
Medium and Large 2-3	572	140.41	803	49

One grade step is worth $18.59/cwt here — about −$191 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 sale345 hd

152.86

—

TN average9 barns · 1,477 hd

149.93

+2.93

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	—	Low	1,738	96.71	1,681	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	70.42	876	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	69.96	1,052	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	53.86	522	30

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,159	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	141.83/cwt	141.00–142.00	772	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	133.95/cwt	128.00–140.00	829	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	161.04/cwt	150.00–170.00	855	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	138.04/cwt	137.00–142.00	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	142.05/cwt	135.00–145.00	962	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	148.66/cwt	141.00–151.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	908	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	183.09/cwt	181.00–185.00	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	174.25/cwt	170.00–178.00	554	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	140.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	795	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	166.97/cwt	155.00–176.00	805	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	147.89/cwt	138.00–155.00	621	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	170.25/cwt	160.00–181.00	638	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	162.03/cwt	155.00–168.00	702	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	159.15/cwt	152.00–163.00	767	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	153.13/cwt	152.00–154.00	940	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	156.09/cwt	140.00–162.00	901	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	166.57/cwt	165.00–169.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	872	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	143.01/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,037	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	143.02/cwt	136.00–156.00	1,025	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	504	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,800	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	445	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	149.78/cwt	130.00–158.00	926	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	138.41/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	137.18/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,054	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	59.47/cwt	51.00–64.00	604	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	69.96/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,052	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	74.43/cwt	71.00–80.00	985	8
Bulls	—	—	1,490	87.62/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,306	3
Bulls	—	—	1,903	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	2,017	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	97.37/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,723	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	69.50/cwt	63.00–73.00	852	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	47.44/cwt	36.00–51.00	435	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	130.36/cwt	130.00–133.00	756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	129.13/cwt	124.00–130.00	819	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	618	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	136.33/cwt	134.00–140.00	784	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	158.66/cwt	155.00–160.00	817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	592	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	125.97/cwt	124.00–130.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	129.97/cwt	128.00–134.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	113.32/cwt	110.00–120.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	136.33/cwt	130.00–147.00	502	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	136.03/cwt	134.00–138.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	139.74/cwt	135.00–144.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	126.05/cwt	122.00–130.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	639	131.82/cwt	131.00–137.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	128.64/cwt	126.00–130.00	978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	144.76/cwt	138.00–151.00	689	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	138.21/cwt	130.00–145.00	724	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	148.13/cwt	140.00–153.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	130.94/cwt	126.00–135.00	889	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	128.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	134.91/cwt	129.00–140.00	846	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	148.63/cwt	148.00–150.00	427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	133.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	635	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	143.61/cwt	142.00–148.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	409	135.38/cwt	125.00–146.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	764	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	993	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	157.43/cwt	148.00–164.00	597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	151.54/cwt	140.00–163.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	134.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	142.97/cwt	135.00–148.00	763	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 Jul 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,005Last week 1,109Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 74Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 16Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	127.00–130.00	128.48
9	—	619	128.00–140.00	133.95
9	—	564	135.00–145.00	140.90
13	—	433	155.00–168.00	162.03
29	—	482	152.00–163.00	159.15
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
2	—	830	115.00	115.00
6	—	515	155.00–160.00	158.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	580	130.00–133.00	130.36
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
2	—	408	150.00	150.00
3	—	505	130.00–140.00	135.00
5	—	482	142.00–148.00	143.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	837	138.50	138.50
2	—	518	160.00	160.00
9	—	582	156.00	156.00
14	—	614	152.00–154.00	153.13
10	—	725	141.00–145.00	143.01
7	—	780	137.00–142.00	138.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	531	150.00–170.00	161.04
13	—	677	135.00–145.00	142.05
1	—	905	123.00	123.00
2	—	235	181.00–185.00	183.09
5	—	318	170.00–178.00	174.25
37	—	482	155.00–176.00	166.97
1	—	890	126.00	126.00
26	—	375	160.00–181.00	170.25
36	—	577	140.00–162.00	156.09
5	—	429	165.00–169.00	166.57
19	—	717	136.00–156.00	143.02
1	—	265	190.00	190.00
1	—	815	129.00	129.00
66	—	618	130.00–158.00	149.78
5	—	768	134.00–140.00	137.18
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	134.00–138.00	136.03
3	—	418	135.00–144.00	139.74
4	—	733	122.00–130.00	126.05
7	—	639	131.00–137.00	131.82
9	—	764	130.00	130.00
8	—	379	148.00–164.00	157.43
5	—	478	140.00–163.00	151.54
1	—	320	171.00	171.00
3	—	563	130.00–138.00	134.39
7	—	534	135.00–148.00	142.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	544	141.00–142.00	141.83
3	—	470	140.00	140.00
10	—	559	137.00–142.00	138.04
11	—	656	138.00	138.00
12	—	623	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	141.00–151.00	148.66
2	—	220	161.00	161.00
4	—	916	110.00	110.00
13	—	420	138.00–155.00	147.89
33	—	575	134.00–140.00	136.33
2	—	805	121.00	121.00
6	—	760	126.00–130.00	128.64
33	—	476	138.00–151.00	144.76
70	—	524	130.00–145.00	138.21
5	—	334	140.00–153.00	148.13
7	—	679	126.00–135.00	130.94
7	—	714	120.00–130.00	128.60
46	—	627	129.00–140.00	134.91
3	—	287	148.00–150.00	148.63
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	634	124.00–130.00	129.13
4	—	583	124.00–130.00	125.97
4	—	329	128.00–134.00	129.97
3	—	692	110.00–120.00	113.32
9	—	368	130.00–147.00	136.33
7	—	475	130.00–140.00	133.75
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
2	—	880	101.00	101.00
4	—	409	125.00–146.00	135.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
2	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,015	51.00–64.00	59.47
14	—	917	36.00–51.00	47.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,504	65.00–73.00	69.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,324	71.00–80.00	74.43
35	—	1,226	63.00–73.00	69.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	85.00–91.00	87.62
2	—	1,903	105.00–107.00	106.01
13	—	1,770	89.00–102.00	97.37

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle