Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady, and feeder heifers were unevenly steady with instances of 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Offerings of feeder cattle this week were moderate with mostly average to high quality. Buyers were keenly interested in cattle that were long-weaned (45+ days) and preconditioned.

Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with mostly moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.61/cwt on 336 head.

Average price

$139.61

336 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$18.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

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	530	140.56	744	319
Medium and Large 2-3	548	121.94	668	17thin

One grade step is worth $18.62/cwt here — about $77 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 sale336 hd

139.61

—

TN average11 barns · 3,624 hd

135.98

+3.63

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	—	Average	1,671	98.30	1,643	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	69.60	1,017	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	65.46	787	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	60.06	587	42

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
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	895	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,123	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	846.65/cwt	750.00–950.00	10,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	707	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	170.24/cwt	170.00–171.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	172.64/cwt	170.00–174.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,079	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	165.88/cwt	160.00–175.00	625	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	147.15/cwt	140.00–152.00	931	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	152.89/cwt	145.00–161.00	486	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,024	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	122.12/cwt	115.00–124.00	874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	149.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	992	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	153.47/cwt	144.00–160.00	646	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	765	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	162.48/cwt	155.00–166.00	773	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	164.28/cwt	155.00–170.00	706	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	283	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	181.25/cwt	178.00–185.00	654	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,994	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	920	607.07/cwt	500.00–700.00	5,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	158.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	828	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	183.18/cwt	170.00–185.00	513	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	54.55/cwt	53.00–55.00	478	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	772	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,125	1
Bulls	—	—	1,466	94.39/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,384	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	538	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	823	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	813	506.98/cwt	400.00–590.00	4,122	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	943	643.41/cwt	600.00–735.00	6,067	3
Bulls	—	—	1,040	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	832	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	104.50/cwt	101.00–110.00	2,043	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,649	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,065.00/cwt	975.00–1,110.00	13,259	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	65.79/cwt	61.00–69.00	795	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	61.16/cwt	57.00–66.00	610	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	746.84/cwt	600.00–825.00	8,350	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	70.23/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,005	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	673.81/cwt	650.00–700.00	7,075	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	131.43/cwt	129.00–134.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	62.52/cwt	62.00–63.00	1,035	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	57.70/cwt	56.00–59.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	144.94/cwt	138.00–151.00	771	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	157.86/cwt	150.00–168.00	736	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	121.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	129.70/cwt	120.00–135.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	81.47/cwt	74.00–89.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	93.58/cwt	90.00–97.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	146.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	157.00/cwt	145.00–163.00	900	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	149.29/cwt	148.00–153.00	567	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	130.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	869	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	116.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	119.39/cwt	117.00–121.00	972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	133.89/cwt	126.00–140.00	835	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	136.02/cwt	130.00–142.00	773	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	145.87/cwt	140.00–154.00	696	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	142.08/cwt	133.00–148.00	737	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	148.81/cwt	140.00–154.00	635	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	144.45/cwt	135.00–159.00	826	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	151.95/cwt	145.00–157.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	135.99/cwt	127.00–143.00	851	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	153.22/cwt	151.00–155.00	427	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	128.60/cwt	124.00–136.00	867	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	119.64/cwt	110.00–124.00	927	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1

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 Aug 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 841Last week 885Year ago 895

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 122Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 30Year ago 45

Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with mostly moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	750.00–950.00	846.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,118	600.00–825.00	746.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	650.00–700.00	673.81
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	943	600.00–735.00	643.41
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	500.00–700.00	607.07
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	400.00–590.00	506.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,245	975.00–1,110.00	1,065.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	825.00	825.00

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
7	—	514	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	108.00	108.00
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
2	—	755	123.00	123.00
14	—	318	145.00–161.00	152.89
7	—	716	115.00–124.00	122.12
14	—	380	148.00–153.00	149.29
26	—	667	125.00–135.00	130.24
5	—	814	117.00–121.00	119.39
53	—	624	126.00–140.00	133.89
43	—	568	130.00–142.00	136.02
51	—	477	140.00–154.00	145.87
50	—	519	133.00–148.00	142.08
34	—	427	140.00–154.00	148.81
8	—	279	151.00–155.00	153.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
2	—	735	100.00	100.00
2	—	428	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	119.00	119.00
2	—	543	124.00	124.00
4	—	575	120.00–124.00	121.03
4	—	484	120.00–135.00	129.70
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	785	143.00	143.00
4	—	526	170.00–171.00	170.24
6	—	463	170.00–174.00	172.64
10	—	729	148.00	148.00
12	—	665	154.00	154.00
3	—	425	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	120.00	120.00
2	—	765	125.00–130.00	127.50
18	—	377	160.00–175.00	165.88
20	—	633	140.00–152.00	147.15
24	—	663	140.00–150.00	149.57
15	—	476	155.00–166.00	162.48
12	—	430	155.00–170.00	164.28
21	—	523	155.00–160.00	158.41
11	—	280	170.00–185.00	183.18
1	—	225	192.50	192.50
72	—	573	145.00–163.00	157.00
4	—	333	170.00–175.00	172.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	283	190.00	190.00
7	—	361	178.00–185.00	181.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	144.00	144.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
5	—	526	140.00–148.00	146.37
4	—	376	145.00–157.00	151.95
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	130.00	130.00
5	—	424	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	105.00	105.00
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
7	—	421	144.00–160.00	153.47
28	—	532	138.00–151.00	144.94
27	—	466	150.00–168.00	157.86
2	—	1,080	74.00–89.00	81.47
2	—	925	90.00–97.00	93.58
1	—	855	85.00	85.00
5	—	732	110.00–120.00	116.99
30	—	572	135.00–159.00	144.45
29	—	626	127.00–143.00	135.99
18	—	674	124.00–136.00	128.60
13	—	775	110.00–124.00	119.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	129.00–134.00	131.43
1	—	470	139.00	139.00
2	—	525	133.00–135.00	133.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	876	53.00–55.00	54.55
1	—	1,135	68.00	68.00
33	—	998	57.00–66.00	61.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	75.00	75.00
14	—	1,431	69.00–71.00	70.23
2	—	1,655	62.00–63.00	62.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,208	61.00–69.00	65.79
3	—	1,077	56.00–59.00	57.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,466	88.00–97.00	94.39
1	—	1,040	80.00	80.00
8	—	1,955	101.00–110.00	104.50

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle