Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, instances 8.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.45/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$144.45

289 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$23.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.47

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	520	145.60	758	241
Medium and Large 2-3	465	139.61	649	45
Medium and Large 3	343	126.00	432	2thin
Small 1-2	580	122.00	708	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.60/cwt here — about $50 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 sale289 hd

144.45

—

TN average8 barns · 1,715 hd

135.97

+8.47

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	1,615	95.21	1,537	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	68.64	1,057	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	68.16	804	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	55.10	576	18

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1-2	—	611	138.42/cwt	130.00–145.00	846	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	150.91/cwt	140.00–156.00	949	24
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	677	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	140.69/cwt	136.00–142.00	874	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	142.63/cwt	140.00–146.00	740	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	150.01/cwt	145.00–156.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	155.16/cwt	147.00–160.00	742	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	166.27/cwt	162.00–170.00	798	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	181.47/cwt	178.00–192.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	163.96/cwt	151.00–175.00	613	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	156.37/cwt	148.00–160.00	902	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	147.96/cwt	144.00–152.00	991	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,076	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	174.80/cwt	170.00–176.00	762	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	139.85/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	178.60/cwt	167.00–185.00	666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	162.35/cwt	160.00–164.00	951	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,178	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	158.28/cwt	155.00–160.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	699	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,028	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	140.89/cwt	135.00–144.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	150.63/cwt	137.00–161.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	153.98/cwt	150.00–158.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	911	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	68.45/cwt	64.00–73.00	806	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	59.64/cwt	54.00–64.00	632	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	46.03/cwt	44.00–51.00	468	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	68.64/cwt	63.00–76.00	1,057	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	773	2
Bulls	—	—	1,290	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,122	1
Bulls	—	—	1,696	97.26/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	881.42/cwt	835.00–900.00	11,062	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	164.08/cwt	160.00–172.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	152.58/cwt	151.00–155.00	822	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	139.54/cwt	137.00–142.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	147.61/cwt	141.00–155.00	846	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	130.46/cwt	125.00–131.00	929	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	133.13/cwt	130.00–135.00	722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	814	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	158.12/cwt	145.00–166.00	593	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	153.24/cwt	144.00–160.00	516	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	153.27/cwt	148.00–155.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	145.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	573	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	149.17/cwt	137.00–151.00	498	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	135.53/cwt	130.00–144.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	126.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	133.75/cwt	132.00–135.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	140.51/cwt	131.00–146.00	780	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	145.23/cwt	143.00–150.00	684	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	128.83/cwt	123.00–132.00	908	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	153.89/cwt	142.00–156.00	665	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	132.78/cwt	125.00–140.00	888	18

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 832Year ago 1,028

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 109Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 22Year ago 57

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, instances 8.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	611	130.00–145.00	138.42
37	—	519	140.00–146.00	142.63
29	—	375	145.00–166.00	158.12
7	—	337	144.00–160.00	153.24
1	—	230	162.00	162.00
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
15	—	555	131.00–146.00	140.51
4	—	805	117.00	117.00
12	—	471	143.00–150.00	145.23
13	—	705	123.00–132.00	128.83
1	—	765	121.00	121.00
23	—	432	142.00–156.00	153.89
18	—	669	125.00–140.00	132.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	423	160.00	160.00
18	—	621	136.00–142.00	140.69
8	—	554	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	542	130.00–135.00	133.13
13	—	393	140.00–150.00	145.84
10	—	334	137.00–151.00	149.17
3	—	463	130.00–144.00	135.53
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
3	—	688	125.00–131.00	126.99
4	—	584	132.00–135.00	133.75
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	629	140.00–156.00	150.91
18	—	480	162.00–170.00	166.27
6	—	327	178.00–192.00	181.47
20	—	577	148.00–160.00	156.37
14	—	670	144.00–152.00	147.96
6	—	742	145.00	145.00
3	—	837	134.00–136.00	135.00
4	—	909	121.00	121.00
10	—	436	170.00–176.00	174.80
3	—	762	130.00–145.00	139.85
6	—	373	167.00–185.00	178.60
1	—	1,020	107.00	107.00
6	—	523	155.00–160.00	158.28
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	145.00–156.00	150.01
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
1	—	285	172.00	172.00
6	—	478	147.00–160.00	155.16
2	—	528	153.00	153.00
10	—	374	151.00–175.00	163.96
2	—	668	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	745	144.00	144.00
22	—	586	160.00–164.00	162.35
14	—	824	142.00–144.00	143.00
7	—	530	167.00	167.00
3	—	763	148.00	148.00
13	—	699	147.00	147.00
2	—	648	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	135.00–144.00	140.89
2	—	468	150.00–158.00	153.98
1	—	1,040	95.00	95.00
1	—	955	91.00	91.00
4	—	759	120.00	120.00
3	—	422	160.00–172.00	164.08
5	—	539	151.00–155.00	152.58
1	—	885	113.00	113.00
19	—	573	141.00–155.00	147.61
11	—	712	125.00–131.00	130.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	137.00–161.00	150.63
2	—	513	137.00–142.00	139.54
4	—	466	148.00–155.00	153.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,178	64.00–73.00	68.45
2	—	1,208	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,060	54.00–64.00	59.64
6	—	1,017	44.00–51.00	46.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,540	63.00–76.00	68.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	87.00	87.00
4	—	1,696	92.00–102.00	97.26

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,255	835.00–900.00	881.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	875.00	875.00

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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