Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were no trends due to sale not being reported last week because of holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.90/cwt on 356 head.

Average price

$133.90

356 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$10.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.21

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	558	135.37	755	308
Medium and Large 2-3	576	124.43	717	48

One grade step is worth $10.94/cwt here — about $38 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 sale356 hd

133.90

—

TN average9 barns · 2,119 hd

133.69

+0.21

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	1,572	89.42	1,406	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,316	66.83	879	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	63.03	746	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	52.05	522	39

Every lot, as filed

80 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	Small 1-2	—	420	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	128.88/cwt	120.00–135.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	159.64/cwt	150.00–175.00	667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	150.57/cwt	140.00–154.00	485	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	131.38/cwt	124.00–135.00	805	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	134.92/cwt	128.00–146.00	707	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	124.43/cwt	120.00–131.00	837	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	142.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	602	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	954	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	146.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	535	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	159.53/cwt	158.00–160.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	148.63/cwt	142.00–160.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	176.98/cwt	170.00–185.00	572	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	142.10/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,094	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	177.16/cwt	174.00–191.00	505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	143.70/cwt	130.00–148.00	954	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	157.99/cwt	150.00–165.00	749	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	147.96/cwt	140.00–160.00	864	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	141.40/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,036	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	171.27/cwt	168.00–181.00	661	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	157.57/cwt	150.00–163.00	830	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	147.55/cwt	140.00–153.00	909	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	121.49/cwt	117.00–123.00	938	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	146.91/cwt	130.00–158.00	695	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	122.67/cwt	112.00–129.00	817	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	132.48/cwt	124.00–150.00	771	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	953	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	66.27/cwt	63.00–71.00	873	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	954	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	63.40/cwt	60.00–68.00	756	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	53.84/cwt	50.00–57.00	532	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	49.47/cwt	38.00–55.00	506	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	55.40/cwt	55.00–56.00	600	3
Bulls	—	—	1,433	82.68/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,185	6
Bulls	—	—	1,632	92.31/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,506	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	491.22/cwt	470.00–510.00	4,446	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	124.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	735	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	139.18/cwt	128.00–150.00	733	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	98.01/cwt	94.00–100.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	121.19/cwt	118.00–128.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	130.43/cwt	124.00–140.00	813	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	164.63/cwt	155.00–173.00	701	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	123.02/cwt	112.00–135.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	144.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	122.58/cwt	122.00–126.00	903	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.02/cwt	123.00–134.00	742	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	138.45/cwt	128.00–144.00	667	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	121.86/cwt	100.00–125.00	842	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	133.01/cwt	126.00–135.00	551	10

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 Sep 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,162Last week 1,238Year ago 1,385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 52Year ago 159

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 31

There were no trends due to sale not being reported last week because of holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	113.00	113.00
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	772	117.00–123.00	121.49
21	—	473	130.00–158.00	146.91
20	—	666	112.00–129.00	122.67
18	—	582	124.00–150.00	132.48
29	—	527	128.00–150.00	139.18
1	—	845	95.00	95.00
29	—	623	124.00–140.00	130.43
17	—	426	155.00–173.00	164.63
4	—	716	120.00–123.00	121.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	80.00	80.00
13	—	590	120.00–130.00	124.62
1	—	920	80.00	80.00
3	—	835	94.00–100.00	98.01
3	—	627	118.00–128.00	121.19
3	—	672	120.00	120.00
2	—	785	100.00–104.00	102.03
3	—	475	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,083	80.00	80.00
4	—	433	140.00–150.00	144.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	140.00	140.00
2	—	385	133.00	133.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
2	—	475	112.00–135.00	123.02
2	—	778	108.00	108.00
24	—	691	100.00–125.00	121.86
2	—	545	110.00	110.00
2	—	575	120.00	120.00
10	—	414	126.00–135.00	133.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	322	140.00–154.00	150.57
22	—	613	124.00–135.00	131.38
41	—	524	128.00–146.00	134.92
8	—	673	120.00–131.00	124.43
29	—	424	135.00–145.00	142.07
16	—	364	140.00–148.00	146.96
20	—	737	122.00–126.00	122.58
53	—	575	123.00–134.00	129.02
42	—	482	128.00–144.00	138.45
2	—	275	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	696	137.00	137.00
6	—	635	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	120.00–135.00	128.88
2	—	328	140.00	140.00
2	—	920	104.00	104.00
4	—	373	158.00–160.00	159.53
6	—	420	142.00–160.00	148.63
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
1	—	285	155.00	155.00
1	—	720	130.00	130.00
3	—	518	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	418	150.00–175.00	159.64
2	—	1,038	115.00	115.00
11	—	323	170.00–185.00	176.98
14	—	770	140.00–142.50	142.10
5	—	285	174.00–191.00	177.16
7	—	664	130.00–148.00	143.70
29	—	474	150.00–165.00	157.99
20	—	584	140.00–160.00	147.96
2	—	813	137.00–138.00	137.50
1	—	1,090	107.00	107.00
5	—	733	134.00–145.00	141.40
1	—	955	119.00	119.00
19	—	386	168.00–181.00	171.27
38	—	527	150.00–163.00	157.57
23	—	616	140.00–153.00	147.55
1	—	855	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	648	150.00	150.00
3	—	693	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	73.00	73.00
11	—	1,317	63.00–71.00	66.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	76.00	76.00
27	—	1,192	60.00–68.00	63.40
3	—	1,083	55.00–56.00	55.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	989	50.00–57.00	53.84
16	—	1,023	38.00–55.00	49.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,433	76.00–86.00	82.68
14	—	1,632	86.00–100.00	92.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	905	470.00–510.00	491.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	725.00	725.00

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

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