Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Bulls under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.21/cwt on 479 head.

Average price

$127.21

479 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$7.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

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	567	127.85	725	416
Medium and Large 2-3	495	123.27	610	57
Small 1-2	480	120.20	577	5thin
Medium and Large 3	310	120.00	372	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.85/cwt here — about $353 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 sale479 hd

127.21

—

TN average8 barns · 2,159 hd

124.11

+3.10

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	1,543	73.23	1,130	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	56.26	771	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	54.91	661	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	43.98	455	10

Every lot, as filed

118 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	—	266	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	138.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	794	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	156.67/cwt	155.00–160.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	146.89/cwt	140.00–155.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	142.11/cwt	140.00–145.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	153.76/cwt	145.00–159.00	812	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	116.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	887	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	724	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	132.36/cwt	125.00–135.00	875	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	128.55/cwt	124.00–138.00	784	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	124.00/cwt	122.00–127.00	906	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	137.96/cwt	134.00–140.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.88/cwt	115.00–130.00	759	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	117.68/cwt	112.00–120.00	847	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	128.06/cwt	120.00–133.00	666	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	124.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	711	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	119.86/cwt	115.00–123.00	797	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	128.86/cwt	125.00–134.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	134.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	128.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	154.28/cwt	140.00–164.00	575	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	134.62/cwt	130.00–138.00	975	17
Steers	Small 1-2	—	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	134.39/cwt	125.00–140.00	836	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	141.39/cwt	133.00–153.00	659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	155.70/cwt	150.00–159.00	738	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	140.79/cwt	130.00–145.00	940	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	169.91/cwt	160.00–175.00	624	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.76/cwt	135.00–148.00	880	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	150.04/cwt	145.00–155.00	929	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	148.58/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,110	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,044	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	353	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	162.81/cwt	155.00–168.00	694	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	149.58/cwt	144.00–151.00	839	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	132.82/cwt	122.00–141.00	1,015	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	171.22/cwt	165.00–175.00	556	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	136.09/cwt	130.00–146.00	777	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	151.49/cwt	150.00–157.00	664	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	101.28/cwt	90.00–105.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	143.99/cwt	140.00–149.00	743	26
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	679	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	58.93/cwt	58.00–60.00	794	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	351	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	55.18/cwt	53.00–58.00	744	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	598	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	61.17/cwt	58.00–63.00	904	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	44.87/cwt	41.00–49.00	467	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	55.89/cwt	51.00–58.00	656	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	47.01/cwt	43.00–52.00	584	4
Bulls	—	—	1,472	68.61/cwt	61.00–76.00	1,010	11
Bulls	—	—	1,654	80.49/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,331	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,288	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,236	812.00/cwt	635.00–900.00	10,036	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,169	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,178	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,161	696.12/cwt	650.00–725.00	8,082	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,275.57/cwt	985.00–1,300.00	15,218	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	929.83/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	12,320	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,336.79/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	17,712	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,807	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	135.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	710	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	126.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	773	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	122.65/cwt	117.00–125.00	832	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	122.80/cwt	117.00–128.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	767	104.65/cwt	104.00–106.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	131.86/cwt	125.00–137.00	628	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	144.39/cwt	139.00–151.00	478	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	134.27/cwt	129.00–141.00	563	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	556	120.88/cwt	115.00–122.00	672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	714	109.34/cwt	109.00–110.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	113.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	698	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	619	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	150.39/cwt	145.00–156.00	722	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	138.25/cwt	133.00–140.00	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	121.16/cwt	110.00–125.00	643	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	130.94/cwt	124.00–135.00	499	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	97.48/cwt	95.00–100.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	140.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	597	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	139.77/cwt	128.00–145.00	653	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	118.18/cwt	110.00–122.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	558	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	119.15/cwt	116.00–120.00	870	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	115.04/cwt	105.00–120.00	779	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	125.02/cwt	118.00–130.00	786	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	820	2

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 Nov 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,329Last week 1,742Year ago 1,690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 233Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 69Year ago 89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	266	160.00–170.00	164.97
10	—	575	135.00–140.00	138.00
1	—	790	120.00	120.00
3	—	345	155.00–160.00	156.67
6	—	420	140.00–155.00	146.89
7	—	523	140.00–145.00	142.11
3	—	662	125.00–130.00	128.32
20	—	373	140.00–164.00	154.28
8	—	622	125.00–140.00	134.39
8	—	466	133.00–153.00	141.39
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	122.00	122.00
3	—	505	140.00	140.00
1	—	405	136.00	136.00
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	528	145.00–159.00	153.76
17	—	724	130.00–138.00	134.62
1	—	800	135.00	135.00
1	—	285	178.00	178.00
2	—	230	180.00	180.00
24	—	474	150.00–159.00	155.70
22	—	668	130.00–145.00	140.79
18	—	367	160.00–175.00	169.91
28	—	625	135.00–148.00	140.76
29	—	426	155.00–168.00	162.81
1	—	865	131.00	131.00
10	—	561	144.00–151.00	149.58
12	—	764	122.00–141.00	132.82
8	—	325	165.00–175.00	171.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	619	145.00–155.00	150.04
49	—	747	141.00–150.00	148.58
2	—	773	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	763	110.00–120.00	116.19
4	—	379	134.00–140.00	137.96
34	—	628	115.00–130.00	120.88
15	—	720	112.00–120.00	117.68
53	—	520	120.00–133.00	128.06
61	—	572	120.00–130.00	124.28
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,065	102.00	102.00
2	—	295	140.00	140.00
15	—	665	115.00–123.00	119.86
1	—	1,130	98.00	98.00
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
63	—	476	125.00–137.00	131.86
11	—	331	139.00–151.00	144.39
42	—	419	129.00–141.00	134.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	118.00	118.00
12	—	526	135.00–140.00	137.58
43	—	661	125.00–135.00	132.36
20	—	610	124.00–138.00	128.55
23	—	731	122.00–127.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	426	125.00–134.00	128.86
3	—	312	130.00–140.00	134.81
8	—	483	117.00–128.00	122.80
3	—	767	104.00–106.00	104.65
1	—	655	108.00	108.00
8	—	556	115.00–122.00	120.88
3	—	714	109.00–110.00	109.34
4	—	618	110.00–120.00	113.01
4	—	290	133.00–140.00	138.25
9	—	531	110.00–125.00	121.16
11	—	381	124.00–135.00	130.94
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
2	—	573	106.00–110.00	107.99
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	571	130.00–146.00	136.09
8	—	438	150.00–157.00	151.49
4	—	876	90.00–105.00	101.28
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
26	—	516	140.00–149.00	143.99
21	—	678	117.00–125.00	122.65
26	—	480	145.00–156.00	150.39
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
1	—	760	114.00	114.00
13	—	730	116.00–120.00	119.15
30	—	629	118.00–130.00	125.02
2	—	953	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	143.00	143.00
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
1	—	445	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	523	130.00–140.00	135.67
7	—	570	120.00–130.00	126.46
2	—	703	110.00	110.00
2	—	810	95.00–100.00	97.48
9	—	424	135.00–145.00	140.83
29	—	467	128.00–145.00	139.77
7	—	615	110.00–122.00	118.18
23	—	677	105.00–120.00	115.04
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	58.00–60.00	58.93
20	—	1,174	51.00–58.00	55.89
4	—	1,243	43.00–52.00	47.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	36.00	36.00
9	—	1,041	41.00–49.00	44.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,349	53.00–58.00	55.18
1	—	1,195	50.00	50.00
5	—	1,478	58.00–63.00	61.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,472	61.00–76.00	68.61
7	—	1,654	77.00–85.00	80.49

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,236	635.00–900.00	812.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,161	650.00–725.00	696.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,193	985.00–1,300.00	1,275.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,325	800.00–1,050.00	929.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,336.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,010.00	1,010.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

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