Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Bulls steady. Feeders under 500 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Quality average to fancy.. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.42/cwt on 329 head.

Average price

$146.42

329 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$27.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.44

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	587	147.21	864	307
Medium and Large 2-3	428	140.24	600	16thin
Medium and Large 3	404	123.00	497	5thin
Small 1-2	575	120.00	690	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.21/cwt here — about $174 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 sale329 hd

146.42

—

TN average10 barns · 2,444 hd

137.98

+8.44

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	1,716	88.06	1,511	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	76.04	1,069	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,114	71.17	793	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	59.24	617	18

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2Value Added	—	555	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	871	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	346	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	571	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	155.40/cwt	152.00–160.00	589	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	131.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	865	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	143.90/cwt	138.00–154.00	691	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	867	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	157.12/cwt	155.00–161.00	751	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	143.67/cwt	135.00–144.75	1,053	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	181.69/cwt	175.00–183.00	799	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	754	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	358	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	193.17/cwt	190.00–205.00	728	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	163.98/cwt	150.00–165.00	956	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	156.15/cwt	153.00–165.00	967	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	391	180.48/cwt	177.00–184.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	167.85/cwt	154.00–171.00	863	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	146.91/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,059	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	182.60/cwt	174.00–190.00	783	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	196.47/cwt	194.00–200.00	658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	169.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	876	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	124.51/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	184.65/cwt	174.00–190.00	855	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	159.26/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,159	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	163.18/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	166.54/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,021	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	177.85/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,037	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	339	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	695	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	172.34/cwt	172.00–174.00	819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	165.19/cwt	154.00–170.00	869	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	128.54/cwt	125.00–132.00	946	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	145.50/cwt	144.00–146.00	941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	59.67/cwt	51.00–65.00	624	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	72.98/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,001	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	935	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	81.31/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,181	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	63.19/cwt	58.00–67.00	711	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	83.35/cwt	82.00–85.00	982	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	71.09/cwt	65.00–79.00	768	5
Bulls	—	—	2,185	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,076	1
Bulls	—	—	1,651	82.84/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,368	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,198	878.37/cwt	860.00–900.00	10,523	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,469	1,049.04/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	15,410	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,530	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,493	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	155.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	177.70/cwt	170.00–186.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	404	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	140.97/cwt	137.00–145.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	134.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	843	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	152.83/cwt	150.00–155.00	666	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	131.60/cwt	125.00–138.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	218	162.84/cwt	152.50–175.00	355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	768	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	143.64/cwt	140.00–147.00	760	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	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 Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 818Last week 1,122Year ago 787

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 100Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 31Year ago 26

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Bulls steady. Feeders under 500 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Quality average to fancy.. Demand good.

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
20	—	555	157.00	157.00
14	—	346	165.00	165.00
9	—	602	144.00	144.00
41	—	478	155.00–161.00	157.12
39	—	650	145.00	145.00
80	—	733	135.00–144.75	143.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	379	152.00–160.00	155.40
10	—	658	130.00–133.00	131.50
2	—	985	120.00	120.00
10	—	480	138.00–154.00	143.90
2	—	328	150.00–160.00	155.19
13	—	626	130.00–140.00	134.65
16	—	436	150.00–155.00	152.83
8	—	571	130.00–140.00	134.48
3	—	732	130.00	130.00
1	—	860	122.00	122.00
22	—	529	140.00–147.00	143.64
1	—	795	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	404	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	137.00–145.00	140.97
2	—	325	140.00–150.00	145.00
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
3	—	575	131.00	131.00
2	—	473	125.00–138.00	131.60
2	—	410	141.00	141.00
2	—	218	152.50–175.00	162.84
1	—	710	128.00	128.00
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	175.00	175.00
2	—	358	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	440	175.00–183.00	181.69
2	—	320	180.00	180.00
1	—	295	190.00	190.00
2	—	725	130.00	130.00
2	—	460	164.00	164.00
4	—	391	177.00–184.00	180.48
16	—	514	154.00–171.00	167.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	377	190.00–205.00	193.17
15	—	583	150.00–165.00	163.98
11	—	619	153.00–165.00	156.15
11	—	721	140.00–153.00	146.91
11	—	429	174.00–190.00	182.60
9	—	335	194.00–200.00	196.47
11	—	518	160.00–170.00	169.06
2	—	913	120.00–129.00	124.51
1	—	825	135.00	135.00
17	—	463	174.00–190.00	184.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	728	151.00–160.00	159.26
5	—	661	162.00–165.00	163.18
40	—	613	165.00–168.00	166.54
17	—	583	174.00–179.00	177.85
13	—	339	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	172.00–174.00	172.34
2	—	885	110.00	110.00
10	—	526	154.00–170.00	165.19
9	—	736	125.00–132.00	128.54
4	—	647	144.00–146.00	145.50
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
4	—	429	170.00–186.00	177.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
1	—	525	144.00	144.00
1	—	410	166.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	52.00	52.00
17	—	1,046	51.00–65.00	59.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,372	70.00–76.00	72.98
1	—	1,375	68.00	68.00
5	—	1,452	80.00–83.00	81.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	58.00–67.00	63.19
2	—	1,178	82.00–85.00	83.35
5	—	1,081	65.00–79.00	71.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,185	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,651	79.00–89.00	82.84
1	—	1,505	102.00	102.00

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	—	915	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,469	900.00–1,150.00	1,049.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,198	860.00–900.00	878.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Feeder Cattle

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