Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Bull calves mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.65/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$152.65

239 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$47.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

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	493	155.87	769	203
Medium and Large 2-3	481	137.67	662	31
Small 1-2	503	124.50	626	2thin
Medium and Large 3	592	108.00	639	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.87/cwt here — about $130 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 sale239 hd

152.65

—

TN average7 barns · 1,049 hd

151.48

+1.17

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	1,723	95.78	1,650	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,337	76.81	1,027	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	75.67	923	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	61.47	635	9thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2-3	—	483	139.43/cwt	135.00–144.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	135.64/cwt	134.00–139.00	920	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	155.78/cwt	148.00–165.00	723	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	177.01/cwt	163.00–185.00	924	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	151.13/cwt	145.00–155.00	781	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	145.76/cwt	140.00–148.00	832	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	196.40/cwt	188.00–210.00	750	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	159.82/cwt	150.00–170.00	436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	805	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	165.16/cwt	154.00–170.00	621	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	215.60/cwt	200.00–224.00	703	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	184.94/cwt	175.00–190.00	882	16
Steers	Small 1-2	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	188.91/cwt	185.00–190.00	795	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	165.24/cwt	155.00–171.00	953	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	145.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,047	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,033	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	158.25/cwt	140.00–163.00	987	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	152.33/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,024	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	143.58/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,113	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	179.11/cwt	165.00–190.00	836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	184.47/cwt	180.00–191.00	788	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	133.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	147.86/cwt	138.00–155.00	840	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	142.25/cwt	140.00–143.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	171.99/cwt	170.00–174.00	891	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	782	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	83.94/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,109	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	74.23/cwt	68.00–79.00	889	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	61.47/cwt	55.00–64.00	635	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	79.80/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,120	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	74.48/cwt	68.00–81.00	957	9
Bulls	—	—	1,630	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,320	1
Bulls	—	—	1,741	98.73/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,719	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,559	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,213	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	140.11/cwt	124.00–144.00	893	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	125.93/cwt	120.00–129.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	121.75/cwt	120.00–127.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	138.35/cwt	133.00–141.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	177.42/cwt	155.00–180.00	591	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	147.88/cwt	139.00–161.00	485	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	165.64/cwt	150.00–170.00	682	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	132.57/cwt	130.00–133.00	980	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	986	3

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 629Last week 950Year ago 862

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 126Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 83Year ago 24

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Bull calves mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	135.00–144.00	139.43
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
2	—	295	130.00	130.00
6	—	680	128.00	128.00
3	—	713	120.00–129.00	125.93
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
4	—	386	150.00	150.00
3	—	438	133.00–141.00	138.35
9	—	328	139.00–161.00	147.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	678	134.00–139.00	135.64
11	—	464	148.00–165.00	155.78
10	—	517	145.00–155.00	151.13
9	—	571	140.00–148.00	145.76
27	—	376	154.00–170.00	165.16
26	—	637	124.00–144.00	140.11
4	—	815	120.00–127.00	121.75
2	—	285	155.00–160.00	157.54
35	—	333	155.00–180.00	177.42
44	—	412	150.00–170.00	165.64
7	—	739	130.00–133.00	132.57
3	—	770	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	108.00	108.00
1	—	455	111.00	111.00
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	121.00	121.00
1	—	465	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	111.00	111.00
1	—	805	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	503	190.00	190.00
4	—	784	143.00	143.00
9	—	626	165.00	165.00
4	—	828	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	522	163.00–185.00	177.01
12	—	382	188.00–210.00	196.40
25	—	326	200.00–224.00	215.60
16	—	477	175.00–190.00	184.94
14	—	421	185.00–190.00	188.91
13	—	577	155.00–171.00	165.24
13	—	721	140.00–148.00	145.19
1	—	800	141.00	141.00
11	—	624	140.00–163.00	158.25
9	—	672	150.00–155.00	152.33
7	—	775	143.00–145.00	143.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	150.00–170.00	159.82
3	—	372	204.00	204.00
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	165.00–190.00	179.11
9	—	427	180.00–191.00	184.47
3	—	669	130.00–140.00	133.29
8	—	568	138.00–155.00	147.86
4	—	601	140.00–143.00	142.25
18	—	518	170.00–174.00	171.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	160.00	160.00
1	—	760	124.00	124.00
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
1	—	545	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	66.00	66.00
5	—	1,321	80.00–90.00	83.94
22	—	1,198	68.00–79.00	74.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,033	55.00–64.00	61.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,404	77.00–82.00	79.80
9	—	1,285	68.00–81.00	74.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	81.00	81.00
5	—	1,741	93.00–105.00	98.73

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)	1	—	795	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	625.00	625.00

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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