Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Steers 3.00 to 5.00 lower, instances 8.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady. Bull calves steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.48/cwt on 377 head.

Average price

$140.48

377 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$16.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.07

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	632	141.31	893	358
Medium and Large 2-3	575	124.92	718	19thin

One grade step is worth $16.39/cwt here — about $175 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 sale377 hd

140.48

—

TN average10 barns · 1,756 hd

143.55

−3.07

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	—	High	1,714	108.64	1,862	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	79.48	1,151	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	77.59	1,012	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	60.23	625	19

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	780	125.38/cwt	124.00–129.00	978	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	161.95/cwt	153.00–169.00	698	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	161.52/cwt	150.00–170.00	601	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	132.92/cwt	120.00–135.00	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	162.15/cwt	159.00–164.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,067	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	166.89/cwt	155.00–172.00	953	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	192.83/cwt	175.00–210.00	717	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	170.07/cwt	140.00–175.00	728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	183.45/cwt	180.00–187.00	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	426	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	699	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	134.60/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	158.82/cwt	149.00–168.00	983	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	172.30/cwt	150.00–187.50	555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	144.38/cwt	130.00–159.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	179.56/cwt	158.00–184.00	844	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	200.51/cwt	200.00–201.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	170.57/cwt	160.00–179.00	899	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	190.12/cwt	180.00–200.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	140.92/cwt	139.00–145.00	960	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	182.83/cwt	182.00–184.00	985	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	159.02/cwt	140.00–164.00	1,008	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,133	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	164.33/cwt	153.00–174.00	930	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	181.95/cwt	170.00–186.00	771	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	135.00/cwt	130.00–143.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	157.37/cwt	155.00–180.00	719	21
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	51.83/cwt	45.00–60.00	500	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,079	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	77.48/cwt	73.00–85.00	1,007	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	64.10/cwt	53.00–69.00	687	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,139	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	78.78/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,150	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,037	1
Bulls	—	—	1,657	112.37/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,862	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	103.04/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	238	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,016	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	127.24/cwt	125.00–132.00	928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	145.31/cwt	144.00–148.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	147.90/cwt	145.00–151.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	167.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	870	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	131.21/cwt	125.00–138.00	819	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	127.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	129.42/cwt	115.00–134.00	867	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	133.69/cwt	132.50–135.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	154.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	737	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	120.52/cwt	117.00–124.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	158.22/cwt	155.00–163.00	443	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	159.94/cwt	155.00–165.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	786	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	140.96/cwt	130.00–146.00	819	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	127.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	923	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,048	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	145.51/cwt	143.00–149.00	748	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	131.13/cwt	120.00–135.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	137.90/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,000	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	861	9

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 Mar 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 827Last week 1,024Year ago 1,186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 125Year ago 64

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Steers 3.00 to 5.00 lower, instances 8.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady. Bull calves steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	780	124.00–129.00	125.38
22	—	431	153.00–169.00	161.95
6	—	381	159.00–164.00	162.15
28	—	624	125.00–138.00	131.21
32	—	670	115.00–134.00	129.42
37	—	478	150.00–160.00	154.28
2	—	815	117.00–124.00	120.52
7	—	280	155.00–163.00	158.22
1	—	1,030	119.00	119.00
6	—	333	155.00–165.00	159.94
18	—	581	130.00–146.00	140.96
9	—	722	120.00–130.00	127.85
4	—	879	118.00	118.00
16	—	514	143.00–149.00	145.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	426	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	140.00	140.00
2	—	403	145.00	145.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	114.00	114.00
5	—	572	120.00–130.00	127.22
2	—	368	132.50–135.00	133.69
5	—	786	112.00	112.00
1	—	800	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	740	137.25	137.25
70	—	776	135.00	135.00
9	—	561	153.50	153.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	150.00–170.00	161.52
7	—	686	120.00–135.00	132.92
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
1	—	205	180.00	180.00
10	—	428	140.00–175.00	170.07
1	—	495	152.00	152.00
6	—	322	150.00–187.50	172.30
2	—	585	130.00–159.00	144.38
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	673	158.50	158.50
3	—	708	140.00	140.00
24	—	539	182.00–184.00	182.83
9	—	634	140.00–164.00	159.02
11	—	815	139.00	139.00
4	—	405	195.00	195.00
6	—	460	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	571	155.00–172.00	166.89
9	—	372	175.00–210.00	192.83
6	—	435	180.00–187.00	183.45
5	—	821	130.00–136.00	134.60
24	—	619	149.00–168.00	158.82
13	—	470	158.00–184.00	179.56
2	—	328	200.00–201.00	200.51
1	—	885	124.00	124.00
18	—	527	160.00–179.00	170.57
3	—	287	180.00–200.00	190.12
10	—	681	139.00–145.00	140.92
1	—	955	129.00	129.00
4	—	761	120.00–135.00	131.13
19	—	725	130.00–143.00	137.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	116.00	116.00
14	—	566	153.00–174.00	164.33
15	—	424	170.00–186.00	181.95
3	—	655	130.00–143.00	135.00
21	—	457	155.00–180.00	157.37
3	—	729	125.00–132.00	127.24
3	—	612	144.00–148.00	145.31
11	—	519	165.00–170.00	167.62
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	145.00–151.00	147.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	965	45.00–60.00	51.83
13	—	1,071	53.00–69.00	64.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	87.00	87.00
25	—	1,300	73.00–85.00	77.48
1	—	1,460	71.00	71.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	90.00	90.00
15	—	1,460	75.00–85.00	78.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,657	111.00–113.00	112.37
2	—	1,800	101.00–105.00	103.04

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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