Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.95/cwt on 659 head.

Average price

$160.95

659 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$17.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.13

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	446	169.79	757	46
Small 1-2	392	163.33	640	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	695	160.33	1,115	606
Medium and Large 3	440	152.25	670	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.54/cwt here — about $88 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 sale659 hd

160.95

—

TN average9 barns · 1,580 hd

162.08

−1.13

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	1,721	107.71	1,854	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,308	80.78	1,056	88
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,326	79.09	1,049	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	63.87	699	21

Every lot, as filed

96 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	Small 1-2	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	827	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	148.09/cwt	147.00–155.00	850	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	126.69/cwt	126.00–128.00	924	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	449	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	750	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	169.63/cwt	160.00–175.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	176.67/cwt	170.00–190.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	180.51/cwt	170.00–183.00	679	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	160.96/cwt	155.00–168.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	218	198.85/cwt	197.50–200.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	177.26/cwt	175.00–179.00	844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	141.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	896	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	159.45/cwt	152.00–169.00	976	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	182.29/cwt	175.00–187.50	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	140.18/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	147.80/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,002	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	169.02/cwt	160.00–177.00	979	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	141.91/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,101	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	181.80/cwt	174.00–184.00	878	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	188.22/cwt	185.00–190.00	798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,214	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	195.60/cwt	189.00–205.00	728	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	196.06/cwt	190.00–210.00	657	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	174.64/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,008	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,110	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	538	179.76/cwt	179.00–180.00	967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	178.10/cwt	170.00–182.00	933	28
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	159.65/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,046	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	183.31/cwt	180.00–190.00	959	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	934	137.35/cwt	137.00–138.50	1,283	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,051	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	163.63/cwt	155.00–169.00	921	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	147.96/cwt	142.00–159.00	922	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	171.82/cwt	165.00–175.00	899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	134.62/cwt	131.00–138.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	178.98/cwt	172.00–183.00	836	24
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	55.24/cwt	50.00–61.00	577	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	65.31/cwt	57.00–71.00	720	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	73.59/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,038	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	88.65/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,120	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	77.73/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,032	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	87.25/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,027	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	80.95/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,064	83
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	63.92/cwt	57.00–69.00	796	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	115.10/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,897	4
Bulls	—	—	1,927	108.81/cwt	106.00–112.00	2,097	5
Bulls	—	—	1,475	96.04/cwt	84.00–104.00	1,417	3
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	835	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,012	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,893	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	830	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,312	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	934.62/cwt	885.00–985.00	11,206	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,466	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,009.25/cwt	985.00–1,025.00	11,990	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	131.50/cwt	127.00–134.00	885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	171.17/cwt	166.00–175.00	818	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	151.89/cwt	150.00–156.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	178.31/cwt	170.00–181.00	770	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	165.77/cwt	159.00–169.00	617	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	165.05/cwt	160.00–171.00	553	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	147.33/cwt	140.00–154.00	773	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	154.92/cwt	148.00–162.00	737	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	163.65/cwt	161.00–165.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.66/cwt	135.00–150.00	826	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	130.15/cwt	120.00–138.00	747	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	147.99/cwt	130.00–156.00	636	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	150.39/cwt	140.00–163.00	573	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	143.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	131.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	153.89/cwt	140.00–164.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	123.09/cwt	120.00–125.00	842	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	184.05/cwt	180.00–189.00	766	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	132.92/cwt	127.00–141.00	831	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	161.55/cwt	155.00–167.00	683	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	128.17/cwt	128.00–129.00	998	29

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,480Last week 827Year ago 793

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 87Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 50

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
1	—	245	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	160.00–175.00	169.63
3	—	285	170.00–190.00	176.67
11	—	376	170.00–183.00	180.51
3	—	512	155.00–168.00	160.96
2	—	218	197.50–200.00	198.85
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
1	—	705	139.00	139.00
8	—	476	175.00–179.00	177.26
7	—	634	140.00–145.00	141.40
1	—	595	150.00	150.00
4	—	317	175.00–187.50	182.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	153.00	153.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	612	152.00–169.00	159.45
6	—	724	138.00–141.00	140.18
20	—	678	140.00–153.00	147.80
23	—	579	160.00–177.00	169.02
13	—	776	141.00–143.00	141.91
40	—	483	174.00–184.00	181.80
9	—	424	185.00–190.00	188.22
7	—	927	131.00	131.00
26	—	372	189.00–205.00	195.60
17	—	335	190.00–210.00	196.06
3	—	275	200.00	200.00
28	—	524	170.00–182.00	178.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	577	174.00–179.00	174.64
15	—	787	141.00	141.00
5	—	608	170.00	170.00
6	—	655	155.00–162.00	159.65
4	—	404	200.00	200.00
92	—	523	180.00–190.00	183.31
228	—	934	137.00–138.50	137.35
5	—	725	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	179.00–180.00	179.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	517	160.00	160.00
45	—	574	147.00–155.00	148.09
5	—	461	160.00	160.00
29	—	779	128.00–129.00	128.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	729	126.00–128.00	126.69
13	—	372	159.00–169.00	165.77
23	—	335	160.00–171.00	165.05
35	—	525	140.00–154.00	147.33
68	—	476	148.00–162.00	154.92
3	—	292	161.00–165.00	163.65
39	—	575	135.00–150.00	143.66
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
2	—	245	170.00	170.00
1	—	975	110.00	110.00
1	—	920	109.00	109.00
20	—	625	127.00–141.00	132.92
40	—	423	155.00–167.00	161.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	449	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	165.00	165.00
12	—	574	120.00–138.00	130.15
12	—	430	130.00–156.00	147.99
11	—	381	140.00–163.00	150.39
12	—	472	140.00–150.00	143.02
6	—	532	130.00–135.00	131.69
1	—	275	137.50	137.50
4	—	321	140.00–164.00	153.89
11	—	684	120.00–125.00	123.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	563	155.00–169.00	163.63
11	—	623	142.00–159.00	147.96
5	—	523	165.00–175.00	171.82
3	—	662	131.00–138.00	134.62
24	—	467	172.00–183.00	178.98
1	—	830	120.00	120.00
8	—	416	180.00–189.00	184.05
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	127.00–134.00	131.50
16	—	478	166.00–175.00	171.17
3	—	530	150.00–156.00	151.89
10	—	432	170.00–181.00	178.31
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,045	50.00–61.00	55.24
18	—	1,102	57.00–71.00	65.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	71.00–77.00	73.59
3	—	1,263	87.00–90.00	88.65
13	—	1,328	75.00–84.00	77.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	84.00–91.00	87.25
83	—	1,314	70.00–83.00	80.95
2	—	1,245	57.00–69.00	63.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,648	114.00–118.00	115.10
5	—	1,927	106.00–112.00	108.81
3	—	1,475	84.00–104.00	96.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	640.00	640.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,199	885.00–985.00	934.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	985.00–1,025.00	1,009.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00

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

Steers · 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