Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.61/cwt on 371 head.

Average price

$155.61

371 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$14.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.68

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	503	157.25	791	312
Medium and Large 2-3	465	147.24	685	55
Small 1-2	451	142.75	644	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.50/cwt here — about $147 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 sale371 hd

155.61

—

TN average8 barns · 1,522 hd

148.93

+6.68

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	1,577	100.42	1,584	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	79.15	1,147	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	77.36	869	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	65.93	646	21

Every lot, as filed

112 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	—	860	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	179.49/cwt	170.00–185.00	869	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	152.20/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	409	179.82/cwt	170.00–185.00	735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	286	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	160.26/cwt	156.00–163.00	824	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	438	175.99/cwt	174.00–178.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	182.56/cwt	170.00–196.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	158.49/cwt	158.00–160.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	125.13/cwt	120.00–128.00	895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	174.64/cwt	160.00–183.00	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	168.46/cwt	168.00–170.00	713	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	332	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	170.20/cwt	159.00–180.00	628	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	139.21/cwt	132.00–146.00	880	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	138.53/cwt	132.00–142.00	924	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	161.16/cwt	155.00–169.00	757	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	157.20/cwt	144.00–161.00	808	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	161.40/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,088	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	171.37/cwt	170.00–172.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	184.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	154.90/cwt	150.00–163.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	173.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	922	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	188.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	199.19/cwt	197.00–207.00	757	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	462	177.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	138.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	195.52/cwt	194.00–200.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	202.89/cwt	190.00–210.00	546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	162.92/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,005	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	167.00/cwt	156.00–173.00	954	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	444	193.06/cwt	190.00–194.00	857	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	165.07/cwt	158.00–171.00	872	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	156.37/cwt	149.00–160.00	874	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	123.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	952	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	70.30/cwt	68.00–73.00	867	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	86.19/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,064	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	58.31/cwt	53.00–64.00	536	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	67.20/cwt	60.00–74.00	665	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	85.80/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,145	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	77.61/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,145	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	76.83/cwt	73.00–84.00	853	57
Bulls	—	—	1,384	92.60/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,282	7
Bulls	—	—	1,923	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,211	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	102.98/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,692	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,078	776.71/cwt	710.00–835.00	8,373	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,220.77/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	13,343	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	983.48/cwt	885.00–1,025.00	12,323	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	923	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,076	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,869	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	14,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,226	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,781	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,013	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,801	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,505	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	8,869	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	8,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	166.24/cwt	160.00–174.00	795	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	149.85/cwt	140.00–157.00	856	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	164.88/cwt	155.00–171.00	688	20
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	160.50/cwt	158.00–163.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	157.28/cwt	150.00–162.00	681	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	153.95/cwt	151.00–158.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	149.48/cwt	140.00–156.00	710	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	142.90/cwt	140.00–149.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	139.66/cwt	137.00–141.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	112.51/cwt	110.00–120.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	177.11/cwt	170.00–185.00	829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	151.96/cwt	150.00–156.00	418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	184.33/cwt	180.00–187.00	798	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	140.16/cwt	139.00–145.00	938	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	151.17/cwt	148.00–160.00	933	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	152.33/cwt	150.00–157.00	803	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	422	161.40/cwt	150.00–170.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	178.89/cwt	170.00–183.00	760	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	145.97/cwt	138.00–150.00	847	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 May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,007Last week 916Year ago 757

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 62Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 149Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	104.00	104.00
1	—	685	128.00	128.00
2	—	618	135.00–140.00	137.43
15	—	433	150.00–162.00	157.28
3	—	320	151.00–158.00	153.95
15	—	475	140.00–156.00	149.48
4	—	580	130.00	130.00
5	—	380	140.00–149.00	142.90
6	—	528	137.00–141.00	139.66
3	—	275	150.00–156.00	151.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	514	156.00–163.00	160.26
42	—	423	168.00–170.00	168.46
7	—	332	175.00	175.00
8	—	479	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	715	120.00–128.00	125.13
9	—	325	160.00–183.00	174.64
2	—	765	125.00	125.00
3	—	235	170.00	170.00
18	—	369	159.00–180.00	170.20
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
10	—	632	132.00–146.00	139.21
27	—	667	132.00–142.00	138.53
39	—	470	155.00–169.00	161.16
43	—	514	144.00–161.00	157.20
59	—	571	140.00–157.00	149.85
20	—	417	155.00–171.00	164.88
1	—	945	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
2	—	395	158.00–163.00	160.50
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	110.00	110.00
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
34	—	528	158.00–171.00	165.07
10	—	559	149.00–160.00	156.37
3	—	772	120.00–130.00	123.35
4	—	833	110.00–120.00	112.51
8	—	468	170.00–185.00	177.11
9	—	433	180.00–187.00	184.33
7	—	669	139.00–145.00	140.16
17	—	617	148.00–160.00	151.17
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	170.00	170.00
3	—	422	150.00–170.00	161.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	160.00–174.00	166.24
2	—	655	130.00	130.00
2	—	775	120.00	120.00
3	—	527	150.00–157.00	152.33
10	—	425	170.00–183.00	178.89
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
3	—	580	138.00–150.00	145.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	170.00–185.00	179.49
5	—	707	151.00–153.00	152.20
21	—	674	155.00–166.00	161.40
20	—	530	170.00–180.00	173.96
3	—	433	185.00–190.00	188.42
9	—	380	197.00–207.00	199.19
6	—	858	130.00–140.00	138.33
5	—	319	194.00–200.00	195.52
7	—	269	190.00–210.00	202.89
8	—	617	160.00–168.00	162.92
35	—	571	156.00–173.00	167.00
2	—	758	140.00–142.00	141.01
1	—	230	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	409	170.00–185.00	179.82
3	—	678	150.00	150.00
4	—	286	180.00	180.00
2	—	368	170.00–196.00	182.56
4	—	543	158.00–160.00	158.49
3	—	481	170.00–172.00	171.37
7	—	320	180.00–190.00	184.97
6	—	574	150.00–163.00	154.90
2	—	635	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
2	—	438	174.00–178.00	175.99
4	—	462	170.00–180.00	177.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	151.00	151.00
1	—	710	155.00	155.00
6	—	562	175.00	175.00
4	—	535	175.00–180.00	177.45
4	—	330	220.00	220.00
41	—	444	190.00–194.00	193.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	68.00–73.00	70.30
5	—	1,235	85.00–87.00	86.19
57	—	1,110	73.00–84.00	76.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	53.00–64.00	58.31
18	—	990	60.00–74.00	67.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	84.00–88.00	85.80
13	—	1,475	70.00–83.00	77.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,384	87.00–96.00	92.60
2	—	1,923	115.00	115.00
10	—	1,643	101.00–107.00	102.98

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	710.00–835.00	776.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	923	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	920	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,253	885.00–1,025.00	983.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,093	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,220.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	1,025.00	1,025.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	823	635.00	635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,033	850.00	850.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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