Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls under 650 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 650 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.56/cwt on 479 head.

Average price

$170.56

479 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$32.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.71

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	589	171.23	1,008	413
Medium and Large 2-3	504	166.81	841	65
Small 1-2	458	139.00	637	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.23/cwt here — about $372 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 sale479 hd

170.56

—

TN average11 barns · 2,147 hd

164.84

+5.71

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	1,734	106.19	1,841	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,352	86.48	1,169	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,100	78.76	866	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	68.77	687	21

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,199	$981	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$926	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$872	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,220	3thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	159.98/cwt	150.00–168.00	993	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	194.57/cwt	185.00–200.00	722	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	186.69/cwt	180.00–194.00	793	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	176.10/cwt	170.00–182.50	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	374	182.96/cwt	180.00–185.00	684	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	975	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	205.47/cwt	190.00–220.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	193.72/cwt	190.00–200.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	183.72/cwt	178.00–188.00	873	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	156.66/cwt	150.00–163.00	749	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	935	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	521	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	828	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	787	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	440	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	455	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	742	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	143.23/cwt	138.00–150.00	829	59
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	621	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	148.65/cwt	148.00–150.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,049	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	178.96/cwt	170.00–182.50	685	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	173.62/cwt	166.00–180.00	906	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	154.75/cwt	152.00–160.00	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	178.72/cwt	170.00–185.00	783	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	172.38/cwt	165.00–180.00	819	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,011	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	171.08/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,064	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	169.29/cwt	158.00–175.00	967	31
Steers	Small 1-2	—	458	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	153.75/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,036	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,052	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	811	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	163.01/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,117	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	684	148.80/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,018	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	163.98/cwt	158.00–164.50	1,181	38
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	724	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	148.89/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,230	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	183.67/cwt	180.00–186.00	970	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	169.19/cwt	160.00–170.00	792	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	618	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	181.40/cwt	178.00–184.00	836	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	160.67/cwt	155.00–170.00	840	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	129.48/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,016	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	82.60/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,214	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	910	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	619	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	78.24/cwt	70.00–84.00	855	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	528	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	69.90/cwt	61.00–73.00	705	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	87.59/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,154	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	87.82/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,084	7
Bulls	—	—	1,255	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,136	2
Bulls	—	—	2,028	122.11/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,476	2
Bulls	—	—	1,918	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	2,033	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	998.72/head	975.00–1,100.00	999	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	925.87/head	900.00–950.00	926	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	859.09/head	800.00–900.00	859	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,219.81/head	1,200.00–1,260.00	1,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	910	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	152.93/cwt	150.00–155.00	792	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	143.28/cwt	130.00–151.00	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	182.02/cwt	174.00–188.00	783	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	155.19/cwt	150.00–158.00	895	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	150.97/cwt	146.00–154.00	933	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	149.10/cwt	142.50–155.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	159.43/cwt	155.00–164.00	694	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	126.21/cwt	121.00–130.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	128.31/cwt	125.00–132.00	869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.48/cwt	134.00–145.00	878	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	149.69/cwt	145.00–156.00	799	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	243	153.69/cwt	147.50–160.00	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	168.32/cwt	165.00–170.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	169.28/cwt	165.00–171.00	557	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	167.95/cwt	162.00–177.00	626	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	139.63/cwt	135.00–148.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	151.72/cwt	144.00–154.00	737	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	153.62/cwt	147.00–161.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	493	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	149.24/cwt	139.00–153.00	992	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	169.14/cwt	160.00–175.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	127.64/cwt	126.00–129.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	127.57/cwt	126.00–130.00	978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	459	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,333Last week 952Year ago 1,911

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 122Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 49Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	621	150.00–168.00	159.98
19	—	371	185.00–200.00	194.57
31	—	425	180.00–194.00	186.69
4	—	289	190.00–220.00	205.47
4	—	316	190.00–200.00	193.72
26	—	475	178.00–188.00	183.72
58	—	522	166.00–180.00	173.62
31	—	571	158.00–175.00	169.29
18	—	674	150.00–163.00	153.75
7	—	711	148.00	148.00
62	—	826	142.00–149.00	148.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	149.00	149.00
2	—	570	150.00	150.00
2	—	840	138.00	138.00
2	—	323	170.00–182.50	176.10
1	—	735	139.00	139.00
12	—	383	170.00–182.50	178.96
6	—	513	152.00–160.00	154.75
10	—	438	170.00–185.00	178.72
19	—	475	165.00–180.00	172.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	581	174.00	174.00
15	—	622	167.00–173.00	171.08
23	—	490	185.00	185.00
13	—	386	210.00	210.00
12	—	685	160.00–169.00	163.01
38	—	720	158.00–164.50	163.98
13	—	528	180.00–186.00	183.67
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	458	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	684	144.00–150.00	148.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	374	180.00–185.00	182.96
17	—	659	148.00	148.00
9	—	632	148.00	148.00
1	—	515	160.00	160.00
4	—	551	157.00	157.00
24	—	477	165.00	165.00
11	—	813	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	478	150.00–163.00	156.66
59	—	579	138.00–150.00	143.23
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
36	—	435	155.00–164.00	159.43
6	—	677	125.00–132.00	128.31
55	—	625	134.00–145.00	140.48
52	—	534	145.00–156.00	149.69
2	—	828	123.00–124.00	123.51
7	—	329	165.00–171.00	169.28
18	—	373	162.00–177.00	167.95
3	—	727	126.00–129.00	127.64
5	—	767	126.00–130.00	127.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	159.00	159.00
3	—	440	168.00	168.00
12	—	455	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	145.00	145.00
3	—	470	148.00–150.00	148.65
2	—	370	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	142.50–155.00	149.10
4	—	633	121.00–130.00	126.21
2	—	243	147.50–160.00	153.69
3	—	317	165.00–170.00	168.32
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
1	—	795	121.00	121.00
6	—	532	135.00–148.00	139.63
9	—	486	144.00–154.00	151.72
4	—	390	147.00–161.00	153.62
1	—	280	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	144.00	144.00
2	—	493	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	724	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
13	—	468	160.00–170.00	169.19
4	—	674	130.00–140.00	135.03
10	—	518	150.00–155.00	152.93
6	—	561	130.00–151.00	143.28
6	—	427	160.00–175.00	169.14
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	461	178.00–184.00	181.40
12	—	523	155.00–170.00	160.67
2	—	785	127.00–132.00	129.48
26	—	430	174.00–188.00	182.02
20	—	577	150.00–158.00	155.19
9	—	618	146.00–154.00	150.97
7	—	665	139.00–153.00	149.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,470	81.00–84.00	82.60
21	—	1,318	83.00–89.00	87.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	68.00	68.00
81	—	1,093	70.00–84.00	78.24
7	—	1,234	84.00–92.00	87.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	58.00	58.00
19	—	1,008	61.00–73.00	69.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	90.00–91.00	90.49
2	—	2,028	119.00–125.00	122.11
2	—	1,918	105.00–107.00	105.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,040	1,200.00–1,260.00	1,219.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,203	975.00–1,100.00	998.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	900.00–950.00	925.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,110	800.00–900.00	859.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	875.00	875.00

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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