Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 9.00 to 11.00 lower. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 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 $148.80/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$148.80

378 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$17.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.65

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	565	150.19	848	332
Medium and Large 2-3	556	139.85	778	36
Medium and Large 3	418	136.03	568	6thin
Small 1-2	600	133.00	798	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.19/cwt here — about $50 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 sale378 hd

148.80

—

TN average9 barns · 2,473 hd

143.15

+5.65

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	—	Average	1,725	92.51	1,596	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,411	76.46	1,079	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	71.31	804	121
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	60.24	601	57

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)	1,510	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,525	$1,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	965	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	150.78/cwt	140.00–162.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	174.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	189.19/cwt	182.00–192.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	155.82/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	147.39/cwt	144.00–160.00	827	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	174.33/cwt	167.50–187.00	662	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	971	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	149.35/cwt	148.00–150.00	936	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	182.63/cwt	178.00–185.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	152.41/cwt	138.00–155.00	922	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	149.72/cwt	140.00–155.00	786	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	172.00/cwt	170.00–174.00	826	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	286	169.06/cwt	167.00–180.00	484	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	138.43/cwt	135.00–142.00	937	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	158.28/cwt	155.00–164.00	682	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	150.22/cwt	142.00–155.00	862	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,028	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	859	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	151.68/cwt	150.00–163.00	708	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	144.98/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	165.66/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,022	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	163.37/cwt	160.00–164.50	1,104	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	168.89/cwt	163.00–176.00	971	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	163.96/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,099	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	168.98/cwt	160.00–173.00	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	183.56/cwt	174.00–190.00	855	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	156.87/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,206	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	184.94/cwt	177.00–191.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	178.17/cwt	176.00–180.00	916	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	171.62/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,073	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	173.07/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,014	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	166.91/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,389	113
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	685	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	159.08/cwt	155.00–170.00	826	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	130.43/cwt	128.00–138.00	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	162.61/cwt	160.00–164.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	150.38/cwt	145.00–158.00	871	17
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,021	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	60.69/cwt	53.00–67.00	604	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	615	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	52.44/cwt	46.00–56.00	538	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	80.36/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,223	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	80.73/cwt	77.00–84.00	916	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	70.83/cwt	64.50–78.00	800	108
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	75.70/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,052	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	62.95/cwt	61.00–65.00	670	4
Bulls	—	—	1,816	97.72/cwt	88.00–110.00	1,775	5
Bulls	—	—	1,498	79.48/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,191	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,660	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	148.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	772	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	165.58/cwt	160.00–175.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	169.64/cwt	165.00–176.00	796	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	178.67/cwt	173.00–180.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	134.32/cwt	132.00–140.00	850	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	142.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	941	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	163.28/cwt	158.00–171.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	159.04/cwt	150.00–162.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	138.15/cwt	135.00–140.00	841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	125.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	132.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,117	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	142.23/cwt	138.00–145.00	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	141.98/cwt	138.00–144.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	136.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	743	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	167.77/cwt	165.00–175.00	634	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	144.40/cwt	141.00–148.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	170.13/cwt	160.00–175.00	473	5

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 Jul 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,178Last week 1,562Year ago 1,109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 310Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 40Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	135.00	135.00
5	—	374	182.00–192.00	189.19
5	—	732	150.00–161.00	155.82
1	—	285	200.00	200.00
1	—	940	131.00	131.00
3	—	870	142.00–148.00	144.98
1	—	305	190.00	190.00
3	—	845	153.00	153.00
11	—	617	160.00–174.00	165.66
34	—	575	163.00–176.00	168.89
9	—	670	159.00–167.00	163.96
7	—	507	160.00–173.00	168.98
34	—	466	174.00–190.00	183.56
13	—	769	154.00–159.00	156.87
6	—	426	177.00–191.00	184.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	140.00–162.00	150.78
4	—	410	170.00–180.00	174.97
13	—	561	144.00–160.00	147.39
11	—	380	167.50–187.00	174.33
5	—	329	178.00–185.00	182.63
10	—	480	170.00–174.00	172.00
12	—	286	167.00–180.00	169.06
3	—	515	168.00	168.00
1	—	825	143.00	143.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	160.50	160.50
20	—	676	160.00–164.50	163.37
11	—	514	176.00–180.00	178.17
17	—	625	165.00–175.00	171.62
17	—	586	170.00–178.00	173.07
113	—	832	164.00–170.00	166.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	674	144.00	144.00
22	—	627	148.00–150.00	149.35
8	—	734	140.00	140.00
12	—	558	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	605	138.00–155.00	152.41
49	—	525	140.00–155.00	149.72
32	—	677	135.00–142.00	138.43
29	—	431	155.00–164.00	158.28
45	—	574	142.00–155.00	150.22
4	—	914	125.00	125.00
29	—	467	150.00–163.00	151.68
2	—	780	131.00	131.00
3	—	872	128.00	128.00
3	—	328	158.00–171.00	163.28
1	—	1,075	110.00	110.00
6	—	843	130.00–133.00	132.51
23	—	378	165.00–175.00	167.77
2	—	705	138.00	138.00
5	—	278	160.00–175.00	170.13
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	164.00	164.00
4	—	415	150.00–162.00	159.04
1	—	385	161.00	161.00
8	—	609	135.00–140.00	138.15
5	—	533	138.00–145.00	142.23
10	—	563	130.00–140.00	136.39
2	—	743	120.00	120.00
3	—	475	141.00–148.00	144.40
2	—	795	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	120.00–130.00	125.11
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
3	—	415	138.00–144.00	141.98
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	155.00–170.00	159.08
17	—	579	145.00–158.00	150.38
2	—	865	118.00	118.00
24	—	469	165.00–176.00	169.64
5	—	428	173.00–180.00	178.67
4	—	624	140.00–146.00	142.99
7	—	672	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	128.00–138.00	130.43
3	—	465	160.00–164.00	162.61
9	—	521	140.00–150.00	148.11
5	—	428	160.00–175.00	165.58
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
15	—	633	132.00–140.00	134.32
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	140.00	140.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	995	53.00–67.00	60.69
1	—	1,025	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,025	46.00–56.00	52.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,522	79.00–83.00	80.36
31	—	1,390	68.00–78.00	75.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,135	77.00–84.00	80.73
108	—	1,130	64.50–78.00	70.83
4	—	1,065	61.00–65.00	62.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,816	88.00–110.00	97.72
2	—	1,498	75.00–84.00	79.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,660	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,390	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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