Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Steers and bulls were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, instances some lower on 6to 8 weight cattle. Heifers under 550 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.64/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$151.64

302 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$33.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.91

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	508	153.46	780	250
Medium and Large 2-3	463	145.43	673	46
Small 1-2	429	125.00	536	4thin
Medium and Large 3	388	120.00	466	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.46/cwt here — about $314 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 sale302 hd

151.64

—

TN average9 barns · 1,828 hd

145.73

+5.91

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	1,716	89.25	1,531	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,649	77.58	1,279	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	74.71	900	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	62.09	608	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,000	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,136	$856	7

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	422	161.32/cwt	154.00–165.00	681	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	140.49/cwt	140.00–144.00	739	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	175.06/cwt	165.00–180.00	921	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	152.33/cwt	140.00–166.00	800	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	181.14/cwt	170.00–184.00	625	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	165.95/cwt	155.00–174.00	780	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	144.66/cwt	130.00–153.00	823	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	153.20/cwt	140.00–166.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	172.29/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,053	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	189.28/cwt	178.00–211.00	704	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	169.79/cwt	160.00–180.00	407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	189.41/cwt	180.00–195.00	822	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	174.40/cwt	171.00–181.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	144.28/cwt	131.00–148.00	603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	160.67/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	163.00/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,192	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	164.12/cwt	155.00–170.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	188.21/cwt	165.00–195.00	920	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	186.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	167.91/cwt	160.00–173.00	977	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	171.23/cwt	155.00–185.00	812	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	165.82/cwt	160.00–170.00	842	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	150.01/cwt	145.00–152.00	837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	847	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	434	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	66.78/cwt	61.00–73.00	670	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	77.58/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,279	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	74.71/cwt	71.00–81.00	900	21
Bulls	—	—	1,609	86.69/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,395	6
Bulls	—	—	2,035	96.91/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,972	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	855.82/head	675.00–925.00	856	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	139.22/cwt	137.00–145.00	878	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	147.18/cwt	138.00–160.00	854	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	135.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	848	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	754	110.99/cwt	108.00–120.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	160.43/cwt	150.00–163.00	764	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	159.34/cwt	158.00–160.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	128.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	174.94/cwt	165.00–177.00	649	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	161.10/cwt	132.00–167.00	622	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	142.80/cwt	142.00–144.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	252	143.28/cwt	135.00–147.50	361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	131.91/cwt	120.00–135.00	885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	168.53/cwt	145.00–181.00	553	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	139.86/cwt	133.00–145.00	870	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	137.58/cwt	125.00–149.00	651	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	138.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	923	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	160.06/cwt	150.00–165.00	760	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	349	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 Jul 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 901Last week 1,178Year ago 1,005

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 243Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 22Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	422	154.00–165.00	161.32
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
56	—	525	140.00–166.00	152.33
43	—	569	130.00–153.00	144.66
1	—	850	120.00	120.00
14	—	371	165.00–177.00	174.94
2	—	268	150.00	150.00
1	—	910	120.00	120.00
11	—	328	145.00–181.00	168.53
24	—	622	133.00–145.00	139.86
8	—	668	135.00–140.00	138.17
2	—	748	120.00	120.00
64	—	475	150.00–165.00	160.06
3	—	218	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	140.00–144.00	140.49
2	—	225	150.00	150.00
5	—	418	131.00–148.00	144.28
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
12	—	386	132.00–167.00	161.10
5	—	562	142.00–144.00	142.80
3	—	252	135.00–147.50	143.28
5	—	671	120.00–135.00	131.91
5	—	473	125.00–149.00	137.58
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
2	—	310	130.00	130.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	140.00	140.00
2	—	555	145.00	145.00
10	—	345	170.00–184.00	181.14
8	—	470	155.00–174.00	165.95
2	—	445	160.00	160.00
2	—	635	140.00–166.00	153.20
2	—	240	160.00–180.00	169.79
7	—	379	171.00–181.00	174.40
6	—	515	155.00–170.00	164.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	165.00–180.00	175.06
54	—	611	165.00–177.00	172.29
31	—	372	178.00–211.00	189.28
12	—	434	180.00–195.00	189.41
3	—	693	158.00–162.00	160.67
17	—	731	158.00–164.00	163.00
1	—	845	155.00	155.00
1	—	260	190.00	190.00
80	—	489	165.00–195.00	188.21
6	—	332	185.00–190.00	186.53
1	—	855	149.00	149.00
15	—	582	160.00–173.00	167.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	474	155.00–185.00	171.23
8	—	508	160.00–170.00	165.82
5	—	558	145.00–152.00	150.01
2	—	730	132.00	132.00
2	—	798	120.00	120.00
2	—	448	189.00	189.00
12	—	631	137.00–145.00	139.22
2	—	658	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
16	—	580	138.00–160.00	147.18
6	—	624	130.00–140.00	135.87
4	—	754	108.00–120.00	110.99
11	—	476	150.00–163.00	160.43
3	—	442	158.00–160.00	159.34
6	—	673	120.00–130.00	128.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	48.00	48.00
9	—	1,004	61.00–73.00	66.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,649	75.00–81.00	77.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,204	71.00–81.00	74.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,609	85.00–93.00	86.69
2	—	2,035	95.00–99.00	96.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,205	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,136	675.00–925.00	855.82

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle