Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This sale was not reported last week, therefor no trends could be established.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.14/cwt on 373 head.

Average price

$178.14

373 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,177

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

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

$3.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.09

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	688	178.64	1,228	320
Medium and Large 2-3	497	175.14	871	53

One grade step is worth $3.49/cwt here — about $358 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 sale373 hd

178.14

—

TN average8 barns · 975 hd

178.23

−0.09

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	1,546	106.67	1,649	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	90.38	1,431	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	85.40	993	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	72.41	700	15

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$894	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,010	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	676	165.52/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	298	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	158.77/cwt	157.00–161.00	980	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,048	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	176.94/cwt	170.00–190.00	934	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	171.47/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,085	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	167.50/cwt	160.00–175.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	188.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	547	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	181.22/cwt	175.00–185.00	931	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	177.80/cwt	175.00–184.00	733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	180.01/cwt	170.00–185.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	191.68/cwt	187.00–200.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,450	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	188.83/cwt	183.00–195.00	903	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	161.87/cwt	161.00–163.00	861	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	160.31/cwt	150.00–165.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	177.27/cwt	171.00–180.00	512	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	151.34/cwt	147.00–159.00	932	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	196.97/cwt	195.00–200.00	609	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	149.70/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	160.20/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,129	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	212.40/cwt	205.00–225.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	182.57/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,349	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	182.01/cwt	171.00–183.00	1,394	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	723	165.64/cwt	150.00–173.00	1,198	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,451	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	941	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,317	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	703	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,301	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	133.88/cwt	125.00–146.00	987	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	147.85/cwt	145.00–151.00	926	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	172.32/cwt	165.00–181.00	843	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	180.31/cwt	170.00–185.00	750	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	156.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	888	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,369	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	69.22/cwt	61.00–75.00	660	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	90.99/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,165	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	81.87/cwt	75.00–89.00	884	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	993	1
Bulls	—	—	1,278	78.62/cwt	71.00–90.00	1,005	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	92.56/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,499	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	86.03/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,301	3
Bulls	—	—	1,662	111.91/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,860	6
Bulls	—	—	1,465	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,743	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	953.45/head	900.00–1,000.00	953	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	176.45/cwt	174.00–177.00	681	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	932	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	143.17/cwt	140.00–148.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	140.38/cwt	130.00–145.00	935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	174.45/cwt	165.00–180.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	131.00/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	161.77/cwt	158.00–170.00	856	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	159.97/cwt	148.00–164.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	141.54/cwt	130.00–150.00	820	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	154.50/cwt	150.00–164.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	161.14/cwt	150.00–166.00	840	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	164.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	691	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	143.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	267	163.54/cwt	150.00–170.00	437	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	170.49/cwt	161.00–175.00	627	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	159.18/cwt	155.00–163.00	903	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	147.26/cwt	143.00–157.00	979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	141.22/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	154.19/cwt	150.00–161.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	149.70/cwt	140.00–152.00	753	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	188.06/cwt	185.00–191.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	461	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	143.98/cwt	138.00–147.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	162.83/cwt	155.00–165.00	762	42
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	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

Mon Aug 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 939Last week 1,142Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 176Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 45Year ago 22

This sale was not reported last week, therefor no trends could be established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	160.00–172.00	165.52
25	—	528	170.00–190.00	176.94
20	—	633	167.00–175.00	171.47
8	—	570	170.00	170.00
4	—	429	187.00–200.00	191.68
10	—	478	183.00–195.00	188.83
10	—	309	195.00–200.00	196.97
5	—	705	160.00–161.00	160.20
5	—	279	205.00–225.00	212.40
6	—	370	185.00–191.00	188.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	160.00–175.00	167.50
10	—	290	185.00–190.00	188.55
3	—	330	190.00	190.00
8	—	412	175.00–184.00	177.80
1	—	495	180.00	180.00
1	—	235	185.00	185.00
7	—	366	170.00–185.00	180.01
3	—	623	165.00	165.00
2	—	720	140.00–159.00	149.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	514	175.00–185.00	181.22
7	—	595	180.00	180.00
59	—	853	170.00	170.00
4	—	651	170.00	170.00
53	—	739	175.00–183.00	182.57
49	—	766	171.00–183.00	182.01
15	—	815	178.00	178.00
4	—	941	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	723	150.00–173.00	165.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	703	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	298	185.00	185.00
2	—	388	175.00	175.00
9	—	617	157.00–161.00	158.77
7	—	651	161.00	161.00
7	—	532	161.00–163.00	161.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	150.00–165.00	160.31
4	—	426	150.00–164.00	154.50
3	—	472	140.00–150.00	143.29
9	—	267	150.00–170.00	163.54
5	—	384	150.00–161.00	154.19
8	—	503	140.00–152.00	149.70
3	—	620	138.00–147.00	143.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	289	171.00–180.00	177.27
10	—	616	147.00–159.00	151.34
1	—	1,025	114.00	114.00
5	—	318	165.00–180.00	174.45
4	—	788	128.00–138.00	131.00
17	—	521	150.00–166.00	161.14
15	—	421	160.00–170.00	164.03
31	—	368	161.00–175.00	170.49
21	—	567	155.00–163.00	159.18
6	—	665	143.00–157.00	147.26
5	—	726	133.00–145.00	141.22
42	—	468	155.00–165.00	162.83
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	161.00	161.00
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	737	125.00–146.00	133.88
10	—	626	145.00–151.00	147.85
18	—	489	165.00–181.00	172.32
2	—	778	120.00–130.00	124.98
8	—	416	170.00–185.00	180.31
9	—	569	150.00–160.00	156.12
11	—	386	174.00–177.00	176.45
2	—	828	110.00–115.00	112.51
6	—	666	130.00–145.00	140.38
13	—	529	158.00–170.00	161.77
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	150.00	150.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	160.00–170.00	165.00
4	—	521	140.00–148.00	143.17
4	—	431	148.00–164.00	159.97
10	—	579	130.00–150.00	141.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	117.00	117.00
14	—	953	61.00–75.00	69.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,280	89.00–99.00	90.99
55	—	1,080	75.00–89.00	81.87
1	—	1,360	73.00	73.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,619	88.00–100.00	92.56
3	—	1,512	82.00–89.00	86.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	71.00–90.00	78.62
6	—	1,662	111.00–114.00	111.91
2	—	1,465	119.00	119.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,305	900.00–1,000.00	953.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,010.00	1,010.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

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