Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 6.00 to 10.00 higher with most advance on 500 to 600 lbs. Heifers 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Bulls 7.00 to 12.oo higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.81/cwt on 478 head.

Average price

$164.81

478 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$38.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.46

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	586	166.67	977	438
Medium and Large 2-3	416	156.32	650	21
Medium and Large 3	489	133.33	652	12thin
Small 1-2	470	127.77	600	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.90/cwt here — about $376 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 sale478 hd

164.81

—

TN average8 barns · 2,008 hd

156.35

+8.46

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	1,677	107.43	1,801	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	89.91	1,300	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,140	86.08	982	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	72.01	744	43

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)	1,100	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1-2Value Added	—	588	170.90/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,005	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	860	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	169.78/cwt	161.00–173.00	896	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	172.73/cwt	170.00–179.00	492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	151.29/cwt	150.00–161.00	884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	204.73/cwt	200.00–215.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	177.38/cwt	159.00–182.00	1,165	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	183.89/cwt	174.00–190.00	971	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	170.00/cwt	160.00–180.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	835	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	159.47/cwt	152.00–165.00	987	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	143.79/cwt	140.00–151.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	170.48/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,047	180
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	147.01/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,066	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	154.49/cwt	139.00–160.00	1,027	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	172.75/cwt	169.00–175.00	650	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	190.13/cwt	180.00–200.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	172.65/cwt	160.00–183.00	1,079	24
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	558	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	167.03/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,318	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	189.14/cwt	185.00–193.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	178.40/cwt	177.00–179.50	1,276	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	172.94/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,254	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	179.00/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,414	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	186.48/cwt	185.00–188.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	183.69/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,113	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	188.11/cwt	180.00–200.00	890	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	195.28/cwt	190.00–196.00	943	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	158.65/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,004	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	169.82/cwt	160.00–178.00	883	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	74.70/cwt	67.00–79.00	780	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,057	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	91.89/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,086	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	84.57/cwt	68.00–90.00	956	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	77.50/cwt	77.00–78.00	818	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	63.14/cwt	61.00–66.00	630	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	87.84/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,200	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	92.34/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,388	10
Bulls	—	—	1,705	98.57/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,681	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,131	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	111.92/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,813	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	180.72/cwt	170.00–188.00	757	6
Bulls	Small 2-3	—	639	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	161.72/cwt	142.00–171.00	768	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	180.38/cwt	168.00–183.00	841	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	169.19/cwt	163.00–170.00	706	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	154.31/cwt	145.00–155.00	901	14
Bulls	Small 2-3	—	446	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	446	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	169.93/cwt	168.00–173.00	811	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,152	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	167.30/cwt	160.00–173.00	733	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	135.52/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	556	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	161.27/cwt	150.00–168.00	939	27
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	416	115.59/cwt	114.00–120.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	161.36/cwt	156.00–165.00	697	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	173.58/cwt	171.00–177.00	564	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	159.10/cwt	150.00–165.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,072	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	159.30/cwt	156.00–163.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	151.92/cwt	150.00–158.00	877	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	124.95/cwt	120.00–135.00	846	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,069Last week 939Year ago 670

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 137Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 22Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	588	165.00–172.00	170.90
17	—	477	175.00	175.00
180	—	614	162.00–171.00	170.48
14	—	674	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	528	161.00–173.00	169.78
3	—	285	170.00–179.00	172.73
19	—	619	152.00–165.00	159.47
17	—	725	137.00–150.00	147.01
12	—	665	139.00–160.00	154.49
14	—	376	169.00–175.00	172.75
13	—	477	168.00–173.00	169.93
8	—	886	130.00	130.00
20	—	438	160.00–173.00	167.30
3	—	768	127.00–140.00	135.52
2	—	833	137.00	137.00
27	—	582	150.00–168.00	161.27
3	—	325	171.00–177.00	173.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
3	—	215	160.00	160.00
7	—	432	156.00–165.00	161.36
3	—	367	150.00–165.00	159.10
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
6	—	469	156.00–163.00	159.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	556	130.00	130.00
4	—	356	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	114.00–120.00	115.59
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
1	—	610	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	178.00	178.00
8	—	584	150.00–161.00	151.29
1	—	430	170.00	170.00
2	—	350	160.00–180.00	170.00
1	—	225	170.00	170.00
3	—	624	140.00–151.00	143.79
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
5	—	485	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	164.00	164.00
1	—	890	146.00	146.00
3	—	280	200.00–215.00	204.73
35	—	657	159.00–182.00	177.38
22	—	528	174.00–190.00	183.89
2	—	375	180.00–200.00	190.13
24	—	625	160.00–183.00	172.65
10	—	789	140.00–170.00	167.03
2	—	420	185.00–193.00	189.14
6	—	725	169.00–177.00	172.94
2	—	590	175.00–183.00	179.00
12	—	473	180.00–200.00	188.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	170.00	170.00
1	—	485	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	715	177.00–179.50	178.40
4	—	655	175.00	175.00
14	—	847	167.00	167.00
4	—	513	185.00–188.00	186.48
4	—	598	189.00	189.00
26	—	606	180.00–184.00	183.69
16	—	483	190.00–196.00	195.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	633	148.00–165.00	158.65
22	—	520	160.00–178.00	169.82
6	—	419	170.00–188.00	180.72
17	—	466	168.00–183.00	180.38
1	—	780	138.00	138.00
2	—	723	144.00	144.00
11	—	577	150.00–158.00	151.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	138.00	138.00
15	—	475	142.00–171.00	161.72
9	—	417	163.00–170.00	169.19
14	—	584	145.00–155.00	154.31
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
3	—	677	120.00–135.00	124.95
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
1	—	595	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	639	105.00	105.00
9	—	446	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,044	67.00–79.00	74.70
10	—	998	61.00–66.00	63.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	78.00	78.00
6	—	1,366	86.00–91.00	87.84
10	—	1,503	91.00–98.00	92.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,182	89.00–101.00	91.89
31	—	1,131	68.00–90.00	84.57
2	—	1,055	77.00–78.00	77.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	96.00–100.00	98.57
1	—	1,705	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,620	108.00–115.00	111.92

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	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	600.00	600.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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