Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls under 500 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.15/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$164.15

378 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$9.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.02

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	559	165.16	924	336
Medium and Large 2-3	488	156.05	761	42

One grade step is worth $9.11/cwt here — about $163 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

164.15

—

TN average11 barns · 2,499 hd

155.13

+9.02

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	1,780	104.57	1,861	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	93.33	1,315	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	89.40	1,053	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	75.73	777	13

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2Value Added	—	735	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	166.21/cwt	161.00–170.00	952	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	168.47/cwt	167.00–171.00	964	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	163.15/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,003	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	155.12/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,140	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,081	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	171.63/cwt	170.00–174.00	886	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	172.70/cwt	167.00–181.00	1,176	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	185.77/cwt	182.00–191.00	979	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	174.28/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,183	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	153.91/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,179	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	466	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	204.82/cwt	200.00–210.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	187.57/cwt	179.00–192.00	807	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	188.08/cwt	184.00–190.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	188.41/cwt	179.00–191.00	722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	156.71/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	175.80/cwt	165.00–184.00	1,099	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	180.49/cwt	170.00–185.00	942	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	203.16/cwt	200.00–207.00	768	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	186.05/cwt	185.00–190.00	893	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	178.80/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,010	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	188.13/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,084	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	170.55/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,218	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	809	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	217.07/cwt	205.00–220.00	725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,368	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	905	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	553	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	175.06/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,096	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	415	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	639	142.67/cwt	139.00–150.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	183.28/cwt	180.00–187.00	869	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	148.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	155.02/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	170.55/cwt	165.00–176.00	892	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	75.21/cwt	72.00–79.00	768	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	94.45/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,351	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	85.79/cwt	80.00–91.00	976	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	829	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	93.80/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,150	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	107.06/cwt	96.00–114.00	2,013	10
Bulls	—	—	1,554	93.91/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,459	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	87.50/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,136	5
Bulls	—	—	1,845	118.81/cwt	114.00–124.00	2,192	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	157.07/cwt	152.00–163.00	982	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	175.28/cwt	168.00–187.00	731	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	188.99/cwt	184.00–190.00	801	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	169.18/cwt	162.00–176.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	178.64/cwt	175.00–180.00	834	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	164.46/cwt	163.00–166.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	163.96/cwt	155.00–166.00	669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	171.07/cwt	165.00–174.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	148.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	156.51/cwt	156.00–157.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	171.85/cwt	165.00–177.00	734	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	160.21/cwt	151.00–165.00	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	167.60/cwt	160.00–174.00	887	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	149.49/cwt	138.00–159.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	169.66/cwt	163.00–173.00	796	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	176.44/cwt	170.00–181.00	667	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	156.66/cwt	150.00–163.00	992	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	141.01/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,004	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	151.82/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,011	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	573	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	957	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	183.18/cwt	180.00–184.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,238	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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 930Last week 1,069Year ago 1,238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 146Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 31Year ago 10

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls under 500 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	178.00	178.00
17	—	681	167.00–181.00	172.70
7	—	527	182.00–191.00	185.77
9	—	576	185.00–189.00	188.13
10	—	773	177.00	177.00
6	—	905	159.00	159.00
8	—	471	192.00	192.00
8	—	626	170.00–184.00	175.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	679	160.00–185.00	174.28
4	—	288	200.00–210.00	204.82
3	—	765	155.00–160.00	156.71
18	—	625	165.00–184.00	175.80
18	—	522	170.00–185.00	180.49
16	—	378	200.00–207.00	203.16
27	—	480	185.00–190.00	186.05
24	—	565	170.00–185.00	178.80
11	—	714	165.00–174.00	170.55
1	—	900	134.00	134.00
15	—	426	190.00	190.00
9	—	334	205.00–220.00	217.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	430	179.00–192.00	187.57
6	—	312	184.00–190.00	188.08
1	—	715	159.00	159.00
1	—	605	160.00	160.00
2	—	460	180.00–185.00	182.47
7	—	383	179.00–191.00	188.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	545	180.00	180.00
4	—	553	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	573	161.00–170.00	166.21
27	—	427	165.00–177.00	171.85
2	—	785	140.00	140.00
41	—	529	160.00–174.00	167.60
29	—	469	163.00–173.00	169.66
16	—	378	170.00–181.00	176.44
13	—	633	150.00–163.00	156.66
6	—	712	139.00–144.00	141.01
22	—	666	145.00–159.00	151.82
2	—	810	139.00	139.00
5	—	272	180.00–184.00	183.18
1	—	300	175.00	175.00
1	—	960	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	572	167.00–171.00	168.47
7	—	484	170.00	170.00
24	—	615	160.00–168.00	163.15
19	—	735	149.00–157.00	155.12
6	—	667	162.00	162.00
48	—	516	170.00–174.00	171.63
11	—	766	151.00–155.00	153.91
3	—	805	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	408	155.00–166.00	163.96
6	—	379	165.00–174.00	171.07
3	—	590	145.00–150.00	148.32
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
5	—	673	130.00	130.00
8	—	467	151.00–165.00	160.21
5	—	522	138.00–159.00	149.49
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	167.00	167.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	639	139.00–150.00	142.67
10	—	417	168.00–187.00	175.28
11	—	467	175.00–180.00	178.64
2	—	523	163.00–166.00	164.46
2	—	575	156.00–157.00	156.51
3	—	677	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	127.00	127.00
17	—	474	180.00–187.00	183.28
3	—	706	145.00–150.00	148.31
2	—	655	153.00–157.00	155.02
22	—	523	165.00–176.00	170.55
11	—	625	152.00–163.00	157.07
7	—	424	184.00–190.00	188.99
2	—	580	162.00–176.00	169.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,021	72.00–79.00	75.21
1	—	1,085	82.00	82.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,430	92.00–99.00	94.45
5	—	1,298	80.00–91.00	87.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,138	80.00–91.00	85.79
2	—	1,063	78.00	78.00
24	—	1,226	89.00–100.00	93.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,880	96.00–114.00	107.06
5	—	1,554	89.00–97.00	93.91
2	—	1,845	114.00–124.00	118.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,025.00	1,025.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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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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