Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 6.00 lower. Bulls under 500 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.34/cwt on 277 head.

Average price

$177.34

277 head · 762 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$659

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

$17.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

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	783	178.14	1,395	256
Medium and Large 2-3	517	168.81	873	18thin
Small 1-2	458	160.67	736	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.47/cwt here — about $659 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 sale277 hd

177.34

—

TN average8 barns · 818 hd

176.54

+0.80

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	1,753	109.81	1,925	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	84.77	1,033	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	83.45	1,203	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	70.50	797	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$1,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$1,480	7

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	500	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	188.68/cwt	186.00–190.00	909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	195.18/cwt	193.00–200.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	172.50/cwt	171.00–173.00	1,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	228.82/cwt	225.00–230.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	683	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	984	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	187.85/cwt	184.00–190.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	192.46/cwt	180.00–195.00	997	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,206	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	183.33/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	170.25/cwt	170.00–171.00	836	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	181.32/cwt	174.00–182.00	1,235	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	983	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,475	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	190.04/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	147.39/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	178.00/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,469	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	917	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,586	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	174.14/cwt	170.00–183.00	831	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	543	141.54/cwt	133.00–150.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	156.51/cwt	154.00–159.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	191.79/cwt	188.00–197.00	832	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	165.14/cwt	162.00–180.00	860	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,292	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	82.36/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,188	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,166	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	81.52/cwt	75.00–85.00	902	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	70.50/cwt	65.00–75.00	797	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	89.11/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,195	18
Bulls	—	—	1,753	109.81/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,925	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,498.00/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,498	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	188.70/cwt	184.00–193.00	877	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	162.97/cwt	160.00–166.00	942	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	155.53/cwt	154.00–160.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	168.91/cwt	166.00–171.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	123.42/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	486	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	158.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	829	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	171.78/cwt	167.00–181.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	158.08/cwt	153.00–163.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	177.03/cwt	173.00–181.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	144.61/cwt	132.00–151.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	163.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	793	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	387	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	937	7

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 568Last week 930Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 127Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 0

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
7	—	500	176.00	176.00
5	—	603	160.00	160.00
7	—	551	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	101.00	101.00
3	—	552	154.00	154.00
5	—	428	166.00–171.00	168.91
4	—	973	120.00–127.00	123.42
13	—	522	150.00–160.00	158.88
6	—	395	167.00–181.00	171.78
2	—	318	173.00–181.00	177.03
2	—	630	148.00–150.00	148.98
2	—	823	129.00	129.00
3	—	708	132.00–151.00	144.61
15	—	484	160.00–170.00	163.79
2	—	260	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	144.00	144.00
3	—	387	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	145.00	145.00
1	—	625	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	140.00	140.00
1	—	300	162.00	162.00
2	—	458	153.00–163.00	158.08
2	—	705	132.00	132.00
1	—	445	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	665	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	186.00–190.00	188.68
6	—	419	193.00–200.00	195.18
4	—	741	171.00–173.00	172.50
4	—	213	225.00–230.00	228.82
11	—	518	180.00–195.00	192.46
10	—	693	174.00	174.00
6	—	580	175.00–186.00	183.33
3	—	925	139.00–153.00	147.39
1	—	250	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	154.00	154.00
3	—	410	192.00	192.00
3	—	383	180.00	180.00
1	—	595	150.00	150.00
3	—	317	184.00–190.00	187.85
2	—	1,075	110.00	110.00
4	—	491	170.00–171.00	170.25
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	160.00	160.00
1	—	520	152.00	152.00
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	681	174.00–182.00	181.32
10	—	983	150.00	150.00
3	—	605	191.00	191.00
4	—	576	188.00–192.00	190.04
121	—	825	175.00–181.00	178.00
54	—	917	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	477	170.00–183.00	174.14
4	—	580	154.00–160.00	155.53
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	133.00–150.00	141.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	145.00	145.00
2	—	628	154.00–159.00	156.51
13	—	434	188.00–197.00	191.79
7	—	521	162.00–180.00	165.14
11	—	465	184.00–193.00	188.70
10	—	578	160.00–166.00	162.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	90.00	90.00
6	—	1,442	79.00–85.00	82.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	78.00	78.00
22	—	1,106	75.00–85.00	81.52
18	—	1,341	89.00–91.00	89.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	65.00–75.00	70.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,753	105.00–114.00	109.81

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)	2	—	1,260	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,250	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,498.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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