Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bulls 1.00 lower. Steers and bulls mostly 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.24/cwt on 391 head.

Average price

$161.24

391 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$28.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.04

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	524	163.24	856	338
Medium and Large 2-3	557	149.31	832	49
Small 1-2	483	141.50	683	2thin
Medium and Large 3	355	135.00	479	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.24/cwt here — about $377 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 sale391 hd

161.24

—

TN average7 barns · 2,065 hd

148.20

+13.04

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	1,675	100.94	1,691	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	85.11	1,188	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	82.32	987	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	69.64	726	24

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)	1,195	$1,190	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,050	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,025	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,385	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	229	236.38/cwt	236.00–237.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	176.57/cwt	168.00–183.00	1,105	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	216.02/cwt	195.00–221.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	183.54/cwt	180.00–190.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	163.32/cwt	160.00–170.00	964	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	168.54/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,128	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	189.71/cwt	189.00–190.00	723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	176.01/cwt	174.00–178.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	180.35/cwt	170.00–185.00	950	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	166.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	656	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	163.15/cwt	158.00–167.50	941	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	210.52/cwt	210.00–211.00	674	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	169.43/cwt	163.00–175.00	717	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	235	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	303	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	181.68/cwt	176.00–187.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	931	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	172.63/cwt	166.00–179.00	996	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	212.13/cwt	210.00–215.00	600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	162.65/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,337	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	194.98/cwt	194.00–196.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,314	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	187.01/cwt	180.00–195.00	871	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	368	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	192.28/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,021	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	195.91/cwt	186.00–200.00	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	551	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,114	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,194	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,019	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	169.28/cwt	160.00–180.00	901	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	182.02/cwt	173.00–187.00	870	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	152.80/cwt	150.00–160.00	949	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	63.84/cwt	62.00–66.00	698	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	70.17/cwt	63.00–77.00	728	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	89.02/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,102	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	81.26/cwt	75.00–86.00	965	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	70.45/cwt	70.00–71.00	838	2
Bulls	—	—	1,928	109.21/cwt	104.00–113.00	2,106	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	87.75/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,144	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	84.05/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,204	15
Bulls	—	—	1,459	93.86/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,369	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	167.39/cwt	163.00–170.00	772	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	163.05/cwt	155.00–170.00	933	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	159.76/cwt	150.00–165.00	829	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	145.89/cwt	140.00–156.00	980	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	172.95/cwt	170.00–176.00	654	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	777	124.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	149.36/cwt	140.00–153.00	929	24
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	168.68/cwt	164.00–173.00	793	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	162.32/cwt	154.00–171.00	857	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	128.80/cwt	120.00–138.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	697	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	131.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	159.76/cwt	154.00–164.00	749	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	147.64/cwt	140.00–152.00	839	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	187.13/cwt	184.00–191.00	793	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	161.63/cwt	155.00–168.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	159.27/cwt	157.50–161.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	181.80/cwt	178.00–184.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	173.31/cwt	170.00–175.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	155.28/cwt	153.00–161.00	893	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	175.79/cwt	167.00–180.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	152.53/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,080	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	153.49/cwt	145.00–157.00	873	12

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 Sep 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,157Last week 1,235Year ago 841

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 107Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 35Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	155.00	155.00
14	—	626	168.00–183.00	176.57
1	—	710	174.00	174.00
20	—	669	165.00–177.00	168.54
19	—	527	170.00–185.00	180.35
2	—	320	210.00–211.00	210.52
16	—	577	166.00–179.00	172.63
7	—	283	210.00–215.00	212.13
5	—	822	160.00–171.00	162.65
5	—	371	194.00–196.00	194.98
1	—	930	140.00	140.00
10	—	466	180.00–195.00	187.01
1	—	890	146.00	146.00
7	—	415	186.00–200.00	195.91
2	—	1,045	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	229	236.00–237.00	236.38
3	—	368	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	287	195.00–221.00	216.02
6	—	327	180.00–190.00	183.54
13	—	590	160.00–170.00	163.32
7	—	381	189.00–190.00	189.71
4	—	606	145.00	145.00
2	—	423	174.00–178.00	176.01
5	—	514	160.00–170.00	166.05
2	—	465	176.00–187.00	181.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	190.00	190.00
4	—	551	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	782	168.00	168.00
4	—	569	184.00	184.00
8	—	531	190.00–193.00	192.28
5	—	454	200.00	200.00
8	—	445	205.00	205.00
14	—	619	180.00	180.00
2	—	715	172.00	172.00
9	—	682	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	656	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	577	158.00–167.50	163.15
3	—	478	180.00	180.00
3	—	657	160.00	160.00
1	—	410	181.00	181.00
8	—	538	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	423	163.00–175.00	169.43
21	—	672	140.00–156.00	145.89
19	—	378	170.00–176.00	172.95
24	—	622	140.00–153.00	149.36
43	—	470	164.00–173.00	168.68
67	—	528	154.00–171.00	162.32
1	—	775	141.00	141.00
3	—	263	178.00–184.00	181.80
7	—	329	170.00–175.00	173.31
25	—	575	153.00–161.00	155.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	205.00	205.00
2	—	303	195.00	195.00
3	—	600	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	143.00	143.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
2	—	773	120.00–138.00	128.80
6	—	697	136.00	136.00
1	—	210	190.00	190.00
5	—	634	130.00–140.00	131.94
13	—	469	154.00–164.00	159.76
11	—	568	140.00–152.00	147.64
2	—	373	155.00–168.00	161.63
2	—	420	157.50–161.00	159.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	150.00–155.00	152.50
1	—	825	145.00	145.00
30	—	532	160.00–180.00	169.28
21	—	478	173.00–187.00	182.02
7	—	621	150.00–160.00	152.80
1	—	870	130.00	130.00
32	—	572	155.00–170.00	163.05
1	—	750	150.00	150.00
16	—	424	184.00–191.00	187.13
6	—	708	140.00–155.00	152.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	148.00–150.00	149.00
12	—	461	163.00–170.00	167.39
7	—	519	150.00–165.00	159.76
3	—	777	120.00–130.00	124.72
3	—	412	167.00–180.00	175.79
12	—	569	145.00–157.00	153.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	62.00–66.00	63.84
22	—	1,038	63.00–77.00	70.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,238	86.00–91.00	89.02
28	—	1,188	75.00–86.00	81.26
2	—	1,190	70.00–71.00	70.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,304	86.00–89.00	87.75
15	—	1,432	80.00–86.00	84.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,928	104.00–113.00	109.21
7	—	1,459	92.00–100.00	93.86

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	—	1,195	1,190.00	1,190.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,385.00	1,385.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	750.00	750.00

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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