Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows were 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. Steers 2.00 to 8.00 lower, instances 12.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls calves steady to 5.00 lower, instances 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.30/cwt on 577 head.

Average price

$166.30

577 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$576

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

$37.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.30

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	685	167.65	1,148	528
Medium and Large 2-3	486	154.10	750	44
Medium and Large 3	542	130.67	708	3thin
Small 1-2	440	130.00	572	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.65/cwt here — about $576 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 sale577 hd

166.30

—

TN average10 barns · 2,094 hd

158.99

+7.30

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	1,694	84.24	1,427	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	70.59	1,004	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	67.89	835	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	59.92	644	61

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$794	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$700	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	167.03/cwt	160.00–180.00	785	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	139.82/cwt	128.00–147.00	940	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	132.29/cwt	125.00–142.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	158.53/cwt	145.00–169.00	826	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	148.79/cwt	125.00–167.00	1,070	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	135.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,067	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	143.94/cwt	140.00–153.00	684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	136.92/cwt	130.00–148.00	733	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	155.12/cwt	140.00–160.00	411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	160.85/cwt	146.00–171.00	680	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	389	144.34/cwt	125.00–150.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	152.48/cwt	145.00–162.00	666	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	129.52/cwt	120.00–138.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	156.11/cwt	145.00–165.00	724	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	131.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	814	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	152.78/cwt	135.00–156.00	941	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	368	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	137.63/cwt	130.00–158.00	450	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	150.51/cwt	143.00–165.00	865	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	142.98/cwt	140.00–154.00	896	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	534	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	138.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	856	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	148.76/cwt	130.00–162.00	799	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	132.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	766	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	158.67/cwt	140.00–164.00	743	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	173.14/cwt	161.00–180.00	757	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	702	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,098	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	794.08/head	600.00–900.00	794	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	87.64/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,472	13
Bulls	—	—	1,664	76.39/cwt	60.00–87.00	1,271	7
Bulls	—	—	2,090	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,986	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	62.42/cwt	57.00–68.00	695	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	66.78/cwt	60.00–67.50	821	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	69.31/cwt	66.00–77.00	853	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	70.92/cwt	66.00–77.00	1,005	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	63.55/cwt	63.00–64.00	982	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	51.52/cwt	35.00–57.00	489	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	157.61/cwt	140.00–167.00	1,054	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	918	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,533	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	172.09/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,151	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	161.34/cwt	155.00–167.00	989	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	184.69/cwt	175.00–200.00	678	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	159.33/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,139	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	170.18/cwt	160.00–180.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	163.55/cwt	155.00–180.00	873	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	179.38/cwt	164.00–190.00	759	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	164.56/cwt	150.00–171.00	946	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	969	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,594	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	195.51/cwt	190.00–200.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	150.83/cwt	140.00–155.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	156.49/cwt	140.00–175.00	590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	156.23/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	158.40/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	161.66/cwt	160.00–164.00	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	170.43/cwt	150.00–185.00	544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	148.23/cwt	134.00–158.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	158.01/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	136.14/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,039	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	176.85/cwt	165.00–183.00	828	33
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,333	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	159.32/cwt	150.00–170.00	601	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	151.74/cwt	140.00–159.00	800	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	126.00/cwt	122.00–130.00	662	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	170.67/cwt	165.00–172.50	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	141.39/cwt	135.00–150.00	812	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	134.60/cwt	125.00–140.00	917	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	164.58/cwt	157.00–173.00	548	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	169.54/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,077	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	138.61/cwt	134.00–150.00	870	32
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	483	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	628	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	108.17/cwt	97.00–120.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	371	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	130.02/cwt	125.00–138.00	921	16

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 Oct 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,577Last week 1,185Year ago 1,202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 393Last week 242Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 221Last week 43Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	470	160.00–180.00	167.03
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
12	—	672	128.00–147.00	139.82
3	—	812	125.00–142.00	132.29
28	—	521	145.00–169.00	158.53
9	—	719	125.00–167.00	148.79
21	—	575	143.00–165.00	150.51
36	—	627	140.00–154.00	142.98
19	—	437	161.00–180.00	173.14
2	—	865	125.00–129.00	126.97
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	110.00	110.00
9	—	616	130.00–140.00	138.90
12	—	537	130.00–162.00	148.76
13	—	579	130.00–140.00	132.30
15	—	468	140.00–164.00	158.67
3	—	397	160.00	160.00
5	—	680	130.00	130.00
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
3	—	410	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	702	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	180.00	180.00
57	—	918	167.00	167.00
79	—	669	165.00–173.00	172.09
5	—	580	167.00	167.00
21	—	715	150.00–163.00	159.33
57	—	969	164.50	164.50
52	—	813	164.00	164.00
17	—	635	160.00–172.00	169.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	669	140.00–167.00	157.61
22	—	613	155.00–167.00	161.34
27	—	367	175.00–200.00	184.69
2	—	280	190.00	190.00
2	—	893	135.00–140.00	137.49
1	—	970	125.00	125.00
36	—	534	155.00–180.00	163.55
19	—	423	164.00–190.00	179.38
34	—	575	150.00–171.00	164.56
7	—	320	190.00–200.00	195.51
5	—	730	150.00–159.00	156.23
5	—	805	153.00–162.00	158.40
2	—	775	157.00–159.00	158.01
33	—	468	165.00–183.00	176.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	160.00–180.00	170.18
4	—	424	140.00–155.00	150.83
7	—	377	140.00–175.00	156.49
1	—	685	140.00	140.00
7	—	480	160.00–164.00	161.66
8	—	319	150.00–185.00	170.43
8	—	529	134.00–158.00	148.23
2	—	1,070	106.00	106.00
3	—	783	120.00–144.00	136.14
2	—	595	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
2	—	525	122.00–130.00	126.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	786	130.00–140.00	135.73
60	—	423	146.00–171.00	160.85
72	—	464	145.00–165.00	156.11
2	—	818	127.00	127.00
13	—	377	150.00–170.00	159.32
77	—	527	140.00–159.00	151.74
1	—	875	124.00	124.00
4	—	276	165.00–172.50	170.67
60	—	574	135.00–150.00	141.39
26	—	681	125.00–140.00	134.60
20	—	333	157.00–173.00	164.58
32	—	628	134.00–150.00	138.61
2	—	933	130.00	130.00
4	—	232	160.00	160.00
16	—	708	125.00–138.00	130.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
9	—	475	140.00–153.00	143.94
12	—	535	130.00–148.00	136.92
6	—	265	140.00–160.00	155.12
6	—	389	125.00–150.00	144.34
10	—	437	145.00–162.00	152.48
3	—	710	115.00	115.00
5	—	583	120.00–138.00	129.52
7	—	619	125.00–135.00	131.54
11	—	327	130.00–158.00	137.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	117.50	117.50
2	—	283	130.00	130.00
5	—	356	150.00	150.00
2	—	560	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	616	135.00–156.00	152.78
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
2	—	425	100.00	100.00
2	—	483	130.00	130.00
2	—	530	97.00–120.00	108.17

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	960	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,065	600.00–900.00	794.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,680	84.00–93.00	87.64
7	—	1,664	60.00–87.00	76.39
1	—	2,090	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,113	57.00–68.00	62.42
14	—	950	35.00–57.00	51.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,229	60.00–67.50	66.78
38	—	1,231	66.00–77.00	69.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,417	66.00–77.00	70.92
2	—	1,545	63.00–64.00	63.55

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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