Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Steers steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.88/cwt on 330 head.

Average price

$146.88

330 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$21.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.90

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	522	148.44	775	305
Medium and Large 3	342	133.33	456	3thin
Small 1-2	494	128.00	632	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	126.75	678	16thin

One grade step is worth $21.69/cwt here — about $97 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 sale330 hd

146.88

—

TN average10 barns · 1,956 hd

137.98

+8.90

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	1,744	84.84	1,480	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,332	70.53	939	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	66.75	783	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	54.20	563	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$850	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$750	2thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	847	$658	3thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	46.21/cwt	45.50–51.00	442	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	56.31/cwt	47.00–61.00	597	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	157.58/cwt	148.00–165.00	676	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	174.88/cwt	164.00–180.00	853	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	166.51/cwt	155.00–170.00	626	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	132.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	883	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	169.58/cwt	169.00–170.00	478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	152.88/cwt	140.00–165.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	992	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	147.77/cwt	130.00–156.00	774	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	298	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	155.70/cwt	153.00–157.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	181.83/cwt	170.00–196.00	693	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	191.94/cwt	180.00–200.00	560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,019	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	150.33/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	167.03/cwt	159.00–180.00	877	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	177.42/cwt	165.00–185.00	774	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	159.06/cwt	145.00–170.00	988	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	168.34/cwt	150.00–170.00	635	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	149.43/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,089	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	156.26/cwt	142.00–165.00	897	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	151.96/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	154.09/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,177	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	122.47/cwt	115.00–130.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	162.27/cwt	159.00–170.00	764	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	117.57/cwt	110.00–120.00	854	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	126.86/cwt	120.00–134.00	917	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	131.45/cwt	120.00–144.00	886	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,060	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	837	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	70.45/cwt	65.00–75.00	949	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	60.81/cwt	56.00–63.00	867	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	67.52/cwt	62.00–72.00	770	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	898	1
Bulls	—	—	1,401	74.30/cwt	68.00–83.00	1,041	4
Bulls	—	—	1,879	87.42/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,643	12
Bulls	—	—	1,495	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	658.46/head	625.00–675.00	658	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	148.71/cwt	140.00–154.00	846	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	548	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	733	107.96/cwt	104.00–110.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	130.76/cwt	125.00–140.00	829	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	156.97/cwt	155.00–159.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	130.03/cwt	125.00–140.00	754	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	148.87/cwt	140.00–154.00	770	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	179.41/cwt	170.00–182.00	741	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	121.87/cwt	115.00–129.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	155.13/cwt	150.00–164.00	814	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	114.25/cwt	107.00–120.00	943	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	121.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	143.47/cwt	130.00–152.00	816	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	135.47/cwt	134.00–137.00	580	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	133.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	832	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	131.29/cwt	130.00–134.00	962	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	171.23/cwt	153.00–177.00	572	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	307	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	154.21/cwt	140.00–162.00	716	46

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,085Last week 1,260Year ago 1,178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 88Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 37Year ago 84

Compared to the same sale last week. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Steers steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	957	45.50–51.00	46.21
34	—	1,061	47.00–61.00	56.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	79.00	79.00
12	—	1,347	65.00–75.00	70.45
1	—	1,425	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	56.00–63.00	60.81
31	—	1,140	62.00–72.00	67.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,401	68.00–83.00	74.30
12	—	1,879	84.00–92.00	87.42
1	—	1,495	96.00	96.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	429	148.00–165.00	157.58
1	—	910	114.00	114.00
1	—	970	100.00	100.00
18	—	376	155.00–170.00	166.51
21	—	667	130.00–137.00	132.45
5	—	282	169.00–170.00	169.58
1	—	870	114.00	114.00
60	—	524	130.00–156.00	147.77
6	—	832	120.00–125.00	122.47
64	—	569	130.00–152.00	143.47
3	—	235	170.00	170.00
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
17	—	623	130.00–140.00	133.51
10	—	733	130.00–134.00	131.29
18	—	334	153.00–177.00	171.23
46	—	464	140.00–162.00	154.21
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.52
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
2	—	428	134.00–137.00	135.47
1	—	465	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
5	—	611	120.00–126.00	121.99
2	—	563	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
2	—	730	90.00	90.00
3	—	307	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
2	—	225	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	488	164.00–180.00	174.88
14	—	381	170.00–196.00	181.83
5	—	292	180.00–200.00	191.94
1	—	860	154.00	154.00
3	—	819	145.00–153.00	150.33
30	—	525	159.00–180.00	167.03
18	—	436	165.00–185.00	177.42
38	—	621	145.00–170.00	159.06
10	—	729	143.00–158.00	149.43
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
32	—	574	142.00–165.00	156.26
5	—	663	145.00–165.00	151.96
11	—	764	150.00–155.00	154.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	140.00–165.00	152.88
1	—	1,080	100.00	100.00
3	—	470	153.00–157.00	155.70
3	—	400	165.00	165.00
2	—	678	130.00–135.00	132.47
3	—	565	140.00	140.00
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
1	—	245	180.00	180.00
1	—	610	140.00	140.00
1	—	960	100.00	100.00
12	—	377	150.00–170.00	168.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	298	150.00	150.00
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
2	—	483	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	115.00–130.00	122.47
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	471	159.00–170.00	162.27
5	—	723	120.00–134.00	126.86
7	—	674	120.00–144.00	131.45
10	—	569	140.00–154.00	148.71
17	—	634	125.00–140.00	130.76
16	—	413	170.00–182.00	179.41
2	—	820	115.00–129.00	121.87
13	—	525	150.00–164.00	155.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	726	110.00–120.00	117.57
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
2	—	438	149.00	149.00
2	—	488	155.00–159.00	156.97
8	—	580	125.00–140.00	130.03
8	—	517	140.00–154.00	148.87
4	—	825	107.00–120.00	114.25
2	—	648	120.00	120.00
4	—	766	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	128.00	128.00
2	—	578	113.00	113.00
6	—	733	104.00–110.00	107.96

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,315	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	847	625.00–675.00	658.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	700.00	700.00

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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