Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers and bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.75/cwt on 348 head.

Average price

$147.75

348 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$290

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

$19.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.92

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	275	150.00	413	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	514	148.59	764	307
Medium and Large 2-3	437	142.95	624	33
Small 1-2	539	130.17	702	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.83/cwt here — about −$290 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 sale348 hd

147.75

—

TN average9 barns · 1,937 hd

142.83

+4.92

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	1,882	87.07	1,638	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,493	68.50	1,023	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	66.10	813	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	55.34	595	28

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$828	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	700	$725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2-3	—	240	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	125.86/cwt	120.00–132.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	142.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	138.54/cwt	131.00–150.00	798	60
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	146.76/cwt	142.00–150.00	854	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	156.87/cwt	150.00–162.00	817	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	132.46/cwt	129.00–135.00	964	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	152.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	146.96/cwt	145.00–150.00	838	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	140.85/cwt	130.00–145.00	956	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	166.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	174.96/cwt	165.00–180.00	737	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	158.57/cwt	155.00–164.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	828.24/head	785.00–875.00	828	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,912	88.30/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,688	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	64.56/cwt	64.00–65.00	981	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	67.97/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,002	13
Bulls	—	—	1,666	80.50/cwt	65.00–85.00	1,341	5
Bulls	—	—	2,268	97.32/cwt	94.00–100.00	2,207	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	73.03/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,022	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	59.85/cwt	55.00–63.00	766	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	75.89/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,205	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	58.91/cwt	55.00–63.00	637	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	49.81/cwt	46.00–53.00	530	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	68.08/cwt	64.00–72.00	805	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	174.55/cwt	165.00–183.00	840	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	159.48/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,233	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	165.72/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,031	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	163.70/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,184	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	173.44/cwt	165.00–178.00	996	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	169.06/cwt	165.00–174.00	781	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	134.57/cwt	130.00–138.00	833	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	165.26/cwt	160.00–170.00	944	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	153.45/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	194.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	164.91/cwt	160.00–170.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	162.69/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,009	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	186.99/cwt	180.00–195.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	558	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	182.25/cwt	170.00–188.00	764	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	176.96/cwt	175.00–178.00	906	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	154.35/cwt	153.00–155.00	827	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	151.24/cwt	151.00–153.00	895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	133.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	194.42/cwt	185.00–200.00	640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	133.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	169.67/cwt	159.00–174.00	636	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	152.48/cwt	148.00–158.00	715	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	136.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	145.63/cwt	138.00–152.00	765	43
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	643	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	160.97/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,098	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	167.01/cwt	158.00–175.00	882	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	134.31/cwt	125.00–140.00	834	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	146.93/cwt	145.00–155.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	159.23/cwt	150.00–168.00	675	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	170.06/cwt	160.00–175.00	461	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	130.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	865	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	144.44/cwt	140.00–150.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	167.06/cwt	160.00–173.00	545	21
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	2

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 963Last week 1,085Year ago 1,253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 176Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 68Year ago 48

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers and bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	240	154.00	154.00
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
4	—	572	120.00–132.00	125.86
6	—	434	140.00–145.00	142.90
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
4	—	300	158.00	158.00
6	—	383	145.00–155.00	146.93
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
7	—	466	140.00–150.00	144.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	576	131.00–150.00	138.54
6	—	728	129.00–135.00	132.46
22	—	375	159.00–174.00	169.67
36	—	469	148.00–158.00	152.48
43	—	525	138.00–152.00	145.63
27	—	621	125.00–140.00	134.31
38	—	424	150.00–168.00	159.23
1	—	780	129.00	129.00
7	—	271	160.00–175.00	170.06
15	—	661	125.00–135.00	130.81
21	—	326	160.00–173.00	167.06
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
1	—	505	131.00	131.00
2	—	643	120.00	120.00
2	—	445	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	536	153.00–155.00	154.35
8	—	592	151.00–153.00	151.24
7	—	676	130.00–139.00	133.89
4	—	748	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	125.00–130.00	127.50
2	—	635	130.00	130.00
5	—	582	142.00–150.00	146.76
5	—	511	145.00–155.00	152.95
6	—	428	160.00–170.00	166.09
5	—	477	155.00–164.00	158.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	521	150.00–162.00	156.87
18	—	570	145.00–150.00	146.96
17	—	679	130.00–145.00	140.85
12	—	421	165.00–180.00	174.96
1	—	365	180.00	180.00
13	—	462	165.00–174.00	169.06
2	—	790	120.00	120.00
14	—	619	130.00–138.00	134.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	481	165.00–183.00	174.55
21	—	571	160.00–170.00	165.26
4	—	729	151.00–157.00	153.45
3	—	1,230	124.00	124.00
2	—	255	190.00–200.00	194.90
1	—	830	141.00	141.00
31	—	620	155.00–165.00	162.69
7	—	376	180.00–195.00	186.99
20	—	419	170.00–188.00	182.25
7	—	329	185.00–200.00	194.42
3	—	235	200.00	200.00
9	—	682	155.00–164.00	160.97
25	—	528	158.00–175.00	167.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	773	154.00–161.00	159.48
1	—	810	161.00	161.00
11	—	622	165.00–169.00	165.72
13	—	723	157.00–168.00	163.70
17	—	574	165.00–178.00	173.44
3	—	683	168.00	168.00
9	—	512	175.00–178.00	176.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	155.00	155.00
4	—	429	160.00–170.00	164.91
1	—	470	156.00	156.00
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
2	—	273	190.00	190.00
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
5	—	666	130.00–140.00	133.97
3	—	632	130.00–140.00	136.78
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	785.00–875.00	828.24
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,912	84.00–93.00	88.30
5	—	1,666	65.00–85.00	80.50
2	—	2,268	94.00–100.00	97.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	64.00–65.00	64.56
13	—	1,474	64.00–72.00	67.97
2	—	1,588	75.00–77.00	75.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	72.00–74.00	73.03
10	—	1,280	55.00–63.00	59.85
21	—	1,183	64.00–72.00	68.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,081	55.00–63.00	58.91
11	—	1,065	46.00–53.00	49.81

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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Dickson Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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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Replacement Cattle

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