Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale one week ago, Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.57/cwt on 480 head.

Average price

$144.57

480 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$21.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.60

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	540	146.23	790	412
Medium and Large 2-3	501	136.84	686	53
Small 1-2	468	128.25	601	8thin
Medium and Large 3	547	124.29	680	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.95/cwt here — about $110 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 sale480 hd

144.57

—

TN average8 barns · 2,335 hd

148.17

−3.60

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	1,720	86.58	1,489	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	70.68	1,017	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	66.91	802	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	54.50	581	46

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)	1,235	$755	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$685	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$665	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2	—	718	128.64/cwt	120.00–135.00	924	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	139.25/cwt	130.00–145.00	810	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	118.45/cwt	105.00–125.00	981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	156.72/cwt	150.00–163.00	664	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	168.31/cwt	164.00–180.00	488	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	153.43/cwt	143.00–157.00	732	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	143.82/cwt	140.00–147.50	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	121.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.86/cwt	130.00–145.00	865	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	994	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	148.86/cwt	136.00–156.00	776	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	244	183.58/cwt	180.00–185.00	448	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	148.33/cwt	135.00–155.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	134.72/cwt	130.00–138.00	911	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	158.92/cwt	140.00–169.00	971	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	159.52/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,147	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	173.26/cwt	170.00–175.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	162.08/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,089	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	191.66/cwt	180.00–200.00	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	161.88/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,246	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	167.82/cwt	155.00–173.00	957	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	135.15/cwt	120.00–147.00	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	192.36/cwt	180.00–200.00	600	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	180.11/cwt	170.00–200.00	675	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	159.26/cwt	155.00–180.00	584	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	177.56/cwt	170.00–182.00	849	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	171.64/cwt	160.00–180.00	899	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	185.30/cwt	170.00–190.00	776	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	161.90/cwt	146.00–170.00	848	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	140.15/cwt	130.00–145.00	949	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	140.40/cwt	130.00–147.00	873	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	70.68/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,017	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	74.48/cwt	74.00–75.00	965	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	66.58/cwt	63.00–72.00	780	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	63.44/cwt	63.00–64.00	920	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	44.51/cwt	33.00–54.00	431	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	56.93/cwt	43.00–62.00	620	37
Bulls	—	—	1,613	77.32/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,247	6
Bulls	—	—	1,692	89.73/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,518	11
Bulls	—	—	2,195	97.05/cwt	96.00–98.00	2,130	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	755.00/head	755.00–755.00	755	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	665.00/head	665.00–665.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	151.65/cwt	135.00–155.00	705	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	151.58/cwt	140.00–155.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	164.45/cwt	150.00–176.00	783	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	174.65/cwt	160.00–190.00	742	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	147.07/cwt	143.00–155.00	852	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	140.25/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,041	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	930	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	137.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	126.71/cwt	110.00–140.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	135.12/cwt	132.00–140.00	717	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	137.48/cwt	120.00–158.00	1,056	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	497	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	141.34/cwt	133.00–145.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	142.86/cwt	140.00–144.00	681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	127.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	170.82/cwt	160.00–177.50	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	162.75/cwt	150.00–168.00	609	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	124.28/cwt	115.00–135.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	244	143.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	173.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	569	5

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 Nov 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,224Last week 1,398Year ago 1,329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 189Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 56Year ago 61

Compared to same sale one week ago, Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	718	120.00–135.00	128.64
70	—	582	130.00–145.00	139.25
7	—	828	105.00–125.00	118.45
26	—	424	150.00–163.00	156.72
3	—	237	170.00	170.00
9	—	290	164.00–180.00	168.31
86	—	477	143.00–157.00	153.43
4	—	770	120.00–125.00	121.27
1	—	935	115.00	115.00
21	—	623	130.00–145.00	138.86
11	—	994	100.00	100.00
81	—	521	136.00–156.00	148.86
17	—	676	130.00–138.00	134.72
33	—	374	150.00–168.00	162.75
2	—	855	122.00	122.00
5	—	329	165.00–175.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	327	140.00–147.50	143.82
10	—	531	132.00–140.00	135.12
4	—	815	110.00–115.00	112.53
4	—	430	133.00–145.00	141.34
8	—	477	140.00–144.00	142.86
5	—	658	120.00–130.00	127.90
5	—	265	160.00–177.50	170.82
2	—	625	125.00	125.00
8	—	571	115.00–135.00	124.28
3	—	244	140.00–150.00	143.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	448	160.00	160.00
3	—	495	155.00	155.00
3	—	593	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	130.00	130.00
2	—	350	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
3	—	497	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	127.00	127.00
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
4	—	614	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	145.00	145.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	127.00	127.00
4	—	983	128.00	128.00
11	—	611	140.00–169.00	158.92
9	—	719	157.00–164.00	159.52
25	—	672	150.00–168.00	162.08
5	—	286	180.00–200.00	191.66
5	—	770	157.00–165.00	161.88
35	—	570	155.00–173.00	167.82
18	—	312	180.00–200.00	192.36
2	—	880	147.00	147.00
2	—	808	148.00	148.00
27	—	375	170.00–200.00	180.11
3	—	243	210.00	210.00
32	—	478	170.00–182.00	177.56
30	—	524	160.00–180.00	171.64
12	—	419	170.00–190.00	185.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
7	—	244	180.00–185.00	183.58
6	—	523	135.00–155.00	148.33
2	—	493	165.00	165.00
3	—	315	170.00–175.00	173.26
6	—	657	120.00–147.00	135.15
6	—	367	155.00–180.00	159.26
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	131.00	131.00
1	—	865	126.00	126.00
16	—	524	146.00–170.00	161.90
12	—	677	130.00–145.00	140.15
9	—	622	130.00–147.00	140.40
34	—	476	150.00–176.00	164.45
25	—	425	160.00–190.00	174.65
23	—	579	143.00–155.00	147.07
19	—	742	139.00–146.00	140.25
7	—	768	120.00–158.00	137.48
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.59
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
8	—	465	135.00–155.00	151.65
6	—	429	140.00–155.00	151.58
4	—	670	120.00–130.00	124.94
4	—	629	130.00	130.00
1	—	930	100.00	100.00
2	—	518	150.00	150.00
2	—	555	130.00–145.00	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
6	—	528	110.00–140.00	126.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,439	68.00–74.00	70.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	74.00–75.00	74.48
25	—	1,171	63.00–72.00	66.58
2	—	1,450	63.00–64.00	63.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	969	33.00–54.00	44.51
37	—	1,089	43.00–62.00	56.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,613	73.00–80.00	77.32
11	—	1,692	87.00–95.00	89.73
2	—	2,195	96.00–98.00	97.05

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)	2	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	755.00	755.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	685.00	685.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	665.00	665.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

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