Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 650 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 650 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls under 650 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 650 lbs not well established. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.45/cwt on 524 head.

Average price

$147.45

524 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$19.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.31

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	510	149.52	762	428
Medium and Large 2-3	495	139.36	691	78
Small 1-2	512	133.56	684	16thin
Medium and Large 3	350	130.00	455	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.52/cwt here — about $307 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 sale524 hd

147.45

—

TN average3 barns · 835 hd

146.13

+1.31

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	1,638	89.11	1,459	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,355	75.85	1,028	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	69.32	851	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	57.02	575	64

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)	1,060	$804	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$739	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,670	$1,575	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	137.89/cwt	130.00–146.00	845	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	129.70/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,012	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	160.72/cwt	150.00–167.00	678	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	162.14/cwt	158.00–164.00	749	17
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	660	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	668	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	796	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	152.58/cwt	145.00–160.00	723	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	141.83/cwt	130.00–148.00	814	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	163.40/cwt	162.00–168.00	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,017	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	136.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	143.69/cwt	140.00–155.00	836	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	171.53/cwt	160.00–179.00	631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	175.72/cwt	170.00–180.00	564	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	136.02/cwt	135.00–138.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	149.33/cwt	145.00–156.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	165.22/cwt	160.00–170.00	468	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	139.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	884	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	163.78/cwt	154.00–170.00	935	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	147.92/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,129	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	190.12/cwt	180.00–200.00	707	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	185.99/cwt	177.00–192.00	785	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	141.97/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,161	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	457	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	152.73/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,034	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	148.78/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,076	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	191.06/cwt	185.00–205.00	627	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	133.57/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	971	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	177.60/cwt	175.00–188.00	842	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	164.61/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,449	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	172.58/cwt	160.00–180.00	909	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	188.32/cwt	180.00–200.00	522	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	77.71/cwt	76.00–83.00	998	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	77.91/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,053	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	72.45/cwt	65.00–76.00	990	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	59.32/cwt	51.00–65.00	720	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	48.62/cwt	43.00–53.00	470	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	58.22/cwt	48.00–63.50	590	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	64.52/cwt	63.00–67.00	873	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	69.34/cwt	62.00–77.00	843	50
Bulls	—	—	1,348	81.91/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,104	6
Bulls	—	—	1,930	95.96/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,852	3
Bulls	—	—	1,716	91.17/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,564	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	520.00/head	520.00–520.00	520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	867.64/head	860.00–875.00	868	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	756.28/head	700.00–875.00	756	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,670	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	165.06/cwt	155.00–171.00	852	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	145.60/cwt	145.00–148.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	161.94/cwt	150.00–170.00	771	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	184.29/cwt	170.00–192.00	807	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	378	149.67/cwt	149.00–150.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	866	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	422	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	151.89/cwt	145.00–158.00	630	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	151.56/cwt	150.00–152.50	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	131.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	146.91/cwt	135.00–155.00	767	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	161.81/cwt	154.00–170.00	599	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	891	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	148.28/cwt	140.00–151.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	141.06/cwt	130.00–150.00	526	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	129.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	793	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	269	137.20/cwt	130.00–150.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	165.69/cwt	160.00–175.00	552	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	137.10/cwt	125.00–140.00	721	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	132.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	939	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	128.25/cwt	125.00–133.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	159.64/cwt	150.00–170.00	991	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	182.59/cwt	180.00–184.00	933	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	135.33/cwt	125.00–138.00	987	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	144.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	907	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	172.25/cwt	162.00–182.00	810	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	154.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	865	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	477	184.31/cwt	183.00–187.00	879	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 Nov 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,561Last week 1,224Year ago 1,212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 249Last week 185Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 35Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
37	—	613	130.00–146.00	137.89
10	—	780	127.00–130.00	129.70
2	—	278	165.00–170.00	167.48
1	—	800	121.00	121.00
35	—	422	150.00–167.00	160.72
83	—	474	145.00–160.00	152.58
58	—	574	130.00–148.00	141.83
72	—	522	135.00–155.00	146.91
38	—	370	154.00–170.00	161.81
23	—	672	130.00–135.00	132.60
28	—	333	160.00–175.00	165.69
11	—	710	130.00–135.00	132.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	462	158.00–164.00	162.14
8	—	504	158.00	158.00
3	—	430	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	135.00–140.00	137.45
6	—	668	125.00	125.00
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
3	—	423	130.00–140.00	136.69
3	—	378	149.00–150.00	149.67
1	—	565	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	415	145.00–158.00	151.89
5	—	332	150.00–152.50	151.56
7	—	578	130.00–135.00	131.55
4	—	455	140.00–151.00	148.28
10	—	373	130.00–150.00	141.06
16	—	613	120.00–130.00	129.35
3	—	269	130.00–150.00	137.20
7	—	526	125.00–140.00	137.10
4	—	726	125.00	125.00
4	—	680	125.00–133.00	128.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	130.00	130.00
6	—	421	162.00–168.00	163.40
2	—	753	135.00	135.00
12	—	582	140.00–155.00	143.69
6	—	368	160.00–179.00	171.53
7	—	321	170.00–180.00	175.72
3	—	659	135.00–138.00	136.02
6	—	515	145.00–156.00	149.33
2	—	485	176.00	176.00
2	—	283	160.00–170.00	165.22
12	—	635	135.00–140.00	139.19
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
2	—	665	145.00	145.00
2	—	457	152.00	152.00
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	571	154.00–170.00	163.78
17	—	763	140.00–157.00	147.92
24	—	372	180.00–200.00	190.12
23	—	422	177.00–192.00	185.99
14	—	818	130.00–149.00	141.97
53	—	677	145.00–160.00	152.73
1	—	925	125.00	125.00
33	—	723	140.00–157.00	148.78
13	—	328	185.00–205.00	191.06
2	—	1,080	120.00	120.00
5	—	880	131.00–140.00	133.57
26	—	474	175.00–188.00	177.60
36	—	527	160.00–180.00	172.58
6	—	277	180.00–200.00	188.32
38	—	621	150.00–170.00	159.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	174.00	174.00
7	—	603	170.00	170.00
72	—	880	150.00–167.00	164.61
3	—	753	153.00	153.00
8	—	511	180.00–184.00	182.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	795	125.00	125.00
32	—	516	155.00–171.00	165.06
9	—	438	170.00–192.00	184.29
1	—	930	100.00	100.00
6	—	729	125.00–138.00	135.33
5	—	607	140.00–150.00	144.75
8	—	672	135.00	135.00
19	—	470	162.00–182.00	172.25
17	—	562	150.00–155.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	145.00–148.00	145.60
15	—	476	150.00–170.00	161.94
2	—	670	125.00–130.00	127.48
1	—	520	155.00	155.00
2	—	630	135.00–140.00	137.52
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	477	183.00–187.00	184.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,284	76.00–83.00	77.71
11	—	1,213	51.00–65.00	59.32
50	—	1,216	62.00–77.00	69.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,351	75.00–86.00	77.91
17	—	1,366	65.00–76.00	72.45
2	—	1,353	63.00–67.00	64.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	967	43.00–53.00	48.62
56	—	1,014	48.00–63.50	58.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,348	80.00–85.00	81.91
3	—	1,930	92.00–98.00	95.96
11	—	1,716	86.00–94.00	91.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,083	700.00–875.00	756.28
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	520.00	520.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	860.00–875.00	867.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	900.00	900.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,670	1,575.00	1,575.00

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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