Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls steady to 8.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.56/cwt on 422 head.

Average price

$164.56

422 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$35.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.92

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	526	165.75	871	385
Medium and Large 2-3	511	152.75	781	36
Small 1-2	450	130.00	585	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.75/cwt here — about $286 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 sale422 hd

164.56

—

TN average10 barns · 1,841 hd

158.64

+5.92

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	—	High	1,604	102.11	1,638	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	87.73	1,216	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	81.71	941	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	70.94	719	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,386	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,193	$1,041	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,202	$956	9
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	168.75/cwt	162.00–175.00	797	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	143.00/cwt	135.00–148.00	955	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	158.05/cwt	155.00–160.00	964	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	153.34/cwt	145.00–158.00	868	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	158.15/cwt	150.00–169.00	832	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	175.13/cwt	168.00–185.00	664	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	138.78/cwt	136.00–144.00	992	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	381	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	188.95/cwt	180.00–200.00	712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	195.44/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,126	21
Steers	Small 1-2	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	795	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	170.68/cwt	167.00–174.00	734	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	172.04/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,053	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	192.72/cwt	189.00–204.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	409	188.02/cwt	185.00–190.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	181.81/cwt	175.00–191.00	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	197.37/cwt	190.00–202.50	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	172.49/cwt	166.00–173.00	933	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	202.48/cwt	200.00–204.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	176.76/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,009	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	208.01/cwt	200.00–220.00	770	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	179.01/cwt	175.00–182.00	836	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,479	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	188.99/cwt	183.00–190.50	1,155	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	184.57/cwt	175.00–193.00	984	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	151.01/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	202.41/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,057	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	215.25/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,014	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	179.84/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,221	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	173.64/cwt	160.00–181.00	1,174	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,313	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	181.67/cwt	170.00–192.00	945	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	140.05/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	109.51/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	650	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	962	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	72.16/cwt	65.00–77.00	730	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	63.64/cwt	59.00–67.00	654	4
Bulls	—	—	1,748	113.61/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,986	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	90.12/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,209	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	84.55/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,222	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	90.14/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,103	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	80.98/cwt	75.00–87.00	905	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	71.51/cwt	67.00–74.00	825	6
Bulls	—	—	1,408	94.09/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,325	3
Bulls	—	—	1,624	100.81/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,637	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,053.97/head	940.00–1,085.00	1,054	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,385.66/head	1,300.00–1,480.00	1,386	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,040.72/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,041	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,129	833.61/head	650.00–940.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	160.23/cwt	155.00–166.00	985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	151.22/cwt	150.00–155.00	936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	180.32/cwt	170.00–185.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	842	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	192.98/cwt	186.00–203.00	919	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	167.29/cwt	160.00–174.00	952	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	190.69/cwt	185.00–194.00	822	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	148.68/cwt	143.00–152.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	161.54/cwt	155.00–165.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	155.95/cwt	155.00–160.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	393	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	739	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	168.57/cwt	150.00–173.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	153.57/cwt	149.00–157.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	163.99/cwt	158.00–166.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	164.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	146.17/cwt	140.00–151.00	906	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	130.98/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,085	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	132.25/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,218	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	136.09/cwt	131.00–140.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	164.86/cwt	160.00–167.00	925	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	175.86/cwt	174.00–180.00	573	11

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 Feb 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,031Last week 802Year ago 818

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 62Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 43Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	210.00	210.00
1	—	705	161.00	161.00
10	—	612	160.00–180.00	172.04
6	—	474	189.00–204.00	192.72
4	—	429	200.00–204.00	202.48
39	—	571	170.00–185.00	176.76
16	—	370	200.00–220.00	208.01
31	—	533	175.00–193.00	184.57
4	—	771	159.00–160.00	159.50
2	—	863	146.00–156.00	151.01
12	—	676	160.00–181.00	173.64
5	—	836	157.00	157.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	185.00	185.00
1	—	600	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	180.00–200.00	188.95
7	—	409	185.00–190.00	188.02
6	—	485	175.00–191.00	181.81
6	—	278	190.00–202.50	197.37
2	—	333	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	576	192.00–196.00	195.44
59	—	870	170.00	170.00
37	—	611	183.00–190.50	188.99
27	—	522	200.00–204.00	202.41
23	—	471	206.00–220.00	215.25
8	—	383	236.00	236.00
6	—	679	179.00–180.00	179.84
1	—	845	165.00	165.00
1	—	730	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	472	162.00–175.00	168.75
21	—	668	135.00–148.00	143.00
27	—	566	145.00–158.00	153.34
20	—	526	150.00–169.00	158.15
19	—	379	168.00–185.00	175.13
3	—	715	136.00–144.00	138.78
16	—	430	167.00–174.00	170.68
3	—	290	175.00	175.00
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
12	—	620	140.00–151.00	146.17
3	—	812	128.00–135.00	130.98
8	—	764	142.00	142.00
4	—	921	132.00–133.00	132.25
11	—	326	174.00–180.00	175.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	130.00	130.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
4	—	563	143.00–152.00	148.68
5	—	427	155.00–165.00	161.54
5	—	343	150.00–173.00	168.57
4	—	727	130.00	130.00
3	—	528	149.00–157.00	153.57
6	—	473	158.00–166.00	163.99
2	—	235	160.00–170.00	164.89
1	—	380	161.00	161.00
3	—	618	131.00–140.00	136.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	610	155.00–160.00	158.05
6	—	678	145.00–147.00	146.03
21	—	425	187.00	187.00
61	—	541	166.00–173.00	172.49
42	—	467	175.00–182.00	179.01
9	—	393	188.00	188.00
25	—	561	160.00–167.00	164.86
4	—	722	145.00–148.00	146.49
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	132.00	132.00
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	520	170.00–192.00	181.67
2	—	830	137.00–143.00	140.05
2	—	913	105.00–114.00	109.51
2	—	660	156.00	156.00
6	—	615	155.00–166.00	160.23
22	—	476	186.00–203.00	192.98
17	—	569	160.00–174.00	167.29
11	—	431	185.00–194.00	190.69
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	148.00	148.00
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	190.00	190.00
4	—	619	150.00–155.00	151.22
4	—	463	170.00–185.00	180.32
2	—	705	120.00–130.00	125.00
2	—	543	155.00	155.00
5	—	585	155.00–160.00	155.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,011	65.00–77.00	72.16
4	—	1,028	59.00–67.00	63.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,341	85.00–95.00	90.12
6	—	1,445	83.00–87.00	84.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,224	87.00–94.00	90.14
20	—	1,118	75.00–87.00	80.98
6	—	1,153	67.00–74.00	71.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	109.00–120.00	113.61
3	—	1,408	92.00–96.00	94.09
8	—	1,624	97.00–106.00	100.81

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	—	1,020	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,260	940.00–1,085.00	1,053.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,450	1,300.00–1,480.00	1,385.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,040.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,129	650.00–940.00	833.61

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 this sale compares

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