Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.67/cwt on 377 head.

Average price

$169.67

377 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$468

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

$28.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.25

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	544	170.76	928	326
Medium and Large 2-3	451	163.99	739	44
Small 1-2	501	159.60	800	5thin
Medium and Large 3	323	142.50	460	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.26/cwt here — about $468 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 sale377 hd

169.67

—

TN average10 barns · 2,415 hd

169.92

−0.25

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	1,672	105.57	1,765	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	88.73	1,295	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	83.48	971	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	72.55	762	26

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)	1,120	$1,240	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$812	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	938	$800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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	Small 1-2	—	575	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	198.63/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,130	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	201.43/cwt	200.00–206.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	182.21/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	182.35/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,240	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	219.99/cwt	210.00–231.00	838	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	163.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,046	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	188.93/cwt	187.00–190.00	799	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	913	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	190.91/cwt	180.00–196.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	620	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	171.08/cwt	168.00–175.00	972	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	333	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	683	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	391	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,166	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	181.50/cwt	175.00–189.00	760	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	165.44/cwt	156.00–170.00	958	45
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	602	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	148.34/cwt	140.00–153.00	983	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	110.56/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	208.01/cwt	206.00–210.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	224.51/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,057	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	189.88/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,255	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	158.03/cwt	151.00–168.00	1,220	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	215.17/cwt	204.00–224.00	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	198.32/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,212	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	176.36/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,247	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	876	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	204.38/cwt	192.00–216.00	1,069	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	178.84/cwt	170.00–179.50	1,350	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	212.15/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,095	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	950	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	186.14/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,163	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	213.81/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,037	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	232.28/cwt	222.50–242.50	743	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	168.43/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,364	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	161.21/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	161.25/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,106	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	187.43/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,001	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	212.90/cwt	200.00–230.00	898	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	73.84/cwt	67.00–77.00	769	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	92.33/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,384	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	85.64/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,221	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	73.39/cwt	69.00–78.00	938	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	65.48/cwt	65.00–67.00	722	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	91.20/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,137	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	82.77/cwt	75.00–88.00	944	44
Bulls	—	—	1,442	97.36/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,404	3
Bulls	—	—	1,965	116.44/cwt	113.00–120.00	2,288	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	106.14/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,797	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,240.29/head	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,240	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	811.96/head	750.00–875.00	812	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	149.50/cwt	139.00–160.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	186.43/cwt	174.00–194.00	876	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	178.25/cwt	160.00–194.00	1,043	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	207.89/cwt	195.00–218.00	994	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	155.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	157.38/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	623	146.27/cwt	140.00–153.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	174.83/cwt	171.00–179.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	159.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,054	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	166.39/cwt	160.00–175.00	614	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	174.30/cwt	167.00–180.00	831	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	154.76/cwt	150.00–158.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	157.01/cwt	150.00–163.00	981	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	472	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	171.60/cwt	163.00–176.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	182.64/cwt	180.00–187.00	678	18
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	508	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	149.55/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	185.94/cwt	181.00–191.00	608	15
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	733	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	171.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	167.99/cwt	161.00–173.00	729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	171.50/cwt	165.00–175.00	883	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	820	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 Feb 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 908Last week 1,279Year ago 950

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 157Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 38Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	160.00–170.00	165.00
3	—	435	180.00–196.00	190.91
1	—	620	173.00	173.00
1	—	280	215.00	215.00
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	230.00	230.00
15	—	471	224.00–225.00	224.51
11	—	661	187.00–192.00	189.88
21	—	611	195.00–201.00	198.32
18	—	707	170.00–181.00	176.36
6	—	876	167.00	167.00
41	—	755	170.00–179.50	178.84
12	—	516	207.00–220.00	212.15
3	—	950	149.00	149.00
2	—	558	210.00	210.00
7	—	810	167.00–169.00	168.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	192.00–203.00	198.63
13	—	680	170.00–191.00	182.35
19	—	381	210.00–231.00	219.99
11	—	772	151.00–168.00	158.03
1	—	210	250.00	250.00
6	—	296	230.00–240.00	234.96
8	—	435	204.00–224.00	215.17
2	—	708	170.00	170.00
1	—	830	166.00	166.00
16	—	523	192.00–216.00	204.38
15	—	625	170.00–195.00	186.14
14	—	485	200.00–221.00	213.81
11	—	320	222.50–242.50	232.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	225.00	225.00
4	—	434	200.00–206.00	201.43
2	—	683	160.00	160.00
7	—	573	175.00–190.00	182.21
1	—	500	190.00	190.00
1	—	340	190.00	190.00
1	—	975	125.00	125.00
1	—	495	191.00	191.00
1	—	245	187.50	187.50
2	—	393	206.00–210.00	208.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	640	160.00–165.00	163.49
14	—	423	187.00–190.00	188.93
3	—	507	180.00	180.00
11	—	568	168.00–175.00	171.08
12	—	333	205.00	205.00
48	—	720	162.00	162.00
17	—	661	155.00–160.00	159.42
3	—	475	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	187.00	187.00
5	—	472	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	419	175.00–189.00	181.50
3	—	247	200.00	200.00
3	—	753	148.00	148.00
45	—	579	156.00–170.00	165.44
10	—	663	140.00–153.00	148.34
2	—	925	107.00–114.00	110.56
1	—	265	183.00	183.00
26	—	477	167.00–180.00	174.30
13	—	625	150.00–163.00	157.01
1	—	840	141.00	141.00
18	—	371	180.00–187.00	182.64
6	—	729	140.00–155.00	149.55
15	—	327	181.00–191.00	185.94
31	—	515	165.00–175.00	171.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	140.00–153.00	146.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	171.00–179.00	174.83
5	—	369	160.00–175.00	166.39
5	—	527	150.00–158.00	154.76
6	—	485	163.00–176.00	171.60
3	—	680	138.00	138.00
3	—	582	162.00	162.00
1	—	635	145.00	145.00
7	—	265	170.00–175.00	171.39
10	—	434	161.00–173.00	167.99
1	—	865	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	173.00	173.00
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
1	—	685	135.00	135.00
2	—	508	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	160.00–165.00	161.21
1	—	805	143.00	143.00
13	—	686	155.00–165.00	161.25
1	—	970	120.00	120.00
26	—	534	184.00–196.00	187.43
8	—	422	200.00–230.00	212.90
18	—	585	160.00–194.00	178.25
13	—	478	195.00–218.00	207.89
1	—	1,035	116.00	116.00
5	—	787	155.00–159.00	157.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	139.00–160.00	149.50
11	—	470	174.00–194.00	186.43
1	—	545	170.00	170.00
1	—	730	157.00	157.00
1	—	685	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	150.00–160.00	155.13
1	—	405	181.00	181.00
1	—	540	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,041	67.00–77.00	73.84
4	—	1,103	65.00–67.00	65.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,499	90.00–98.00	92.33
7	—	1,426	83.00–87.00	85.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	69.00–78.00	73.39
8	—	1,247	88.00–95.00	91.20
44	—	1,140	75.00–88.00	82.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	95.00–99.00	97.36
2	—	1,965	113.00–120.00	116.44
5	—	1,693	102.00–110.00	106.14

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)	1	—	1,070	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,240.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	863	750.00–875.00	811.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Dickson Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Feeder Cattle

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