Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Feeder steers 4.00 to 6.00 higher with instances 10.00 higher, Heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Bull calves 5.00 to 13.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.37/cwt on 443 head.

Average price

$169.37

443 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$45.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.64

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	556	170.38	947	20
Medium and Large 1-2	610	170.11	1,038	415
Small 1-2	470	150.00	705	1thin
Medium and Large 3	597	125.29	748	7thin

One grade step is worth $45.09/cwt here — about $199 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 sale443 hd

169.37

—

TN average8 barns · 1,474 hd

171.00

−1.64

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	1,610	109.61	1,765	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	90.54	1,258	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,146	88.60	1,016	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	77.27	750	19

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,211	$1,257	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,210	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$900	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,120	$1,769	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	323	198.26/cwt	180.00–205.00	640	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	193.06/cwt	180.00–205.00	838	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,234	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	157.83/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,076	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	152.18/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,105	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	171.56/cwt	163.00–176.00	966	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	162.08/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,021	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	220.28/cwt	210.00–225.00	941	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	182.18/cwt	178.00–186.00	865	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	199.34/cwt	190.00–206.00	757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	209	206.12/cwt	197.50–212.50	431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	173.63/cwt	167.50–174.50	1,497	66
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	208.20/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,101	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	165.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,062	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	173.69/cwt	173.00–175.00	992	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	189.79/cwt	170.00–200.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	199.89/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,141	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	215.17/cwt	215.00–216.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	853	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	228.99/cwt	220.00–236.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,376	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	696	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,114	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	195.96/cwt	170.00–204.00	1,209	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,123	138.08/cwt	126.00–150.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	218.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,018	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	186.73/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,275	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,267	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	235.39/cwt	230.00–240.00	763	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	139.61/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	184.76/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	176.63/cwt	160.00–183.00	1,274	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,135	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	188.20/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,287	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	698	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,187	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	211.88/cwt	208.00–214.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	176.56/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,088	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	156.13/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,129	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	89.48/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,253	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,087	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	96.41/cwt	93.00–105.00	996	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	88.04/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,014	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	720	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	94.80/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,275	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	77.84/cwt	75.00–83.00	751	18
Bulls	—	—	1,245	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,183	1
Bulls	—	—	1,913	117.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,256	4
Bulls	—	—	1,533	107.91/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,654	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,607.27/head	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,607	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	204.25/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,054	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	1,257.43/head	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,257	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	212.42/cwt	200.00–215.00	875	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	163.36/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,086	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	217.13/cwt	210.00–230.00	918	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	176.95/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,012	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	161.26/cwt	155.00–166.00	995	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	843	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	209.68/cwt	204.00–215.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	114.05/cwt	111.00–120.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,178	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	192.18/cwt	190.00–198.00	909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	175.61/cwt	150.00–185.00	906	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	196.96/cwt	185.00–203.00	894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 730Last week 908Year ago 629

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 111Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 234Last week 23Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	323	180.00–205.00	198.26
3	—	800	140.00	140.00
29	—	434	180.00–205.00	193.06
51	—	682	154.00–160.00	157.83
11	—	726	144.00–153.00	152.18
34	—	563	163.00–176.00	171.56
12	—	630	162.00–163.00	162.08
10	—	475	178.00–186.00	182.18
10	—	380	190.00–206.00	199.34
4	—	209	197.50–212.50	206.12
2	—	760	151.00	151.00
7	—	290	204.00–215.00	209.68
7	—	516	150.00–185.00	175.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	801	154.00	154.00
4	—	690	154.00	154.00
102	—	641	165.00–170.00	165.62
13	—	571	173.00–175.00	173.69
76	—	712	165.50	165.50
7	—	473	190.00–198.00	192.18
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	156.00	156.00
1	—	580	150.00	150.00
3	—	657	140.00	140.00
2	—	793	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	181.00	181.00
9	—	454	185.00–203.00	196.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
3	—	575	111.00–120.00	114.05
2	—	720	115.00–120.00	117.43
1	—	660	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	427	210.00–225.00	220.28
8	—	529	195.00–215.00	208.20
15	—	571	190.00–204.00	199.89
4	—	370	220.00–236.00	228.99
3	—	1,012	136.00	136.00
2	—	873	163.00	163.00
22	—	617	170.00–204.00	195.96
17	—	467	210.00–220.00	218.04
16	—	683	170.00–191.00	186.73
1	—	1,120	131.00	131.00
10	—	324	230.00–240.00	235.39
1	—	285	230.00	230.00
3	—	918	136.00–147.00	139.61
20	—	721	160.00–183.00	176.63
2	—	763	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	862	167.50–174.50	173.63
2	—	1,123	126.00–150.00	138.08
16	—	768	165.00	165.00
4	—	516	220.00	220.00
28	—	684	180.00–191.00	188.20
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	180.00	180.00
2	—	265	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	170.00–200.00	189.79
1	—	400	207.50	207.50
6	—	380	215.00–216.00	215.17
5	—	696	160.00	160.00
1	—	520	185.00	185.00
1	—	620	179.00	179.00
5	—	559	180.00–186.00	184.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
3	—	853	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	150.00	150.00
3	—	463	208.00–214.00	211.88
3	—	837	145.00	145.00
14	—	616	173.00–179.00	176.56
3	—	723	150.00–169.00	156.13
16	—	516	190.00–212.00	204.25
6	—	665	155.00–165.00	163.36
9	—	423	210.00–230.00	217.13
5	—	572	170.00–185.00	176.95
1	—	985	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	698	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	412	200.00–215.00	212.42
1	—	520	180.00	180.00
1	—	720	135.00	135.00
6	—	617	155.00–166.00	161.26
2	—	843	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
3	—	515	170.00	170.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,400	85.00–94.00	89.48
6	—	1,345	94.00–95.00	94.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	83.00	83.00
3	—	1,033	93.00–105.00	96.41
32	—	1,152	83.00–92.00	88.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	67.00	67.00
18	—	965	75.00–83.00	77.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,913	115.00–120.00	117.94
11	—	1,533	100.00–114.00	107.91

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,208	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	760	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,150	1,210.00	1,210.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,211	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,257.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,053	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,607.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,425.00	1,425.00

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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