Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs 4.00 to 14.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs 7.00 to 17.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Bulls under 600 lbs 5.00 to 20.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Quality average to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.84/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$193.84

339 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$42.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.26

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	437	211.00	922	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	493	197.74	975	288
Small 1-2	248	195.00	483	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	523	168.30	881	46

One grade step is worth $42.70/cwt here — about $41 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 sale339 hd

193.84

—

TN average10 barns · 2,195 hd

183.59

+10.26

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	1,758	103.24	1,815	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	90.86	1,309	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,090	88.38	964	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	81.70	861	30

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)	1,208	$1,323	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,014	$1,306	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,296	$1,113	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$944	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	467	227.30/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,061	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	243	235.15/cwt	220.00–250.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	187.63/cwt	170.00–200.00	972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	214.24/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,020	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	231.55/cwt	209.00–250.00	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	236.23/cwt	226.00–240.00	891	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	175.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Value Added	—	437	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	212.35/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	223.99/cwt	223.00–225.00	903	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	181.84/cwt	173.00–186.00	1,049	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	222.91/cwt	221.00–225.00	854	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	327	233.91/cwt	231.00–235.00	765	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	383	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,110	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	288	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	224.17/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,179	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	187.18/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,185	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	187.86/cwt	175.00–193.00	1,272	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	235.04/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	244.36/cwt	235.00–250.00	809	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	168.48/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,356	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	172.48/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	209.15/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,215	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	896	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	236.17/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,108	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	371	252.91/cwt	248.00–258.00	938	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,416	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	311	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	809	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	420	241.71/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	212.17/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,298	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	980	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	231.13/cwt	224.00–235.00	989	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	175.14/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,084	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,046	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,102	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	81.70/cwt	70.00–85.00	861	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	93.21/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,107	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	87.91/cwt	82.00–93.00	937	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	95.35/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,289	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	90.61/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,313	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,245	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	82.00/cwt	81.00–83.00	959	3
Bulls	—	—	1,903	115.46/cwt	115.00–116.00	2,197	2
Bulls	—	—	1,874	105.80/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,983	9
Bulls	—	—	1,423	91.37/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,300	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	1,305.65/head	1,300.00–1,310.00	1,306	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	915.57/head	890.00–940.00	916	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,322.57/head	1,320.00–1,325.00	1,323	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	1,112.70/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,113	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	152.68/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	195.70/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,031	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	171.18/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,229	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	224.13/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,062	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	200.05/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,062	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	185.83/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,059	25
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	206.51/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,194	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	150.32/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	151.74/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,008	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	205.24/cwt	197.00–217.00	870	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	413	216.62/cwt	215.00–224.00	895	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	216.14/cwt	211.00–230.00	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	213.28/cwt	202.50–217.00	783	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	201.34/cwt	193.00–208.00	956	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	163.70/cwt	156.00–173.00	1,010	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	191.66/cwt	191.00–192.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	193.96/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,032	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	785	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	289	213.39/cwt	190.00–231.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	205.92/cwt	187.50–211.00	667	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	134.89/cwt	132.00–140.00	892	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	767	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	187.38/cwt	170.00–205.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	859	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	192.53/cwt	191.00–194.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	180.47/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,058	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	219.53/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,133	21

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.

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Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Mon Mar 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 824Last week 730Year ago 1,024

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 180Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 234Year ago 103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	467	224.00–234.00	227.30
20	—	377	226.00–240.00	236.23
20	—	526	219.00–228.00	224.17
18	—	633	180.00–199.00	187.18
7	—	677	175.00–193.00	187.86
6	—	431	221.00–240.00	235.04
6	—	263	250.00	250.00
8	—	331	235.00–250.00	244.36
2	—	805	165.00–172.00	168.48
2	—	775	171.00–174.00	172.48
2	—	240	250.00	250.00
16	—	581	200.00–217.00	209.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	220.00–250.00	235.15
7	—	518	170.00–200.00	187.63
9	—	476	210.00–216.00	214.24
7	—	322	209.00–250.00	231.55
3	—	398	180.00	180.00
2	—	288	250.00	250.00
5	—	624	170.00–180.00	175.93
1	—	400	224.00	224.00
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
1	—	575	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	220.00	220.00
1	—	405	210.00	210.00
1	—	265	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	896	165.00	165.00
9	—	469	229.00–240.00	236.17
16	—	776	182.50	182.50
2	—	703	189.00	189.00
5	—	612	209.00–213.00	212.17
17	—	377	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	371	248.00–258.00	252.91
14	—	311	260.00	260.00
6	—	420	240.00–244.00	241.71
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	211.00–215.00	212.35
8	—	403	223.00–225.00	223.99
19	—	383	221.00–225.00	222.91
14	—	610	182.00	182.00
27	—	531	198.00–205.00	200.05
25	—	570	181.00–191.00	185.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	577	173.00–186.00	181.84
1	—	895	130.00	130.00
3	—	734	150.00–151.00	150.32
12	—	664	150.00–157.00	151.74
15	—	424	197.00–217.00	205.24
7	—	328	211.00–230.00	216.14
28	—	367	202.50–217.00	213.28
22	—	475	193.00–208.00	201.34
22	—	617	156.00–173.00	163.70
1	—	235	215.00	215.00
1	—	760	145.00	145.00
34	—	532	192.00–203.00	193.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	327	231.00–235.00	233.91
2	—	383	219.00	219.00
2	—	288	225.00	225.00
11	—	413	215.00–224.00	216.62
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	190.00	190.00
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	145.00	145.00
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
3	—	475	191.00–192.00	191.66
1	—	235	180.00	180.00
1	—	510	154.00	154.00
6	—	289	190.00–231.00	213.39
9	—	324	187.50–211.00	205.92
8	—	661	132.00–140.00	134.89
3	—	767	140.00	140.00
2	—	358	170.00–205.00	187.38
7	—	859	110.00	110.00
4	—	432	191.00–194.00	192.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	428	224.00–235.00	231.13
1	—	750	163.00	163.00
7	—	619	170.00–180.00	175.14
5	—	718	170.00–172.00	171.18
12	—	474	215.00–233.00	224.13
6	—	578	190.00–211.00	206.51
21	—	516	215.00–222.00	219.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	155.00	155.00
1	—	580	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	660	140.00–156.00	152.68
3	—	527	190.00–208.00	195.70
1	—	770	155.00	155.00
8	—	586	170.00–185.00	180.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,054	70.00–85.00	81.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,188	91.00–98.00	93.21
42	—	1,066	82.00–93.00	87.91
3	—	1,170	81.00–83.00	82.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,352	92.00–99.00	95.35
30	—	1,449	84.00–93.00	90.61
1	—	1,465	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,903	115.00–116.00	115.46
9	—	1,874	100.00–111.00	105.80
4	—	1,423	87.00–97.00	91.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,014	1,300.00–1,310.00	1,305.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,320.00–1,325.00	1,322.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,296	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,112.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	890.00–940.00	915.57

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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