Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $197.72/cwt on 699 head.

Average price

$197.72

699 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$35.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.31

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	452	202.44	915	28
Medium and Large 1-2	745	198.13	1,476	657
Small 1-2	449	170.50	765	8thin
Medium and Large 3	369	166.67	616	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.78/cwt here — about $299 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 sale699 hd

197.72

—

TN average10 barns · 2,119 hd

208.02

−10.31

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	1,665	112.67	1,876	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	94.94	1,335	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	91.26	1,034	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	80.61	809	17

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)	1,100	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,312	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	275	223.44/cwt	211.00–230.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	207.02/cwt	197.00–215.00	987	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	207.60/cwt	201.00–210.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	535	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	678	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	167.23/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	222.39/cwt	202.50–231.00	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	169.57/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,048	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	354	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	217.38/cwt	214.00–226.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	193.72/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,255	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	448	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	171.62/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,411	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	195.41/cwt	189.00–210.00	922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	233.98/cwt	220.00–240.00	889	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	247.40/cwt	220.00–260.00	794	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	240.33/cwt	228.00–255.00	1,036	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	202.38/cwt	190.00–221.00	1,174	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	226.11/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,083	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	198.21/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	226.58/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,199	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	204.71/cwt	182.00–208.00	1,296	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	193.75/cwt	193.75–193.75	1,461	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	929	179.50/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,668	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	229.45/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,283	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	187.25/cwt	187.25–187.25	1,676	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	185.42/cwt	181.00–192.00	1,315	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	184.87/cwt	179.50–188.25	1,521	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	224.06/cwt	213.00–224.75	1,423	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	207.44/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,083	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	166.43/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,275	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	222.78/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,056	21
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	173.33/cwt	170.00–175.00	884	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	846	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	99.08/cwt	94.00–111.00	1,207	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	80.96/cwt	72.00–87.00	820	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	100.52/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,511	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	93.55/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,293	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	88.62/cwt	83.00–95.00	985	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	796	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,179	1
Bulls	—	—	1,866	120.40/cwt	117.00–130.00	2,247	6
Bulls	—	—	1,607	110.30/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,773	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,311.97/head	1,250.00–1,360.00	1,312	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	206.00/cwt	204.00–208.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	200.37/cwt	180.00–214.00	848	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	194.35/cwt	185.00–213.00	1,141	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	115.05/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,077	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	225.13/cwt	200.00–230.00	950	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	196.46/cwt	188.00–205.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,283	26
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	427	180.70/cwt	180.00–186.00	772	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	615	162.44/cwt	140.00–186.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	146.67/cwt	130.00–162.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	187.14/cwt	180.00–208.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	198.40/cwt	185.00–209.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	132.47/cwt	125.00–140.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	218.72/cwt	203.00–227.00	934	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	207.67/cwt	185.00–213.00	1,074	34
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	160.65/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	179.54/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,036	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	369	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	183.49/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,048	4

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 Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,168Last week 824Year ago 827

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 137Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 31Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	211.00–230.00	223.44
34	—	477	197.00–215.00	207.02
4	—	365	201.00–210.00	207.60
2	—	223	240.00	240.00
1	—	715	150.00	150.00
1	—	900	130.00	130.00
4	—	666	165.00–170.00	167.23
9	—	322	202.50–231.00	222.39
7	—	618	162.00–172.00	169.57
25	—	427	203.00–227.00	218.72
34	—	517	185.00–213.00	207.67
4	—	571	183.00–185.00	183.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	157.50	157.50
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
2	—	608	125.00–140.00	132.47
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	176.00	176.00
2	—	483	188.00–205.00	196.46
3	—	695	130.00–162.00	146.67
2	—	210	200.00	200.00
4	—	432	180.00–208.00	187.14
4	—	370	185.00–209.00	198.40
3	—	628	160.00–162.00	160.65
5	—	577	170.00–186.00	179.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	705	182.00	182.00
5	—	369	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	427	180.00–186.00	180.70
2	—	615	140.00–186.00	162.44
1	—	655	133.00	133.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	130.00	130.00
4	—	448	188.00	188.00
2	—	220	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	218.00	218.00
5	—	383	214.00–226.00	217.38
4	—	559	185.00–200.00	193.72
10	—	472	189.00–210.00	195.41
1	—	330	172.50	172.50
2	—	518	180.00	180.00
2	—	235	250.00	250.00
1	—	660	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	354	160.00	160.00
2	—	400	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	240.00	240.00
68	—	754	193.75	193.75
59	—	929	165.00–180.00	179.50
12	—	559	224.00–235.00	229.45
59	—	895	187.25	187.25
250	—	823	179.50–188.25	184.87
85	—	635	213.00–224.75	224.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	822	169.00–172.00	171.62
2	—	753	179.00	179.00
17	—	380	220.00–240.00	233.98
16	—	321	220.00–260.00	247.40
15	—	431	228.00–255.00	240.33
14	—	580	190.00–221.00	202.38
8	—	479	220.00–249.00	226.11
4	—	656	190.00–201.00	198.21
1	—	290	245.00	245.00
15	—	529	210.00–240.00	226.58
10	—	633	182.00–208.00	204.71
2	—	850	169.00	169.00
5	—	709	181.00–192.00	185.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	200.00–220.00	207.44
8	—	766	159.00–169.00	166.43
3	—	672	165.00	165.00
21	—	474	220.00–229.00	222.78
1	—	330	235.00	235.00
13	—	587	185.00–213.00	194.35
2	—	393	230.00	230.00
1	—	640	174.00	174.00
4	—	936	110.00–130.00	115.05
12	—	422	200.00–230.00	225.13
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	170.00–175.00	173.33
1	—	475	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	120.00	120.00
2	—	465	204.00–208.00	206.00
1	—	895	135.00	135.00
8	—	423	180.00–214.00	200.37
1	—	540	190.00	190.00
1	—	605	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,218	94.00–111.00	99.08
25	—	1,111	83.00–95.00	88.62
1	—	915	87.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	75.00	75.00
16	—	1,013	72.00–87.00	80.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	97.00–104.00	100.52
8	—	1,382	87.00–97.00	93.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	97.00	97.00
6	—	1,866	117.00–130.00	120.40
13	—	1,607	107.00–114.00	110.30

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,250.00–1,360.00	1,311.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

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Slaughter Cattle

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