Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00-6.00 lower. Feeder steers under 400 steady, over 400 steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls steady to 6.00 higher. Demand moderate. Quality average to fancy.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.77/cwt on 526 head.

Average price

$213.77

526 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$33.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.20

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	588	214.88	1,264	420
Medium and Large 2-3	509	213.50	1,086	91
Small 1-2	493	207.50	1,022	2thin
Medium and Large 3	606	180.92	1,097	13thin

One grade step is worth $33.96/cwt here — about $167 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 sale526 hd

213.77

—

TN average9 barns · 2,213 hd

208.58

+5.20

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	1,694	118.93	2,014	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	103.69	1,490	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	99.08	1,189	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	83.73	819	35

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)	1,165	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2Fleshy	—	663	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	233.38/cwt	230.00–238.00	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	194.69/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,423	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	192.17/cwt	185.00–200.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	220.29/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,062	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	208.21/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,089	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	202.76/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,196	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	241.00/cwt	231.00–251.00	790	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	191.45/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	219.74/cwt	210.00–226.00	956	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	183.56/cwt	178.00–189.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	231.65/cwt	222.00–238.00	991	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	208.39/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,286	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	249.26/cwt	237.00–255.00	935	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	190.20/cwt	182.00–204.00	1,280	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	254.92/cwt	248.00–260.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	247.60/cwt	241.00–254.00	849	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	223.57/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,207	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	517	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	217.46/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,242	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	220.81/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,142	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	218.50/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,344	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	810	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	194.48/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,402	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,523	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	192.47/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	222.89/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,161	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	250.04/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,070	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	219.74/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,250	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	223.84/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,095	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	203.15/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,288	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,300.46/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	—	—	2,049	129.29/cwt	127.00–132.00	2,649	4
Bulls	—	—	1,235	111.09/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,372	5
Bulls	—	—	1,839	118.56/cwt	114.00–123.00	2,180	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	95.80/cwt	89.00–103.00	1,102	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	105.25/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,332	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	88.54/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,001	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	99.71/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,483	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	105.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,492	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	87.91/cwt	84.00–93.00	918	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	79.78/cwt	75.00–85.00	730	18
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	563	209.82/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,181	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	229.28/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,293	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	241.89/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,231	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	213.39/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,329	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	257.09/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,085	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	244.30/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,182	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	255.59/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,332	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,624	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	259.32/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,382	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	219.38/cwt	213.00–224.00	1,685	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	241.32/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,470	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	239.53/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,490	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	216.19/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,559	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	243.58/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,381	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	282.39/cwt	270.00–295.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	266.10/cwt	254.00–272.00	1,288	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	278.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,151	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	223.95/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,505	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	228.05/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,099	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	252.43/cwt	230.00–260.00	959	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	222.79/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,297	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	188.66/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	588	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,276	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	750	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	203.32/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,303	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	196.77/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	234.63/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,246	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	265.83/cwt	250.00–280.00	718	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	479	233.45/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	275.41/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,058	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	277.42/cwt	270.00–300.00	899	10

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 Jun 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,195Last week 1,266Year ago 1,045

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 140Year ago 192

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 42Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	185.00	185.00
3	—	517	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	388	230.00–238.00	233.38
2	—	230	185.00–200.00	192.17
27	—	482	200.00–235.00	220.29
1	—	790	170.00	170.00
14	—	523	200.00–215.00	208.21
11	—	590	190.00–210.00	202.76
6	—	328	231.00–251.00	241.00
4	—	613	180.00–200.00	191.45
9	—	435	210.00–226.00	219.74
2	—	708	178.00–189.00	183.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	230.00	230.00
1	—	450	204.00	204.00
4	—	631	172.00	172.00
2	—	520	180.00	180.00
4	—	810	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	731	187.00–197.00	194.69
1	—	850	176.00	176.00
33	—	428	222.00–238.00	231.65
27	—	617	200.00–213.00	208.39
20	—	375	237.00–255.00	249.26
15	—	673	182.00–204.00	190.20
3	—	263	248.00–260.00	254.92
6	—	752	195.00	195.00
20	—	343	241.00–254.00	247.60
22	—	571	212.00–220.00	217.46
37	—	517	208.00–225.00	220.81
33	—	482	220.00–235.00	228.05
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	215.00	215.00
1	—	525	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	670	210.00	210.00
10	—	790	195.00	195.00
11	—	540	220.00–228.00	223.57
63	—	615	210.00–220.00	218.50
2	—	578	218.00	218.00
8	—	810	186.00–193.00	188.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	217.00	217.00
4	—	750	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	721	185.00–200.00	194.48
5	—	832	183.00	183.00
2	—	655	215.00	215.00
4	—	765	190.00–200.00	192.47
14	—	564	220.00–230.00	229.28
27	—	509	230.00–245.00	241.89
11	—	623	210.00–220.00	213.39
16	—	422	250.00–266.00	257.09
20	—	484	230.00–253.00	244.30
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	205.00	205.00
3	—	563	200.00–220.00	209.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	195.00	195.00
10	—	521	210.00–230.00	222.89
7	—	428	245.00–255.00	250.04
19	—	569	210.00–225.00	219.74
1	—	755	180.00	180.00
5	—	489	220.00–235.00	223.84
5	—	634	180.00–210.00	203.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	521	240.00–261.00	255.59
3	—	1,040	160.00	160.00
8	—	622	235.00–252.00	239.53
14	—	721	210.00–223.00	216.19
27	—	567	230.00–255.00	243.58
2	—	293	270.00–295.00	282.39
1	—	780	215.00	215.00
27	—	484	254.00–272.00	266.10
5	—	414	270.00–280.00	278.02
6	—	823	197.00	197.00
18	—	672	210.00–230.00	223.95
26	—	384	260.00–285.00	275.41
1	—	210	300.00	300.00
10	—	324	270.00–300.00	277.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	694	234.00	234.00
7	—	533	255.00–265.00	259.32
21	—	768	213.00–224.00	219.38
43	—	609	240.00–254.00	241.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	380	230.00–260.00	252.43
9	—	582	220.00–225.00	222.79
24	—	641	200.00–220.00	203.32
3	—	737	190.00–200.00	196.77
6	—	531	230.00–240.00	234.63
2	—	438	240.00–250.00	244.97
2	—	270	250.00–280.00	265.83
2	—	335	240.00	240.00
1	—	670	200.00	200.00
1	—	840	187.00	187.00
1	—	475	240.00	240.00
1	—	220	280.00	280.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	250.00	250.00
3	—	479	220.00–240.00	233.45

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,085	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,300.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,049	127.00–132.00	129.29
5	—	1,235	109.00–113.00	111.09
6	—	1,839	114.00–123.00	118.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,150	89.00–103.00	95.80
43	—	1,266	100.00–111.00	105.25
13	—	1,130	82.00–94.00	88.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,487	94.00–103.00	99.71
11	—	1,414	105.00–110.00	105.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,044	84.00–93.00	87.91
18	—	915	75.00–85.00	79.78

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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