Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same market last week, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers and bulls down 3.00 to 10.00. Value-added cattle still demanding higher prices. Slaughter cows/bulls down 2.00 to 10.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $213.76/cwt on 381 head.

Average price

$213.76

381 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$44.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

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	638	214.89	1,371	361
Large 1-2	598	195.00	1,166	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	464	194.52	903	17thin
Small 1-2	590	170.00	1,003	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.89/cwt here — about $368 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 sale381 hd

213.76

—

TN average10 barns · 2,090 hd

213.77

−0.01

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	—	Average	1,482	97.28	1,441	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,378	88.01	1,213	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	83.22	1,056	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	74.14	790	23

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,020	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$904	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	778	$535	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,420	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$975	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$900	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	201.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,173	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	231.95/cwt	220.00–250.00	858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	178.96/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,119	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	203.47/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,078	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	153.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	187.35/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,085	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	179.26/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,102	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	197.75/cwt	190.00–207.00	943	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	214.58/cwt	200.00–225.00	815	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	174.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,273	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	173.26/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	198.70/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,061	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	206.16/cwt	201.00–212.00	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	222.23/cwt	215.00–230.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	210.00/cwt	205.00–215.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	188.98/cwt	180.00–190.00	996	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	225.11/cwt	217.00–230.00	732	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	226.46/cwt	220.00–231.00	960	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,227	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	778	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	965	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,007	768.91/head	750.00–800.00	769	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,199.92/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,200	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,083	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	921	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	93.35/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,496	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	107.34/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,675	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	76.36/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,107	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	63.83/cwt	60.00–67.00	557	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,203	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	75.90/cwt	74.00–77.00	801	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	86.85/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,163	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	93.50/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,337	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	75.12/cwt	71.00–80.00	814	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	529	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	248.50/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	161.75/cwt	145.00–170.00	1,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	222.37/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,032	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	191.01/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	190.90/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,565	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	251.99/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,053	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	195.46/cwt	180.00–211.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	563	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	250.51/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,175	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	228.57/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,408	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	223.81/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,491	31
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	233.77/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,328	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	206.83/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,309	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	243.44/cwt	230.00–255.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	204.65/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,435	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	248.40/cwt	245.00–250.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	261.50/cwt	240.00–277.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	192.07/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,364	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	230.00/cwt	220.00–235.00	957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	223.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,169	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	199.23/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,560	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	137.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	257.68/cwt	240.00–275.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	188.88/cwt	180.00–215.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	209.70/cwt	200.00–220.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	192.50/cwt	185.00–200.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	192.06/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,504	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	217.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,282	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	208.19/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,384	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,208	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	226.28/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,068	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,030	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	240.56/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,249	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	980	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,250	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,277	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	218.88/cwt	215.00–223.00	924	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	214.22/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,003	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,385	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	163.97/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	174.60/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	886	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	83.34/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,076	27

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 Dec 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 859Last week 847Year ago 1,022

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 134Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 19Year ago 25

Compared to this same market last week, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers and bulls down 3.00 to 10.00. Value-added cattle still demanding higher prices. Slaughter cows/bulls down 2.00 to 10.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	581	200.00–210.00	201.93
1	—	920	120.00	120.00
5	—	370	220.00–250.00	231.95
4	—	625	175.00–181.00	178.96
7	—	530	200.00–210.00	203.47
3	—	778	150.00–160.00	153.28
3	—	680	170.00–180.00	173.26
2	—	735	160.00	160.00
7	—	424	220.00–231.00	226.46
1	—	1,025	125.00	125.00
3	—	818	150.00	150.00
12	—	464	210.00–235.00	222.37
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	204.00	204.00
1	—	430	200.00	200.00
3	—	667	145.00–170.00	161.75
2	—	578	190.00–192.00	191.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	529	215.00	215.00
2	—	405	240.00–257.00	248.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	579	180.00–190.00	187.35
15	—	615	177.00–180.00	179.26
10	—	477	190.00–207.00	197.75
18	—	380	200.00–225.00	214.58
14	—	729	170.00–175.00	174.65
7	—	433	201.00–212.00	206.16
2	—	280	215.00–230.00	222.23
21	—	527	180.00–190.00	188.98
2	—	763	150.00	150.00
11	—	325	217.00–230.00	225.11
1	—	960	120.00	120.00
2	—	675	170.00–179.00	174.60
1	—	820	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	185.00	185.00
2	—	445	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	534	190.00–200.00	198.70
1	—	660	192.00	192.00
16	—	636	190.00	190.00
6	—	980	125.00–130.00	127.52
8	—	751	170.00	170.00
20	—	422	215.00–223.00	218.88
22	—	468	210.00–219.00	214.22
23	—	810	171.00	171.00
5	—	555	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	205.00–215.00	210.00
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
2	—	458	200.00–201.00	200.50
2	—	670	160.00–168.00	163.97
1	—	570	160.00	160.00
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	820	185.00–197.00	190.90
9	—	418	250.00–260.00	251.99
12	—	469	240.00–255.00	250.51
29	—	616	223.00–233.00	228.57
31	—	666	214.00–229.00	223.81
8	—	568	230.00–235.00	233.77
34	—	701	201.00–205.00	204.65
23	—	783	194.00–200.00	199.23
4	—	1,030	160.00	160.00
8	—	519	235.00–250.00	240.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	180.00–211.00	195.46
4	—	414	180.00–215.00	188.88
2	—	335	200.00–220.00	209.70
4	—	478	185.00–200.00	192.50
1	—	395	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	180.00	180.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	633	205.00–210.00	206.83
7	—	279	230.00–255.00	243.44
3	—	240	245.00–250.00	248.40
3	—	365	240.00–277.00	261.50
7	—	710	190.00–197.00	192.07
5	—	416	220.00–235.00	230.00
24	—	522	220.00–230.00	223.94
1	—	805	108.00	108.00
2	—	925	130.00–145.00	137.50
4	—	336	240.00–275.00	257.68
15	—	783	191.00–193.00	192.06
30	—	589	210.00–220.00	217.65
41	—	665	200.00–210.00	208.19
13	—	472	220.00–230.00	226.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	290.00	290.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	778	535.00	535.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,007	750.00–800.00	768.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,078	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,199.92
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,603	87.00–98.00	93.35
4	—	1,560	105.00–114.00	107.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	75.00–78.00	76.36
13	—	1,339	81.00–91.00	86.85
7	—	1,430	92.00–98.00	93.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	60.00–67.00	63.83
21	—	1,084	71.00–80.00	75.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	90.00–95.00	92.53
3	—	1,055	74.00–77.00	75.90
27	—	1,291	80.00–88.00	83.34

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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