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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 20

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← earliestMay 20Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

825 head

▲ 825 vs last sale 0▲ 825 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 0▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady with instances 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.56/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$136.56

265 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$16.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.67

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	516	136.82	706	209
Medium and Large 2-3	403	135.89	548	55
Medium and Large 3	360	120.00	432	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.82/cwt here — about $274 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 sale265 hd

136.56

—

TN average3 barns · 635 hd

130.90

+5.67

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	1,927	74.81	1,442	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	52.35	590	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	49.85	744	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	40.63	424	5thin

Every lot

76 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	164.26/cwt	160.00–168.00	444	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	171.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	475	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	156.05/cwt	150.00–162.00	507	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	168.15/cwt	164.00–170.00	557	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	166.58/cwt	160.00–178.00	618	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	155.32/cwt	150.00–161.00	586	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	639	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	160.28/cwt	157.00–165.00	681	20
Steers	—	Small 1-2	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	157.73/cwt	152.00–162.00	757	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	481	149.65/cwt	145.00–154.00	720	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	156.26/cwt	140.00–161.00	817	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	139.78/cwt	138.00–140.00	731	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	562	139.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	783	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	155.59/cwt	149.00–161.00	879	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	144.80/cwt	138.00–147.00	888	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	135.44/cwt	135.00–138.00	935	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	980	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	942	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	805	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,022	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	998	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,053	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,021	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	348	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	263	146.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	384	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	470	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	142.38/cwt	133.00–144.00	481	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	140.14/cwt	137.00–145.00	523	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	135.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	513	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	417	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	555	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	140.52/cwt	138.00–143.00	589	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	130.77/cwt	129.00–135.00	558	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	455	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	632	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	461	149.39/cwt	149.00–150.00	689	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	138.46/cwt	135.00–144.00	647	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	135.09/cwt	131.00–139.00	635	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	131.08/cwt	123.00–135.00	672	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	136.16/cwt	133.00–141.00	716	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	133.74/cwt	132.00–138.00	760	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	805	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	130.96/cwt	127.00–133.00	803	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	839	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	796	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	758	123.14/cwt	110.00–125.00	933	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	547	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	140.73/cwt	133.00–144.00	595	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	152.95/cwt	150.00–156.00	658	14
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	437	144.33/cwt	144.00–145.00	631	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	151.35/cwt	147.00–158.00	714	19
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	479	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	656	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	145.09/cwt	141.00–150.00	711	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	491	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	683	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	139.21/cwt	133.00–140.00	724	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	140.87/cwt	133.00–149.00	745	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	131.85/cwt	130.00–137.00	754	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	128.66/cwt	128.00–129.00	821	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	773	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	854	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,927	74.81/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,442	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	45.70/cwt	44.00–47.00	462	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	33.03/cwt	32.00–34.00	359	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	51.52/cwt	47.00–54.00	567	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	56.11/cwt	54.00–58.00	700	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	45.64/cwt	45.00–46.00	618	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	52.66/cwt	52.00–53.00	835	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,036	1

This sale against other markets

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 May 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 825Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady with instances 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	491	138.00–140.00	139.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	129.00	129.00
2	—	790	115.00	115.00
2	—	813	105.00	105.00
23	—	572	130.00–137.00	131.85
19	—	472	147.00–158.00	151.35
14	—	430	150.00–156.00	152.95
12	—	529	133.00–149.00	140.87
7	—	703	110.00	110.00
3	—	638	128.00–129.00	128.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	137.00	137.00
3	—	437	144.00–145.00	144.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	520	133.00–140.00	139.21
8	—	490	141.00–150.00	145.09
5	—	423	133.00–144.00	140.73
1	—	355	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	143.00	143.00
1	—	330	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	377	150.00–161.00	155.32
9	—	523	138.00–140.00	139.78
4	—	481	145.00–154.00	149.65
4	—	325	150.00–162.00	156.05
3	—	562	138.00–140.00	139.32
3	—	270	160.00–168.00	164.26
1	—	415	154.00	154.00
1	—	220	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	805	127.00	127.00
5	—	565	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	565	149.00–161.00	155.59
20	—	480	152.00–162.00	157.73
20	—	425	157.00–165.00	160.28
19	—	811	123.00	123.00
17	—	371	160.00–178.00	166.58
16	—	613	138.00–147.00	144.80
14	—	523	140.00–161.00	156.26
13	—	690	135.00–138.00	135.44
9	—	737	133.00	133.00
7	—	331	164.00–170.00	168.15
3	—	277	170.00–175.00	171.63
2	—	928	110.00	110.00
2	—	763	122.00–125.00	123.49
2	—	230	180.00	180.00
1	—	885	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	379	130.00–140.00	135.46
10	—	338	133.00–144.00	142.38
9	—	513	123.00–135.00	131.08
9	—	427	129.00–135.00	130.77
4	—	263	140.00–150.00	146.13
2	—	470	131.00–139.00	135.09
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	235	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	461	149.00–150.00	149.39
16	—	758	110.00–125.00	123.14
12	—	601	134.00	134.00
4	—	661	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	419	138.00–143.00	140.52
29	—	467	135.00–144.00	138.46
25	—	613	127.00–133.00	130.96
25	—	526	133.00–141.00	136.16
19	—	373	137.00–145.00	140.14
16	—	568	132.00–138.00	133.74
4	—	313	150.00	150.00
2	—	678	115.00–120.00	117.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	133.00	133.00
1	—	590	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	44.00–47.00	45.70
2	—	1,088	32.00–34.00	33.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	52.00–53.00	52.66
2	—	1,353	45.00–46.00	45.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,101	47.00–54.00	51.52
4	—	1,248	54.00–58.00	56.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,927	72.00–78.00	74.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	820.00	820.00

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.