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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 29

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

644 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 645▲ 644 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 63▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 18▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week; Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm. Steers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, instances 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Load lots Two loads steers 111 head Medium and Large 1-2 medium plus grass flesh, mixed colors, mostly char X and Blks 928 lbs 129.50

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.22/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$138.22

278 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$3.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.96

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	740	138.46	1,024	259
Medium and Large 2-3	511	134.95	689	19thin

One grade step is worth $3.50/cwt here — about $335 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 sale278 hd

138.22

—

TN average9 barns · 1,069 hd

140.18

−1.96

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	1,578	81.82	1,291	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,359	57.64	783	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	57.52	731	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	53.50	604	25

Every lot

70 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	445	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	137.39/cwt	136.00–140.00	447	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	165.60/cwt	160.00–170.00	543	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	160.44/cwt	156.00–165.00	586	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	154.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	645	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	152.22/cwt	148.00–155.00	734	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	835	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	136.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	720	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	150.55/cwt	140.00–155.00	801	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	150.90/cwt	140.00–156.00	883	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	144.81/cwt	138.00–148.00	879	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	142.66/cwt	142.00–143.50	942	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	134.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	911	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	136.67/cwt	134.00–140.00	980	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	130.27/cwt	124.00–132.00	954	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	129.17/cwt	116.00–132.00	1,005	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	928	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,202	111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	434	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	125.50/cwt	120.00–131.00	420	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	129.52/cwt	129.00–130.00	477	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	131.11/cwt	126.00–135.00	559	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	126.38/cwt	123.00–130.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	127.89/cwt	124.00–132.00	618	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	689	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	127.57/cwt	123.00–130.50	676	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	107.00/cwt	101.00–113.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	124.73/cwt	121.00–129.00	722	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	791	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	592	113.63/cwt	110.00–121.00	673	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	122.30/cwt	120.00–126.00	777	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	803	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	118.64/cwt	112.00–123.00	802	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	106.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	752	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	841	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	769	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	894	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	149.76/cwt	140.00–155.00	642	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	447	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	599	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	146.29/cwt	140.00–154.00	701	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	492	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	677	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	137.41/cwt	135.00–142.00	734	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	120.83/cwt	115.00–126.00	685	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	131.53/cwt	128.00–139.00	760	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	122.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	766	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	729	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	118.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	782	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	115.26/cwt	110.00–117.00	813	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	723	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	709	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	465	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	298	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,539	81.49/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,254	7
Bulls	—	—	1,650	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,155	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	88.87/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,491	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	42.04/cwt	41.00–43.00	336	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	54.50/cwt	53.00–56.00	631	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	57.11/cwt	53.00–62.00	717	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	602	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	58.31/cwt	54.00–64.00	786	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	64.55/cwt	64.00–65.00	883	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	54.28/cwt	53.00–56.00	768	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3	650	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	4,778	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,000	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,350	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 Jul 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 644Last week 645Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	120.00–125.00	122.74
4	—	705	110.00–117.00	115.26
8	—	479	140.00–154.00	146.29
21	—	429	140.00–155.00	149.76
21	—	534	135.00–142.00	137.41
12	—	661	115.00–120.00	118.27
20	—	578	128.00–139.00	131.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
2	—	723	98.00	98.00
3	—	447	134.00	134.00
5	—	567	115.00–126.00	120.83
2	—	645	110.00–116.00	113.00
3	—	492	137.00–138.00	137.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	585	140.00–156.00	150.90
10	—	482	148.00–155.00	152.22
7	—	532	140.00–155.00	150.55
6	—	677	130.00–137.00	134.52
6	—	328	160.00–170.00	165.60
2	—	365	156.00–165.00	160.44
2	—	278	160.00	160.00
20	—	607	138.00–148.00	144.81
11	—	732	124.00–132.00	130.27
11	—	416	150.00–160.00	154.94
10	—	778	116.00–132.00	129.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
9	—	528	135.00–140.00	136.44
3	—	460	137.00	137.00
3	—	325	136.00–140.00	137.39
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
1	—	595	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	830	120.00	120.00
4	—	522	160.00	160.00
9	—	717	134.00–140.00	136.67
18	—	660	142.00–143.50	142.66
111	—	928	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	120.00–131.00	125.50
1	—	613	119.00	119.00
4	—	715	105.00–110.00	107.55
3	—	592	110.00–121.00	113.63
2	—	430	123.00–130.00	126.38
2	—	540	101.00–113.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	118.00	118.00
4	—	820	109.00	109.00
10	—	503	137.00	137.00
14	—	586	135.00	135.00
6	—	658	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	635	120.00–126.00	122.30
12	—	676	112.00–123.00	118.64
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
29	—	530	123.00–130.50	127.57
19	—	483	124.00–132.00	127.89
18	—	426	126.00–135.00	131.11
17	—	579	121.00–129.00	124.73
3	—	705	105.00–110.00	106.65
3	—	330	130.00–135.00	131.64
2	—	368	129.00–130.00	129.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	64.00	64.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	64.00–65.00	64.55
11	—	1,255	53.00–62.00	57.11
1	—	1,255	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,158	53.00–56.00	54.50
2	—	800	41.00–43.00	42.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,348	54.00–64.00	58.31
2	—	1,415	53.00–56.00	54.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,678	88.00–90.00	88.87
7	—	1,539	76.00–87.00	81.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	735.00	735.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	735.00	735.00

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.