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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 12

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

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Feeder Cattle receipts

948 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 996▲ 948 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 125▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 67▲ 30 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 steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 lower. Steers and bulls 4.00 to 12.00 lower, instances 15.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 7.00 lower.

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 $120.20/cwt on 340 head.

Average price

$120.20

340 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$14.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

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	550	121.47	668	290
Medium and Large 2-3	537	114.08	612	41
Medium and Large 3-4	590	111.00	655	1thin
Medium and Large 3	523	106.63	557	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.84/cwt here — about $111 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 sale340 hd

120.20

—

TN average9 barns · 2,132 hd

120.94

−0.75

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	1,833	75.89	1,391	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	54.27	682	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	51.95	730	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	916	44.17	405	29

Every lot

84 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	208	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	358	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	161.00/cwt	160.00–163.00	506	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	326	153.10/cwt	150.00–155.00	499	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	367	146.19/cwt	125.00–154.00	537	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	149.17/cwt	142.00–154.00	579	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	141.09/cwt	135.00–150.00	593	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	628	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	139.05/cwt	130.00–145.00	667	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	128.68/cwt	120.00–130.00	665	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	142.17/cwt	138.00–145.00	754	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	135.69/cwt	130.00–145.00	721	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	131.75/cwt	125.00–140.00	754	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	636	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	131.76/cwt	125.00–135.00	816	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	131.94/cwt	128.00–134.00	830	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	651	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	762	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	135.59/cwt	131.00–138.50	894	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	130.79/cwt	124.00–135.00	875	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	708	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	871	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	120.88/cwt	117.00–125.00	876	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	118.97/cwt	118.00–125.00	942	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	842	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,036	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,012	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	357	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	403	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	332	122.82/cwt	115.00–128.00	408	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	125.88/cwt	124.00–130.00	476	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	460	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	126.99/cwt	124.00–129.00	544	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	457	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	503	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	124.87/cwt	120.00–129.00	598	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	641	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	121.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	639	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	111.40/cwt	100.00–115.00	602	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	112.74/cwt	100.00–120.00	637	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	122.18/cwt	115.00–135.00	712	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	590	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	597	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	603	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	119.13/cwt	111.00–124.00	742	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	114.61/cwt	113.00–120.00	762	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	687	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	824	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	103.54/cwt	100.00–106.00	744	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	724	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	724	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	118.43/cwt	117.50–119.50	869	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	757	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	797	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	893	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	411	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	151.91/cwt	146.00–158.00	591	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	137.85/cwt	125.00–145.00	601	24
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	442	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	486	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	630	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	130.06/cwt	120.00–135.00	624	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	128.38/cwt	120.00–133.00	671	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	534	123.17/cwt	121.00–130.00	658	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	124.32/cwt	120.00–127.00	701	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	592	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	681	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	120.34/cwt	115.00–123.00	745	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	113.98/cwt	112.00–119.00	763	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	106.36/cwt	100.00–110.00	767	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	762	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	65.35/cwt	62.00–69.00	985	2
Bulls	—	—	1,927	78.28/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,508	5
Bulls	—	—	2,010	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,709	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	693	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	243	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	44.85/cwt	41.00–51.00	418	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	49.95/cwt	49.00–52.00	593	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	54.95/cwt	51.00–59.00	696	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	51.95/cwt	50.00–55.00	730	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	663	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,055	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	7,031	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,714	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	714.31/cwt	570.00–785.00	8,207	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,040	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 Aug 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 948Last week 996Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 67Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 lower. Steers and bulls 4.00 to 12.00 lower, instances 15.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	669	124.00–135.00	130.79
26	—	531	130.00–145.00	135.69
24	—	420	135.00–150.00	141.09
13	—	619	125.00–135.00	131.76
12	—	572	125.00–140.00	131.75
7	—	792	118.00–125.00	118.97
6	—	725	117.00–125.00	120.88
6	—	314	160.00–163.00	161.00
5	—	480	130.00–145.00	139.05
5	—	388	142.00–154.00	149.17
2	—	208	172.00	172.00
1	—	865	117.00	117.00
1	—	255	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
2	—	430	146.00	146.00
4	—	720	130.00	130.00
6	—	629	128.00–134.00	131.94
10	—	530	138.00–145.00	142.17
37	—	842	123.00	123.00
39	—	659	131.00–138.50	135.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	150.00	150.00
2	—	708	123.00	123.00
3	—	460	135.00	135.00
3	—	578	110.00	110.00
4	—	326	150.00–155.00	153.10
4	—	367	125.00–154.00	146.19
7	—	785	100.00	100.00
15	—	517	120.00–130.00	128.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	158.00	158.00
1	—	765	104.00	104.00
3	—	828	92.00	92.00
4	—	389	146.00–158.00	151.91
9	—	669	112.00–119.00	113.98
11	—	564	120.00–127.00	124.32
11	—	721	100.00–110.00	106.36
12	—	523	120.00–133.00	128.38
18	—	480	120.00–135.00	130.06
24	—	436	125.00–145.00	137.85
24	—	619	115.00–123.00	120.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	136.00	136.00
3	—	592	115.00	115.00
4	—	534	121.00–130.00	123.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	130.00–134.00	132.04
3	—	317	127.00	127.00
4	—	719	100.00–106.00	103.54
5	—	757	100.00	100.00
21	—	665	113.00–120.00	114.61
23	—	378	124.00–130.00	125.88
27	—	428	124.00–129.00	126.99
38	—	623	111.00–124.00	119.13
39	—	583	115.00–135.00	122.18
45	—	479	120.00–129.00	124.87
50	—	524	115.00–125.00	121.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	797	112.00	112.00
16	—	734	117.50–119.50	118.43
10	—	687	120.00	120.00
4	—	513	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	597	101.00	101.00
3	—	457	110.00	110.00
2	—	510	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	565	100.00–120.00	112.74
6	—	670	108.00	108.00
5	—	540	100.00–115.00	111.40
4	—	724	100.00	100.00
4	—	332	115.00–128.00	122.82
3	—	475	130.00	130.00
2	—	383	120.00	120.00
2	—	200	130.00	130.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	645.00	645.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,149	570.00–785.00	714.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	785.00	785.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	663	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,508	62.00–69.00	65.35
5	—	1,927	76.00–81.00	78.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,187	49.00–52.00	49.95
19	—	1,267	51.00–59.00	54.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,406	50.00–55.00	51.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	35.00	35.00
27	—	933	41.00–51.00	44.85

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.