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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 19

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

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Feeder Cattle receipts

377 head

▼ 571 vs last sale 948▲ 377 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 77▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 30▲ 11 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 steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Heifers steady to 7.00 higher. Bulls under 550 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs 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 $124.55/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$124.55

146 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$10.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.00

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	546	125.09	683	138
Small 1-2	415	122.00	506	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	549	114.29	627	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.81/cwt here — about $56 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 sale146 hd

124.55

—

TN average9 barns · 972 hd

117.56

+7.00

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	1,718	82.07	1,410	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,624	60.77	987	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	54.08	635	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	47.97	467	4thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	278	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	389	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	467	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	515	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	148.76/cwt	145.00–151.00	576	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	657	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	152.54/cwt	145.00–155.00	653	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	453	141.75/cwt	135.00–145.00	642	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	148.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	700	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	147.50/cwt	146.00–148.00	758	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	150.72/cwt	150.00–151.00	785	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	138.79/cwt	135.00–143.00	790	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	838	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	135.64/cwt	132.00–139.00	867	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	940	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	913	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	132.33/cwt	125.00–134.00	936	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	914	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	874	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,005	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	132.98/cwt	128.00–135.00	492	12
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	415	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	131.10/cwt	128.00–135.00	564	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	130.61/cwt	127.00–132.00	605	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	125.22/cwt	119.00–127.00	649	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	128.66/cwt	127.00–132.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	113.50/cwt	109.00–118.00	641	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	123.91/cwt	119.00–127.00	706	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	720	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	759	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	122.44/cwt	117.00–124.00	765	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	118.34/cwt	110.00–120.00	793	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	110.24/cwt	109.00–114.00	795	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	774	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	625	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	139.22/cwt	138.00–140.00	670	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	133.44/cwt	129.00–138.00	718	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	122.89/cwt	116.00–128.00	719	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	627	113.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	713	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	113.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	765	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	745	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	529	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	74.34/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,110	3
Bulls	—	—	1,796	84.25/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,513	7
Bulls	—	—	1,845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,661	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	396	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	49.29/cwt	48.00–50.00	492	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	54.34/cwt	52.50–56.50	622	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	45.89/cwt	45.00–47.00	536	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,218	56.28/cwt	55.00–58.00	685	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	59.61/cwt	59.00–60.00	888	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	778	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	1,015	39
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,788	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,180	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,403	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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 948Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 30Year 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
2	—	538	129.00–138.00	133.44
2	—	635	120.00	120.00
2	—	700	110.00	110.00
6	—	437	142.00–144.00	142.99
6	—	585	116.00–128.00	122.89
8	—	673	110.00–120.00	113.69
9	—	481	138.00–140.00	139.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	131.00	131.00
1	—	455	131.00	131.00
2	—	528	123.00–125.00	124.02
2	—	588	110.00	110.00
4	—	627	110.00–115.00	113.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	128.00	128.00
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
4	—	721	109.00–114.00	110.24
12	—	370	128.00–135.00	132.98
12	—	430	128.00–135.00	131.10
12	—	518	119.00–127.00	125.22
18	—	670	110.00–120.00	118.34
20	—	570	119.00–127.00	123.91
20	—	625	117.00–124.00	122.44
23	—	463	127.00–132.00	130.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	127.00–132.00	128.66
3	—	607	125.00	125.00
8	—	576	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	106.00	106.00
2	—	425	120.00	120.00
4	—	565	109.00–118.00	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	158.00	158.00
1	—	692	132.00	132.00
3	—	762	120.00	120.00
4	—	292	160.00	160.00
17	—	639	132.00–139.00	135.64
12	—	428	145.00–155.00	152.54
10	—	387	145.00–151.00	148.76
9	—	569	135.00–143.00	138.79
8	—	514	146.00–148.00	147.50
5	—	471	145.00–150.00	148.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	453	135.00–145.00	141.75
2	—	375	135.00–140.00	137.37
2	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	874	115.00	115.00
11	—	707	125.00–134.00	132.33
9	—	578	145.00	145.00
7	—	521	150.00–151.00	150.72
4	—	424	155.00	155.00
3	—	667	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	71.00	71.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	48.00–50.00	49.29
1	—	900	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,650	61.50	61.50
2	—	1,525	51.00	51.00
2	—	1,218	55.00–58.00	56.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,144	52.50–56.50	54.34
2	—	1,490	59.00–60.00	59.61
2	—	1,168	45.00–47.00	45.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,796	80.00–88.00	84.25
3	—	1,493	74.00–75.00	74.34
1	—	1,845	90.00	90.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	850.00	850.00

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.