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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 26

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

910 head

▲ 533 vs last sale 377▲ 910 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 85▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 11▲ 27 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 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers and bulls 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

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 $138.83/cwt on 368 head.

Average price

$138.83

368 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$29.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.10

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	643	139.34	897	342
Medium and Large 2-3	534	133.00	710	25
Medium and Large 3	510	110.00	561	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.34/cwt here — about $336 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 sale368 hd

138.83

—

TN average11 barns · 2,976 hd

136.73

+2.10

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	1,518	78.33	1,189	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	56.15	820	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	53.71	729	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	43.64	442	16

Every lot

78 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	166.48/cwt	166.00–167.00	388	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	167.91/cwt	164.00–170.00	463	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	381	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	156.43/cwt	155.00–161.00	524	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	151.67/cwt	145.00–155.00	563	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	464	127.44/cwt	120.00–140.00	591	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	149.29/cwt	141.00–150.00	721	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	146.53/cwt	140.00–155.00	759	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	811	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	135.99/cwt	134.00–138.00	711	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	146.14/cwt	134.00–151.00	839	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	135.25/cwt	130.00–138.00	786	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	126.92/cwt	124.00–130.00	797	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	136.98/cwt	128.00–142.00	867	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	132.42/cwt	125.00–139.00	889	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	135.16/cwt	127.00–138.00	965	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	723	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	889	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	129.90/cwt	125.00–137.50	946	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	134.22/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,042	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	124.95/cwt	120.00–128.00	972	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,110	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	983	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	854	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,025	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	130.55/cwt	128.00–133.00	346	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	133.73/cwt	127.00–139.00	432	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	128.59/cwt	128.00–130.00	504	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	127.90/cwt	124.00–132.00	536	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	113.95/cwt	111.00–115.00	530	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	128.66/cwt	121.00–132.00	611	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	125.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	660	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	118.56/cwt	114.00–123.00	634	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	124.79/cwt	121.00–126.00	723	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	117.89/cwt	110.00–122.00	729	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	116.99/cwt	110.00–123.00	738	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	117.63/cwt	110.00–120.00	787	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	112.75/cwt	97.00–117.00	801	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	106.09/cwt	98.00–110.00	759	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	96.20/cwt	92.00–107.00	797	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	148.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	651	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	142.81/cwt	139.00–145.00	674	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	572	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	716	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	534	131.66/cwt	129.00–133.00	703	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	562	125.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	703	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	128.93/cwt	125.00–131.00	726	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	121.27/cwt	120.00–122.00	741	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	115.96/cwt	111.00–121.00	725	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	117.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	781	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	112.65/cwt	108.00–114.00	817	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	104.65/cwt	100.00–114.00	815	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	808	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	743	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	812	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	736	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	72.73/cwt	70.00–76.00	978	2
Bulls	—	—	1,633	82.07/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,340	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	37.05/cwt	35.00–40.00	329	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	50.56/cwt	50.00–51.00	522	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	45.16/cwt	43.00–51.00	471	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,060	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	551	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	756	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,387	53.60/cwt	52.00–57.00	743	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	57.53/cwt	57.00–59.00	916	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,913	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,963	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,813	3

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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 910Last week 377Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers and bulls 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	581	130.00–138.00	135.25
1	—	280	136.00	136.00
2	—	365	150.00	150.00
2	—	523	134.00–138.00	135.99
2	—	628	124.00–130.00	126.92
2	—	723	123.00	123.00
6	—	464	120.00–140.00	127.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	118.00	118.00
4	—	233	166.00–167.00	166.48
4	—	335	155.00–161.00	156.43
7	—	276	164.00–170.00	167.91
13	—	483	141.00–150.00	149.29
17	—	778	120.00–128.00	124.95
18	—	371	145.00–155.00	151.67
24	—	518	140.00–155.00	146.53
29	—	671	125.00–139.00	132.42
38	—	633	128.00–142.00	136.98
42	—	574	134.00–151.00	146.14
56	—	714	127.00–138.00	135.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	728	125.00–137.50	129.90
10	—	854	120.00	120.00
12	—	523	155.00	155.00
19	—	776	131.00–135.00	134.22
42	—	828	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	579	121.00–126.00	124.79
35	—	526	120.00–130.00	125.47
19	—	710	97.00–117.00	112.75
19	—	631	110.00–123.00	116.99
16	—	323	127.00–139.00	133.73
15	—	419	124.00–132.00	127.90
10	—	392	128.00–130.00	128.59
7	—	669	110.00–120.00	117.63
5	—	828	92.00–107.00	96.20
2	—	265	128.00–133.00	130.55
57	—	475	121.00–132.00	128.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	660	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	128.00	128.00
1	—	570	121.00	121.00
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
3	—	618	110.00–122.00	117.89
3	—	715	98.00–110.00	106.09
4	—	465	111.00–115.00	113.95
8	—	535	114.00–123.00	118.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	120.00–128.00	125.00
4	—	625	111.00–121.00	115.96
3	—	534	129.00–133.00	131.66
2	—	808	92.00	92.00
2	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	920	80.00	80.00
1	—	745	107.00	107.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	472	139.00–145.00	142.81
13	—	563	125.00–131.00	128.93
11	—	611	120.00–122.00	121.27
10	—	438	140.00–150.00	148.60
9	—	662	115.00–120.00	117.99
6	—	725	108.00–114.00	112.65
4	—	779	100.00–114.00	104.65
4	—	530	130.00–140.00	135.00
2	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	855	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,042	43.00–51.00	45.16
3	—	888	35.00–40.00	37.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	57.00–59.00	57.53
1	—	1,060	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,387	52.00–57.00	53.60
2	—	1,033	50.00–51.00	50.56
1	—	1,200	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	80.00–83.00	82.07
2	—	1,345	70.00–76.00	72.73

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,175	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	530.00	530.00

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.