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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 16

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

660 head

▼ 598 vs last sale 1,258▲ 660 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 145 vs last sale 213▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 50▲ 34 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 2.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 higher. Steers and bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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 $138.77/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$138.77

279 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$26.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.19

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	620	141.45	878	236
Medium and Large 2-3	599	125.02	749	39
Small 1-2	579	115.00	666	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.45/cwt here — about $212 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 sale279 hd

138.77

—

TN average9 barns · 1,002 hd

135.58

+3.19

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	1,736	69.98	1,215	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	50.38	742	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	47.55	548	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	38.54	408	16

Every lot

85 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	458	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	162.49/cwt	158.00–168.00	500	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	341	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	542	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	159.45/cwt	154.00–164.00	606	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	139.30/cwt	134.00–142.00	536	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	144.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	635	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	135.46/cwt	133.00–137.00	630	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	143.40/cwt	143.00–145.00	708	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	135.37/cwt	126.00–140.00	707	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	768	16
Steers	—	Small 1-2	572	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	686	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	143.91/cwt	141.00–145.00	842	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	142.17/cwt	133.00–165.00	843	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	838	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	617	128.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	794	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	133.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	825	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	908	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	930	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	718	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	808	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	139.70/cwt	134.00–142.50	1,007	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	979	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	911	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	820	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	264	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	330	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	131.42/cwt	128.00–139.00	360	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	115.71/cwt	110.00–121.00	374	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	132.67/cwt	120.00–144.00	439	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	369	121.69/cwt	118.00–123.00	449	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	125.18/cwt	120.00–129.00	481	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	416	116.98/cwt	112.50–121.00	487	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	128.09/cwt	120.00–145.00	546	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	123.34/cwt	120.00–126.00	590	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	551	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	124.32/cwt	119.00–126.00	648	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	122.20/cwt	117.00–125.00	697	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	122.30/cwt	117.00–124.00	775	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	637	93.99/cwt	90.00–102.00	599	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	862	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	160.63/cwt	160.00–162.00	537	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	151.45/cwt	135.00–160.00	647	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	143.52/cwt	136.00–149.00	675	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	494	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	642	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	126.28/cwt	123.00–129.00	654	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	132.93/cwt	128.00–136.00	695	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	126.78/cwt	123.00–130.00	728	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	117.37/cwt	110.00–121.00	728	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	672	102.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	115.70/cwt	112.00–119.00	801	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	107.97/cwt	106.00–110.00	788	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	757	102.16/cwt	90.00–107.00	773	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	888	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	946	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,232	2
Bulls	—	—	1,762	70.26/cwt	63.00–77.00	1,238	7
Bulls	—	—	1,840	78.46/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,444	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	730	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	226	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	422	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	39.04/cwt	35.00–45.00	422	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	48.06/cwt	45.00–52.00	552	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	624	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	50.38/cwt	46.00–52.00	742	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,434	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	763.78/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,386	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	743.44/cwt	650.00–875.00	8,884	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 Dec 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 1,258Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 213Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 50Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	521	119.00–126.00	124.32
2	—	718	120.00	120.00
18	—	634	117.00–124.00	122.30
11	—	384	120.00–129.00	125.18
5	—	331	120.00–144.00	132.67
1	—	680	123.00	123.00
21	—	570	117.00–125.00	122.20
3	—	274	128.00–139.00	131.42
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
29	—	426	120.00–145.00	128.09
28	—	478	120.00–126.00	123.34
1	—	230	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	264	125.00	125.00
2	—	533	117.00–118.00	117.51
4	—	483	113.00–115.00	113.98
4	—	416	112.50–121.00	116.98
4	—	369	118.00–123.00	121.69
3	—	637	90.00–102.00	93.99
2	—	715	100.00	100.00
2	—	323	110.00–121.00	115.71
1	—	555	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	465	133.00–137.00	135.46
6	—	718	110.00–115.00	112.52
1	—	580	131.00	131.00
4	—	911	90.00	90.00
3	—	385	134.00–142.00	139.30
14	—	617	120.00–130.00	128.73
1	—	415	136.00	136.00
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	593	133.00–165.00	142.17
7	—	380	154.00–164.00	159.45
5	—	494	143.00–145.00	143.40
4	—	308	158.00–168.00	162.49
3	—	689	135.00	135.00
2	—	245	160.00	160.00
1	—	715	132.00	132.00
21	—	522	126.00–140.00	135.37
12	—	620	130.00–138.00	133.06
1	—	290	158.00	158.00
5	—	753	130.00	130.00
1	—	825	120.00	120.00
4	—	441	140.00–148.00	144.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	341	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	603	139.00	139.00
13	—	585	141.00–145.00	143.91
16	—	537	143.00	143.00
115	—	721	134.00–142.50	139.70
3	—	658	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	672	100.00–105.00	102.73
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
9	—	518	123.00–129.00	126.28
1	—	400	134.00	134.00
7	—	757	90.00–107.00	102.16
4	—	494	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
1	—	570	111.00	111.00
1	—	370	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	160.00	160.00
3	—	334	160.00–162.00	160.63
2	—	730	106.00–110.00	107.97
7	—	692	112.00–119.00	115.70
9	—	523	128.00–136.00	132.93
25	—	470	136.00–149.00	143.52
14	—	574	123.00–130.00	126.78
12	—	427	135.00–160.00	151.45
9	—	620	110.00–121.00	117.37

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	—	945	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,195	650.00–875.00	743.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	725.00–800.00	763.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	75.00–82.00	78.46
1	—	1,480	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,550	61.00	61.00
2	—	1,760	70.00	70.00
7	—	1,762	63.00–77.00	70.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	31.00	31.00
15	—	1,080	35.00–45.00	39.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,472	46.00–52.00	50.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,148	45.00–52.00	48.06
1	—	1,300	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,055	40.00	40.00

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.