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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

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

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

756 head

▼ 198 vs last sale 954▲ 756 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 76▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 32▲ 28 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 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers and bulls 10.00 to 19.00 lower. Heifers 7.00 to 14.00 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 $116.87/cwt on 301 head.

Average price

$116.87

301 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$8.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

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	522	117.47	613	279
Medium and Large 2-3	471	109.34	515	22

One grade step is worth $8.13/cwt here — about $98 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 sale301 hd

116.87

—

TN average11 barns · 1,892 hd

115.96

+0.91

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	1,863	81.23	1,513	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	58.39	831	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	57.55	677	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	41.19	400	11

Every lot

80 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	303	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	445	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	153.34/cwt	148.00–163.00	503	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	359	136.89/cwt	128.00–147.00	491	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	417	150.87/cwt	147.00–153.00	629	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	137.75/cwt	130.00–142.00	602	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	139.57/cwt	138.00–145.00	657	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	129.67/cwt	120.00–141.00	628	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	489	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	660	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	127.39/cwt	121.00–130.00	670	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	132.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	699	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	123.29/cwt	115.00–130.00	715	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	111.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	648	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	125.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	735	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	602	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	662	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	111.41/cwt	110.00–120.00	712	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	118.58/cwt	110.00–123.00	783	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	118.32/cwt	100.00–121.00	793	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	106.68/cwt	100.00–110.00	754	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	825	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	761	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	822	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	763	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	845	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	820	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	852	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	826	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	838	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	288	108.21/cwt	100.00–116.00	312	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	128.71/cwt	120.00–131.00	390	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	374	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	497	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	127.68/cwt	120.00–133.00	483	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	114.57/cwt	110.00–120.00	433	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	125.41/cwt	116.00–127.00	522	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	119.12/cwt	115.00–124.00	515	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	126.94/cwt	125.00–130.00	553	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	456	127.27/cwt	126.00–129.00	580	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	121.80/cwt	117.00–125.00	579	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	109.36/cwt	108.00–112.00	552	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	122.01/cwt	121.00–122.50	625	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	117.00/cwt	108.00–122.00	615	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	116.19/cwt	114.00–117.00	666	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	112.50/cwt	105.00–115.00	646	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	105.22/cwt	94.00–111.00	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	105.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	657	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	107.36/cwt	105.00–108.00	676	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	99.40/cwt	96.00–105.00	671	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	699	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	706	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	640	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	762	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	655	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	734	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	466	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	134.49/cwt	128.00–152.00	510	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	146.01/cwt	144.00–147.00	621	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	554	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	131.01/cwt	116.00–145.00	622	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	542	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	122.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	541	106.92/cwt	105.00–113.00	578	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	113.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	634	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	631	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	82.50/cwt	82.00–84.00	662	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,860	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,748	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	74.01/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,377	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	81.64/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,523	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	32.99/cwt	31.00–38.00	294	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	45.87/cwt	40.00–50.00	466	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	57.39/cwt	53.00–60.00	672	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	67.98/cwt	66.00–70.00	808	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	51.53/cwt	51.00–53.00	622	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	58.39/cwt	55.00–62.00	831	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	455.38/cwt	420.00–490.00	4,167	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	724.14/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,879	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	572.46/cwt	550.00–610.00	6,583	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	695.35/cwt	540.00–800.00	8,296	2

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 Mar 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 756Last week 954Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 32Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers and bulls 10.00 to 19.00 lower. Heifers 7.00 to 14.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	378	120.00–133.00	127.68
17	—	574	105.00–115.00	112.50
16	—	416	116.00–127.00	125.41
14	—	626	100.00–108.00	105.01
5	—	303	120.00–131.00	128.71
4	—	753	85.00	85.00
4	—	675	96.00–105.00	99.40
1	—	895	82.00	82.00
1	—	265	125.00	125.00
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
40	—	526	108.00–122.00	117.00
28	—	475	117.00–125.00	121.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	110.00–120.00	114.57
3	—	762	86.00	86.00
3	—	574	94.00–111.00	105.22
3	—	505	108.00–112.00	109.36
3	—	432	115.00–124.00	119.12
2	—	288	100.00–116.00	108.21
1	—	330	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	573	114.00–117.00	116.19
30	—	512	121.00–122.50	122.01
19	—	630	105.00–108.00	107.36
15	—	436	125.00–130.00	126.94
13	—	699	101.00	101.00
7	—	456	126.00–129.00	127.27
4	—	374	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	130.00	130.00
4	—	541	105.00–113.00	106.92
1	—	575	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	475	116.00–145.00	131.01
11	—	379	128.00–152.00	134.49
8	—	559	110.00–120.00	113.50
7	—	526	120.00–125.00	122.67
4	—	802	82.00–84.00	82.50
4	—	631	100.00	100.00
3	—	425	144.00–147.00	146.01
1	—	655	95.00	95.00
1	—	315	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	660	110.00–123.00	118.58
29	—	585	125.00–130.00	125.66
19	—	527	125.00–135.00	132.69
17	—	471	138.00–145.00	139.57
13	—	852	97.00	97.00
13	—	717	115.00	115.00
11	—	620	123.00	123.00
7	—	761	108.00	108.00
3	—	417	147.00–153.00	150.87
2	—	845	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	580	115.00–130.00	123.29
23	—	526	121.00–130.00	127.39
20	—	670	100.00–121.00	118.32
12	—	437	130.00–142.00	137.75
10	—	484	120.00–141.00	129.67
7	—	639	110.00–120.00	111.41
3	—	892	94.00	94.00
3	—	707	100.00–110.00	106.68
3	—	328	148.00–163.00	153.34
1	—	375	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	359	128.00–147.00	136.89
5	—	602	110.00	110.00
5	—	584	110.00–115.00	111.01
4	—	489	135.00	135.00
2	—	763	100.00	100.00
2	—	303	147.00	147.00
1	—	445	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,017	40.00–50.00	45.87
4	—	891	31.00–38.00	32.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,423	55.00–62.00	58.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,171	53.00–60.00	57.39
3	—	1,207	51.00–53.00	51.53
2	—	1,188	66.00–70.00	67.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,865	78.00–85.00	81.64
2	—	1,860	73.00–75.00	74.01
1	—	1,860	94.00	94.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	540.00–800.00	695.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	700.00–750.00	724.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	915	420.00–490.00	455.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	550.00–610.00	572.46

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.