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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 6

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

730 head

▲ 439 vs last sale 291▲ 730 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 123▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 32▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week with limited comparison, Slaughter cows were steady. Bulls 5.00 lower. Steers 2.00 to 10.00 lower, instances 14.00 lower. Heifers 7.00 to 14.00 lower. Bulls 9.00 to 12.00 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 $140.32/cwt on 325 head.

Average price

$140.32

325 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$60.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.12

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	512	143.77	737	276
Medium and Large 2-3	496	123.61	613	44
Medium and Large 3	495	106.00	525	3thin
Small 2-3	525	83.00	436	2thin

One grade step is worth $60.77/cwt here — about $301 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 sale325 hd

140.32

—

TN average10 barns · 1,622 hd

134.20

+6.12

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	1,676	77.96	1,307	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	51.62	584	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	51.49	805	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	43.40	438	32

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	363	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	218	151.10/cwt	140.00–161.00	329	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	171.77/cwt	170.00–175.00	469	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	297	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	446	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	331	146.76/cwt	145.00–148.00	486	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	181.69/cwt	170.00–186.50	609	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	166.70/cwt	154.00–175.00	610	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	374	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	669	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	386	156.12/cwt	144.00–160.00	603	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	411	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	695	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	157.99/cwt	140.00–165.00	671	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	133.88/cwt	109.00–140.00	631	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	150.42/cwt	130.00–154.00	710	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	525	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	149.20/cwt	132.00–155.00	765	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	145.56/cwt	120.00–150.00	751	35
Steers	—	Small 2-3	525	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	436	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	124.07/cwt	110.00–132.00	661	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	123.68/cwt	120.00–135.00	706	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	571	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	628	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	133.49/cwt	120.00–142.00	770	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	128.49/cwt	110.00–130.00	783	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	791	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	525	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	115.82/cwt	104.00–117.00	767	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	696	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	557	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	656	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	806	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	284	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	135.46/cwt	134.00–139.00	352	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	135.97/cwt	128.00–140.00	427	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	339	124.16/cwt	124.00–125.00	421	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	364	118.94/cwt	110.00–125.00	433	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	135.01/cwt	130.00–139.00	513	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	120.02/cwt	117.00–123.00	490	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	131.66/cwt	120.00–138.00	569	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	130.41/cwt	124.00–135.00	604	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	109.89/cwt	100.00–118.00	518	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	654	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	114.82/cwt	100.00–121.00	598	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	106.78/cwt	95.00–113.00	605	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	646	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	96.82/cwt	93.00–103.00	616	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	82.03/cwt	80.00–84.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	598	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	743	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	632	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	659	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	669	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	422	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	515	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	154.80/cwt	135.00–165.00	655	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	139.53/cwt	134.00–150.00	592	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	143.67/cwt	126.00–155.00	672	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	125.90/cwt	124.00–130.00	602	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	116.76/cwt	110.00–120.00	660	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	639	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	621	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	596	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	622	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	498	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	101.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	631	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	652	86.68/cwt	80.00–90.00	565	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	105.65/cwt	100.00–109.00	694	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	563	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,518	68.98/cwt	65.00–74.50	1,047	3
Bulls	—	—	1,704	79.44/cwt	73.00–86.00	1,354	7
Bulls	—	—	1,815	86.25/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,565	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	401	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	335	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	44.58/cwt	38.00–51.00	456	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	51.62/cwt	47.00–57.00	584	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	51.49/cwt	51.00–52.00	805	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,799	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	9,180	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,811	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,725	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	17,250	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 Apr 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 730Last week 291Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 123Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	533	110.00–132.00	124.07
5	—	696	80.00	80.00
5	—	571	110.00	110.00
5	—	471	109.00–140.00	133.88
5	—	331	145.00–148.00	146.76
4	—	386	144.00–160.00	156.12
3	—	297	150.00	150.00
2	—	745	88.00	88.00
2	—	625	84.00	84.00
2	—	218	140.00–161.00	151.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	513	132.00–155.00	149.20
15	—	411	169.00	169.00
8	—	577	120.00–142.00	133.49
6	—	623	127.00	127.00
1	—	374	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	609	110.00–130.00	128.49
39	—	366	154.00–175.00	166.70
35	—	516	120.00–150.00	145.56
32	—	571	120.00–135.00	123.68
17	—	472	130.00–154.00	150.42
14	—	662	104.00–117.00	115.82
14	—	425	140.00–165.00	157.99
10	—	335	170.00–186.50	181.69
4	—	806	100.00	100.00
3	—	273	170.00–175.00	171.77
1	—	775	92.00	92.00
1	—	215	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
1	—	225	126.00	126.00
11	—	471	100.00–118.00	109.89
6	—	339	124.00–125.00	124.16
5	—	743	85.00	85.00
5	—	364	110.00–125.00	118.94
4	—	408	117.00–123.00	120.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	126.00	126.00
6	—	593	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	521	100.00–121.00	114.82
28	—	636	93.00–103.00	96.82
26	—	260	134.00–139.00	135.46
25	—	380	130.00–139.00	135.01
24	—	432	120.00–138.00	131.66
20	—	567	95.00–113.00	106.78
8	—	314	128.00–140.00	135.97
5	—	463	124.00–135.00	130.41
4	—	816	82.00	82.00
2	—	775	85.00	85.00
2	—	703	85.00	85.00
2	—	675	80.00–84.00	82.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	80.00	80.00
3	—	422	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	96.00	96.00
6	—	424	134.00–150.00	139.53
4	—	581	110.00	110.00
3	—	652	80.00–90.00	86.68
3	—	478	124.00–130.00	125.90
1	—	750	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	468	126.00–155.00	143.67
10	—	423	135.00–165.00	154.80
9	—	565	110.00–120.00	116.76
8	—	657	100.00–109.00	105.65
8	—	625	100.00–104.00	101.01
4	—	735	85.00	85.00
4	—	545	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,023	38.00–51.00	44.58
4	—	956	35.00	35.00
1	—	890	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	51.00–52.00	51.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,131	47.00–57.00	51.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,704	73.00–86.00	79.44
3	—	1,518	65.00–74.50	68.98
2	—	1,815	83.00–89.00	86.25

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,725	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,005	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,200	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	800.00	800.00

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.