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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 13

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

325 head

▼ 405 vs last sale 730▲ 325 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 64▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 67▲ 6 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 and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 7.00 lower. Heifers under 500 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady.

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 $131.35/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$131.35

126 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$187

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

$2.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.70

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	450	133.65	601	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	601	131.06	788	112

One grade step is worth $2.59/cwt here — about −$187 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 sale126 hd

131.35

—

TN average10 barns · 907 hd

135.05

−3.70

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	1,887	85.61	1,615	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	58.00	812	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	53.65	632	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	43.68	476	5thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	483	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	178.32/cwt	170.00–180.00	585	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	145.77/cwt	140.00–152.00	485	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	145.76/cwt	140.00–152.00	539	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	168.81/cwt	163.00–173.00	648	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	154.30/cwt	150.00–158.00	670	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	629	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	462	156.10/cwt	155.00–157.00	721	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	139.75/cwt	135.00–144.00	689	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	135.90/cwt	130.00–142.00	716	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	593	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	652	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	120.82/cwt	115.00–125.00	753	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	780	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	751	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	749	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	773	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	812	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	986	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	917	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,178	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	978	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	122.49/cwt	110.00–133.00	325	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	139.33/cwt	127.00–142.00	431	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	312	126.30/cwt	125.00–129.00	394	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	367	118.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	437	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	128.63/cwt	125.00–134.00	488	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	416	121.04/cwt	117.00–129.00	504	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	556	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	127.10/cwt	125.00–132.00	539	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	457	123.12/cwt	120.00–124.00	563	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	118.17/cwt	115.00–121.00	571	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	113.79/cwt	109.00–115.00	596	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	106.26/cwt	100.00–125.00	600	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	99.57/cwt	94.00–104.00	571	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	593	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	518	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	132.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	585	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	138.24/cwt	127.00–148.00	665	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	128.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	662	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	119.64/cwt	115.00–122.00	674	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,887	85.61/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,615	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	385	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	45.35/cwt	42.00–48.00	499	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	51.74/cwt	48.00–55.00	598	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	58.11/cwt	57.00–61.00	716	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	812	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,908	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,165	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,281	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,735	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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 730Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 67Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 7.00 lower. Heifers under 500 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	418	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	524	109.00–115.00	113.79
10	—	483	115.00–121.00	118.17
10	—	424	125.00–132.00	127.10
8	—	565	100.00–125.00	106.26
6	—	309	127.00–142.00	139.33
4	—	611	97.00	97.00
4	—	379	125.00–134.00	128.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	117.00–129.00	121.04
6	—	457	120.00–124.00	123.12
5	—	573	94.00–104.00	99.57
5	—	367	115.00–125.00	118.98
4	—	265	110.00–133.00	122.49
3	—	312	125.00–129.00	126.30
1	—	630	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	165.00	165.00
25	—	527	130.00–142.00	135.90
14	—	623	115.00–125.00	120.82
10	—	434	150.00–158.00	154.30
6	—	328	170.00–180.00	178.32
5	—	384	163.00–173.00	168.81
4	—	493	135.00–144.00	139.75
2	—	695	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	110.00	110.00
2	—	525	122.00	122.00
2	—	450	135.00	135.00
2	—	443	142.00	142.00
2	—	370	140.00–152.00	145.76
2	—	333	140.00–152.00	145.77
1	—	275	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	773	105.00	105.00
9	—	462	155.00–157.00	156.10
7	—	986	93.00	93.00
6	—	624	125.00	125.00
4	—	1,178	83.00	83.00
3	—	713	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	128.00	128.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	481	127.00–148.00	138.24
7	—	441	130.00–140.00	132.66
6	—	516	125.00–130.00	128.30
3	—	563	115.00–122.00	119.64
1	—	395	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	37.00	37.00
4	—	1,101	42.00–48.00	45.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,155	48.00–55.00	51.74
3	—	1,233	57.00–61.00	58.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,887	81.00–88.00	85.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	560.00	560.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	900.00	900.00

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.