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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 4

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

909 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 894▲ 909 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 60▲ 144 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 58▲ 41 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 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 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 $133.02/cwt on 342 head.

Average price

$133.02

342 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$244

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

$7.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

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	405	140.04	567	30
Medium and Large 1-2	613	132.34	811	312

One grade step is worth $7.70/cwt here — about −$244 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 sale342 hd

133.02

—

TN average9 barns · 1,298 hd

133.26

−0.24

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	1,678	84.89	1,424	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	57.31	652	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	55.60	812	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	49.18	523	20

Every lot

87 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 2-3	245	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	421	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	173.01/cwt	170.00–180.00	478	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	163.61/cwt	156.00–168.00	474	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	145.66/cwt	145.00–146.00	463	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	167.51/cwt	161.00–172.00	541	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	552	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	165.11/cwt	162.00–170.00	619	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	155.41/cwt	149.00–164.00	662	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	441	128.35/cwt	122.00–137.00	566	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	443	159.70/cwt	157.00–160.00	707	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	145.27/cwt	141.00–153.00	694	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	490	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	755	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	121.33/cwt	116.00–130.00	632	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	138.72/cwt	130.00–149.00	726	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	784	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	143.41/cwt	140.00–147.50	809	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	137.73/cwt	132.00–142.00	785	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	133.08/cwt	132.00–134.00	820	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	125.07/cwt	120.00–128.00	777	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	859	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	117.91/cwt	116.00–126.00	795	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	117.49/cwt	105.00–120.00	831	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	745	118.85/cwt	117.00–120.00	885	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	96.70/cwt	95.50–97.00	834	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	866	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	925	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	907	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	941	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	389	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	143.68/cwt	138.00–153.00	471	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	346	130.65/cwt	125.00–132.00	452	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	123.76/cwt	120.00–131.00	458	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	133.69/cwt	129.00–141.00	509	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	118.90/cwt	114.00–125.00	505	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	128.41/cwt	122.00–133.00	547	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	433	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	572	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	123.17/cwt	118.00–130.00	580	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	130.28/cwt	127.00–135.00	619	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	637	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	119.29/cwt	115.00–123.00	618	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	602	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	577	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	114.15/cwt	109.00–118.00	662	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	115.90/cwt	115.00–116.00	708	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	109.50/cwt	103.00–112.00	672	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	101.99/cwt	95.00–104.00	695	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	97.38/cwt	90.00–100.00	697	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	747	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	149.31/cwt	145.00–154.00	629	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	430	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	133.20/cwt	127.00–136.00	623	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	145.53/cwt	142.00–152.00	687	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	129.89/cwt	125.00–138.00	679	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	120.20/cwt	120.00–121.00	641	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	124.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	715	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	113.98/cwt	109.00–116.00	714	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	106.96/cwt	105.00–108.00	711	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	95.89/cwt	92.00–100.00	690	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	744	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	74.85/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,097	5
Bulls	—	—	1,725	87.76/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,514	15
Bulls	—	—	2,030	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,868	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	55.61/cwt	50.00–59.00	589	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	49.18/cwt	44.00–53.00	523	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	47.50/cwt	46.00–50.00	543	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	60.51/cwt	60.00–65.00	750	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	55.97/cwt	53.00–60.00	814	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,045	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,755	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,996	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,189	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	939.50/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	11,462	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,286	865.49/cwt	825.00–935.00	11,130	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,640	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	815	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,890	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,859	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,714	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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 909Last week 894Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 58Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,286	825.00–935.00	865.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,220	875.00–1,075.00	939.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	600.00	600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	149.00	149.00
5	—	671	128.00	128.00
10	—	443	157.00–160.00	159.70
13	—	616	132.00–134.00	133.08
18	—	564	140.00–147.50	143.41
26	—	925	98.00	98.00
49	—	745	117.00–120.00	118.85
1	—	455	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	172.00	172.00
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
3	—	318	145.00–146.00	145.66
3	—	368	150.00	150.00
6	—	441	122.00–137.00	128.35
7	—	290	156.00–168.00	163.61
9	—	521	116.00–130.00	121.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	674	116.00–126.00	117.91
31	—	570	132.00–142.00	137.73
25	—	426	149.00–164.00	155.41
19	—	523	130.00–149.00	138.72
16	—	621	120.00–128.00	125.07
13	—	478	141.00–153.00	145.27
12	—	323	161.00–172.00	167.51
10	—	375	162.00–170.00	165.11
6	—	707	105.00–120.00	117.49
6	—	276	170.00–180.00	173.01
5	—	912	95.00	95.00
5	—	862	95.50–97.00	96.70
1	—	975	96.50	96.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	328	138.00–153.00	143.68
14	—	716	90.00–100.00	97.38
9	—	614	103.00–112.00	109.50
7	—	803	93.00	93.00
7	—	681	95.00–104.00	101.99
2	—	278	140.00	140.00
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
36	—	471	118.00–130.00	123.17
33	—	580	109.00–118.00	114.15
33	—	518	115.00–123.00	119.29
28	—	426	122.00–133.00	128.41
22	—	381	129.00–141.00	133.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	120.00–131.00	123.76
5	—	346	125.00–132.00	130.65
4	—	425	114.00–125.00	118.90
2	—	568	100.00–103.00	101.51
2	—	530	113.00–114.00	113.50
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
1	—	490	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	611	115.00–116.00	115.90
18	—	518	123.00	123.00
17	—	433	132.00	132.00
14	—	475	127.00–135.00	130.28
7	—	555	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	120.00–121.00	120.20
4	—	468	127.00–136.00	133.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	523	125.00–138.00	129.89
19	—	472	142.00–152.00	145.53
16	—	576	120.00–130.00	124.18
13	—	626	109.00–116.00	113.98
5	—	845	88.00	88.00
4	—	421	145.00–154.00	149.31
3	—	665	105.00–108.00	106.96
2	—	720	92.00–100.00	95.89
1	—	770	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,063	44.00–53.00	49.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,454	53.00–60.00	55.97
1	—	1,510	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,060	50.00–59.00	55.61
31	—	1,240	60.00–65.00	60.51
3	—	1,143	46.00–50.00	47.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,725	81.00–93.00	87.76
5	—	1,465	70.00–79.00	74.85
1	—	2,030	92.00	92.00

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.