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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 31

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,019 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 1,028▲ 531 vs year ago 488 · +108.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 102▲ 13 vs year ago 52 · +25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 57▲ 11 vs year ago 17 · +64.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 3.00 to 6.00 lower, with 700 lbs steers steady. Bulls steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 6.00 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 $136.53/cwt on 494 head.

Average price

$136.53

494 head · 715 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$689

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

$16.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

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	727	136.86	995	473
Medium and Large 2-3	460	129.65	596	20
Medium and Large 3	255	120.00	306	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.86/cwt here — about $689 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 sale494 hd

136.53

—

TN average12 barns · 2,491 hd

138.64

−2.11

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	1,732	89.58	1,552	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	67.12	989	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	62.17	759	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	48.29	497	12

Every lot

81 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	398	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	178.70/cwt	175.00–181.00	509	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	393	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	165.15/cwt	154.00–177.00	537	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	359	138.40/cwt	138.00–140.00	497	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	158.65/cwt	140.00–171.00	601	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	165.67/cwt	165.00–169.00	664	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	142.86/cwt	120.00–155.00	677	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	672	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	143.33/cwt	134.00–150.00	758	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	146.54/cwt	143.00–148.00	788	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	148.98/cwt	143.00–150.00	836	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	140.34/cwt	133.00–146.00	797	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	778	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	135.26/cwt	129.00–140.00	841	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	128.13/cwt	123.00–135.00	869	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	130.83/cwt	127.00–135.00	954	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	740	135.79/cwt	133.50–138.00	1,005	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	907	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	127.57/cwt	124.00–130.00	989	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,111	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	883	132.08/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,166	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	925	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,189	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	112.97/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,051	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	238	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	298	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	139.77/cwt	139.00–140.00	470	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	141.06/cwt	131.00–144.00	523	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	136.80/cwt	130.00–139.00	594	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	521	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	130.15/cwt	124.00–133.00	618	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	629	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	128.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	672	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	131.98/cwt	128.00–136.00	696	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	111.36/cwt	108.00–121.00	630	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	125.28/cwt	115.00–127.00	720	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	121.76/cwt	115.00–129.00	757	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	116.19/cwt	114.00–120.00	770	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	899	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	707	108.71/cwt	100.00–113.00	769	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	113.37/cwt	109.00–120.00	817	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	822	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	798	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	822	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	837	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	504	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	143.29/cwt	132.00–170.00	615	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	464	120.75/cwt	120.00–121.00	560	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	140.21/cwt	134.00–150.00	669	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	392	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	136.52/cwt	131.00–140.00	719	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	698	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	134.32/cwt	130.00–136.00	764	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	126.72/cwt	120.00–131.00	781	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	122.46/cwt	118.00–125.00	823	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	119.96/cwt	114.00–122.00	864	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	884	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	880	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,659	89.87/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,491	6
Bulls	—	—	1,863	95.52/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,780	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,452	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	748	40.46/cwt	40.00–41.00	303	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	49.85/cwt	43.50–54.00	541	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	62.15/cwt	57.00–67.00	755	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	884	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	734	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	66.33/cwt	60.00–69.00	970	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	71.08/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,086	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,281	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,400	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 Aug 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,019Last week 1,028Year ago 488

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 102Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 57Year ago 17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,463	60.00–69.00	66.33
2	—	1,528	69.00–73.00	71.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,214	57.00–67.00	62.15
1	—	1,360	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,245	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,086	43.50–54.00	49.85
2	—	748	40.00–41.00	40.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,659	83.00–93.00	89.87
2	—	1,863	93.00–98.00	95.52
1	—	1,910	76.00	76.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	725.00	725.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	138.00–140.00	138.40
4	—	445	138.00	138.00
3	—	665	110.00	110.00
3	—	517	130.00	130.00
2	—	460	110.00	110.00
2	—	285	138.00	138.00
1	—	585	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	820	135.50	135.50
58	—	883	120.00–132.50	132.08
52	—	925	128.50	128.50
46	—	740	133.50–138.00	135.79
10	—	660	140.00	140.00
7	—	561	143.00–150.00	148.98
7	—	538	143.00–148.00	146.54
5	—	775	124.00–130.00	127.57
1	—	605	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	622	129.00–140.00	135.26
33	—	529	134.00–150.00	143.33
21	—	474	120.00–155.00	142.86
15	—	729	127.00–135.00	130.83
15	—	568	133.00–146.00	140.34
12	—	678	123.00–135.00	128.13
12	—	379	140.00–171.00	158.65
6	—	401	165.00–169.00	165.67
5	—	285	175.00–181.00	178.70
3	—	930	112.00–115.00	112.97
2	—	835	120.00	120.00
2	—	753	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	325	154.00–177.00	165.15
2	—	220	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	663	114.00–120.00	116.19
10	—	371	131.00–144.00	141.06
4	—	336	139.00–140.00	139.77
2	—	783	105.00	105.00
1	—	940	89.00	89.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
46	—	434	130.00–139.00	136.80
28	—	622	115.00–129.00	121.76
26	—	524	120.00–130.00	128.33
18	—	575	115.00–127.00	125.28
14	—	475	124.00–133.00	130.15
11	—	721	109.00–120.00	113.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	108.00–121.00	111.36
3	—	707	100.00–113.00	108.71
3	—	238	125.00	125.00
2	—	798	103.00	103.00
2	—	503	125.00	125.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	112.00	112.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	527	128.00–136.00	131.98
14	—	705	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	131.00	131.00
4	—	464	120.00–121.00	120.75
4	—	379	133.00	133.00
2	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	815	108.00	108.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	527	131.00–140.00	136.52
17	—	769	115.00	115.00
12	—	429	132.00–170.00	143.29
11	—	569	130.00–136.00	134.32
9	—	672	118.00–125.00	122.46
9	—	477	134.00–150.00	140.21
5	—	616	120.00–131.00	126.72
4	—	720	114.00–122.00	119.96

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.