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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 7

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

611 head

▼ 408 vs last sale 1,019▼ 731 vs year ago 1,342 · −54.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 65▼ 19 vs year ago 75 · −25.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 28▲ 23 vs year ago 5 · +460.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady to 4.00 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 $139.42/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$139.42

255 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$15.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.96

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	604	141.46	854	222
Medium and Large 2-3	626	125.73	788	33

One grade step is worth $15.73/cwt here — about $66 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 sale255 hd

139.42

—

TN average8 barns · 956 hd

136.46

+2.96

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	1,791	91.23	1,634	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	65.70	1,004	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	61.02	753	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	48.59	460	8thin

Every lot

70 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 1-2	265	165.19/cwt	160.00–170.00	438	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	169.36/cwt	165.00–174.00	533	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	582	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	142.48/cwt	138.00–150.00	598	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	656	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	593	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	148.95/cwt	146.00–155.00	739	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	146.15/cwt	142.00–150.00	779	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	144.14/cwt	137.00–148.00	814	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	149.28/cwt	148.00–150.00	852	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	731	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	140.38/cwt	137.00–142.00	880	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	627	120.65/cwt	116.00–130.00	756	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	135.74/cwt	132.00–138.00	901	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	121.37/cwt	120.00–124.00	811	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	134.10/cwt	108.00–137.00	961	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	754	123.24/cwt	115.00–125.00	929	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	124.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	974	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	902	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	140.46/cwt	136.00–145.00	383	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	144.19/cwt	141.00–145.00	479	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	135.89/cwt	135.00–138.00	514	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	134.28/cwt	124.00–137.00	563	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	124.29/cwt	114.00–130.00	592	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	132.18/cwt	120.00–141.00	630	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	128.29/cwt	124.00–130.00	665	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	129.14/cwt	123.00–132.00	740	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	124.06/cwt	118.00–127.00	765	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	121.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	808	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	789	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	915	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	834	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	891	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	154.98/cwt	148.00–160.00	629	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	144.71/cwt	128.00–151.00	682	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	127.04/cwt	126.00–128.00	603	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	718	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	134.10/cwt	127.00–135.00	775	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	127.93/cwt	125.00–131.00	793	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	643	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	707	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	122.32/cwt	115.00–125.00	801	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	788	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	798	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	87.28/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,514	6
Bulls	—	—	1,874	97.16/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,821	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	42.68/cwt	40.00–45.00	366	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	52.13/cwt	50.00–56.00	522	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	55.03/cwt	54.00–56.00	594	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	61.38/cwt	57.00–66.00	768	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	934	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	807	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	63.95/cwt	59.00–67.00	968	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	69.94/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,126	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,119	713.53/cwt	675.00–900.00	7,984	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,645	3

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 Sep 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 1,019Year ago 1,342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 65Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 28Year ago 5

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	114.00–130.00	124.29
2	—	655	114.00	114.00
2	—	515	124.00	124.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	300	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	789	116.00	116.00
2	—	565	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	573	123.00–132.00	129.14
34	—	477	120.00–141.00	132.18
25	—	663	115.00–125.00	121.85
21	—	617	118.00–127.00	124.06
19	—	518	124.00–130.00	128.29
12	—	419	124.00–137.00	134.28
10	—	378	135.00–138.00	135.89
10	—	332	141.00–145.00	144.19
6	—	745	113.00	113.00
2	—	273	136.00–145.00	140.46
1	—	865	103.00	103.00
1	—	810	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	110.00	110.00
2	—	475	126.00–128.00	127.04
1	—	875	75.00	75.00
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
1	—	765	98.00	98.00
1	—	710	107.00	107.00
1	—	585	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	655	115.00–125.00	122.32
14	—	522	135.00–140.00	137.54
10	—	578	127.00–135.00	134.10
7	—	471	128.00–151.00	144.71
4	—	716	110.00	110.00
4	—	406	148.00–160.00	154.98
2	—	620	125.00–131.00	127.93
1	—	985	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	754	115.00–125.00	123.24
6	—	627	116.00–130.00	120.65
4	—	585	120.00–130.00	124.96
3	—	668	120.00–124.00	121.37
3	—	463	128.00	128.00
3	—	420	138.00–150.00	142.48
1	—	960	94.00	94.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	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
11	—	571	148.00–150.00	149.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	627	137.00–142.00	140.38
38	—	717	108.00–137.00	134.10
32	—	533	142.00–150.00	146.15
25	—	565	137.00–148.00	144.14
19	—	496	146.00–155.00	148.95
18	—	784	120.00–130.00	124.21
7	—	664	132.00–138.00	135.74
7	—	437	150.00	150.00
4	—	315	165.00–174.00	169.36
3	—	388	150.00	150.00
2	—	265	160.00–170.00	165.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,001	50.00–56.00	52.13
3	—	858	40.00–45.00	42.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,513	59.00–67.00	63.95
3	—	1,610	69.00–72.00	69.94
1	—	1,345	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,251	57.00–66.00	61.38
3	—	1,080	54.00–56.00	55.03
1	—	1,315	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,735	83.00–92.00	87.28
4	—	1,874	95.00–101.00	97.16

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,119	675.00–900.00	713.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,405	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.