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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 1

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jan 25Feb 1Feb 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

691 head

▼ 362 vs last sale 1,053▼ 564 vs year ago 1,255 · −44.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 98▼ 47 vs year ago 90 · −52.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 94▼ 49 vs year ago 53 · −92.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers under 450 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 450 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 450 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 450 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.07/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$123.07

304 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$13.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

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	574	123.77	710	259
Medium and Large 2-3	435	120.43	524	39
Small 1-2	537	110.17	591	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.60/cwt here — about $119 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 sale304 hd

123.07

—

TN average8 barns · 1,244 hd

120.07

+3.00

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	1,770	80.91	1,432	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	58.67	780	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	52.61	652	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,154	47.91	553	14

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	179.44/cwt	170.00–184.00	431	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	428	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	179.30/cwt	175.00–181.00	520	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	177.39/cwt	175.00–181.00	596	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	173.27/cwt	168.00–179.00	657	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	161.32/cwt	150.00–170.00	626	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	161.65/cwt	151.00–165.00	674	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	148.38/cwt	134.00–156.00	635	22
Steers	—	Small 1-2	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	148.75/cwt	142.00–154.00	702	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	727	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	486	139.48/cwt	134.00–145.00	678	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	134.99/cwt	133.00–137.00	692	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	148.69/cwt	148.00–150.00	764	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	141.56/cwt	133.00–148.00	743	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	140.21/cwt	136.00–143.00	787	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	134.17/cwt	130.00–138.00	785	17
Steers	—	Small 1-2	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	137.27/cwt	135.00–139.00	851	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	132.89/cwt	129.00–135.00	824	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	120.43/cwt	114.00–125.00	749	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	127.06/cwt	120.00–131.00	847	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	860	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	118.62/cwt	115.00–121.00	854	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	116.94/cwt	114.00–120.00	895	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	865	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,055	31
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	130.46/cwt	130.00–131.00	359	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	144.57/cwt	136.00–146.00	455	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	125.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	403	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	120.09/cwt	111.00–130.00	460	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	137.12/cwt	132.00–141.00	527	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	505	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	131.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	569	16
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	440	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	471	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	128.21/cwt	123.00–133.00	596	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	566	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	478	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	489	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	636	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	121.43/cwt	118.00–130.00	636	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	115.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	608	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	548	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	652	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	109.52/cwt	104.00–115.00	617	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	121.85/cwt	120.00–123.00	692	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	697	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	598	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	628	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	124.22/cwt	122.00–125.00	771	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	115.83/cwt	110.00–121.00	725	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	628	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	697	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	697	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	116.36/cwt	111.00–118.00	770	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	107.84/cwt	105.00–113.00	789	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	112.11/cwt	111.00–113.00	848	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	793	112.34/cwt	112.00–115.00	891	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	834	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	155.84/cwt	145.00–161.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	135.84/cwt	134.00–140.00	720	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	130.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	738	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	764	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,573	71.34/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,122	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,492	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	84.63/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,621	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	449	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	48.44/cwt	45.00–54.00	561	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,170	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	655	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	55.21/cwt	54.00–57.00	660	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	702	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	49.54/cwt	46.00–53.00	634	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	814	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	878	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	815	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	3,994	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 Feb 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 691Last week 1,053Year ago 1,255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 98Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 94Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	124.00	124.00
1	—	800	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	134.00–140.00	135.84
7	—	568	125.00–131.00	130.00
2	—	475	140.00	140.00
7	—	621	123.00	123.00
4	—	423	145.00–161.00	155.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	384	132.00–141.00	137.12
6	—	732	105.00–113.00	107.84
16	—	431	129.00–135.00	131.99
14	—	315	136.00–146.00	144.57
15	—	524	118.00–130.00	121.43
9	—	756	111.00–113.00	112.11
10	—	626	110.00–121.00	115.83
39	—	465	123.00–133.00	128.21
25	—	568	120.00–123.00	121.85
18	—	662	111.00–118.00	116.36
2	—	818	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	140.00	140.00
4	—	489	130.00	130.00
4	—	581	120.00	120.00
35	—	680	121.00	121.00
17	—	793	112.00–115.00	112.34
30	—	621	122.00–125.00	124.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	115.00–118.00	116.51
2	—	598	105.00	105.00
1	—	440	107.00	107.00
1	—	628	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	320	120.00–130.00	125.89
2	—	563	104.00–115.00	109.52
5	—	468	121.00	121.00
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
7	—	525	110.00–120.00	115.75
4	—	421	120.00	120.00
2	—	275	130.00–131.00	130.46
1	—	628	111.00	111.00
6	—	383	111.00–130.00	120.09
1	—	220	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	548	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	585	130.00–138.00	134.17
20	—	620	129.00–135.00	132.89
19	—	472	142.00–154.00	148.75
6	—	290	175.00–181.00	179.30
8	—	667	120.00–131.00	127.06
2	—	705	121.00–123.00	121.99
5	—	336	175.00–181.00	177.39
3	—	240	170.00–184.00	179.44
27	—	525	133.00–148.00	141.56
21	—	379	168.00–179.00	173.27
17	—	417	151.00–165.00	161.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	620	135.00–139.00	137.27
5	—	561	136.00–143.00	140.21
20	—	514	148.00–150.00	148.69
11	—	475	153.00	153.00
31	—	865	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	145.00	145.00
1	—	370	141.00	141.00
1	—	605	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	486	134.00–145.00	139.48
9	—	622	114.00–125.00	120.43
6	—	720	115.00–121.00	118.62
2	—	765	114.00–120.00	116.94
8	—	388	150.00–170.00	161.32
2	—	513	133.00–137.00	134.99
2	—	278	154.00	154.00
22	—	428	134.00–156.00	148.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	490.00	490.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,440	61.00	61.00
1	—	1,170	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,280	46.00–53.00	49.54
1	—	1,210	58.00	58.00
5	—	1,196	54.00–57.00	55.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,159	45.00–54.00	48.44
1	—	1,095	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,915	82.00–88.00	84.63
3	—	1,573	69.00–73.00	71.34
1	—	1,640	91.00	91.00

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.