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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 17

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← May 10May 17May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

961 head

▲ 465 vs last sale 496▼ 377 vs year ago 1,338 · −28.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 64▼ 15 vs year ago 155 · −9.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 29▼ 64 vs year ago 146 · −43.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $132.05/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$132.05

278 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$32.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.75

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	512	132.71	680	223
Medium and Large 2-3	464	130.47	605	53
Medium and Large 3	535	100.00	535	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.71/cwt here — about $145 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 sale278 hd

132.05

—

TN average8 barns · 1,151 hd

128.30

+3.75

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	—	Low	1,540	89.29	1,375	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,282	70.05	898	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,106	64.13	709	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	846	49.93	422	12

Every lot

78 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	208	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	333	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	419	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	186.15/cwt	185.00–190.00	516	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	179.11/cwt	170.00–185.00	568	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	541	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	145.76/cwt	144.00–147.50	544	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	172.36/cwt	150.00–181.00	645	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	159.50/cwt	145.00–167.00	687	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	153.55/cwt	140.00–164.00	736	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	154.22/cwt	137.00–160.00	808	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	146.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	848	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	139.68/cwt	136.00–141.00	858	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	648	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	920	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	133.56/cwt	130.00–141.00	894	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	129.13/cwt	124.00–131.00	941	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	742	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	983	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	845	124.72/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,054	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	862	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,112	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	113.76/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,035	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	155.20/cwt	145.00–161.00	444	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	149.95/cwt	130.00–158.00	472	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	327	130.80/cwt	130.00–131.00	428	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	144.90/cwt	130.00–153.00	543	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	378	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	548	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	140.01/cwt	130.00–145.00	601	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	135.82/cwt	126.00–141.00	642	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	497	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	621	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	131.25/cwt	122.00–137.00	689	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	121.58/cwt	120.00–122.00	650	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	127.52/cwt	120.00–134.00	726	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	115.87/cwt	115.00–117.00	676	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	123.37/cwt	115.00–128.00	769	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	113.37/cwt	108.00–115.00	770	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	582	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	116.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	842	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	100.50/cwt	99.00–102.00	844	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	160.27/cwt	149.00–170.00	686	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	145.26/cwt	145.00–146.00	625	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	154.07/cwt	139.00–163.00	730	43
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	489	135.64/cwt	131.00–150.00	663	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	506	135.70/cwt	134.00–144.00	687	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	142.01/cwt	130.00–156.00	747	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	141.19/cwt	125.00–149.00	796	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	127.73/cwt	125.00–132.00	738	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	131.81/cwt	122.00–139.00	815	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	122.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	804	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	662	115.67/cwt	105.00–120.00	766	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	113.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	810	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	114.14/cwt	111.00–121.00	832	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	113.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	878	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	779	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	81.78/cwt	75.00–85.00	981	4
Bulls	—	—	1,751	93.15/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,631	5
Bulls	—	—	1,840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,840	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	625	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	231	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	866	51.11/cwt	46.00–56.00	443	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	984	56.52/cwt	55.00–58.00	556	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	64.09/cwt	58.00–68.00	699	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,234	73.79/cwt	70.00–79.00	911	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,298	68.80/cwt	66.00–70.00	893	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	70.55/cwt	70.00–73.00	943	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,358	1,046.92/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	14,217	2

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 961Last week 496Year ago 1,338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 64Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 29Year ago 146

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	125.00–132.00	127.73
2	—	820	95.00	95.00
4	—	430	145.00–146.00	145.26
6	—	506	134.00–144.00	135.70
7	—	662	105.00–120.00	115.67
7	—	489	131.00–150.00	135.64
3	—	715	110.00–115.00	113.30
1	—	635	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	474	139.00–163.00	154.07
16	—	428	149.00–170.00	160.27
6	—	729	111.00–121.00	114.14
20	—	618	122.00–139.00	131.81
19	—	526	130.00–156.00	142.01
4	—	655	120.00–125.00	122.75
3	—	775	110.00–115.00	113.29
29	—	564	125.00–149.00	141.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
1	—	660	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	375	130.00–153.00	144.90
8	—	315	130.00–158.00	149.95
36	—	473	126.00–141.00	135.82
29	—	429	130.00–145.00	140.01
12	—	724	110.00–120.00	116.28
8	—	679	108.00–115.00	113.37
11	—	286	145.00–161.00	155.20
31	—	525	122.00–137.00	131.25
29	—	569	120.00–134.00	127.52
16	—	623	115.00–128.00	123.37
2	—	840	99.00–102.00	100.50
2	—	775	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	710	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	535	120.00–122.00	121.58
7	—	583	115.00–117.00	115.87
5	—	327	130.00–131.00	130.80
3	—	497	125.00	125.00
2	—	665	110.00–113.00	111.48
2	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	85.00	85.00
1	—	385	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	378	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	862	129.00	129.00
64	—	845	122.00–125.00	124.72
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
17	—	648	142.00	142.00
10	—	742	132.00–133.00	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	145.00–167.00	159.50
17	—	479	140.00–164.00	153.55
7	—	729	124.00–131.00	129.13
16	—	669	130.00–141.00	133.56
38	—	524	137.00–160.00	154.22
8	—	277	185.00–190.00	186.15
4	—	910	105.00–120.00	113.76
12	—	614	136.00–141.00	139.68
28	—	374	150.00–181.00	172.36
7	—	317	170.00–185.00	179.11
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
28	—	580	140.00–150.00	146.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	160.00	160.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
2	—	373	144.00–147.50	145.76
1	—	275	152.50	152.50
2	—	328	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	37.00	37.00
11	—	866	46.00–56.00	51.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,298	66.00–70.00	68.80
4	—	1,234	70.00–79.00	73.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	984	55.00–58.00	56.52
5	—	1,336	70.00–73.00	70.55
41	—	1,090	58.00–68.00	64.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	75.00–85.00	81.78
1	—	1,840	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,751	87.00–96.00	93.15

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,358	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,046.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	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.