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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 23

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

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Feeder Cattle receipts

670 head

▼ 162 vs last sale 832▼ 358 vs year ago 1,028 · −34.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 109▼ 28 vs year ago 102 · −27.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 22▼ 45 vs year ago 57 · −78.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, instances 8.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 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 $144.45/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$144.45

289 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$23.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.47

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	520	145.60	758	241
Medium and Large 2-3	465	139.61	649	45
Medium and Large 3	343	126.00	432	2thin
Small 1-2	580	122.00	708	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.60/cwt here — about $50 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 sale289 hd

144.45

—

TN average8 barns · 1,715 hd

135.97

+8.47

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	1,615	95.21	1,537	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	68.64	1,057	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	68.16	804	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	55.10	576	18

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	407	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	181.47/cwt	178.00–192.00	593	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	178.60/cwt	167.00–185.00	666	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	163.96/cwt	151.00–175.00	613	10
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	174.80/cwt	170.00–176.00	762	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	155.16/cwt	147.00–160.00	742	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	166.27/cwt	162.00–170.00	798	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	158.28/cwt	155.00–160.00	828	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	808	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	885	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	156.37/cwt	148.00–160.00	902	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	150.01/cwt	145.00–156.00	870	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	162.35/cwt	160.00–164.00	951	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	150.91/cwt	140.00–156.00	949	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	648	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	978	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	902	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	147.96/cwt	144.00–152.00	991	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	699	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,028	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,076	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	745	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,073	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	139.85/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,066	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,129	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	824	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,178	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,130	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,100	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,091	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	373	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	334	149.17/cwt	137.00–151.00	498	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	153.24/cwt	144.00–160.00	516	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	343	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	158.12/cwt	145.00–166.00	593	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	393	145.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	573	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	423	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	677	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	153.89/cwt	142.00–156.00	665	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	135.53/cwt	130.00–144.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	145.23/cwt	143.00–150.00	684	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	142.63/cwt	140.00–146.00	740	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	542	133.13/cwt	130.00–135.00	722	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	814	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	140.51/cwt	131.00–146.00	780	15
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	133.75/cwt	132.00–135.00	781	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	138.42/cwt	130.00–145.00	846	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	140.69/cwt	136.00–142.00	874	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	132.78/cwt	125.00–140.00	888	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	688	126.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	874	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	128.83/cwt	123.00–132.00	908	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	926	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	164.08/cwt	160.00–172.00	692	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	150.63/cwt	137.00–161.00	651	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	153.27/cwt	148.00–155.00	714	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	153.98/cwt	150.00–158.00	721	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	139.54/cwt	137.00–142.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	152.58/cwt	151.00–155.00	822	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	147.61/cwt	141.00–155.00	846	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	140.89/cwt	135.00–144.00	869	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	130.46/cwt	125.00–131.00	929	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	911	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	869	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	988	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,122	1
Bulls	—	—	1,696	97.26/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,650	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	46.03/cwt	44.00–51.00	468	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	59.64/cwt	54.00–64.00	632	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	68.45/cwt	64.00–73.00	806	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	773	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	68.64/cwt	63.00–76.00	1,057	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	881.42/cwt	835.00–900.00	11,062	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,944	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 832Year ago 1,028

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 109Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 22Year ago 57

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, instances 8.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	611	130.00–145.00	138.42
37	—	519	140.00–146.00	142.63
29	—	375	145.00–166.00	158.12
7	—	337	144.00–160.00	153.24
1	—	230	162.00	162.00
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
15	—	555	131.00–146.00	140.51
4	—	805	117.00	117.00
12	—	471	143.00–150.00	145.23
13	—	705	123.00–132.00	128.83
1	—	765	121.00	121.00
23	—	432	142.00–156.00	153.89
18	—	669	125.00–140.00	132.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	423	160.00	160.00
18	—	621	136.00–142.00	140.69
8	—	554	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	542	130.00–135.00	133.13
13	—	393	140.00–150.00	145.84
10	—	334	137.00–151.00	149.17
3	—	463	130.00–144.00	135.53
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
3	—	688	125.00–131.00	126.99
4	—	584	132.00–135.00	133.75
1	—	700	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	629	140.00–156.00	150.91
18	—	480	162.00–170.00	166.27
6	—	327	178.00–192.00	181.47
20	—	577	148.00–160.00	156.37
14	—	670	144.00–152.00	147.96
6	—	742	145.00	145.00
3	—	837	134.00–136.00	135.00
4	—	909	121.00	121.00
10	—	436	170.00–176.00	174.80
3	—	762	130.00–145.00	139.85
6	—	373	167.00–185.00	178.60
1	—	1,020	107.00	107.00
6	—	523	155.00–160.00	158.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	145.00–156.00	150.01
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
1	—	285	172.00	172.00
6	—	478	147.00–160.00	155.16
2	—	528	153.00	153.00
10	—	374	151.00–175.00	163.96
2	—	668	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	745	144.00	144.00
22	—	586	160.00–164.00	162.35
14	—	824	142.00–144.00	143.00
7	—	530	167.00	167.00
3	—	763	148.00	148.00
13	—	699	147.00	147.00
2	—	648	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	135.00–144.00	140.89
2	—	468	150.00–158.00	153.98
1	—	1,040	95.00	95.00
1	—	955	91.00	91.00
4	—	759	120.00	120.00
3	—	422	160.00–172.00	164.08
5	—	539	151.00–155.00	152.58
1	—	885	113.00	113.00
19	—	573	141.00–155.00	147.61
11	—	712	125.00–131.00	130.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	137.00–161.00	150.63
2	—	513	137.00–142.00	139.54
4	—	466	148.00–155.00	153.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,178	64.00–73.00	68.45
2	—	1,208	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,060	54.00–64.00	59.64
6	—	1,017	44.00–51.00	46.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,540	63.00–76.00	68.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	87.00	87.00
4	—	1,696	92.00–102.00	97.26

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)	4	—	1,255	835.00–900.00	881.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	875.00	875.00

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.