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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

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

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jul 24Jul 31Aug 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

506 head

▼ 472 vs last sale 978▼ 636 vs year ago 1,142 · −55.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 189▼ 55 vs year ago 176 · −31.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 52▼ 28 vs year ago 45 · −62.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Steers and bulls under 500lbs were 8.00-16.00 higher, over 500lbs steady-3.00 higher. Heifers were sharply higher. Slaughter cows mostly 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 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 $234.19/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$234.19

188 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$18.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.75

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	535	235.63	1,261	173
Small 1-2	460	220.00	1,012	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	486	217.37	1,057	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.26/cwt here — about $204 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 sale188 hd

234.19

—

TN average11 barns · 1,456 hd

219.44

+14.75

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	—	High	1,445	124.76	1,803	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	111.31	1,605	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	107.75	1,296	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	89.78	835	24

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,280	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	3thin

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,091	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	280.63/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,179	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,242	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	280.65/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,336	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	274.57/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,461	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	252.56/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,455	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,458	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	619	235.03/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,455	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	264.32/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,639	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	250.88/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,691	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,759	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,842	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	230.99/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,774	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,869	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	236	277.46/cwt	270.00–280.00	655	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	821	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	752	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	266.83/cwt	265.00–272.00	883	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	247.53/cwt	245.00–252.00	923	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,008	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	231.66/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,001	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	223.50/cwt	220.00–227.00	972	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	215.39/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,006	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	230.66/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,082	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	476	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,219	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	229.57/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,180	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	537	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,310	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	223.90/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,261	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,235	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	596	238.33/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,420	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	206.25/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,271	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	620	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,414	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,380	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,438	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	783	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,018	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	280.16/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,090	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	257.77/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,083	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	238.44/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,032	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	223.45/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,090	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	227.53/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,149	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	245.17/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,290	9
Bulls	—	Small 2-3	548	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,151	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	237.99/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,318	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	681	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,362	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,324	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	839	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,468	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,173	118.52/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,390	2
Bulls	—	—	1,456	125.34/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,825	9
Bulls	—	—	1,895	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,501	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	85.30/cwt	81.00–91.00	779	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	94.26/cwt	92.00–101.00	893	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	103.63/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,218	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	111.55/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,371	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	103.48/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,407	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	112.29/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,630	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,280.00/head	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,280	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 Jul 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 506Last week 978Year ago 1,142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 189Year ago 176

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 52Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	331	265.00–272.00	266.83
2	—	673	205.00	205.00
6	—	432	230.00–232.00	231.66
4	—	719	200.00	200.00
7	—	373	245.00–252.00	247.53
4	—	236	270.00–280.00	277.46
12	—	616	200.00–210.00	206.25
10	—	469	220.00–240.00	230.66
12	—	514	224.00–239.00	229.57
2	—	780	200.00	200.00
2	—	288	285.00	285.00
15	—	563	220.00–231.00	223.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	210.00	210.00
1	—	370	220.00	220.00
2	—	435	220.00–227.00	223.50
2	—	320	235.00	235.00
3	—	467	212.00–217.00	215.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	596	231.00–239.00	238.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	256.00	256.00
14	—	620	228.00	228.00
6	—	400	252.00	252.00
3	—	537	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	245.00	245.00
1	—	540	250.00	250.00
4	—	619	230.00–240.00	235.03
1	—	465	267.00	267.00
2	—	670	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	287.00	287.00
9	—	476	276.00–284.00	280.65
14	—	576	250.00–257.00	252.56
11	—	620	257.00–267.00	264.32
7	—	674	240.00–256.00	250.88
2	—	838	223.00	223.00
3	—	420	280.00–282.00	280.63
2	—	768	227.00–235.00	230.99
8	—	532	265.00–278.00	274.57
1	—	340	285.00	285.00
15	—	725	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	679	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	697	190.00	190.00
4	—	554	230.00–250.00	237.99
3	—	420	250.00–263.00	257.77
3	—	337	302.00	302.00
3	—	495	255.00	255.00
9	—	526	238.00–250.00	245.17
2	—	255	307.00	307.00
11	—	630	220.00	220.00
3	—	715	200.00	200.00
8	—	389	270.00–282.00	280.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	220.00–230.00	227.53
1	—	340	230.00	230.00
2	—	433	235.00–242.00	238.44
2	—	488	220.00–227.00	223.45
6	—	839	175.00	175.00
6	—	681	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	99.00–108.00	103.48
24	—	1,452	109.00–118.00	112.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	913	81.00–91.00	85.30
12	—	947	92.00–101.00	94.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,229	109.00–117.00	111.55
12	—	1,175	99.00–108.00	103.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	132.00	132.00
9	—	1,456	122.00–129.00	125.34
2	—	1,173	118.00–119.00	118.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,280.00	1,280.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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.