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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 2

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,138 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 1,246▲ 1,138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

162 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 250▲ 162 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 56▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder heifers 10.00- sharply higher; Feeder bulls sharply higher; Slaughter cows steady-6.00 higher; slaughter bulls steady-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 $225.56/cwt on 334 head.

Average price

$225.56

334 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,248

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$11.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.42

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	553	226.17	1,251	316
Medium and Large 2-3	556	214.89	1,194	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.27/cwt here — about $58 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 sale334 hd

225.56

—

TN average11 barns · 2,211 hd

212.14

+13.42

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	1,827	117.19	2,142	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	100.28	1,473	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	93.46	1,113	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	81.94	835	43

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,568	18

Every lot

64 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	278.38/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,041	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	407	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	936	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	275.26/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,137	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	263.45/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,257	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	269.37/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,414	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	246.01/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,296	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	234.82/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,338	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	255.55/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,467	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	249.16/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,567	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,678	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	262.51/cwt	260.00–264.75	1,764	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	250.13/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,703	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	688	220.04/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,514	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,759	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	238.87/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,708	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,827	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	778	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,929	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,037	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	691	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	237.81/cwt	233.00–252.00	889	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	239.03/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,023	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	234.74/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,113	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	497	228.60/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,136	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	230.80/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,214	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	546	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,338	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	223.26/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,275	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	209.62/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,212	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	209.22/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,291	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,467	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	202.27/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,363	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,591	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	200.11/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,429	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,588	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,615	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,562	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	280.16/cwt	270.00–290.00	897	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	255.05/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,094	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	436	234.18/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,021	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	247.46/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,166	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	226.25/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,120	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	233.71/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,218	40
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	224.77/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,295	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,289	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	206.42/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,402	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	198.33/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,464	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,493	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,799	112.41/cwt	100.00–118.00	2,022	8
Bulls	—	—	1,860	122.65/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,281	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	81.21/cwt	70.00–87.00	828	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	891	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	93.77/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,100	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,109	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,355	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	94.10/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,339	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	102.39/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,505	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,604	107.82/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,729	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,516.07/head	1,475.00–1,535.00	1,516	14

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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,138Last week 1,246Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 250Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 56Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder heifers 10.00- sharply higher; Feeder bulls sharply higher; Slaughter cows steady-6.00 higher; slaughter bulls steady-2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	497	227.00–229.00	228.60
13	—	578	200.00–215.00	209.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	288	240.00	240.00
4	—	788	205.00	205.00
2	—	818	191.00	191.00
31	—	474	230.00–245.00	234.74
19	—	428	230.00–245.00	239.03
48	—	526	227.00–242.00	230.80
35	—	571	220.00–230.00	223.26
39	—	617	200.00–220.00	209.22
9	—	714	200.00–201.00	200.11
39	—	374	233.00–252.00	237.81
11	—	674	190.00–205.00	202.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	707	225.00	225.00
20	—	546	245.00	245.00
16	—	756	210.00	210.00
8	—	638	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	235.00	235.00
7	—	374	265.00–285.00	278.38
16	—	477	260.00–270.00	263.45
4	—	527	240.00–255.00	246.01
34	—	629	240.00–258.00	249.16
31	—	574	250.00–260.00	255.55
1	—	755	242.00	242.00
17	—	715	230.00–247.00	238.87
9	—	681	244.00–258.00	250.13
3	—	413	260.00–285.00	275.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	230.00–240.00	234.82
3	—	407	230.00	230.00
2	—	688	210.00–230.00	220.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	778	248.00	248.00
22	—	525	260.00–275.00	269.37
18	—	705	249.50	249.50
10	—	638	263.00	263.00
26	—	672	260.00–264.75	262.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	576	215.00–232.00	224.77
22	—	471	240.00–260.00	247.46
14	—	679	200.00–215.00	206.42
2	—	320	270.00–290.00	280.16
2	—	758	197.00	197.00
2	—	380	275.00	275.00
40	—	521	220.00–240.00	233.71
4	—	600	225.00	225.00
3	—	738	195.00–200.00	198.33
12	—	429	250.00–270.00	255.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	212.00	212.00
17	—	436	233.00–240.00	234.18
4	—	660	220.00	220.00
4	—	495	225.00–230.00	226.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	94.00	94.00
41	—	1,020	70.00–87.00	81.21
1	—	810	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,173	90.00–98.00	93.77
2	—	1,100	81.00	81.00
3	—	1,355	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,423	90.00–98.00	94.10
5	—	1,604	105.00–114.00	107.82
26	—	1,470	100.00–104.00	102.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,799	100.00–118.00	112.41
7	—	1,860	120.00–126.00	122.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,475.00–1,535.00	1,516.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00

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.