Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2020-07-13

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 13
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
740 head
38 vs last sale 778 35 vs year ago 705 · +5.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
22 vs last sale 71 45 vs year ago 94 · 47.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
47 vs last sale 70 1 vs year ago 22 · +4.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.88/cwt on 281 head.
Average price
$136.88
281 head · 630 lb average
Value per head Derived
$863
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 3
$15.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.81
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3455144.0665529
Medium and Large 1-2652136.11888250
Medium and Large 3438129.005652thin
One grade step is worth $15.06/cwt here — about $90 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 sale281 hd
136.88
TN average8 barns · 2,600 hd
136.07
+0.81
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,88991.981,7388thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40164.319014thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19762.1774427
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03152.555425thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3590121.00/cwt121.00–121.007141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added664122.00/cwt122.00–122.0081019
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added544132.00/cwt132.00–132.0071810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added713113.00/cwt113.00–113.008064
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added616123.00/cwt123.00–123.007584
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517127.58/cwt110.00–132.0066058
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434134.52/cwt130.00–143.0058447
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577123.33/cwt116.00–127.0071227
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619122.30/cwt110.00–125.0075721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469130.41/cwt122.00–135.0061221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671114.45/cwt109.00–120.0076814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2711112.83/cwt110.00–115.008027
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380136.52/cwt132.00–140.005196
HeifersMedium and Large 1-293295.00/cwt95.00–95.008853
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325133.00/cwt133.00–133.004321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275143.00/cwt143.00–143.003931
BullsMedium and Large 2-3462136.00/cwt136.00–136.006288
BullsMedium and Large 2-3413145.39/cwt131.00–148.006007
BullsMedium and Large 2-3563129.00/cwt129.00–129.007263
BullsMedium and Large 2-3638120.00/cwt120.00–120.007662
BullsMedium and Large 2-3655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523134.99/cwt130.00–142.0070630
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573130.43/cwt125.00–133.0074716
BullsMedium and Large 1-2616122.82/cwt120.00–124.007577
BullsMedium and Large 1-2458142.83/cwt140.00–144.006546
BullsMedium and Large 1-2662124.79/cwt124.00–126.008265
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425146.26/cwt146.00–147.006224
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100720.00/cwt720.00–720.007,9201
SteersMedium and Large 3438129.00/cwt129.00–129.005652
SteersMedium and Large 2-3327162.08/cwt150.00–166.005308
SteersMedium and Large 2-3376147.36/cwt127.00–152.005547
SteersMedium and Large 2-3432144.10/cwt140.00–150.006235
SteersMedium and Large 2-3687120.00/cwt120.00–120.008243
SteersMedium and Large 2-3738118.00/cwt118.00–118.008712
SteersMedium and Large 2-3870100.00/cwt100.00–100.008701
SteersMedium and Large 2-3585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500133.00/cwt133.00–133.006651
SteersMedium and Large 2-3285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added929122.75/cwt122.75–122.751,14056
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added720132.00/cwt132.00–132.0095017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added689131.37/cwt131.00–134.009058
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added615148.00/cwt148.00–148.009108
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added584137.54/cwt134.00–140.008035
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750125.00/cwt125.00–125.009382
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530143.58/cwt135.00–150.0076140
SteersMedium and Large 1-2476148.61/cwt136.00–159.0070735
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576137.67/cwt130.00–142.0079329
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625132.65/cwt130.00–135.0082918
SteersMedium and Large 1-2733123.99/cwt122.00–126.009098
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670129.59/cwt125.00–134.008688
SteersMedium and Large 1-2388153.93/cwt150.00–160.005978
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429149.48/cwt146.00–155.006417
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785105.00/cwt105.00–105.008241
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520121.98/cwt121.00–123.0063410
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3426131.09/cwt126.00–136.005588
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3622114.19/cwt113.00–115.007105
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3380125.97/cwt125.00–128.004793
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3245154.00/cwt154.00–154.003773
CowsLean 85-90%1,03152.55/cwt49.00–55.005425
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40164.31/cwt62.00–68.009014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18661.80/cwt57.00–66.0073322
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34868.35/cwt67.00–70.009213
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08857.00/cwt57.00–57.006202
Bulls1,90399.04/cwt98.00–100.001,8854
Bulls1,83788.22/cwt84.00–96.001,6213
Bulls1,99075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,4931
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0012,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0016,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0014,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,120.00/cwt1,120.00–1,120.0012,8801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2201,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,5551
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005642

How this sale compares

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.