Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2020-08-31

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 31
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,019 head
9 vs last sale 1,028 531 vs year ago 488 · +108.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
37 vs last sale 102 13 vs year ago 52 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
29 vs last sale 57 11 vs year ago 17 · +64.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 3.00 to 6.00 lower, with 700 lbs steers steady. Bulls steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.53/cwt on 494 head.
Average price
$136.53
494 head · 715 lb average
Value per head Derived
$977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$689
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.11
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2727136.86995473
Medium and Large 2-3460129.6559620
Medium and Large 3255120.003061thin
One grade step is worth $16.86/cwt here — about $689 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 sale494 hd
136.53
TN average12 barns · 2,491 hd
138.64
−2.11
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
BullsAverage1,73289.581,5529thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47467.1298912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22062.1775929
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03048.2949712

Every lot, as filed

81 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46366.33/cwt60.00–69.0097010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52871.08/cwt69.00–73.001,0862
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21462.15/cwt57.00–67.0075527
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36054.00/cwt54.00–54.007341
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24571.00/cwt71.00–71.008841
Bulls1,65989.87/cwt83.00–93.001,4916
Bulls1,86395.52/cwt93.00–98.001,7802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,2811
SteersMedium and Large 3255120.00/cwt120.00–120.003061
SteersMedium and Large 2-3359138.40/cwt138.00–140.004975
SteersMedium and Large 2-3445138.00/cwt138.00–138.006144
SteersMedium and Large 2-3665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007323
SteersMedium and Large 2-3517130.00/cwt130.00–130.006723
SteersMedium and Large 2-3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005062
SteersMedium and Large 2-3285138.00/cwt138.00–138.003932
SteersMedium and Large 2-3585133.00/cwt133.00–133.007781
Bulls1,91076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,4521
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,9751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2663116.19/cwt114.00–120.0077010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371141.06/cwt131.00–144.0052310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2336139.77/cwt139.00–140.004704
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2783105.00/cwt105.00–105.008222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-294089.00/cwt89.00–89.008371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
BullsMedium and Large 349080.00/cwt80.00–80.003924
BullsMedium and Large 2-3533131.00/cwt131.00–131.006984
BullsMedium and Large 2-3464120.75/cwt120.00–121.005604
BullsMedium and Large 2-3379133.00/cwt133.00–133.005044
BullsMedium and Large 2-3735100.00/cwt100.00–100.007352
BullsMedium and Large 2-3815108.00/cwt108.00–108.008801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2527136.52/cwt131.00–140.0071922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2769115.00/cwt115.00–115.0088417
BullsMedium and Large 1-2429143.29/cwt132.00–170.0061512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2569134.32/cwt130.00–136.0076411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2672122.46/cwt118.00–125.008239
BullsMedium and Large 1-2477140.21/cwt134.00–150.006699
BullsMedium and Large 1-2616126.72/cwt120.00–131.007815
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720119.96/cwt114.00–122.008644
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added820135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,111120
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added883132.08/cwt120.00–132.501,16658
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added925128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,18952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added740135.79/cwt133.50–138.001,00546
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added660140.00/cwt140.00–140.0092410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added561148.98/cwt143.00–150.008367
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added538146.54/cwt143.00–148.007887
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added775127.57/cwt124.00–130.009895
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added605134.00/cwt134.00–134.008111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2622135.26/cwt129.00–140.0084137
SteersMedium and Large 1-2529143.33/cwt134.00–150.0075833
SteersMedium and Large 1-2474142.86/cwt120.00–155.0067721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2729130.83/cwt127.00–135.0095415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568140.34/cwt133.00–146.0079715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678128.13/cwt123.00–135.0086912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2379158.65/cwt140.00–171.0060112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2401165.67/cwt165.00–169.006646
SteersMedium and Large 1-2285178.70/cwt175.00–181.005095
SteersMedium and Large 1-2930112.97/cwt112.00–115.001,0513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2835120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2753120.50/cwt120.00–121.009072
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325165.15/cwt154.00–177.005372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2220181.00/cwt181.00–181.003982
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3566111.36/cwt108.00–121.006304
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3707108.71/cwt100.00–113.007693
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3238125.00/cwt125.00–125.002983
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3798103.00/cwt103.00–103.008222
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3503125.00/cwt125.00–125.006292
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3465112.00/cwt112.00–112.005211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added527131.98/cwt128.00–136.0069616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added705127.50/cwt127.50–127.5089914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434136.80/cwt130.00–139.0059446
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622121.76/cwt115.00–129.0075728
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524128.33/cwt120.00–130.0067226
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575125.28/cwt115.00–127.0072018
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475130.15/cwt124.00–133.0061814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2721113.37/cwt109.00–120.0081711
CowsLean 85-90%1,08649.85/cwt43.50–54.0054110
CowsLean 85-90%74840.46/cwt40.00–41.003032

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.