Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-04-10

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 10
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
673 head
437 vs last sale 1,110 607 vs year ago 1,280 · 47.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
18 vs last sale 107 10 vs year ago 99 · 10.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
4 vs last sale 20 24 vs year ago 48 · 50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Heifers under 450 steady to4.00 lower, over 450 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Bull calves mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $208.88/cwt on 285 head.
Average price
$208.88
285 head · 588 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,228
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$523
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$79.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.06
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2579218.091,264205
Medium and Large 2-3626196.101,22765
Medium and Large 3536138.3374115thin
One grade step is worth $79.76/cwt here — about $523 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 sale285 hd
208.88
TN average12 barns · 2,130 hd
221.94
−13.06
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
BullsAverage1,558114.111,77711
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12193.541,04932
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,31393.391,2268thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97181.2678919

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,080$1,3252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$1,1507
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$1,7257
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,050$1,7002thin

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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added764189.08/cwt189.00–190.001,44565
SteersMedium and Large 2-3631193.46/cwt181.00–195.001,22119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2743160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1892
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2960110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added540205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,10773
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added487216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2631208.91/cwt190.00–220.001,3187
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3101
SteersMedium and Large 3534150.00/cwt150.00–150.008017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added645217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4006
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added513230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,18054
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471236.54/cwt220.00–247.001,1146
SteersMedium and Large 2-3468214.81/cwt210.00–220.001,0052
SteersMedium and Large 1-2563217.46/cwt210.00–226.001,22412
SteersMedium and Large 2-3370233.77/cwt230.00–235.008654
SteersMedium and Large 2-3289240.31/cwt230.00–250.006944
SteersMedium and Large 3668130.00/cwt130.00–130.008682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2529220.62/cwt210.00–232.001,16711
SteersMedium and Large 2-3432220.00/cwt220.00–220.009503
SteersMedium and Large 2-3510198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0101
SteersMedium and Large 3600105.00/cwt105.00–105.006303
SteersMedium and Large 3387150.00/cwt150.00–150.005813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715184.71/cwt183.00–188.001,3213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,1223
SteersMedium and Large 1-2286253.40/cwt235.00–260.007255
SteersMedium and Large 1-2233260.21/cwt250.00–270.006064
SteersMedium and Large 1-2374257.03/cwt245.00–275.0096120
SteersMedium and Large 1-2918138.17/cwt121.00–156.001,2682
SteersMedium and Large 2-3325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006831
SteersMedium and Large 2-3752182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,36929
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478220.87/cwt200.00–240.001,05612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2730179.45/cwt177.00–182.001,3102
BullsMedium and Large 1-2584196.67/cwt180.00–208.001,1498
BullsMedium and Large 1-2669184.23/cwt175.00–188.001,2324
BullsMedium and Large 1-2610188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1472
BullsMedium and Large 1-2880160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4081
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0541
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09992.06/cwt87.00–98.001,01225
CowsLean 85-90%78573.00/cwt73.00–73.005731
CowsLean 85-90%98181.72/cwt75.00–86.0080218
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4161
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29394.68/cwt92.00–99.001,2246
Bulls1,622116.01/cwt110.00–121.001,8829
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20198.81/cwt96.00–103.001,1877
Bulls1,268105.55/cwt104.00–107.001,3382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29501,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7257
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0681,150.30/head1,100.00–1,420.001,1507
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280231.00/cwt231.00–231.006471
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
BullsMedium and Large 2-3508192.07/cwt190.00–200.009765
BullsSmall 1-2415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2437238.89/cwt225.00–245.001,04411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2531215.28/cwt200.00–220.001,14321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375205.00/cwt205.00–205.007691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424221.81/cwt205.00–233.0094028
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3588160.13/cwt150.00–170.009422
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3463190.99/cwt189.00–193.008842
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3415213.00/cwt213.00–213.008842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625176.17/cwt160.00–180.001,1018
HeifersMedium and Large 3255169.00/cwt169.00–169.004311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2327253.36/cwt240.00–265.008286
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670162.90/cwt150.00–180.001,0919
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3668148.81/cwt145.00–156.009943
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2484215.88/cwt194.00–227.001,04530
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3345192.50/cwt192.50–192.506642
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2755150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1331
SteersMedium and Large 2-3583199.51/cwt199.00–200.001,1632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525210.75/cwt185.00–221.001,10627
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377232.13/cwt205.00–244.0087519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2338228.91/cwt210.00–241.0077415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2561190.67/cwt180.00–204.001,07013

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.