Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2019-06-10

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 10
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
902 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 818▲ 902 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 111▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 26▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Bulls not enough to compare. Steers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.50/cwt on 278 head.
Average price
$126.50
278 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.52
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500127.69638242
Medium and Large 2-3489119.9358731
Small 1-2550111.006111thin
Medium and Large 3520109.005674thin
One grade step is worth $18.69/cwt here — about $71 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 sale278 hd
126.50
—
TN average11 barns · 3,233 hd
120.98
+5.52
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
Bulls—Average1,79872.251,2992thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22754.4066717
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47651.5976112
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09444.9549252

Every lot

77 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2263175.00/cwt175.00–175.0046012
Steers—Medium and Large 3300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2311171.00/cwt171.00–171.005325
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365145.16/cwt135.00–150.005305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373163.58/cwt155.00–165.006107
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3427141.62/cwt140.00–145.006053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435165.00/cwt165.00–165.007188
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465133.13/cwt128.00–140.006194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475154.66/cwt145.00–160.0073516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520149.38/cwt140.00–155.0077724
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523134.99/cwt134.00–136.007062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561153.40/cwt153.00–154.0086115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584144.05/cwt136.00–145.0084137
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585129.73/cwt125.00–134.007594
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609143.56/cwt140.00–144.0087419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615131.15/cwt125.00–141.008078
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed639140.00/cwt140.00–140.008957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652140.00/cwt140.00–140.0091315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671133.18/cwt132.00–135.0089411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712130.47/cwt128.00–133.009294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726129.00/cwt129.00–129.009375
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772123.59/cwt120.00–125.009547
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820110.00/cwt110.00–110.009021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2227143.01/cwt140.00–144.003254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288140.00/cwt140.00–140.004035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320141.38/cwt135.00–148.0045215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330131.09/cwt130.00–134.004337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363153.00/cwt153.00–153.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381135.29/cwt130.00–138.0051520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420130.60/cwt123.00–135.0054944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3432123.71/cwt120.00–128.005347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3461122.75/cwt122.00–123.005664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480126.47/cwt122.00–132.0060730
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481127.00/cwt127.00–127.006115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520109.00/cwt109.00–109.005674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533124.15/cwt121.00–127.0066220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545121.00/cwt121.00–121.006591
Heifers—Small 1-2550111.00/cwt111.00–111.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560108.00/cwt108.00–108.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572124.73/cwt120.00–131.0071336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580127.66/cwt125.00–128.0074026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620118.72/cwt114.00–124.0073611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3631109.17/cwt107.00–112.006897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670120.00/cwt120.00–120.0080410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670108.00/cwt108.00–108.007241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672113.02/cwt110.00–115.007595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712109.82/cwt101.00–112.007825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3713106.00/cwt106.00–106.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810106.00/cwt106.00–106.008591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2862101.00/cwt101.00–101.008713
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280170.00/cwt170.00–170.004761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3371145.96/cwt130.00–154.005424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372153.61/cwt150.00–161.0057128
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415154.28/cwt134.00–160.0064021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418139.21/cwt130.00–153.005824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477137.40/cwt135.00–138.006555
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483135.77/cwt129.00–145.0065619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516137.87/cwt130.00–155.0071114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3519128.05/cwt123.00–132.0066514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3553125.00/cwt125.00–125.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563131.34/cwt129.00–134.007398
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610119.01/cwt117.00–120.007264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2639126.61/cwt120.00–128.0080910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653120.00/cwt120.00–120.007847
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3659117.18/cwt116.00–118.007725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715112.00/cwt112.00–112.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715111.00/cwt111.00–111.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835100.00/cwt100.00–100.008351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286592.00/cwt92.00–92.007961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,79872.25/cwt68.00–76.001,2992
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95935.71/cwt31.00–40.0034212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13547.72/cwt41.00–52.0054240
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22754.40/cwt52.00–60.0066717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47651.59/cwt46.00–54.0076112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255728.34/cwt600.00–800.009,1414

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.