Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2019-06-24

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 24
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
817 head
▼ 180 vs last sale 997▲ 817 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 100▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 19▲ 42 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 steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls steady. Steers 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.78/cwt on 204 head.
Average price
$120.78
204 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$1.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.72
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534120.92645184
Medium and Large 2-3437119.4952220
One grade step is worth $1.43/cwt here — about $124 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 sale204 hd
120.78
—
TN average9 barns · 1,842 hd
118.06
+2.72
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—Low1,54377.561,1968thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15454.2862724
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41554.077658thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98347.8547013

Every lot

67 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210142.00/cwt142.00–142.002981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321140.81/cwt140.00–143.004525
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345124.00/cwt124.00–124.004282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363140.00/cwt140.00–140.005083
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365130.95/cwt125.00–138.004783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422142.96/cwt134.00–150.0060314
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3443123.00/cwt123.00–123.005452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488140.00/cwt140.00–140.006835
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3517122.77/cwt110.00–130.006357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525136.60/cwt128.00–144.0071714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540145.39/cwt145.00–147.007855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581132.35/cwt125.00–141.0076924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584145.59/cwt142.50–148.008507
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3593125.04/cwt120.00–130.007416
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3614120.00/cwt120.00–120.007375
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633135.00/cwt135.00–135.008552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2643126.92/cwt119.00–128.0081616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658138.68/cwt132.00–142.009133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728120.00/cwt120.00–120.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795114.00/cwt114.00–114.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added829116.00/cwt116.00–116.009628
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295125.00/cwt125.00–125.003692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310130.16/cwt128.00–133.0040311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373124.50/cwt124.00–125.004642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377125.15/cwt120.00–127.004725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423126.62/cwt121.00–130.0053621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3432120.97/cwt120.00–122.005234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474115.30/cwt107.00–120.005477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480127.16/cwt117.00–130.0061029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484125.00/cwt125.00–125.006054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520121.56/cwt113.00–127.0063223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577119.31/cwt114.00–125.0068847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590113.00/cwt113.00–113.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595120.00/cwt120.00–120.0071413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625115.70/cwt110.00–118.0072320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667104.45/cwt100.00–108.006977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752105.00/cwt105.00–105.007903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277999.32/cwt99.00–100.007743
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365131.00/cwt131.00–131.004781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3393128.00/cwt128.00–128.005032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3411123.01/cwt118.00–128.005066
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419133.67/cwt125.00–135.005608
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472130.88/cwt124.00–134.006189
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485122.00/cwt122.00–122.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522115.27/cwt110.00–120.006023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534124.81/cwt123.00–127.0066611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571122.98/cwt116.00–123.5070215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633111.74/cwt110.00–117.007074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664105.09/cwt100.00–108.006989
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-273593.57/cwt90.00–101.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-278894.75/cwt94.00–95.007474
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46074.18/cwt71.00–76.001,0832
Bulls——1,57078.68/cwt76.00–83.001,2356
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98347.85/cwt43.00–51.0047013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13055.14/cwt53.00–61.0062315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16051.00/cwt51.00–51.005921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19049.36/cwt48.00–50.005877
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21365.02/cwt64.00–66.007892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45154.51/cwt52.00–61.007917
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100510.00/cwt510.00–510.005,6102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,266871.02/cwt675.00–910.0011,0275
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,400905.00/cwt885.00–925.0012,67010
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,155875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,1062
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,385.00/cwt1,385.00–1,385.0017,6593

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.