Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2020-06-22

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 22
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
777 head
▼ 376 vs last sale 1,153▼ 40 vs year ago 817 · −4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 200▲ 25 vs year ago 67 · +37.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 33▼ 9 vs year ago 42 · −21.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Steers and bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.64/cwt on 326 head.
Average price
$124.64
326 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$41
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$16.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.25
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551127.07700266
Medium and Large 2-3601114.0468657
Small 1-2597110.336593thin
One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $41 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 sale326 hd
124.64
—
TN average10 barns · 2,296 hd
123.39
+1.25
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—Average1,48590.091,3387thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46662.929228thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14662.0771261
CowsLean 85-90%Average93849.0946010

Every lot

84 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255180.00/cwt180.00–180.004592
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285164.00/cwt164.00–164.004671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332169.85/cwt165.00–175.005644
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3333155.91/cwt152.00–160.005192
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383154.93/cwt150.00–160.005933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2408157.21/cwt156.00–160.0064110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3433138.85/cwt132.00–142.006013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3467136.75/cwt121.00–140.006396
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472152.01/cwt149.00–155.0071716
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3519135.93/cwt130.00–140.007056
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523147.85/cwt140.00–152.0077343
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570128.59/cwt118.00–132.007337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572141.64/cwt131.00–152.0081042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added593145.00/cwt145.00–145.0086010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621135.96/cwt128.00–140.0084439
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626138.25/cwt134.00–142.0086516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3626123.32/cwt120.00–131.0077210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650128.00/cwt128.00–128.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657132.32/cwt125.00–135.0086930
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668130.32/cwt120.00–138.5087118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701122.00/cwt122.00–122.008556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718125.62/cwt118.00–129.0090219
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735116.00/cwt116.00–116.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763120.00/cwt120.00–120.009162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009183
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3860113.00/cwt113.00–113.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873113.10/cwt110.00–115.009878
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3945108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,065100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278156.95/cwt155.00–159.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285142.00/cwt142.00–142.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2304148.00/cwt148.00–148.004504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2392137.34/cwt135.00–141.005383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428137.89/cwt133.00–150.0059035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3429125.97/cwt124.00–130.005406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434145.00/cwt145.00–145.006297
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3463122.50/cwt122.00–123.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477134.45/cwt129.00–139.0064120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy513120.00/cwt120.00–120.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524132.89/cwt131.00–136.006968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527129.24/cwt120.00–133.0068167
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3539118.73/cwt115.00–122.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563123.95/cwt121.00–126.0069822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585115.97/cwt110.00–121.0067816
Heifers—Small 1-2588110.00/cwt110.00–110.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added597122.82/cwt120.00–128.5073330
Heifers—Small 1-2615111.00/cwt111.00–111.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622120.70/cwt117.00–123.0075118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630108.72/cwt100.00–110.006858
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660116.00/cwt116.00–116.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673116.41/cwt110.00–122.0078325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3721104.18/cwt100.00–105.0075111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733108.71/cwt105.00–110.0079710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774110.00/cwt110.00–110.008517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3784103.80/cwt103.00–104.008145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830100.00/cwt100.00–100.008302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008552
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430146.45/cwt140.00–154.0063012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478145.65/cwt140.00–150.0069612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485135.00/cwt135.00–135.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521139.20/cwt135.00–146.0072518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584131.00/cwt131.00–131.007655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635126.24/cwt126.00–127.008024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3648124.00/cwt124.00–124.008042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2688120.00/cwt120.00–120.008263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733112.69/cwt110.00–114.008263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810100.00/cwt100.00–100.008102
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 362670.00/cwt70.00–70.004386
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0781
Bulls——1,47789.93/cwt85.00–96.001,3285
Bulls——1,69599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,6781
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92449.99/cwt45.00–53.004629
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06041.00/cwt41.00–41.004351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14162.66/cwt57.00–67.0071550
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16570.59/cwt69.00–73.008223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17355.18/cwt53.00–56.006478
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46662.92/cwt60.00–63.509228
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,5311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015877.59/cwt800.00–950.008,9082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0012,9253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,4591

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.