Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2021-03-01

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 1
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
862 head
▲ 461 vs last sale 401▼ 66 vs year ago 928 · −7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 35▼ 20 vs year ago 63 · −31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 46▲ 9 vs year ago 15 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.68/cwt on 434 head.
Average price
$136.68
434 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$855
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 1-2
$8.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.52
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3516140.1372349
Medium and Large 1-2641136.26873383
Small 1-2498132.006572thin
One grade step is worth $8.13/cwt here — about $66 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 sale434 hd
136.68
—
TN average9 barns · 1,890 hd
140.20
−3.52
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—Low1,71986.701,49111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,34760.038096thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22155.736804thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02247.3748411

Every lot

90 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed303174.00/cwt174.00–174.005278
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315164.00/cwt164.00–164.005171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325178.06/cwt174.00–180.005793
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380156.53/cwt150.00–164.005958
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2397170.00/cwt170.00–170.006755
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425133.00/cwt133.00–133.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427165.31/cwt161.00–171.0070617
Steers—Small 1-2440134.00/cwt134.00–134.005901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3464139.78/cwt130.00–151.006495
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471159.21/cwt151.00–165.0075021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007732
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3516133.15/cwt126.00–140.006878
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520147.46/cwt142.00–150.0076724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540153.47/cwt150.00–154.0082938
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007702
Steers—Small 1-2555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563130.00/cwt130.00–130.007323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573135.29/cwt134.00–140.0077511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583141.28/cwt135.00–146.008249
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612136.53/cwt136.00–140.0083615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623130.22/cwt124.00–135.0081131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628120.00/cwt120.00–120.007542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665135.05/cwt132.50–136.0089834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681126.43/cwt120.00–130.0086119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711127.53/cwt125.00–130.5090770
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730113.00/cwt113.00–113.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738122.82/cwt120.00–124.0090612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768119.57/cwt116.00–123.0091812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added788122.42/cwt121.00–123.0096544
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added815113.00/cwt113.00–113.009214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820120.00/cwt120.00–120.0098416
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3935104.00/cwt104.00–104.009722
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240160.00/cwt160.00–160.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305136.00/cwt136.00–136.004151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2309148.70/cwt145.00–151.004598
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3362130.45/cwt128.00–135.004723
Heifers—Small 1-2365124.00/cwt124.00–124.004531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377141.00/cwt136.00–143.0053211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed415140.37/cwt140.00–141.0058311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427135.08/cwt131.00–139.005776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433140.60/cwt140.00–145.006098
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438126.65/cwt120.00–133.005554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474133.13/cwt126.00–135.0063132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added493135.00/cwt135.00–135.0066612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523132.01/cwt128.00–137.0069024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528123.57/cwt120.00–128.0065221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570124.01/cwt120.00–128.0070720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572129.67/cwt128.00–135.0074223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575107.00/cwt107.00–107.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623122.87/cwt120.50–123.5076521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626120.01/cwt109.00–123.0075118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640109.80/cwt103.00–112.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672118.26/cwt113.00–122.0079534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684114.00/cwt108.00–117.0078037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720113.66/cwt113.00–114.008183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758108.49/cwt107.00–111.0082216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766107.00/cwt107.00–107.008207
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785107.00/cwt107.00–107.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2832103.59/cwt102.00–106.008625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285090.00/cwt90.00–90.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291097.00/cwt97.00–97.008831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435161.00/cwt161.00–161.007003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed445148.00/cwt148.00–148.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478153.00/cwt153.00–153.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518140.00/cwt140.00–140.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550128.00/cwt128.00–128.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580126.00/cwt126.00–126.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3643108.00/cwt108.00–108.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2646123.67/cwt123.00–125.007996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732108.38/cwt108.00–110.007935
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52380.47/cwt77.00–83.001,2264
Bulls——1,73788.15/cwt85.00–93.001,5315
Bulls——2,06895.51/cwt95.00–96.001,9752
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%99060.00/cwt60.00–60.005941
Cows—Lean 85-90%99250.06/cwt48.00–51.004976
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00942.69/cwt39.00–45.004314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25550.00/cwt50.00–50.006281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28661.30/cwt58.00–66.007884
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29854.31/cwt52.00–58.007053
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47057.50/cwt57.00–58.008452
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.0015,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0018,2191
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,4801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,6691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240960.00/cwt960.00–960.0011,9041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,3601
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,5101

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.