Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2021-03-15

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 15
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,186 head
▼ 802 vs last sale 1,988▲ 430 vs year ago 756 · +56.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 114▲ 1 vs year ago 63 · +1.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 45▼ 12 vs year ago 28 · −42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.22/cwt on 575 head.
Average price
$146.22
575 head · 584 lb average
Value per head Derived
$853
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$17
per head · Small 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.93
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small 1-2480150.007201thin
Medium and Large 1-2611146.34895451
Medium and Large 2-3483145.74703123
One grade step is worth $4.26/cwt here — about $17 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 sale575 hd
146.22
—
TN average11 barns · 2,748 hd
145.29
+0.93
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—Low1,46681.141,18915
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34560.008073thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23554.9967915
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02244.4145419

Every lot

99 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240182.50/cwt182.50–182.504381
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3274166.53/cwt160.00–170.004563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2276185.00/cwt185.00–185.005114
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3317167.98/cwt164.00–170.005323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328184.28/cwt177.00–193.006048
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374176.53/cwt170.00–185.0066030
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3381163.84/cwt155.00–166.0062412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed398160.00/cwt160.00–160.0063742
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3419151.26/cwt143.00–160.006347
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429165.96/cwt161.00–170.0071217
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3467149.04/cwt146.00–150.006964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471162.36/cwt160.00–167.0076516
Steers—Small 1-2480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed504161.42/cwt160.00–162.008147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522161.51/cwt155.00–165.0084351
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525139.31/cwt129.00–150.007317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535150.73/cwt143.00–157.0080620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572148.18/cwt140.00–153.0084821
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3576130.03/cwt125.00–140.0074913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585155.00/cwt155.00–155.009073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616150.99/cwt147.00–152.5093073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622137.98/cwt135.00–147.5085835
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added623130.00/cwt130.00–130.008106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed639147.00/cwt147.00–147.009394
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3642116.79/cwt110.00–130.0075017
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3671122.06/cwt120.00–127.008197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685135.50/cwt135.50–135.509286
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2693129.67/cwt128.00–130.008996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711128.98/cwt126.00–130.009176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720129.74/cwt126.00–134.0093447
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735116.00/cwt116.00–116.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769127.33/cwt127.00–128.5097980
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2797120.00/cwt120.00–120.009563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added809122.00/cwt122.00–122.009875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940100.00/cwt100.00–100.009401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2982112.34/cwt111.00–113.001,1033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,05598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,10094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240140.00/cwt140.00–140.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267150.00/cwt150.00–150.004013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3272146.45/cwt140.00–150.003986
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3303147.00/cwt147.00–147.004453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318146.32/cwt140.00–151.0046510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3367137.05/cwt130.00–143.005037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370143.66/cwt140.00–145.0053218
Heifers—Small 1-2385125.00/cwt125.00–125.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400116.00/cwt116.00–116.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed415146.00/cwt146.00–146.006067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419140.89/cwt135.00–145.0059036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424132.98/cwt128.00–136.005646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460128.93/cwt123.00–135.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476137.58/cwt130.00–143.0065532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed485141.81/cwt140.00–144.0068811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507136.93/cwt135.00–139.0069427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524130.64/cwt125.00–136.0068526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527118.18/cwt112.50–121.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed538134.00/cwt134.00–134.007212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570122.72/cwt120.00–124.007008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572128.00/cwt128.00–128.007329
Heifers—Small 1-2578120.00/cwt120.00–120.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581124.79/cwt122.00–128.0072521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612121.74/cwt120.00–126.0074517
Heifers—Medium and Large 361593.00/cwt93.00–93.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621134.26/cwt128.00–138.0083413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658120.00/cwt120.00–120.0079015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669116.99/cwt113.00–120.0078318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673111.99/cwt110.00–114.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716110.09/cwt108.00–115.007889
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764120.24/cwt112.00–121.00919140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795107.50/cwt100.00–110.008554
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427170.38/cwt165.00–173.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473157.26/cwt155.00–163.007446
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474147.10/cwt135.00–158.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512149.20/cwt140.00–155.0076412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565132.81/cwt129.00–135.0075010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583128.34/cwt125.00–130.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613129.96/cwt123.00–133.007979
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3639119.00/cwt119.00–119.007604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674118.76/cwt115.00–124.008004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695105.00/cwt105.00–105.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715125.29/cwt120.00–127.008964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27677.71/cwt75.00–80.009927
Bulls——1,63284.15/cwt80.00–90.001,3738
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99041.00/cwt41.00–41.004061
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02444.60/cwt40.00–49.0045718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22249.05/cwt45.00–52.005993
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23455.88/cwt52.00–62.0069011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28063.00/cwt63.00–63.008061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34560.00/cwt60.00–60.008073
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,065675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,1891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300850.00/cwt850.00–850.0011,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0014,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29851,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0011,8201

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.