Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2021-06-07

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 7
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,911 head
▲ 1,103 vs last sale 808▲ 1,190 vs year ago 721 · +165.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 65▲ 41 vs year ago 64 · +64.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays weekly sale was held in conjunction with the Livestock Marketing Association's World Livestock Auctioneer Contest/Championship. Thank You to the Livestock Marketing Association, Dickson Regional Livestock Center and Riley Livestock for hosting the event, all of the producers that brought livestock, and all the buyers that attended and participated. Trends this week reflect sharply higher prices due to great demand from buyers all over the region in support of LMA's WLAC and also good supply and quality of cattle. This sale was closed last week in observance of Memorial Day so it is compared to the last sale from two weeks ago. Compared to the last sale Feeder Steers 7.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-12.00 higher with 450-550 lbs. Bulls 18.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-7.00 higher.

*Todays offerings also included a video sale. There were 5259 head of cattle sold in 27 Lots, Totaling 80 Loads. The Video Sale Report can be found at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3479

*Todays total head count: 2031 head in the barn + 5259 head on video = 7290 Total Head of Cattle *

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.21/cwt on 858 head.
Average price
$149.21
858 head · 685 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,022
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$269
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$1.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.36
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2694149.271,036811
Medium and Large 2-3518148.1476747
One grade step is worth $1.13/cwt here — about $269 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 sale858 hd
149.21
—
TN average10 barns · 2,573 hd
144.86
+4.36
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—Average1,88996.751,82813
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40973.171,03116
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15672.0683331
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01358.8059627

Every lot

87 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2238185.85/cwt177.00–200.004423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274190.00/cwt190.00–190.005214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3322153.15/cwt150.00–157.004935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329178.53/cwt172.00–182.0058710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360164.03/cwt163.00–165.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added362189.69/cwt187.00–191.0068714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379175.52/cwt167.50–184.006658
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424172.92/cwt167.00–180.0073316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425182.89/cwt181.00–186.0077711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428160.50/cwt160.00–161.006872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475181.80/cwt178.00–186.0086420
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477155.65/cwt155.00–157.007423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480172.95/cwt169.00–176.0083038
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520175.25/cwt170.00–178.0091132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529162.97/cwt157.00–167.0086250
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3532150.35/cwt140.00–154.0080014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3576141.75/cwt130.00–149.0081616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577167.58/cwt164.00–175.0096739
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577157.99/cwt150.00–162.0091251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607168.01/cwt161.00–171.001,02040
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3611141.60/cwt140.00–142.008655
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620148.89/cwt144.00–155.0092324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672141.54/cwt136.00–148.0095125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680152.81/cwt151.00–158.001,03915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2736133.81/cwt131.00–137.0098524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,03217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772139.27/cwt139.00–139.501,07539
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776136.41/cwt135.00–137.001,05917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800128.00/cwt127.00–129.001,0242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820135.73/cwt133.50–138.001,113131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added852132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,12960
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,14761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added973120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,004124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,25057
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270146.04/cwt145.00–147.003942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285160.85/cwt160.00–162.004588
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3332146.60/cwt144.00–149.004873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333152.40/cwt149.00–160.005074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363134.09/cwt126.00–137.004877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added366166.00/cwt166.00–166.006087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383154.47/cwt151.00–158.0059229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3419136.88/cwt135.00–141.005746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424151.35/cwt144.00–156.0064264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466152.84/cwt152.00–154.0071210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473128.57/cwt127.00–130.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477146.33/cwt138.00–150.0069860
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530141.18/cwt134.00–146.0074850
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536149.96/cwt148.00–154.0080488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576136.36/cwt130.00–140.0078537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580142.51/cwt140.50–148.0082747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622132.34/cwt125.00–136.0082316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624138.00/cwt137.00–141.0086185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672126.41/cwt123.00–129.008499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710130.96/cwt127.00–132.5093029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718123.85/cwt120.00–124.0088949
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779127.75/cwt127.75–127.75995130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805114.00/cwt114.00–114.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855103.00/cwt103.00–103.008811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,03597.00/cwt94.00–100.001,0042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2409168.42/cwt161.00–175.0068910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433146.42/cwt144.00–153.0063413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474166.48/cwt157.00–169.0078914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477151.56/cwt140.00–155.007235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535157.11/cwt150.00–161.008418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570153.14/cwt149.00–158.0087326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615136.94/cwt131.00–140.008425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674133.23/cwt126.00–141.0089816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713126.00/cwt126.00–126.008982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760117.00/cwt117.00–117.008891
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3174109.98/cwt107.50–112.5019130
Dairy Steers—Large 3244112.50/cwt112.50–112.5027510
Dairy Steers—Large 3474116.00/cwt116.00–116.0055022
Dairy Steers—Large 3594106.00/cwt106.00–106.0063022
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,668103.50/cwt102.00–105.001,7262
Bulls——1,67087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,4532
Bulls——1,98797.42/cwt94.00–99.001,9369
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%86561.00/cwt61.00–61.005281
Cows—Lean 85-90%91550.82/cwt47.00–53.004657
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04065.95/cwt65.00–67.006862
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04861.11/cwt55.00–64.0064018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15271.10/cwt64.00–76.0081926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25381.10/cwt79.00–83.001,0164
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40871.64/cwt65.00–75.001,00912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41177.77/cwt77.00–78.001,0974

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.