Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2021-06-21

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 21
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
934 head
▼ 218 vs last sale 1,152▲ 157 vs year ago 777 · +20.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 83▼ 4 vs year ago 92 · −4.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows were 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls calves mostly steady. Heifers steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.11/cwt on 342 head.
Average price
$133.11
342 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$471
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.88
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568133.45758322
Medium and Large 2-3462130.4560218thin
Medium and Large 3280102.502872thin
One grade step is worth $30.95/cwt here — about $471 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 sale342 hd
133.11
—
TN average9 barns · 1,722 hd
130.22
+2.88
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—Low1,48487.111,29310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50974.311,1225thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19968.6682343
CowsLean 85-90%Low96056.705448thin

Every lot

65 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 1-2275185.00/cwt185.00–185.005092
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323150.50/cwt150.00–151.004862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334170.55/cwt166.00–180.005703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376175.20/cwt165.00–180.0065923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416171.43/cwt158.00–174.0071316
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3429152.64/cwt138.00–160.006553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480163.68/cwt154.00–166.0078651
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520140.00/cwt140.00–140.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527153.96/cwt150.00–161.0081121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534160.00/cwt160.00–160.008547
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570155.54/cwt154.00–157.0088716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581146.81/cwt140.00–155.0085317
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3613130.00/cwt130.00–130.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631138.72/cwt130.00–143.0087527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668139.14/cwt133.00–142.0092953
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712133.01/cwt130.00–136.0094741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added842124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added863128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1057
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280102.50/cwt102.50–102.502872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325126.00/cwt126.00–126.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334147.68/cwt141.00–151.004934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added364150.00/cwt150.00–150.0054611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373147.96/cwt143.00–154.0055218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3376136.03/cwt134.00–138.005114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423151.00/cwt151.00–151.006393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432142.06/cwt138.00–144.0061410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3464130.00/cwt130.00–130.006037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480139.41/cwt131.00–144.0066936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521136.20/cwt130.00–141.0071043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524134.64/cwt134.00–138.0070624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3539128.00/cwt120.00–130.006906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581134.00/cwt134.00–134.0077913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581133.18/cwt129.00–136.0077447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616127.90/cwt123.00–129.0078834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621131.00/cwt131.00–131.0081411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677125.30/cwt120.00–129.0084824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724120.10/cwt118.00–124.008708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761120.43/cwt115.00–122.0091614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2807120.00/cwt120.00–120.0096822
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414170.36/cwt150.00–175.0070511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429144.00/cwt144.00–144.006185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473156.66/cwt150.00–170.007416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515150.55/cwt131.00–161.0077526
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525131.00/cwt131.00–131.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575137.41/cwt126.00–148.0079020
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624130.65/cwt120.00–138.0081530
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672120.00/cwt120.00–120.008063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2706114.00/cwt114.00–114.008055
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3707113.75/cwt110.00–115.008044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775115.00/cwt115.00–115.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-378594.00/cwt94.00–94.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810105.00/cwt105.00–105.008511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29483.43/cwt80.50–85.001,0805
Bulls——1,67490.79/cwt86.00–96.501,5205
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94858.30/cwt54.50–60.505537
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04045.50/cwt45.50–45.504731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06361.34/cwt61.00–62.006526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18768.37/cwt64.00–72.5081229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34675.18/cwt73.00–77.501,0128
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46275.79/cwt74.00–77.501,1083
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58072.10/cwt70.00–75.001,1392

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.