Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2021-09-13

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 13
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,162 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 1,238▼ 223 vs year ago 1,385 · −16.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 52▼ 18 vs year ago 159 · −11.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 10▼ 19 vs year ago 31 · −61.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were no trends due to sale not being reported last week because of holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.90/cwt on 356 head.
Average price
$133.90
356 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$750
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$38
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.21
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558135.37755308
Medium and Large 2-3576124.4371748
One grade step is worth $10.94/cwt here — about $38 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 sale356 hd
133.90
—
TN average9 barns · 2,119 hd
133.69
+0.21
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—Low1,57289.421,40620
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31666.8387912
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18363.0374631
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00352.0552239

Every lot

80 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285177.16/cwt174.00–191.005055
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285155.00/cwt155.00–155.004421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323176.98/cwt170.00–185.0057211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3328140.00/cwt140.00–140.004592
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373159.53/cwt158.00–160.005954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386171.27/cwt168.00–181.0066119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418159.64/cwt150.00–175.0066710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420148.63/cwt142.00–160.006246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474157.99/cwt150.00–165.0074929
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518135.00/cwt135.00–135.006993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527157.57/cwt150.00–163.0083038
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3562128.88/cwt120.00–135.007245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584147.96/cwt140.00–160.0086420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616147.55/cwt140.00–153.0090923
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added648150.00/cwt150.00–150.009722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664143.70/cwt130.00–148.009547
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0193
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720130.00/cwt130.00–130.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733141.40/cwt134.00–145.001,0365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770142.10/cwt140.00–142.501,09414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813137.50/cwt137.00–138.001,1182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0771
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3920104.00/cwt104.00–104.009572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,038115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,090107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322150.57/cwt140.00–154.0048512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364146.96/cwt140.00–148.0053516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385133.00/cwt133.00–133.005122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3414133.01/cwt126.00–135.0055110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424142.07/cwt135.00–145.0060229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475123.02/cwt112.00–135.005842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482138.45/cwt128.00–144.0066742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524134.92/cwt128.00–146.0070741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575129.02/cwt123.00–134.0074253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613131.38/cwt124.00–135.0080522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635131.00/cwt131.00–131.008326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673124.43/cwt120.00–131.008378
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3691121.86/cwt100.00–125.0084224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added696137.00/cwt137.00–137.0095457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737122.58/cwt122.00–126.0090320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3778108.00/cwt108.00–108.008402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2420113.00/cwt113.00–113.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426164.63/cwt155.00–173.0070117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433144.54/cwt140.00–150.006264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473146.91/cwt130.00–158.0069521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527139.18/cwt128.00–150.0073329
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582132.48/cwt124.00–150.0077118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590124.62/cwt120.00–130.0073513
Bulls—Small 1-2595105.00/cwt105.00–105.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623130.43/cwt124.00–140.0081329
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3627121.19/cwt118.00–128.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666122.67/cwt112.00–129.0081720
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3672120.00/cwt120.00–120.008063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716121.50/cwt120.00–123.008704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772121.49/cwt117.00–123.009386
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3785102.03/cwt100.00–104.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383598.01/cwt94.00–100.008183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-284595.00/cwt95.00–95.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-392080.00/cwt80.00–80.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-395580.00/cwt80.00–80.007643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,08380.00/cwt80.00–80.008662
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43382.68/cwt76.00–86.001,1856
Bulls——1,63292.31/cwt86.00–100.001,50614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98953.84/cwt50.00–57.0053223
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02349.47/cwt38.00–55.0050616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08355.40/cwt55.00–56.006003
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19263.40/cwt60.00–68.0075627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25576.00/cwt76.00–76.009541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30573.00/cwt73.00–73.009531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31766.27/cwt63.00–71.0087311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3905491.22/cwt470.00–510.004,4462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,4832

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.