Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2022-02-14

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 14
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,199 head
▲ 381 vs last sale 818▲ 1,199 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 54▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 19▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.13/cwt on 437 head.
Average price
$148.13
437 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$760
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.64
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516149.37771406
Medium and Large 2-3486133.8065022
Medium and Large 3378127.504814thin
Small 1-2505126.966415thin
One grade step is worth $22.41/cwt here — about $130 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 sale437 hd
148.13
—
TN average9 barns · 2,204 hd
144.49
+3.64
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—Average1,611101.151,62921
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51380.071,21114
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13675.0185239
CowsLean 85-90%Low98757.6756914

Every lot

97 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 1-2231187.11/cwt180.00–205.004324
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2271205.74/cwt190.00–220.0055812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290170.00/cwt160.00–180.004932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321199.43/cwt180.00–210.006409
Steers—Medium and Large 3325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3328179.06/cwt160.00–190.0058710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3362173.46/cwt150.00–180.006286
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378196.40/cwt180.00–205.0074214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441186.31/cwt175.00–194.0082224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added448200.00/cwt200.00–200.008962
Steers—Small 1-2460160.00/cwt160.00–160.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3463161.05/cwt158.00–170.007464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474184.30/cwt165.00–200.0087430
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495188.00/cwt188.00–188.009311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529170.04/cwt160.00–180.0090026
Steers—Small 1-2565131.00/cwt131.00–131.007401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570172.76/cwt160.00–179.0098515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578175.50/cwt175.00–176.001,01429
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578157.94/cwt145.00–163.0091320
Steers—Medium and Large 3582129.00/cwt129.00–129.007516
Steers—Medium and Large 3615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624159.80/cwt150.00–170.0099714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3638126.00/cwt126.00–126.008042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0936
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665168.08/cwt167.50–171.001,11871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690152.30/cwt146.00–165.001,05116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728139.52/cwt134.00–145.001,0162
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730134.50/cwt134.00–135.009822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2791144.80/cwt135.00–148.001,14522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2869139.33/cwt134.00–140.001,2119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3200130.00/cwt130.00–130.002602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271160.15/cwt151.00–170.004348
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333158.29/cwt150.00–163.0052722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3376141.00/cwt141.00–141.005304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379155.98/cwt151.00–161.0059121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed413162.00/cwt162.00–162.006692
Heifers—Small 1-2420123.00/cwt123.00–123.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430154.66/cwt145.00–158.0066550
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472164.35/cwt160.00–165.0077645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476153.26/cwt142.00–156.0073071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3481140.38/cwt127.00–150.006754
Heifers—Small 1-2488128.44/cwt117.00–140.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520144.00/cwt144.00–144.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528148.14/cwt138.00–152.0078260
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535154.00/cwt154.00–154.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558140.00/cwt140.00–140.007812
Heifers—Small 1-2565127.46/cwt125.00–130.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575145.42/cwt137.00–153.0083624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3579130.53/cwt128.00–138.007564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631137.83/cwt130.00–141.0087045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665136.41/cwt125.00–143.0090722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665132.00/cwt132.00–132.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727129.23/cwt120.00–133.0094022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3762120.00/cwt120.00–120.009143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2776130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0152
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426179.08/cwt170.00–190.0076325
Bulls—Small 1-2445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463150.00/cwt150.00–150.006953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480171.51/cwt158.00–184.0082340
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Bulls—Small 1-2505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531164.53/cwt148.00–170.0087414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3544150.00/cwt150.00–150.008163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3569143.73/cwt138.00–150.008185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574155.15/cwt145.00–165.0089140
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605136.00/cwt136.00–136.008231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620145.84/cwt140.00–152.0090427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3664125.89/cwt120.00–130.008365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673137.56/cwt130.00–140.0092619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727130.55/cwt130.00–131.0094911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2774125.97/cwt124.00–128.009758
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860113.00/cwt113.00–113.009722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2975104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,516108.32/cwt102.00–111.001,64210
Bulls——1,52585.43/cwt79.00–92.001,3034
Bulls——1,79599.90/cwt96.00–104.001,7937
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%61031.00/cwt31.00–31.001892
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05062.11/cwt53.00–65.0065212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11174.11/cwt67.00–79.0082333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19067.00/cwt67.00–67.007971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28982.54/cwt80.00–88.001,0645
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40386.91/cwt84.00–90.001,2192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53178.93/cwt75.00–83.001,20812
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3672320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2241,039.62/cwt925.00–1,125.0012,7254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,308975.00/cwt975.00–975.0012,7532

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.