Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2022-06-13

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 13
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
973 head
▼ 360 vs last sale 1,333▼ 179 vs year ago 1,152 · −15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 160▲ 34 vs year ago 83 · +41.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 36▲ 41 vs year ago 19 · +215.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower, instances 8.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Bulls calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.50/cwt on 371 head.
Average price
$147.50
371 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$815
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$362
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.10
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559148.89833342
Medium and Large 2-3514137.1670419thin
Medium and Large 3394119.6047110thin
One grade step is worth $29.29/cwt here — about $362 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 sale371 hd
147.50
—
TN average8 barns · 1,375 hd
145.40
+2.10
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—Low1,532103.931,59219
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37083.781,14811
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12577.6987481
CowsLean 85-90%Low78455.2243311

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,025$7506
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$6992thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,116$1,35013

Every lot

84 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210200.00/cwt200.00–200.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 3257140.00/cwt140.00–140.003603
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2282206.39/cwt190.00–217.005824
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333196.24/cwt185.00–210.0065313
Steers—Medium and Large 3370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378191.40/cwt175.00–205.0072335
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3384173.82/cwt168.00–181.006674
Steers—Medium and Large 3410134.00/cwt134.00–134.005491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422184.77/cwt183.00–190.007808
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477180.14/cwt165.00–190.0085913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478165.00/cwt165.00–165.007892
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3508150.00/cwt150.00–150.007622
Steers—Medium and Large 3528110.00/cwt110.00–110.005813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529165.12/cwt160.00–175.0087317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540171.21/cwt166.00–175.0092517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568164.67/cwt155.00–170.0093516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580179.08/cwt172.00–180.501,03953
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3587146.78/cwt130.00–150.0086215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612157.72/cwt150.00–165.0096520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627164.43/cwt160.00–166.751,03139
Steers—Medium and Large 3637130.00/cwt130.00–130.008282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662157.37/cwt155.00–168.001,0429
Steers—Medium and Large 3665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686155.73/cwt140.00–167.001,06828
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2903123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,033113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1672
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215160.00/cwt160.00–160.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285155.00/cwt155.00–155.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2291175.98/cwt175.00–180.005125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320174.27/cwt167.50–180.0055814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330127.00/cwt127.00–127.004193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358136.50/cwt136.50–136.504892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382163.61/cwt157.00–171.0062523
Heifers—Medium and Large 3392115.00/cwt115.00–115.004515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421156.61/cwt154.00–165.0065928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3432149.34/cwt144.00–152.006453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471157.66/cwt152.00–165.0074335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477144.64/cwt135.00–149.006905
Heifers—Medium and Large 3493120.00/cwt120.00–120.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515149.72/cwt131.00–155.0077140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573141.87/cwt130.00–150.0081327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580133.25/cwt130.00–140.007733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590148.00/cwt148.00–148.0087311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621136.05/cwt130.00–141.0084523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640146.12/cwt146.00–148.0093582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671132.98/cwt128.00–135.008927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2739137.96/cwt126.00–139.001,02043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773117.69/cwt115.00–123.009103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3815127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423175.49/cwt160.00–183.007425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435158.00/cwt158.00–158.006871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470175.06/cwt162.00–180.0082312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482150.98/cwt145.00–154.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
Bulls—Small 1-2515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516158.78/cwt150.00–160.0081913
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533130.00/cwt130.00–130.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568152.82/cwt148.00–155.008685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608144.85/cwt135.00–148.008817
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630131.52/cwt130.00–132.008294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657137.98/cwt130.00–140.009075
Bulls—Medium and Large 3705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3722129.61/cwt123.00–133.009363
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35594.28/cwt92.00–97.001,2773
Bulls——1,518103.49/cwt98.00–110.001,57114
Bulls——1,898121.45/cwt118.00–125.002,3052
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67244.54/cwt37.00–63.002996
Cows—Boner 80-85%71860.47/cwt40.00–75.0043415
Cows—Lean 85-90%91968.03/cwt63.00–73.006255
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16288.87/cwt85.00–92.001,0335
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22281.01/cwt74.00–89.0099061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37083.78/cwt80.00–90.501,14811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2978698.85/head650.00–750.006992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025750.00/head750.00–750.007506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0561,316.32/head1,250.00–1,375.001,3169
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,2501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4254

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.