Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2022-10-03

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 3
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,185 head
▼ 372 vs last sale 1,557▲ 541 vs year ago 644 · +84.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
242 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 151▲ 112 vs year ago 130 · +86.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 32▼ 30 vs year ago 73 · −41.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. Steers 2.00 to 7.00 lower, instances 9.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Bulls 6.00 to 8.00 lower, excepted 650 to 750 were higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.05/cwt on 527 head.
Average price
$152.05
527 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$803
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$442
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 3
$44.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.44
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533154.02821474
Medium and Large 2-3485137.2966535
Large 1498132.8666214thin
Small and Medium 1-2417116.674863thin
Large 3345110.003801thin
One grade step is worth $44.02/cwt here — about $442 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 sale527 hd
152.05
—
TN average7 barns · 1,850 hd
146.61
+5.44
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—Low1,62194.121,52620
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45879.211,15523
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20075.5090626
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07364.0868885

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,450$1,1351thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,147$1,0372thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$9002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$8601thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$9751thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2263207.61/cwt205.00–209.005463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332199.47/cwt186.00–204.006629
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3354160.00/cwt160.00–160.005664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360180.00/cwt180.00–180.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426180.48/cwt175.00–184.0076916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459179.43/cwt170.00–185.0082410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475160.00/cwt160.00–160.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519174.01/cwt160.00–180.0090327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570171.72/cwt160.00–178.0097925
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3617157.45/cwt150.00–160.009714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625174.48/cwt170.00–181.001,09121
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2633132.66/cwt116.00–150.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665153.68/cwt149.00–158.001,0224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672170.95/cwt165.00–177.001,14913
Steers—Large 1690130.00/cwt130.00–130.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726169.83/cwt167.00–171.001,23312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790158.00/cwt155.00–167.001,24816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815160.35/cwt137.00–173.001,30713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3815130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233163.47/cwt150.00–170.003814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3233134.73/cwt130.00–140.003142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285135.00/cwt135.00–135.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288169.81/cwt168.00–170.0048911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331169.83/cwt161.00–174.0056212
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Heifers—Large 3345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377169.98/cwt160.00–174.0064144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388141.53/cwt140.00–150.005496
Heifers—Large 1406130.00/cwt130.00–130.005285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423166.00/cwt160.00–173.0070243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431153.75/cwt153.00–154.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455171.00/cwt171.00–171.007781
Heifers—Large 1455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473144.99/cwt135.00–150.006869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475163.09/cwt152.00–166.0077585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522161.00/cwt161.00–161.008406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523132.26/cwt125.00–143.006926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524158.99/cwt150.00–166.0083366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy553160.00/cwt160.00–160.008858
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565128.00/cwt128.00–128.007231
Heifers—Large 1576130.00/cwt130.00–130.007497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578146.86/cwt135.00–156.0084979
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy608148.55/cwt147.00–149.009039
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630135.11/cwt128.00–140.0085138
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3662121.73/cwt120.00–125.008063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671138.46/cwt130.00–144.0092927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735137.50/cwt132.00–143.001,0118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2754136.62/cwt120.00–139.001,03013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2804127.47/cwt120.00–130.001,0254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3845100.00/cwt100.00–100.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2863120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement864124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2918100.97/cwt97.00–105.009272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement1,094110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2034
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2243180.00/cwt180.00–180.004372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3250160.00/cwt160.00–160.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2282189.42/cwt180.00–195.005348
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326185.69/cwt175.00–191.0060518
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2333143.00/cwt110.00–160.004763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375181.09/cwt175.00–191.0067923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383195.00/cwt195.00–195.0074712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3388139.06/cwt122.50–155.005402
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3395127.00/cwt127.00–127.005021
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3400112.00/cwt112.00–112.004481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418152.15/cwt140.00–160.006365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427174.54/cwt164.00–185.0074532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455175.00/cwt175.00–175.007961
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2460144.00/cwt144.00–144.006621
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477168.11/cwt159.00–180.0080226
Bulls—Large 1478108.00/cwt108.00–108.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485156.00/cwt156.00–156.007571
Bulls—Large 3490153.00/cwt153.00–153.007501
Bulls—Large 1503120.00/cwt120.00–120.006042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3507141.64/cwt140.00–150.007186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528163.26/cwt150.00–178.0086249
Bulls—Small 1-2545128.00/cwt128.00–128.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571130.00/cwt130.00–130.007424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574155.23/cwt140.00–164.0089150
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623148.41/cwt130.00–163.0092543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625144.17/cwt138.00–150.009016
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2643130.00/cwt130.00–130.008362
Bulls—Medium 1-2665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677148.03/cwt140.00–159.001,00213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3689129.94/cwt125.00–134.0089514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2714141.54/cwt130.00–147.001,01116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3723122.47/cwt120.00–125.008854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765132.31/cwt128.00–135.001,01210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835120.63/cwt110.00–130.001,0073
Bulls—Large 1865110.00/cwt110.00–110.009522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880110.00/cwt110.00–110.009681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,078120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2943
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 334595.00/cwt95.00–95.003281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49687.14/cwt80.00–93.001,3049
Bulls——1,68498.13/cwt90.00–105.001,6539
Bulls——1,903107.51/cwt107.00–108.002,0462
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89554.92/cwt31.00–63.0049217
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11866.37/cwt58.00–72.0074268
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12585.00/cwt85.00–85.009561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14868.97/cwt68.00–70.007922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20875.65/cwt69.00–82.0091423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45879.21/cwt73.00–84.001,15523
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,070975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1471,037.32/head885.00–1,150.001,0372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,135.00/head1,135.00–1,135.001,1351

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.