Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2022-11-14

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 14
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,224 head
▼ 174 vs last sale 1,398▼ 105 vs year ago 1,329 · −7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 189▲ 74 vs year ago 111 · +66.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 56▼ 26 vs year ago 61 · −42.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale one week ago, Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.57/cwt on 480 head.
Average price
$144.57
480 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$21.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.60
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540146.23790412
Medium and Large 2-3501136.8468653
Small 1-2468128.256018thin
Medium and Large 3547124.296807thin
One grade step is worth $21.95/cwt here — about $110 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 sale480 hd
144.57
—
TN average8 barns · 2,335 hd
148.17
−3.60
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—Low1,72086.581,48919
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43970.681,01714
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19966.9180229
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06654.5058146

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$7552thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$7002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$6851thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$6651thin

Every lot

100 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 1-2243210.00/cwt210.00–210.005103
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3244183.58/cwt180.00–185.004487
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2286191.66/cwt180.00–200.005485
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2312192.36/cwt180.00–200.0060018
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315173.26/cwt170.00–175.005463
Steers—Medium and Large 3340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004932
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3367159.26/cwt155.00–180.005846
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375180.11/cwt170.00–200.0067527
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419185.30/cwt170.00–190.0077612
Steers—Medium and Large 3435115.00/cwt115.00–115.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478177.56/cwt170.00–182.0084932
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3493165.00/cwt165.00–165.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523148.33/cwt135.00–155.007766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524171.64/cwt160.00–180.0089930
Steers—Small 1-2530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570167.82/cwt155.00–173.0095735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611158.92/cwt140.00–169.0097111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3657135.15/cwt120.00–147.008886
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672162.08/cwt150.00–168.001,08925
Steers—Small 1-2690140.00/cwt140.00–140.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719159.52/cwt157.00–164.001,1479
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770161.88/cwt157.00–165.001,2465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2983128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2237170.00/cwt170.00–170.004033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3244143.21/cwt140.00–150.003493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265170.82/cwt160.00–177.504535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290168.31/cwt164.00–180.004889
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3327143.82/cwt140.00–147.504704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329173.00/cwt165.00–175.005695
Heifers—Small 1-2350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374162.75/cwt150.00–168.0060933
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380128.00/cwt128.00–128.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424156.72/cwt150.00–163.0066426
Heifers—Small 1-2428130.00/cwt130.00–130.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430141.34/cwt133.00–145.006084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added448160.00/cwt160.00–160.007176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477153.43/cwt143.00–157.0073286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477142.86/cwt140.00–144.006818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495155.00/cwt155.00–155.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495127.00/cwt127.00–127.006291
Heifers—Small 1-2497142.00/cwt142.00–142.007063
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521148.86/cwt136.00–156.0077681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531135.12/cwt132.00–140.0071710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3571124.28/cwt115.00–135.007108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582139.25/cwt130.00–145.0081070
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added593140.00/cwt140.00–140.008303
Heifers—Medium and Large 3614120.00/cwt120.00–120.007374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623138.86/cwt130.00–145.0086521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3658127.90/cwt120.00–130.008425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676134.72/cwt130.00–138.0091117
Heifers—Small 1-2700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718128.64/cwt120.00–135.0092424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770121.27/cwt120.00–125.009344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3815112.53/cwt110.00–115.009174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2828118.45/cwt105.00–125.009817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2935115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2994100.00/cwt100.00–100.0099411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425174.65/cwt160.00–190.0074225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3429151.58/cwt140.00–155.006506
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465151.65/cwt135.00–155.007058
Bulls—Small 1-2473142.59/cwt140.00–145.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476164.45/cwt150.00–176.0078334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518150.00/cwt150.00–150.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524161.90/cwt146.00–170.0084816
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528126.71/cwt110.00–140.006696
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555137.50/cwt130.00–145.007632
Bulls—Small 1-2555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579147.07/cwt143.00–155.0085223
Bulls—Small 1-2605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622140.40/cwt130.00–147.008739
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3629130.00/cwt130.00–130.008184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670124.94/cwt120.00–130.008374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677140.15/cwt130.00–145.0094912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2742140.25/cwt139.00–146.001,04119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768137.48/cwt120.00–158.001,0567
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3930100.00/cwt100.00–100.009301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61377.32/cwt73.00–80.001,2476
Bulls——1,69289.73/cwt87.00–95.001,51811
Bulls——2,19597.05/cwt96.00–98.002,1302
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96944.51/cwt33.00–54.004319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08956.93/cwt43.00–62.0062037
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17166.58/cwt63.00–72.0078025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29574.48/cwt74.00–75.009652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43970.68/cwt68.00–74.001,01714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45063.44/cwt63.00–64.009202
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050700.00/head700.00–700.007002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200685.00/head685.00–685.006851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235755.00/head755.00–755.007552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300665.00/head665.00–665.006651

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.