Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2022-12-05

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 5
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,785 head
▲ 224 vs last sale 1,561▲ 603 vs year ago 1,182 · +51.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 249▲ 119 vs year ago 131 · +90.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 50▼ 36 vs year ago 61 · −59.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 550 lbs were unevenly steady with some instances of 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers over 550 lbs were mostly 5.00-7.00 higher with the heaviest test on steers weighing 550-700 lbs. Feeder heifers 550 lbs and under were unevenly steady with instances of 2.00-3.00 higher to 2.00-3.00 lower, and heifers over 550 lbs were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Quality was mostly good and buyers showed the best interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle. Offerings were heavy again this week despite the colder temperatures and significant rain throughout the region forecasted through the week, but the moisture is a welcome sight to producers.

Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $167.94/cwt on 666 head.
Average price
$167.94
666 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$969
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$799
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 4
$104.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.85
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581170.71992581
Small and Medium 1-2434155.006736thin
Medium and Large 2-3580154.1189474
Small 429266.001935thin
One grade step is worth $104.71/cwt here — about $799 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 sale666 hd
167.94
—
TN average9 barns · 2,108 hd
166.09
+1.85
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—Low1,73188.621,53413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40370.0398325
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21365.1079064
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06255.8959338

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7753thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$5851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$5575
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$5355
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$5251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6751thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 424270.00/cwt70.00–70.001693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2271208.04/cwt200.00–217.505644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328191.77/cwt185.00–200.006299
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005521
Steers—Small 436860.00/cwt60.00–60.002212
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3374172.64/cwt170.00–177.006465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375195.00/cwt195.00–195.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377186.96/cwt180.00–192.0070534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420184.05/cwt158.00–194.0077355
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420165.00/cwt165.00–165.006934
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy439200.00/cwt200.00–200.008784
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472183.39/cwt175.00–190.0086621
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3486164.07/cwt157.50–167.0079710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522175.84/cwt165.00–180.0091865
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3532156.58/cwt150.00–160.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557175.31/cwt160.00–180.0097622
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3562155.90/cwt149.00–160.0087624
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2565160.00/cwt160.00–160.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575170.05/cwt155.00–176.0097883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627171.98/cwt165.00–175.001,07849
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3627150.48/cwt149.00–155.009448
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629162.95/cwt150.00–170.001,025104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666160.98/cwt155.00–167.001,07250
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3677147.01/cwt145.00–150.009955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1387
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715156.06/cwt145.00–160.001,11613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3744132.51/cwt130.00–140.009864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768159.28/cwt150.00–161.501,22344
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3769140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,07710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822153.00/cwt152.00–155.001,2583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855145.17/cwt145.00–146.001,2416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added921141.40/cwt140.00–145.001,3027
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2269161.60/cwt160.00–170.004359
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
Heifers—Small 427570.00/cwt70.00–70.001932
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3321149.61/cwt142.50–155.004804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330167.81/cwt161.00–172.0055418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370154.21/cwt151.00–161.005714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372167.16/cwt155.00–171.0062256
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420147.62/cwt145.00–150.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430159.49/cwt155.00–165.0068646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3457141.60/cwt141.00–145.0064714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463130.00/cwt130.00–130.006022
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472156.75/cwt145.00–162.00740125
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3510134.00/cwt134.00–134.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517158.37/cwt153.00–160.0081913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519145.92/cwt138.00–152.0075748
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528131.69/cwt120.00–135.006957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562157.95/cwt154.00–160.008886
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3569134.45/cwt130.00–135.007659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580133.00/cwt133.00–133.007711
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2580127.50/cwt120.00–135.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582148.28/cwt138.00–152.0086397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608141.25/cwt135.00–150.0085926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3616130.00/cwt130.00–130.008015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622148.38/cwt145.00–150.0092325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671136.12/cwt130.00–140.0091345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678145.00/cwt145.00–145.0098314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713143.48/cwt140.00–145.001,02313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724126.31/cwt120.00–135.0091415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755130.00/cwt130.00–130.009821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2824125.41/cwt125.00–127.001,0335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2858130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3890100.00/cwt100.00–100.008901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,03094.00/cwt94.00–94.009681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 418880.00/cwt80.00–80.001505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2236174.92/cwt170.00–180.004134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278215.00/cwt215.00–215.005983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285181.70/cwt175.00–185.005186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330180.38/cwt170.00–190.0059518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345195.00/cwt195.00–195.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374182.08/cwt170.00–185.0068116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3377163.71/cwt160.00–165.006174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420176.24/cwt165.00–181.0074013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425162.00/cwt162.00–162.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465155.00/cwt155.00–155.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469130.00/cwt130.00–130.006104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477173.57/cwt166.00–180.0082826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500175.00/cwt175.00–175.008751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523159.21/cwt150.00–165.0083326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532140.00/cwt140.00–140.007453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3556136.22/cwt130.00–140.007574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573153.89/cwt145.00–160.0088229
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622142.42/cwt135.00–151.0088641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645131.72/cwt130.00–132.008507
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2674120.00/cwt120.00–120.008096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677140.92/cwt135.00–151.0095411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720130.00/cwt130.00–130.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724133.00/cwt126.00–134.009638
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2784123.98/cwt120.00–128.009725
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2863130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1227
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39182.04/cwt77.00–85.001,1415
Bulls——1,92691.69/cwt88.00–96.001,7667
Bulls——2,065100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,0651
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99052.79/cwt52.00–56.0052325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14459.25/cwt56.00–60.0067810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19961.86/cwt59.00–67.0074213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22265.58/cwt62.00–72.0080151
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28876.50/cwt73.00–79.009853
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39270.76/cwt67.00–75.0098521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40261.58/cwt58.00–65.008633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,3161
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2—675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2—525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2—775.00/head775.00–775.007753
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2—650.00/head650.00–650.006503
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3—585.00/head585.00–585.005851
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3—535.00/head535.00–535.005355
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3—417.50/head385.00–450.004182

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.