Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-02-06

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 6
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,031 head
▲ 229 vs last sale 802▲ 213 vs year ago 818 · +26.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 62▲ 45 vs year ago 54 · +83.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 43▲ 10 vs year ago 19 · +52.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls steady to 8.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.56/cwt on 422 head.
Average price
$164.56
422 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$862
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$286
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$35.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.92
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526165.75871385
Medium and Large 2-3511152.7578136
Small 1-2450130.005851thin
One grade step is worth $35.75/cwt here — about $286 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 sale422 hd
164.56
—
TN average10 barns · 1,841 hd
158.64
+5.92
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—High1,604102.111,63814
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38687.731,21614
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15181.7194135
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01370.9471928

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)1,450$1,3862thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,193$1,0412thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,202$9569
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$8751thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3278197.37/cwt190.00–202.505496
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3333190.00/cwt190.00–190.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370208.01/cwt200.00–220.0077016
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3377188.95/cwt180.00–200.007126
Steers—Small 1-2381185.00/cwt185.00–185.007054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added383236.00/cwt236.00–236.009048
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3409188.02/cwt185.00–190.007697
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429202.48/cwt200.00–204.008694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471215.25/cwt206.00–220.001,01423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474192.72/cwt189.00–204.009136
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485181.81/cwt175.00–191.008826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522202.41/cwt200.00–204.001,05727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533184.57/cwt175.00–193.0098431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571176.76/cwt170.00–185.001,00939
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576195.44/cwt192.00–196.001,12621
Steers—Small 1-2600170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611188.99/cwt183.00–190.501,15537
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612172.04/cwt160.00–180.001,05310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676173.64/cwt160.00–181.001,17412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679179.84/cwt179.00–180.001,2216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771159.50/cwt159.00–160.001,2304
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2836157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2863151.01/cwt146.00–156.001,3032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added870170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,47959
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235164.89/cwt160.00–170.003872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290175.00/cwt175.00–175.005083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326175.86/cwt174.00–180.0057311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3343168.57/cwt150.00–173.005785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379175.13/cwt168.00–185.0066419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380161.00/cwt161.00–161.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added393188.00/cwt188.00–188.007399
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425187.00/cwt187.00–187.0079521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427161.54/cwt155.00–165.006905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430170.68/cwt167.00–174.0073416
Heifers—Small 1-2450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467179.01/cwt175.00–182.0083642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472168.75/cwt162.00–175.0079746
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473163.99/cwt158.00–166.007766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526158.15/cwt150.00–169.0083220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528153.57/cwt149.00–157.008113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541172.49/cwt166.00–173.0093361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561164.86/cwt160.00–167.0092525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563148.68/cwt143.00–152.008374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566153.34/cwt145.00–158.0086827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610158.05/cwt155.00–160.0096421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618136.09/cwt131.00–140.008413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620146.17/cwt140.00–151.0090612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620135.00/cwt135.00–135.008371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668143.00/cwt135.00–148.0095521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678146.03/cwt145.00–147.009906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715138.78/cwt136.00–144.009923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy715132.00/cwt132.00–132.009441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722146.49/cwt145.00–148.001,0584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3727130.00/cwt130.00–130.009454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2764142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0858
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3805130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2812130.98/cwt128.00–135.001,0643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2921132.25/cwt132.00–133.001,2184
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415190.00/cwt190.00–190.007891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431190.69/cwt185.00–194.0082211
Bulls—Small 1-2440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463180.32/cwt170.00–185.008354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476192.98/cwt186.00–203.0091922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520181.67/cwt170.00–192.0094523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3543155.00/cwt155.00–155.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569167.29/cwt160.00–174.0095217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585155.95/cwt155.00–160.009125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615160.23/cwt155.00–166.009856
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3619151.22/cwt150.00–155.009364
Bulls—Small 1-2650148.00/cwt148.00–148.009621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705125.00/cwt120.00–130.008812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830140.05/cwt137.00–143.001,1622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2913109.51/cwt105.00–114.001,0002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40894.09/cwt92.00–96.001,3253
Bulls——1,624100.81/cwt97.00–106.001,6378
Bulls——1,748113.61/cwt109.00–120.001,9863
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01172.16/cwt65.00–77.0073024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02863.64/cwt59.00–67.006544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11880.98/cwt75.00–87.0090520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15371.51/cwt67.00–74.008256
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22490.14/cwt87.00–94.001,1039
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34190.12/cwt85.00–95.001,2098
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44584.55/cwt83.00–87.001,2226
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,020875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,129833.61/head650.00–940.008344
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1931,040.72/head1,000.00–1,075.001,0412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,053.97/head940.00–1,085.001,0545
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,385.66/head1,300.00–1,480.001,3862

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.