Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-02-13

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 13
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,279 head
▲ 248 vs last sale 1,031▲ 80 vs year ago 1,199 · +6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 99▲ 51 vs year ago 106 · +48.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 29▼ 17 vs year ago 55 · −30.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter 5.00 higher. Feeder steers 9.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifers 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Several thin fleshed and groups of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.88/cwt on 483 head.
Average price
$167.88
483 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$916
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$352
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 3
$50.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.09
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3449169.2676047
Medium and Large 1-2558168.35940430
Small 1-2560150.008401thin
Medium and Large 3345118.304085thin
One grade step is worth $50.96/cwt here — about $352 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 sale483 hd
167.88
—
TN average9 barns · 2,361 hd
164.79
+3.09
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—Average1,747104.641,82820
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32985.431,13517
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19184.711,00956
CowsLean 85-90%Low98767.7166820

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)1,200$1,3002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,1554thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$9002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$7852thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2239235.00/cwt235.00–235.005624
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3260200.00/cwt200.00–200.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283246.14/cwt235.00–252.506979
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed305250.00/cwt250.00–250.0076313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320175.00/cwt175.00–175.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332229.12/cwt195.00–236.0076122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373185.10/cwt170.00–200.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377222.16/cwt190.00–234.0083836
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410181.41/cwt178.00–185.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416211.70/cwt204.00–225.0088125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed480221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480215.32/cwt193.00–225.001,03428
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3493200.00/cwt200.00–200.009862
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523206.59/cwt205.00–210.001,0803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526199.83/cwt185.00–210.001,05118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576190.78/cwt175.00–198.001,09945
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583162.00/cwt162.00–162.0094411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added597193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,1528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629182.19/cwt160.00–193.001,14620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633190.00/cwt176.00–193.001,20311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3638150.00/cwt150.00–150.009572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660186.32/cwt183.00–188.001,2303
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3667150.56/cwt150.00–154.001,0047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679182.90/cwt182.00–183.501,24249
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722178.26/cwt171.00–182.001,28714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774159.44/cwt152.00–167.001,2344
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3790150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1851
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added801180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,442120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2852162.68/cwt160.00–168.001,3863
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245180.00/cwt180.00–180.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270122.88/cwt117.50–137.503324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3271180.32/cwt156.00–207.004894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273185.00/cwt185.00–185.005053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed289195.00/cwt195.00–195.005649
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305197.81/cwt160.00–205.0060315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320187.25/cwt181.00–191.005997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379182.53/cwt171.00–192.0069245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3386162.22/cwt150.00–170.006265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410175.00/cwt175.00–175.007183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429177.21/cwt170.00–189.0076020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440185.00/cwt185.00–185.008142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464179.79/cwt178.00–181.008345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471173.37/cwt165.00–180.0081735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed485174.00/cwt174.00–174.008443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485167.63/cwt161.00–171.008133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529162.71/cwt155.00–171.0086137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545164.00/cwt164.00–164.008942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3558150.00/cwt150.00–150.008372
Heifers—Small 1-2560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571159.89/cwt150.00–167.0091352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,04985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620154.32/cwt140.00–160.0095729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633135.00/cwt135.00–135.008554
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645100.00/cwt100.00–100.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669144.12/cwt135.00–150.009649
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3684136.23/cwt130.00–140.009324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,16174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724135.34/cwt135.00–137.009806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781139.44/cwt136.00–140.001,0897
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3795119.00/cwt119.00–119.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3833126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0502
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425183.00/cwt183.00–183.007781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432209.08/cwt200.00–220.0090325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480200.70/cwt193.00–210.0096323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3481170.45/cwt165.00–184.008207
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523185.00/cwt165.00–195.0096816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535158.00/cwt158.00–158.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562174.05/cwt160.00–180.0097817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585170.00/cwt170.00–170.009951
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622160.29/cwt150.00–169.0099712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623149.89/cwt140.00–160.009343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3662140.00/cwt140.00–140.009273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671159.75/cwt150.00–180.001,0727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767146.83/cwt130.00–154.001,1264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805120.00/cwt120.00–120.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3830129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2873148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43391.10/cwt77.00–100.001,3055
Bulls——1,791107.48/cwt103.00–113.001,92513
Bulls——2,245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,6942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96564.48/cwt49.00–78.006224
Cows—Lean 85-90%99268.52/cwt65.00–75.0068016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10476.04/cwt75.00–77.0083911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18790.62/cwt90.00–94.001,07611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22185.61/cwt80.00–89.001,04534
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32985.43/cwt79.00–93.001,13517
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000785.00/head785.00–785.007852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,155.00/head1,010.00–1,300.001,1554

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.