Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-04-24

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 24
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,135 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 1,136▲ 219 vs year ago 916 · +23.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
243 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 169▲ 181 vs year ago 62 · +291.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 230▲ 3 vs year ago 149 · +2.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Bull calves steady to 7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.33/cwt on 425 head.
Average price
$213.33
425 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,002
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$639
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$60.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.73
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2471215.421,014389
Small 1-2488200.009763thin
Medium and Large 2-3470192.1790331
Medium and Large 3243154.753752thin
One grade step is worth $60.67/cwt here — about $639 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 sale425 hd
213.33
—
TN average10 barns · 2,224 hd
201.60
+11.73
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—High1,616117.521,89912
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34797.481,31323
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08992.341,00640
CowsLean 85-90%Low92779.2373550

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)1,100$1,1302thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,07914
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,0008
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$8206
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,125$1,5222thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,032$1,45414

Every lot

91 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 1-2235259.15/cwt250.00–280.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3278241.88/cwt220.00–260.006725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2287253.11/cwt250.00–265.007269
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323273.82/cwt250.00–290.008848
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3338230.00/cwt230.00–230.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366270.58/cwt225.00–292.5099033
Steers—Small 1-2380214.93/cwt210.00–220.008174
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395235.00/cwt235.00–235.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3413230.00/cwt230.00–230.009502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418255.41/cwt235.00–273.001,06836
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470234.50/cwt210.00–253.001,10222
Steers—Small 1-2493200.05/cwt190.00–210.009862
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3494200.00/cwt200.00–200.009883
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512231.51/cwt230.00–235.001,1857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524227.69/cwt210.00–236.001,19334
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3552200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573223.20/cwt215.00–230.001,27910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618215.44/cwt196.00–230.001,33151
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3659193.29/cwt190.00–200.001,2743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671203.26/cwt187.00–219.001,36412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721198.44/cwt194.00–203.001,4316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added898198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,778113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965151.31/cwt150.00–152.001,4603
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200137.00/cwt137.00–137.002741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220240.00/cwt240.00–240.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3227192.94/cwt180.00–220.004383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278246.62/cwt232.50–252.5068617
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285172.50/cwt172.50–172.504921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331241.90/cwt215.00–261.0080127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3338216.00/cwt216.00–216.007302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376235.96/cwt227.50–245.0088758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,01217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427226.77/cwt205.00–243.0096860
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3459210.27/cwt195.00–221.0096513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465215.84/cwt200.00–229.001,00469
Heifers—Small 1-2488200.00/cwt200.00–200.009763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502217.99/cwt214.00–220.001,09412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527173.64/cwt170.00–176.009155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531204.61/cwt185.00–212.001,08640
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564193.97/cwt180.00–210.001,09434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3569176.21/cwt170.00–180.001,0034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619177.54/cwt165.00–185.001,09931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy645150.00/cwt150.00–150.009681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658164.97/cwt160.00–170.001,0864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added697175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,22010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2423
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3406233.90/cwt220.00–246.009505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418252.21/cwt240.00–261.001,05431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3458213.97/cwt208.00–220.009804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468229.74/cwt215.00–240.001,07533
Bulls—Small 1-2470192.34/cwt185.00–200.009042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518216.36/cwt205.00–225.001,12118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518184.98/cwt180.00–190.009582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572211.55/cwt205.00–220.001,21013
Bulls—Small 1-2620170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621201.17/cwt200.00–205.001,24911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673186.58/cwt178.00–192.001,2565
Bulls—Medium and Large 3703133.00/cwt133.00–133.009352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712186.38/cwt185.00–193.001,3276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3815158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3885130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910114.95/cwt110.00–120.001,0462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,393110.55/cwt110.00–111.001,5402
Bulls——1,621116.46/cwt113.00–118.001,8888
Bulls——1,820128.71/cwt124.00–132.002,3432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84764.85/cwt55.00–77.005495
Cows—Boner 80-85%87587.48/cwt87.00–91.0076510
Cows—Lean 85-90%93680.83/cwt75.00–88.0075745
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14993.13/cwt86.00–98.001,07027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262101.48/cwt100.00–103.001,2813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,3991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34797.18/cwt91.00–103.001,30922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900820.00/head820.00–820.008206
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,078.57/head1,000.00–1,100.001,07914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,130.00/head1,130.00–1,130.001,1302
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4008
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5256
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,522.22/head1,400.00–1,650.001,5222

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.