Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-05-01

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 1
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,318 head
▲ 183 vs last sale 1,135▲ 311 vs year ago 1,007 · +30.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 243▲ 64 vs year ago 125 · +51.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 152▼ 32 vs year ago 73 · −43.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeders mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $215.62/cwt on 502 head.
Average price
$215.62
502 head · 675 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,454
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$840
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$25.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.41
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3280240.006721thin
Small 1-2383232.008895thin
Medium and Large 2-3450222.551,00351
Medium and Large 1-2704214.591,512445
One grade step is worth $25.41/cwt here — about −$840 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 sale502 hd
215.62
—
TN average9 barns · 1,584 hd
220.03
−4.41
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—Low1,528117.101,78922
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41596.131,36023
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16793.591,09294
CowsLean 85-90%Average96481.8879031

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,012$1,2145
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$9701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)925$9632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)958$9303thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,065$2,0004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$1,3501thin

Every lot

121 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2203264.92/cwt260.00–275.005383
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3245256.67/cwt250.00–260.006293
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3252240.00/cwt240.00–240.006055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2258266.64/cwt250.00–280.006886
Steers—Medium and Large 3280240.00/cwt240.00–240.006721
Steers—Small 1-2285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed295250.00/cwt250.00–250.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323270.66/cwt250.00–275.0087411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330236.57/cwt220.00–250.007813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed343288.32/cwt283.00–290.009894
Steers—Small 1-2373232.50/cwt232.50–232.508672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374260.41/cwt250.00–271.0097420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0692
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3376228.89/cwt225.00–230.008619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed415259.45/cwt258.00–261.001,0772
Steers—Small 1-2420225.00/cwt225.00–225.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3429228.02/cwt225.00–230.009785
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441245.51/cwt240.00–257.001,08333
Steers—Small 1-2465220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466261.96/cwt260.00–263.001,22113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467236.23/cwt230.00–241.001,10313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478225.85/cwt220.00–230.001,0806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513250.06/cwt240.00–255.001,2839
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519228.53/cwt215.00–235.001,18625
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533203.31/cwt200.00–210.001,0843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553248.99/cwt240.00–252.001,3778
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575225.22/cwt215.00–235.001,29523
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575214.59/cwt210.00–215.001,23412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631205.01/cwt200.00–210.001,2948
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684207.40/cwt190.00–215.001,41910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added718170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721198.54/cwt193.00–204.501,4319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781191.20/cwt190.00–192.001,49310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added808198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,60061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,5193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added892181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added923190.82/cwt182.00–191.251,761164
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3200235.00/cwt235.00–235.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215200.00/cwt200.00–200.004301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed220262.50/cwt262.50–262.505781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240245.00/cwt240.00–250.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed283258.59/cwt251.00–260.0073212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy291265.51/cwt261.00–272.507735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295227.50/cwt227.50–227.506713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325212.50/cwt212.50–212.506911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333242.25/cwt232.50–250.0080725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed333229.93/cwt227.00–233.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358248.02/cwt246.00–262.508889
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed360235.00/cwt235.00–235.008461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368220.74/cwt206.00–231.0081215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373235.80/cwt226.00–247.5088014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed383246.93/cwt245.00–251.009463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed410234.43/cwt231.00–235.0096114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424234.82/cwt230.00–239.009969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431224.75/cwt212.50–234.0096938
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3432207.24/cwt191.00–220.008959
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed435229.00/cwt229.00–229.009961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed453215.00/cwt215.00–215.009743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468215.75/cwt205.00–229.001,01051
Heifers—Small 1-2470202.03/cwt200.00–205.009503
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470160.00/cwt160.00–160.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478203.07/cwt200.00–209.009713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3514201.16/cwt195.00–205.001,0344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518208.64/cwt199.00–216.001,08156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy529195.33/cwt190.00–202.001,0336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy563185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0422
Heifers—Small 1-2570182.41/cwt180.00–185.001,0402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576189.77/cwt185.00–198.001,09310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added578195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3586182.39/cwt180.00–190.001,0694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added599200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,19820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615186.44/cwt180.00–190.001,14718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615175.67/cwt170.00–180.001,0807
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added653175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673176.54/cwt170.00–180.001,18812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3676168.76/cwt165.00–170.001,1418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,29047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915132.49/cwt130.00–135.001,2122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,020120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419244.31/cwt237.50–253.001,02412
Bulls—Small 1-2428200.00/cwt200.00–200.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433228.05/cwt220.00–238.009876
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed445242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0776
Bulls—Small 1-2455220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483231.42/cwt225.00–240.001,11812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3492221.84/cwt220.00–225.001,09111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530219.06/cwt210.00–225.001,16122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3543211.02/cwt205.00–214.001,1463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568204.00/cwt200.00–210.001,1595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622192.04/cwt190.00–196.001,1946
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635188.67/cwt188.00–190.001,1983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680186.44/cwt185.00–190.001,2687
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2766175.58/cwt170.00–177.001,3455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3605
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,363106.87/cwt101.00–114.001,4576
Bulls——1,470116.97/cwt109.00–122.001,71911
Bulls——1,852129.65/cwt124.00–134.002,4015
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95875.56/cwt73.00–78.007243
Cows—Lean 85-90%96582.56/cwt77.00–87.0079728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09685.75/cwt85.00–87.009405
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14792.80/cwt87.00–98.001,06472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27199.24/cwt97.00–103.001,26117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,402101.91/cwt99.00–105.001,42910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41392.15/cwt88.00–97.001,30212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,3421
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2855970.00/head970.00–970.009701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3885850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Large 1-2895925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3958929.72/head850.00–1,000.009303
Bred Cows—Small 1-29651,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0121,213.86/head975.00–1,300.001,2145
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002

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.