Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-07-10

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 10
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,071 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 1,043▼ 491 vs year ago 1,562 · −31.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 176▼ 111 vs year ago 310 · −35.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 27▼ 9 vs year ago 40 · −22.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to July 4 th holiday last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.37/cwt on 393 head.
Average price
$221.37
393 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,132
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$42.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.78
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515222.261,145366
Medium and Large 2-3460210.3596826
Small 1-2540180.009721thin
One grade step is worth $42.26/cwt here — about $173 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 sale393 hd
221.37
—
TN average3 barns · 935 hd
215.59
+5.78
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—Low1,715127.862,19219
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,386106.591,47729
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,164102.811,19680
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01388.9990117

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,2351thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,120$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$1,5713thin

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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2228275.00/cwt275.00–275.006272
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3235250.00/cwt250.00–250.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2292292.50/cwt292.50–292.508543
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295240.00/cwt240.00–240.007081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324272.41/cwt260.00–290.0088321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3333206.88/cwt180.00–235.006892
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3367235.09/cwt230.00–240.008634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373273.88/cwt250.00–290.001,02210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3409216.00/cwt216.00–216.008834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415273.52/cwt245.00–280.001,13531
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473259.40/cwt245.00–267.001,22725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,3699
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518223.12/cwt210.00–230.001,1563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525247.97/cwt230.00–270.001,30214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561244.12/cwt240.00–245.001,37018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563256.11/cwt255.00–260.001,44233
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573215.20/cwt200.00–230.001,2332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,58714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630239.69/cwt230.00–245.001,51013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669239.76/cwt220.00–253.001,60425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,67324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2703234.36/cwt225.00–239.001,6483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713244.87/cwt240.00–251.001,74630
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776228.08/cwt225.00–237.001,77016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865213.40/cwt194.00–225.001,8464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2987189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,8653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,013166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,6822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,065150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3230220.00/cwt220.00–220.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2234252.73/cwt240.00–260.005914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282246.00/cwt246.00–246.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320216.67/cwt210.00–220.006933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331237.51/cwt220.00–252.5078613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381245.67/cwt220.00–259.0093639
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385223.00/cwt223.00–223.008591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415223.39/cwt211.00–232.009275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428238.55/cwt223.00–247.001,02135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3457216.29/cwt210.00–219.009884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475224.18/cwt201.00–230.001,06567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added489230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,12521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522219.67/cwt210.00–240.001,14755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523199.96/cwt185.00–210.001,0466
Heifers—Small 1-2540180.00/cwt180.00–180.009721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570204.75/cwt200.00–207.001,1673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576221.62/cwt217.00–225.001,27735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578207.96/cwt200.00–218.001,20222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619198.23/cwt182.00–214.001,22721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664193.15/cwt190.00–205.001,2838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,47117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717190.02/cwt180.00–204.501,3629
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772184.34/cwt181.00–185.001,4236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380250.00/cwt250.00–250.009502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415231.86/cwt220.00–250.0096214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428254.33/cwt238.00–262.501,08918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3466230.84/cwt226.00–233.001,0768
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469243.64/cwt225.00–254.001,14310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517235.09/cwt210.00–250.001,21532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520207.21/cwt200.00–230.001,0774
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545180.00/cwt180.00–180.009811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568209.94/cwt200.00–220.001,1923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572221.32/cwt200.00–235.001,26628
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624205.88/cwt200.00–220.001,2856
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3668180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670212.56/cwt210.00–215.001,4242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2737186.48/cwt175.00–194.001,3749
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2771183.28/cwt178.00–185.001,4134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,195109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,3031
Bulls——1,702124.81/cwt121.00–130.002,1249
Bulls——1,785133.00/cwt130.00–140.002,3749
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92582.80/cwt81.00–85.007664
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04090.90/cwt86.00–93.0094513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13499.80/cwt95.00–107.001,13251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16493.87/cwt93.00–96.001,0934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224110.39/cwt106.00–113.001,35125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,358104.93/cwt101.00–107.001,42514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412108.14/cwt108.00–109.001,52715
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,570.59/head1,300.00–1,700.001,5713

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.