Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-09-25

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 25
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,246 head
▼ 168 vs last sale 1,414▼ 311 vs year ago 1,557 · −20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 200▲ 99 vs year ago 151 · +65.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 28▲ 24 vs year ago 32 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same one week ago, Slaughter cows 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Steers were 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers 2.00to 6.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 to 12.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.34/cwt on 367 head.
Average price
$218.34
367 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,185
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$431
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$47.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.96
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549220.091,209326
Medium and Large 2-3494210.421,03934
Small 1-2640190.001,2161thin
Medium and Large 3450172.837786thin
One grade step is worth $47.26/cwt here — about $431 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 sale367 hd
218.34
—
TN average12 barns · 3,094 hd
220.30
−1.96
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—Average1,714124.282,13121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,439101.801,46518
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20994.981,14835
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06182.6887731

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,318$1,6242thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$1,5392thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,405$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)979$1,2756
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,1251thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3300250.00/cwt250.00–250.007502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332280.20/cwt260.00–290.009303
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3364247.31/cwt230.00–250.009008
Steers—Medium and Large 3370210.00/cwt210.00–210.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379262.54/cwt260.00–270.009956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416265.75/cwt255.00–280.001,1067
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455239.23/cwt230.00–244.001,0883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471263.49/cwt250.00–270.001,24120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528246.83/cwt225.00–265.001,30325
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565254.04/cwt245.00–260.001,43528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571251.53/cwt245.00–260.001,43615
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,6296
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631245.30/cwt225.00–258.001,54824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2694247.00/cwt230.00–255.001,71420
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3713195.09/cwt190.00–200.001,3912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2741231.17/cwt230.00–237.001,7136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,85521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768239.83/cwt220.00–248.001,84212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,8391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880212.50/cwt200.00–225.001,8702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added903237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,14556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2991200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9826
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238280.00/cwt280.00–280.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279236.65/cwt230.00–240.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322238.08/cwt230.00–242.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322225.21/cwt220.00–230.007254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379243.94/cwt235.00–247.0092516
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415175.50/cwt150.00–210.007284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425233.55/cwt220.00–241.0099335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427214.34/cwt200.00–230.0091512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0687
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468226.84/cwt220.00–235.001,06262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3492215.18/cwt200.00–220.001,0594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3511216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532225.30/cwt210.00–235.001,19961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567220.91/cwt210.00–230.001,25332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574199.15/cwt172.00–210.001,1434
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585165.00/cwt165.00–165.009651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617213.91/cwt200.00–225.001,32034
Heifers—Small 1-2640190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670204.48/cwt190.00–220.001,37035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715192.55/cwt180.00–210.001,37712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3718190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2782184.19/cwt175.00–196.001,4406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825188.83/cwt185.00–194.001,55812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2933170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5865
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3307250.00/cwt250.00–250.007683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3409235.93/cwt220.00–240.0096510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420247.96/cwt220.00–270.001,04120
Bulls—Small 1-2435227.00/cwt227.00–227.009871
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463194.00/cwt175.00–212.008982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468240.42/cwt230.00–245.001,1259
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532229.87/cwt210.00–240.001,22338
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3556214.93/cwt205.00–225.001,1957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570220.96/cwt210.00–225.001,25911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3619206.62/cwt205.00–210.001,2793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623209.32/cwt200.00–220.001,30428
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3663184.83/cwt170.00–200.001,2252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671206.60/cwt190.00–215.001,38615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718197.28/cwt190.00–200.001,41613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2769200.01/cwt180.00–220.001,5387
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3810172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2843166.05/cwt150.00–182.001,4002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3850170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3945130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,458115.48/cwt115.00–116.001,6842
Bulls——1,713123.46/cwt118.00–126.002,11515
Bulls——1,848131.73/cwt130.00–135.002,4344
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92273.80/cwt68.00–77.006809
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11886.31/cwt82.00–93.0096522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15988.60/cwt85.00–93.001,0278
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20696.22/cwt92.00–105.001,16025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,424106.33/cwt105.00–110.001,5146
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442100.59/cwt94.00–104.001,45111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,448105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5202
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,3161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29791,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,539.47/head1,475.00–1,600.001,5392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3181,623.62/head1,525.00–1,700.001,6242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.