Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-11-06

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 6
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,499 head
▲ 247 vs last sale 1,252▲ 101 vs year ago 1,398 · +7.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 157▼ 34 vs year ago 189 · −18.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 68▲ 6 vs year ago 56 · +10.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Bulls under 500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.08/cwt on 550 head.
Average price
$225.08
550 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,180
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.90
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538227.011,221447
Medium and Large 2-3459218.701,00488
Small 1-2505206.831,04413thin
Medium and Large 3518193.501,0012thin
One grade step is worth $33.51/cwt here — about $220 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 sale550 hd
225.08
—
TN average12 barns · 1,880 hd
211.19
+13.90
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—Low1,597114.321,82629
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41893.331,32321
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18188.431,04544
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03876.0979050

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)1,443$1,3002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,109$1,2288
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$1,0632thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,195$1,0503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,059$9104thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,135$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,1292thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,0751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,004$1,0635
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)900$9001thin

Every lot

124 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2230270.00/cwt270.00–270.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3266280.48/cwt277.00–290.007464
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323264.74/cwt250.00–282.008555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325302.28/cwt297.00–310.009825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed338307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,0384
Steers—Medium and Large 3345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372273.16/cwt260.00–287.001,01611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373254.05/cwt235.00–272.009488
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy385240.00/cwt240.00–240.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed387301.12/cwt301.00–302.001,1658
Steers—Medium and Large 3390240.00/cwt240.00–240.009361
Steers—Small 1-2390230.00/cwt230.00–230.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 3412225.00/cwt225.00–225.009276
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426275.36/cwt250.00–287.001,17332
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3439238.74/cwt237.00–250.001,0489
Steers—Medium and Large 3453230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479267.53/cwt250.00–280.001,28132
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3489242.75/cwt235.00–252.001,1876
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3524231.47/cwt220.00–240.001,2139
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526260.35/cwt238.00–265.001,36998
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,42321
Steers—Small 1-2530220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577248.11/cwt240.00–255.001,43250
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3589229.14/cwt225.00–230.001,35011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added594260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy610230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4031
Steers—Medium and Large 3610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621241.80/cwt230.00–252.001,50240
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629258.12/cwt250.00–260.001,62416
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3631230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3667216.10/cwt210.00–220.001,4415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674234.99/cwt230.00–240.001,58428
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685247.87/cwt244.00–253.001,69816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709231.22/cwt220.00–239.001,63914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7471
Steers—Small 1-2738210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5503
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6391
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3768206.73/cwt200.00–220.001,5886
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769224.05/cwt215.00–230.001,7235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added819227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,8595
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7543
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3225234.89/cwt230.00–240.005292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235262.50/cwt262.50–262.506171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3271237.58/cwt230.00–245.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295240.00/cwt240.00–240.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3317239.04/cwt230.00–242.0075811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326244.32/cwt232.00–252.007967
Heifers—Small 1-2345235.00/cwt235.00–235.008111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371247.13/cwt237.00–256.0091717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378236.80/cwt232.00–245.0089514
Heifers—Small 1-2378227.99/cwt226.00–230.008622
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395215.00/cwt215.00–215.008491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408255.70/cwt252.00–257.001,04312
Heifers—Small 1-2410220.00/cwt220.00–220.009021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417222.48/cwt210.00–226.0092817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed418255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,06615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425239.91/cwt227.00–251.001,02046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,10412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477232.00/cwt225.00–237.001,10740
Heifers—Small 1-2480207.56/cwt190.00–216.009965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3484219.82/cwt217.00–222.001,0647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508251.50/cwt251.50–251.501,27823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513209.23/cwt200.00–220.001,0737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523225.85/cwt212.00–234.001,18188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy538209.06/cwt205.00–213.001,1252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571220.09/cwt210.00–233.001,25753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572210.39/cwt190.00–215.001,20314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618228.11/cwt225.00–230.001,41031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619204.89/cwt190.00–215.001,26832
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1011
Heifers—Small 1-2663185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681202.84/cwt185.00–211.001,38111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3693180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added699214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,49619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719190.69/cwt180.00–200.001,37114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3728177.51/cwt175.00–180.001,2924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2757185.71/cwt180.00–190.001,4067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781205.51/cwt204.50–209.001,60513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,0172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416265.73/cwt250.00–277.001,10522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426236.95/cwt230.00–248.001,00912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474255.66/cwt240.00–267.001,21215
Bulls—Small 1-2478224.87/cwt220.00–230.001,0752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480233.92/cwt220.00–240.001,12318
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516236.68/cwt225.00–250.001,22123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525219.20/cwt210.00–225.001,1515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564223.52/cwt220.00–230.001,26115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572218.98/cwt210.00–222.001,2537
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628201.10/cwt190.00–216.001,26325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630222.66/cwt210.00–230.001,40324
Bulls—Small 1-2660180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2345
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,312103.86/cwt97.00–109.001,3636
Bulls——1,599115.27/cwt112.00–120.001,84317
Bulls——1,878122.07/cwt118.00–124.002,2926
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99071.06/cwt63.00–75.0070319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06779.17/cwt72.00–85.0084531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12989.01/cwt84.00–94.001,00527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22482.89/cwt77.00–87.001,01511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31584.09/cwt82.00–86.001,1062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33895.94/cwt95.00–98.001,2846
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39292.09/cwt85.00–98.001,28213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50999.09/cwt97.00–104.001,4956
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29901,129.29/head900.00–1,300.001,1292
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0041,062.95/head975.00–1,210.001,0635
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3910925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3960900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,059910.00/head910.00–910.009104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,275.34/head1,125.00–1,300.001,2757
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1451,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,3701,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5151,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2900900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.