Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-11-27

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 27
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,080 head
▼ 411 vs last sale 1,491▼ 481 vs year ago 1,561 · −30.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
221 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 324▼ 28 vs year ago 249 · −11.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 76▼ 12 vs year ago 50 · −24.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Steers under 500 lbs 3.00 to 14.00 lower, over 500 lbs 19.00 to 28.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 14.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.14/cwt on 290 head.
Average price
$199.14
290 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,050
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$410
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$66.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.86
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532201.241,070255
Medium and Large 2-3488190.6493027
Small 1-2528176.809345thin
Medium and Large 3490134.676603thin
One grade step is worth $66.57/cwt here — about $410 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 sale290 hd
199.14
—
TN average3 barns · 1,154 hd
204.00
−4.86
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—Average1,637110.891,81514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45797.361,41926
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24691.301,13845
CowsLean 85-90%Low99277.3076721

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)1,395$1,2632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,218$1,1393thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$8872thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,470$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,6502thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3223210.00/cwt210.00–210.004682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275274.91/cwt260.00–290.007563
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3287257.75/cwt236.00–270.007407
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320266.36/cwt265.00–270.008527
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325230.00/cwt230.00–230.007481
Steers—Small 1-2350180.00/cwt180.00–180.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376267.84/cwt250.00–276.001,00714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3389251.20/cwt222.00–260.009777
Steers—Medium and Large 3390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3413212.45/cwt205.00–220.008772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416259.54/cwt241.00–272.001,08023
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478223.48/cwt220.00–227.001,0682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479247.67/cwt230.00–262.001,18622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520231.65/cwt210.00–250.001,20530
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3561194.14/cwt180.00–210.001,0897
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578219.69/cwt207.00–225.001,27027
Steers—Small 1-2580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608227.88/cwt225.00–230.001,38612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618189.72/cwt180.00–200.001,1722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626208.62/cwt200.00–220.001,30615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674197.51/cwt185.00–210.001,33113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681207.19/cwt195.00–220.001,4118
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3707171.11/cwt165.00–183.001,2106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,42612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727195.18/cwt190.00–206.001,41917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5001
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added798200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5969
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2839186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,63814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,008168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,69314
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265198.77/cwt175.00–210.005273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285218.72/cwt210.00–230.006235
Heifers—Small 1-2325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335220.42/cwt210.00–235.0073819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383219.35/cwt200.00–235.0084020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383200.00/cwt200.00–200.007663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3404207.10/cwt200.00–210.008377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435216.11/cwt200.00–235.0094029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467205.77/cwt190.00–220.0096122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468127.00/cwt127.00–127.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490194.50/cwt189.00–200.009532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513191.87/cwt185.00–195.009845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517201.08/cwt190.00–210.001,04036
Heifers—Small 1-2528164.50/cwt150.00–180.008692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added548205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,15523
Heifers—Small 1-2555195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565195.50/cwt180.00–209.001,10526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565170.00/cwt170.00–170.009611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626194.08/cwt190.00–196.001,21522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674182.45/cwt170.00–201.001,23023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1992
Heifers—Small 1-2705150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721170.30/cwt160.00–180.001,22817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3778147.99/cwt146.00–150.001,1512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780173.84/cwt170.00–179.001,3568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4723
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2335212.00/cwt212.00–212.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390230.00/cwt230.00–230.008972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420226.00/cwt220.00–237.009493
Bulls—Small 1-2423175.70/cwt172.00–180.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431231.42/cwt220.00–253.009976
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465236.13/cwt217.00–249.001,09819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479201.56/cwt180.00–224.009655
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515197.45/cwt195.00–200.001,0172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528212.88/cwt200.00–220.001,12424
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008032
Bulls—Small 1-2570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575207.86/cwt205.00–210.001,1957
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621188.69/cwt180.00–200.001,17220
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675182.27/cwt180.00–190.001,23011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2081
Bulls—Small 1-2690130.00/cwt130.00–130.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3809154.96/cwt150.00–160.001,2544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2975130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,030110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1332
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,497105.53/cwt104.00–107.001,5806
Bulls——1,693123.09/cwt120.00–126.002,0842
Bulls——1,758112.18/cwt109.00–117.001,9726
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82365.83/cwt55.00–71.005423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02079.21/cwt73.00–85.0080818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23191.34/cwt85.00–95.001,12441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44497.17/cwt90.00–100.001,40325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44492.89/cwt91.00–96.001,3413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,785102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,8211
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4701,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990887.44/head875.00–900.008872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,139.12/head1,025.00–1,300.001,1393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3951,263.29/head1,150.00–1,385.001,2632

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.