Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-12-11

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 11
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
859 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 847▼ 163 vs year ago 1,022 · −15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 134▼ 17 vs year ago 127 · −13.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 19▼ 3 vs year ago 25 · −12.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same market last week, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers and bulls down 3.00 to 10.00. Value-added cattle still demanding higher prices. Slaughter cows/bulls down 2.00 to 10.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $213.76/cwt on 381 head.
Average price
$213.76
381 head · 630 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,346
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$368
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$44.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.01
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2638214.891,371361
Large 1-2598195.001,1662thin
Medium and Large 2-3464194.5290317thin
Small 1-2590170.001,0031thin
One grade step is worth $44.89/cwt here — about $368 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 sale381 hd
213.76
—
TN average10 barns · 2,090 hd
213.77
−0.01
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—Average1,48297.281,44110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37888.011,21322
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26983.221,05632
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06674.1479023

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)1,005$1,0205
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$9047
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)778$5352thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,420$1,7751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$9751thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$9001thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240248.40/cwt245.00–250.005963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2279243.44/cwt230.00–255.006797
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285290.00/cwt290.00–290.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335209.70/cwt200.00–220.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2336257.68/cwt240.00–275.008664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365261.50/cwt240.00–277.009543
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3414188.88/cwt180.00–215.007824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416230.00/cwt220.00–235.009575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418251.99/cwt250.00–260.001,0539
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469250.51/cwt240.00–255.001,17512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472226.28/cwt220.00–230.001,06813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478192.50/cwt185.00–200.009204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519240.56/cwt235.00–250.001,2498
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522223.94/cwt220.00–230.001,16924
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533195.46/cwt180.00–211.001,0424
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added563180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568233.77/cwt230.00–235.001,3288
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589217.65/cwt210.00–220.001,28230
Steers—Small 1-2590170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0031
Steers—Large 1-2Value Added598195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616228.57/cwt223.00–233.001,40829
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633206.83/cwt205.00–210.001,3096
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665208.19/cwt200.00–210.001,38441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666223.81/cwt214.00–229.001,49131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701204.65/cwt201.00–205.001,43534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710192.07/cwt190.00–197.001,3647
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783199.23/cwt194.00–200.001,56023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783192.06/cwt191.00–193.001,50415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805108.00/cwt108.00–108.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820190.90/cwt185.00–197.001,56540
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925137.50/cwt130.00–145.001,2722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,030160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6484
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280222.23/cwt215.00–230.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295200.00/cwt200.00–200.005901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325225.11/cwt217.00–230.0073211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3329210.00/cwt205.00–215.006914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380214.58/cwt200.00–225.0081518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422218.88/cwt215.00–223.0092420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433206.16/cwt201.00–212.008937
Heifers—Small 1-2445196.00/cwt196.00–196.008722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3458200.50/cwt200.00–201.009182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468214.22/cwt210.00–219.001,00322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477197.75/cwt190.00–207.0094310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527188.98/cwt180.00–190.0099621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534198.70/cwt190.00–200.001,06122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1105
Heifers—Small 1-2565185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570160.00/cwt160.00–160.009121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579187.35/cwt180.00–190.001,08529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615179.26/cwt177.00–180.001,10215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,20816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670163.97/cwt160.00–168.001,0992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675174.60/cwt170.00–179.001,1792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729174.65/cwt170.00–175.001,27314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2778
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,38523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820108.00/cwt108.00–108.008861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2960120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added980127.52/cwt125.00–130.001,2506
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370231.95/cwt220.00–250.008585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405248.50/cwt240.00–257.001,0062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424226.46/cwt220.00–231.009607
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430200.00/cwt200.00–200.008601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464222.37/cwt210.00–235.001,03212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,0001
Bulls—Small 1-2490190.00/cwt190.00–190.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy529215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530203.47/cwt200.00–210.001,0787
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578191.01/cwt190.00–192.001,1042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581201.93/cwt200.00–210.001,17310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625178.96/cwt175.00–181.001,1194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3667161.75/cwt145.00–170.001,0793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680173.26/cwt170.00–180.001,1783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778153.28/cwt150.00–160.001,1933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,025125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,08385.00/cwt85.00–85.009212
Bulls——1,560107.34/cwt105.00–114.001,6754
Bulls——1,60393.35/cwt87.00–98.001,4964
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87363.83/cwt60.00–67.005572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05575.90/cwt74.00–77.008013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08475.12/cwt71.00–80.0081421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29183.34/cwt80.00–88.001,07627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30092.53/cwt90.00–95.001,2032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33986.85/cwt81.00–91.001,16313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43093.50/cwt92.00–98.001,3377
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45076.36/cwt75.00–78.001,1072
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2778535.00/head535.00–535.005352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3895750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Bred Cows—Small 1-2965850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,007768.91/head750.00–800.007694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,050800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,199.92/head1,050.00–1,350.001,2003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,030975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751

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.