Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2024-02-12

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 12
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
947 head
▼ 1,522 vs last sale 2,469▼ 332 vs year ago 1,279 · −26.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 170▼ 64 vs year ago 157 · −40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 49▲ 13 vs year ago 38 · +34.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, steers/heifers steady to 5,00 lower with value added steers 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 10.00 lower and slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $239.58/cwt on 445 head.
Average price
$239.58
445 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,292
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$38
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 1-2
$89.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.99
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3461249.561,15146
Medium and Large 1-2545239.621,307393
Small 1-2743160.001,1896thin
One grade step is worth $89.56/cwt here — about −$38 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 sale445 hd
239.58
—
TN average9 barns · 3,085 hd
231.59
+7.99
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—Average1,747122.532,1419thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,486110.691,64411
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15098.701,13620
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04293.0397018

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$1,4372thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,34822
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$1,3251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)934$1,3164thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,176$1,3157
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)877$1,2003thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,205$1,5001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,7251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)860$8751thin

Every lot

107 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 2-3290310.00/cwt310.00–310.008992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332315.88/cwt310.00–320.001,0495
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3332291.38/cwt280.00–300.009673
Steers—Small 1-2370298.24/cwt295.00–300.001,1033
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385306.39/cwt300.00–310.001,18011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2481
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415235.00/cwt235.00–235.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added436315.61/cwt307.00–322.001,37617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437288.99/cwt285.00–292.001,2633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2457299.65/cwt295.00–304.001,3693
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477279.29/cwt255.00–287.001,3325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481308.20/cwt305.00–309.001,48210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514294.99/cwt290.00–300.001,5164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515282.84/cwt280.00–285.001,4577
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525270.37/cwt257.00–276.001,41911
Steers—Small 1-2545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572251.29/cwt250.00–254.001,4376
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578270.34/cwt260.00–276.001,56313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619241.91/cwt240.00–245.001,4978
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633261.28/cwt258.00–263.501,65419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670252.13/cwt250.00–255.001,68919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680241.27/cwt240.00–242.001,6414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5582
Steers—Small 1-2710243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722240.80/cwt237.00–245.001,73921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,6233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2753219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added788228.33/cwt225.00–230.501,79932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868206.33/cwt205.00–207.001,7913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3875160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877215.09/cwt214.50–217.001,88610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added920193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,7764
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279272.26/cwt270.00–277.007603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325268.68/cwt260.00–272.0087311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added337282.00/cwt282.00–282.009505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added363278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,0096
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377276.49/cwt257.00–283.001,04212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378267.72/cwt260.00–272.001,01226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430250.55/cwt235.00–253.001,07712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435270.87/cwt265.00–275.001,17822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437260.32/cwt257.00–262.001,13815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464264.75/cwt250.00–271.001,22822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468255.03/cwt250.00–258.001,19412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479239.42/cwt230.00–247.001,14712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524257.58/cwt255.00–260.001,35055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529235.28/cwt220.00–245.001,24546
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3547217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3558210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566239.39/cwt239.00–240.001,35518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573227.05/cwt225.00–234.001,30114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606230.77/cwt220.00–235.001,39853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610198.19/cwt190.00–203.001,20916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654220.33/cwt215.00–228.001,44117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666209.02/cwt205.00–210.001,39210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728201.25/cwt200.00–205.001,4654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4062
Heifers—Small 1-2743160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783197.27/cwt190.00–200.001,54518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy814182.85/cwt180.00–187.001,48810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added816190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5508
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388319.62/cwt315.00–320.001,24013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388300.82/cwt295.00–307.001,1675
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414294.34/cwt290.00–305.001,21918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,3565
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3432256.03/cwt220.00–280.001,1067
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463279.61/cwt275.00–290.001,29510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463270.38/cwt267.00–277.001,2523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480300.97/cwt300.00–304.001,4454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed504277.26/cwt272.00–278.001,3978
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518238.18/cwt221.00–243.001,2345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535262.32/cwt254.00–267.001,4038
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567248.94/cwt242.00–255.001,41115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582232.82/cwt222.00–237.001,3556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618231.67/cwt230.00–243.001,43216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3633210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667224.74/cwt220.00–239.001,4994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3693205.00/cwt200.00–210.001,4216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2808176.56/cwt170.00–180.001,4278
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,075110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1831
Bulls——1,831124.10/cwt120.00–130.002,2728
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91881.49/cwt80.00–83.007482
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05492.90/cwt83.00–97.0097913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075101.31/cwt100.00–104.001,0893
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12797.93/cwt94.00–103.001,10413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14289.76/cwt87.00–92.001,0253
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233107.92/cwt105.00–115.001,3314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,416108.69/cwt105.00–113.001,5397
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560119.24/cwt117.00–121.001,8603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,7331
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28651,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28771,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39101,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Small 1-29251,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29341,316.18/head1,275.00–1,425.001,3164
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0451,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,0881,118.10/head1,050.00–1,175.001,1182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,367.88/head1,150.00–1,875.001,36820
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2861,417.75/head1,300.00–1,560.001,4184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,437.45/head1,425.00–1,450.001,4372
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.