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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 17

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

997 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 902▲ 997 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 81▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 16▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Bulls not well established last week. Steers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Bulls steady to 10.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.55/cwt on 395 head.

Average price

$136.55

395 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$23.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.09

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	583	139.28	812	302
Medium and Large 2-3	553	129.74	717	70
Medium and Large 3	482	126.58	610	12thin
Small 1-2	554	116.00	643	11thin

One grade step is worth $23.28/cwt here — about $170 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 sale395 hd

136.55

—

TN average10 barns · 2,324 hd

133.46

+3.09

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,604	74.89	1,201	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	55.41	690	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	52.50	760	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	48.61	523	35

Every lot

98 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	373	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	257	151.84/cwt	150.00–157.00	390	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	478	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	148.48/cwt	145.00–162.00	575	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	414	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	530	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	420	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	139.77/cwt	134.00–144.00	591	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	149.48/cwt	143.00–155.00	637	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	145.79/cwt	142.00–150.00	681	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	136.42/cwt	131.00–144.00	649	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	483	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	638	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	485	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	621	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	493	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	715	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	143.79/cwt	140.00–152.00	742	23
Steers	—	Small 1-2	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	131.71/cwt	123.00–140.00	691	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	542	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	683	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	129.66/cwt	123.00–135.00	744	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	137.21/cwt	133.00–141.00	793	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	141.80/cwt	140.00–144.00	828	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	598	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	658	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	884	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	614	122.15/cwt	116.00–134.00	750	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	134.78/cwt	133.00–135.00	850	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	130.19/cwt	128.00–133.00	867	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	697	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	927	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	910	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	961	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	793	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	928	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	811	121.18/cwt	120.00–123.00	983	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	998	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,024	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	223	145.58/cwt	143.00–148.00	325	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	374	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	363	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	387	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	428	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	134.12/cwt	130.00–135.00	488	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	126.91/cwt	122.00–132.00	473	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	385	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	128.59/cwt	124.00–131.00	544	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	122.43/cwt	120.00–123.00	531	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	531	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	126.19/cwt	122.00–131.00	596	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	121.66/cwt	115.00–126.00	578	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	130.69/cwt	130.00–131.00	630	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	660	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	116.66/cwt	116.00–117.00	610	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	123.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	650	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	553	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	608	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	126.66/cwt	120.00–128.50	712	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	120.40/cwt	117.00–123.00	695	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	117.74/cwt	111.00–121.00	679	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	118.35/cwt	113.00–122.00	727	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	111.84/cwt	108.00–115.00	744	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	105.86/cwt	100.00–110.00	771	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	736	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	861	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	403	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	524	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	407	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	513	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	138.67/cwt	136.00–144.00	599	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	137.80/cwt	130.00–145.00	656	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	127.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	667	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	126.27/cwt	125.00–127.00	673	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	675	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	116.65/cwt	111.00–121.00	659	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	110.94/cwt	109.00–113.00	697	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	116.41/cwt	114.00–130.00	739	16
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	115.94/cwt	110.00–118.00	771	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,406	70.19/cwt	68.00–71.00	987	5
Bulls	—	—	1,763	78.24/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,379	4
Bulls	—	—	1,955	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,662	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	49.01/cwt	44.00–51.00	527	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	44.35/cwt	41.00–48.00	483	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	387	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	54.12/cwt	51.00–57.00	633	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	58.26/cwt	56.00–62.00	793	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	52.50/cwt	51.00–54.00	760	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,363	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,300	755.00/cwt	700.00–775.00	9,815	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,390	1

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Mon Jun 17, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 997Last week 902Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	493	145.00	145.00
5	—	811	120.00–123.00	121.18
36	—	614	144.00	144.00
31	—	697	133.00	133.00
44	—	584	140.00–144.00	141.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	121.00	121.00
6	—	414	128.00	128.00
5	—	542	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	614	116.00–134.00	122.15
12	—	525	123.00–140.00	131.71
8	—	476	131.00–144.00	136.42
2	—	793	117.00	117.00
2	—	650	124.00	124.00
11	—	574	123.00–135.00	129.66
11	—	423	134.00–144.00	139.77
6	—	710	120.00	120.00
2	—	330	140.00–150.00	144.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	598	110.00	110.00
2	—	485	128.00	128.00
1	—	420	133.00	133.00
1	—	520	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	516	140.00–152.00	143.79
13	—	426	143.00–155.00	149.48
11	—	467	142.00–150.00	145.79
9	—	631	133.00–135.00	134.78
9	—	769	125.00	125.00
8	—	725	124.00–127.00	125.51
5	—	853	120.00	120.00
4	—	257	150.00–157.00	151.84
27	—	666	128.00–133.00	130.19
21	—	578	133.00–141.00	137.21
2	—	233	160.00	160.00
1	—	825	121.00	121.00
11	—	387	145.00–162.00	148.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	131.00	131.00
2	—	483	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	508	130.00	130.00
24	—	562	120.00–128.50	126.66
6	—	736	117.00	117.00
9	—	482	130.00–131.00	130.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	119.00	119.00
1	—	385	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	434	120.00–123.00	122.43
12	—	373	122.00–132.00	126.91
11	—	475	115.00–126.00	121.66
3	—	340	124.00–128.00	125.97
2	—	275	132.00	132.00
1	—	670	108.00	108.00
3	—	523	116.00–117.00	116.66
3	—	577	111.00–121.00	117.74
1	—	620	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	553	110.00	110.00
3	—	435	122.00	122.00
1	—	485	111.00	111.00
2	—	265	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	121.00	121.00
1	—	390	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	134.00	134.00
2	—	223	143.00–148.00	145.58
15	—	364	130.00–135.00	134.12
13	—	665	108.00–115.00	111.84
25	—	423	124.00–131.00	128.59
36	—	472	122.00–131.00	126.19
4	—	728	100.00–110.00	105.86
16	—	614	113.00–122.00	118.35
47	—	577	117.00–123.00	120.40
52	—	525	120.00–130.00	123.89
2	—	263	140.00–145.00	142.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	403	130.00	130.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	533	125.00–127.00	126.27
2	—	628	109.00–113.00	110.94
3	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
3	—	565	111.00–121.00	116.65
3	—	407	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	635	114.00–130.00	116.41
7	—	432	136.00–144.00	138.67
6	—	476	130.00–145.00	137.80
4	—	665	110.00–118.00	115.94
2	—	553	122.00	122.00
19	—	521	120.00–130.00	127.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	85.00	85.00
5	—	1,406	68.00–71.00	70.19
4	—	1,763	75.00–83.00	78.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,170	51.00–57.00	54.12
19	—	1,361	56.00–62.00	58.26
2	—	1,088	41.00–48.00	44.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,075	44.00–51.00	49.01
1	—	1,105	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	51.00–54.00	52.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	938	785.00	785.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,300	700.00–775.00	755.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,400.00	1,400.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.