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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 8

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jun 24Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

681 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 817▲ 681 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 67▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 42▲ 35 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

There were no trends due to the recent holiday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.42/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$124.42

242 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$4.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

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	558	124.86	697	218
Medium and Large 2-3	475	120.39	572	24

One grade step is worth $4.47/cwt here — about $125 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 sale242 hd

124.42

—

TN average2 barns · 472 hd

122.17

+2.26

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	—	Average	1,668	78.31	1,306	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	58.30	678	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	55.61	815	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	44.51	467	21

Every lot

68 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	146.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	402	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	159.52/cwt	150.00–170.00	502	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	159.99/cwt	150.00–164.00	598	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	150.58/cwt	144.00–158.00	640	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	151.25/cwt	145.00–155.00	709	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	755	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	129.42/cwt	120.00–140.00	624	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	142.73/cwt	135.00–150.00	739	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	146.46/cwt	145.00–148.00	781	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	143.43/cwt	135.00–153.00	812	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	149.21/cwt	139.00–155.00	850	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	779	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	131.19/cwt	124.00–141.00	824	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	141.53/cwt	140.50–144.00	902	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	137.53/cwt	130.00–141.00	921	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	130.39/cwt	125.00–138.00	876	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	939	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	128.91/cwt	120.00–132.00	980	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	131.97/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,011	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	129.50/cwt	128.00–130.00	418	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	122.41/cwt	118.00–125.00	453	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	132.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	501	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	127.63/cwt	124.00–130.00	536	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	122.83/cwt	120.00–124.00	516	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	125.71/cwt	123.00–130.00	591	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	121.58/cwt	116.00–123.00	592	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	489	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	636	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	123.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	630	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	118.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	125.70/cwt	122.50–127.00	681	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	125.79/cwt	125.00–126.50	707	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	117.81/cwt	110.00–122.00	669	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	123.56/cwt	121.00–125.00	704	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	126.72/cwt	125.00–128.00	777	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	120.07/cwt	116.00–123.00	738	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	115.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	778	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	869	25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	147.90/cwt	145.00–150.00	556	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	394	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	552	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	137.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	585	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	139.52/cwt	135.00–144.00	611	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	140.89/cwt	134.00–148.00	666	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	133.01/cwt	128.00–138.00	689	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	126.75/cwt	120.00–131.00	717	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	126.83/cwt	120.00–129.00	772	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	118.29/cwt	110.00–123.00	785	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,373	1
Bulls	—	—	1,631	78.01/cwt	71.00–83.00	1,272	8
Bulls	—	—	2,105	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,452	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	45.13/cwt	42.00–48.50	472	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	38.58/cwt	37.00–40.00	422	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	58.30/cwt	52.00–60.00	678	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	55.61/cwt	54.00–60.00	815	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	750.21/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,965	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	896.36/cwt	675.00–950.00	10,962	6

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 Jul 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 681Last week 817Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 42Year ago 0

There were no trends due to the recent holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	115.00–120.00	118.34
3	—	568	110.00–122.00	117.81
5	—	370	118.00–125.00	122.41
5	—	487	116.00–123.00	121.58
6	—	420	120.00–124.00	122.83
1	—	640	114.00	114.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	470	123.00–130.00	125.71
40	—	570	121.00–125.00	123.56
21	—	508	120.00–127.00	123.97
16	—	615	116.00–123.00	120.07
10	—	377	130.00–135.00	132.98
9	—	420	124.00–130.00	127.63
6	—	673	110.00–120.00	115.67
4	—	323	128.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	265	132.00	132.00
1	—	235	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	130.00	130.00
7	—	542	122.50–127.00	125.70
15	—	562	125.00–126.50	125.79
25	—	712	122.00	122.00
37	—	613	125.00–128.00	126.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	150.00–170.00	159.52
3	—	425	144.00–158.00	150.58
4	—	742	125.00–128.00	126.49
8	—	760	120.00–132.00	128.91
11	—	374	150.00–164.00	159.99
11	—	566	135.00–153.00	143.43
14	—	672	125.00–138.00	130.39
17	—	469	145.00–155.00	151.25
18	—	628	124.00–141.00	131.19
29	—	518	135.00–150.00	142.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	482	120.00–140.00	129.42
5	—	275	140.00–150.00	146.03
2	—	573	136.00	136.00
2	—	400	145.00	145.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	766	120.00–132.50	131.97
20	—	637	140.50–144.00	141.53
19	—	570	139.00–155.00	149.21
17	—	670	130.00–141.00	137.53
3	—	478	158.00	158.00
2	—	533	145.00–148.00	146.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	136.00	136.00
1	—	505	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	394	140.00	140.00
5	—	424	130.00–140.00	137.90
2	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	473	134.00–148.00	140.89
23	—	566	120.00–131.00	126.75
16	—	518	128.00–138.00	133.01
10	—	609	120.00–129.00	126.83
9	—	376	145.00–150.00	147.90
7	—	664	110.00–123.00	118.29
5	—	438	135.00–144.00	139.52
2	—	720	112.00	112.00
1	—	760	96.00	96.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,045	42.00–48.50	45.13
2	—	1,095	37.00–40.00	38.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,466	54.00–60.00	55.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,163	52.00–60.00	58.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,631	71.00–83.00	78.01
1	—	2,105	69.00	69.00
1	—	1,525	90.00	90.00

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	—	1,195	700.00–800.00	750.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,223	675.00–950.00	896.36

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.