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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 9

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,342 head

▲ 854 vs last sale 488▲ 1,342 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 52▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 17▲ 5 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 same sale one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Bulls no comparison. Steers under 450 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 lower, over 450 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Bulls under 550 lbs 13.00 to 15.00 lower, over 550 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Noted in report two loads steers and one load heifers.

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 $120.60/cwt on 453 head.

Average price

$120.60

453 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$466

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

$46.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.09

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	593	121.30	720	408
Medium and Large 2-3	514	117.17	602	41
Medium and Large 4	695	104.00	723	1thin
Small 1-2	645	84.00	542	1thin
Medium and Large 3	338	75.00	254	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.30/cwt here — about $466 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 sale453 hd

120.60

—

TN average11 barns · 2,341 hd

115.51

+5.09

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	—	Average	1,627	76.89	1,251	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	51.54	726	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	51.12	627	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	41.54	440	20

Every lot

87 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	153.91/cwt	150.00–158.00	346	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	452	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	124.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	462	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	140.58/cwt	138.00–145.00	533	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	141.39/cwt	138.00–148.00	590	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	141.36/cwt	135.00–145.00	671	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	130.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	648	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	762	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	138.31/cwt	130.00–145.00	728	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	128.02/cwt	123.00–136.00	676	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	795	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	124.46/cwt	121.00–128.00	713	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	135.12/cwt	130.00–139.00	781	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	132.63/cwt	125.00–137.00	837	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	118.71/cwt	113.00–125.00	754	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	134.41/cwt	133.00–135.00	899	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	129.04/cwt	122.00–133.00	868	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	872	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	758	130.36/cwt	125.00–132.00	988	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	118.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	920	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	817	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,029	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	116.95/cwt	112.00–122.00	959	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	885	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,097	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,027	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	125.32/cwt	123.00–130.00	410	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	254	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	120.68/cwt	120.00–121.00	450	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	119.72/cwt	115.00–122.00	494	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	124.36/cwt	123.00–127.00	530	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	469	118.52/cwt	115.00–123.00	556	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	121.22/cwt	119.00–123.00	573	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	127.55/cwt	127.00–128.00	670	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	122.37/cwt	120.00–124.00	644	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	116.59/cwt	112.00–120.00	616	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	122.56/cwt	119.00–126.00	710	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	115.13/cwt	103.00–118.00	668	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	612	113.04/cwt	111.00–115.00	692	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	121.68/cwt	116.00–125.00	753	59
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	645	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	542	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	118.68/cwt	111.00–120.00	781	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	805	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	695	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	723	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	858	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	102.96/cwt	100.00–106.00	731	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	883	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	99.01/cwt	98.00–100.00	772	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	796	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	872	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	704	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	135.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	573	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	563	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	131.26/cwt	125.00–136.00	617	40
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	128.83/cwt	120.00–132.00	675	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	121.71/cwt	121.00–124.00	645	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	714	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	561	111.26/cwt	110.00–115.00	624	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	126.53/cwt	120.00–131.00	726	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	119.09/cwt	109.00–122.00	734	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	109.91/cwt	100.00–112.00	732	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	671	108.39/cwt	108.00–110.00	727	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	756	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	96.94/cwt	90.00–103.00	747	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	931	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	68.78/cwt	67.00–71.00	956	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	77.23/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,234	12
Bulls	—	—	1,980	83.65/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,656	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	510	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	35.13/cwt	31.00–40.00	363	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	42.69/cwt	38.00–47.00	456	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	52.01/cwt	46.00–58.00	625	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	51.92/cwt	45.00–57.00	730	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	629	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	682	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,048	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2-3	900	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,840	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 Sep 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,342Last week 488Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	469	115.00–123.00	118.52
7	—	528	112.00–120.00	116.59
6	—	413	115.00–122.00	119.72
5	—	580	103.00–118.00	115.13
4	—	612	111.00–115.00	113.04
3	—	680	111.00	111.00
3	—	373	120.00–121.00	120.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	703	122.00	122.00
28	—	525	127.00–128.00	127.55
13	—	580	127.00	127.00
10	—	455	126.00	126.00
9	—	665	121.00	121.00
2	—	768	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	579	119.00–126.00	122.56
59	—	619	116.00–125.00	121.68
52	—	526	120.00–124.00	122.37
31	—	426	123.00–127.00	124.36
27	—	658	111.00–120.00	118.68
23	—	473	119.00–123.00	121.22
6	—	804	98.00–100.00	99.00
4	—	1,174	60.00	60.00
3	—	780	98.00–100.00	99.01
3	—	327	123.00–130.00	125.32
2	—	890	96.00–100.00	98.00
2	—	710	100.00–106.00	102.96
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	265	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	108.00–110.00	108.39
4	—	561	110.00–115.00	111.26
4	—	530	121.00–124.00	121.71
2	—	613	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	470	125.00–136.00	131.26
24	—	574	120.00–131.00	126.53
24	—	524	120.00–132.00	128.83
21	—	720	100.00–110.00	104.98
20	—	616	109.00–122.00	119.09
19	—	424	130.00–140.00	135.12
15	—	666	100.00–112.00	109.91
9	—	771	90.00–103.00	96.94
1	—	990	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	528	123.00–136.00	128.02
6	—	573	121.00–128.00	124.46
6	—	495	130.00–135.00	130.81
4	—	635	113.00–125.00	118.71
2	—	370	120.00–130.00	124.73
2	—	325	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	240	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	817	126.00	126.00
58	—	885	124.00	124.00
18	—	522	146.00	146.00
11	—	758	125.00–132.00	130.36
8	—	556	143.00	143.00
7	—	669	133.00–135.00	134.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	631	125.00–137.00	132.63
34	—	526	130.00–145.00	138.31
26	—	673	122.00–133.00	129.04
25	—	578	130.00–139.00	135.12
20	—	475	135.00–145.00	141.36
18	—	379	138.00–145.00	140.58
12	—	417	138.00–148.00	141.39
10	—	773	115.00–120.00	118.98
5	—	820	112.00–122.00	116.95
4	—	727	120.00	120.00
4	—	225	150.00–158.00	153.91
3	—	925	111.00	111.00
2	—	303	148.00–150.00	149.01
1	—	275	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	50.00	50.00
15	—	1,068	38.00–47.00	42.69
4	—	1,034	31.00–40.00	35.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,406	45.00–57.00	51.92
1	—	1,450	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,201	46.00–58.00	52.01
2	—	1,430	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,598	72.00–81.00	77.23
3	—	1,980	83.00–85.00	83.65
3	—	1,390	67.00–71.00	68.78

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	760.00	760.00

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.