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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 14

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,573 head

▲ 502 vs last sale 1,071▲ 1,573 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 107▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 45▲ 68 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 last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, instances 6.00 higher. Bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady.

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 $121.38/cwt on 445 head.

Average price

$121.38

445 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$22.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.53

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	544	122.72	668	387
Medium and Large 2-3	469	114.42	536	49
Small and Medium 1-2	385	110.00	424	1thin
Small 1-2	479	100.83	483	6thin
Medium and Large 3	508	100.00	508	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.72/cwt here — about $160 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

121.38

—

TN average5 barns · 1,093 hd

113.85

+7.53

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	1,719	68.58	1,179	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	48.33	610	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	47.98	744	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	40.74	466	15

Every lot

92 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	304	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	144.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	472	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	426	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	146.85/cwt	141.00–160.00	546	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	133.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	501	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	640	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	479	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	151.79/cwt	140.00–155.00	647	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	711	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	146.29/cwt	137.00–153.00	688	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	124.90/cwt	115.00–130.00	606	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	813	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	145.23/cwt	135.00–152.00	755	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	133.21/cwt	127.00–140.00	694	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	138.94/cwt	132.00–151.00	802	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	128.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	755	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	118.11/cwt	112.00–125.00	735	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	135.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	850	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	140.41/cwt	133.00–141.50	945	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	132.53/cwt	121.00–136.00	892	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	719	118.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	854	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	131.12/cwt	125.00–134.00	951	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	138.17/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,009	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	122.42/cwt	120.00–123.00	963	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	978	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	123.02/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,015	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	124.34/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,069	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	122.05/cwt	110.00–125.00	336	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	126.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	366	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	125.26/cwt	120.00–133.00	416	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	369	118.89/cwt	115.00–120.00	439	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	125.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	474	24
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	110.47/cwt	108.00–112.00	462	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	124.79/cwt	120.00–128.00	524	55
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	458	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	453	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	113.28/cwt	102.00–120.00	539	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	122.74/cwt	115.00–127.00	590	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	508	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	115.06/cwt	110.00–118.00	599	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	121.74/cwt	116.00–125.00	644	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	547	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	711	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	696	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	110.42/cwt	107.00–113.00	634	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	122.51/cwt	121.00–124.00	707	33
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	781	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	112.61/cwt	105.00–115.00	693	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	121.93/cwt	110.00–125.00	769	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	119.69/cwt	118.00–123.00	815	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	119.21/cwt	112.00–124.00	858	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	113.99/cwt	111.00–119.00	873	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	107.60/cwt	101.00–111.00	928	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	852	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	140.62/cwt	134.00–153.00	605	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	126.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	554	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	134.79/cwt	126.00–145.00	638	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	625	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	130.06/cwt	125.00–135.00	682	23
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	550	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	550	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	608	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	120.30/cwt	117.00–122.00	691	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	123.62/cwt	119.00–131.00	719	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	119.65/cwt	112.00–124.00	735	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	114.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	758	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	757	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	106.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	763	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	769	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	700	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,544	56.08/cwt	51.00–63.00	866	6
Bulls	—	—	1,774	72.20/cwt	67.00–78.00	1,281	17
Bulls	—	—	1,840	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,509	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	327	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	583	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	41.29/cwt	38.00–44.00	476	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	48.06/cwt	45.00–50.50	611	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	47.98/cwt	44.00–52.00	744	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,635	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,313	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	733.36/cwt	650.00–800.00	8,815	11

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 Oct 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,573Last week 1,071Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 107Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 45Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, instances 6.00 higher. Bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	130.00	130.00
2	—	225	130.00–140.00	135.00
1	—	795	123.00	123.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	114.00	114.00
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
7	—	521	127.00–140.00	133.21
6	—	622	112.00–125.00	118.11
4	—	719	115.00–120.00	118.77
4	—	375	130.00–140.00	133.69
3	—	588	125.00–130.00	128.37
3	—	485	115.00–130.00	124.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	673	133.00–141.50	140.41
18	—	730	136.00–139.00	138.17
16	—	600	145.00	145.00
11	—	518	157.00	157.00
6	—	459	155.00	155.00
4	—	413	155.00	155.00
2	—	565	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	520	135.00–152.00	145.23
47	—	577	132.00–151.00	138.94
28	—	627	130.00–137.00	135.55
27	—	725	125.00–134.00	131.12
27	—	673	121.00–136.00	132.53
27	—	426	140.00–155.00	151.79
22	—	470	137.00–153.00	146.29
12	—	787	120.00–123.00	122.42
9	—	372	141.00–160.00	146.85
5	—	327	140.00–150.00	144.26
3	—	860	123.00–125.00	124.34
2	—	825	122.00–124.00	123.02
2	—	280	160.00	160.00
1	—	245	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	99.00	99.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	476	102.00–120.00	113.28
9	—	369	115.00–120.00	118.89
8	—	574	107.00–113.00	110.42
5	—	615	105.00–115.00	112.61
5	—	275	110.00–125.00	122.05
4	—	521	110.00–118.00	115.06
4	—	418	108.00–112.00	110.47
1	—	655	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	601	130.00	130.00
10	—	547	130.00	130.00
9	—	566	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	631	110.00–125.00	121.93
55	—	420	120.00–128.00	124.79
52	—	481	115.00–127.00	122.74
49	—	529	116.00–125.00	121.74
42	—	681	118.00–123.00	119.69
33	—	577	121.00–124.00	122.51
24	—	378	120.00–130.00	125.39
16	—	720	112.00–124.00	119.21
9	—	332	120.00–133.00	125.26
4	—	766	111.00–119.00	113.99
4	—	289	120.00–130.00	126.50
3	—	862	101.00–111.00	107.60
2	—	968	88.00	88.00
2	—	235	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	110.50	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	437	125.00–130.00	126.77
4	—	521	120.00	120.00
3	—	574	117.00–122.00	120.30
2	—	685	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	805	87.00	87.00
1	—	725	104.00	104.00
1	—	615	112.00	112.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	473	126.00–145.00	134.79
23	—	524	125.00–135.00	130.06
20	—	430	134.00–153.00	140.62
15	—	582	119.00–131.00	123.62
12	—	662	110.00–115.00	114.57
9	—	614	112.00–124.00	119.65
8	—	720	100.00–110.00	106.02
2	—	765	100.00–101.00	100.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,154	38.00–44.00	41.29
1	—	990	33.00	33.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,550	44.00–52.00	47.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,272	45.00–50.50	48.06
3	—	1,100	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,774	67.00–78.00	72.20
6	—	1,544	51.00–63.00	56.08
1	—	1,840	82.00	82.00

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)	11	—	1,202	650.00–800.00	733.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	785.00	785.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	660.00	660.00

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.