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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 21

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,469 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 1,573▲ 1,469 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 138▲ 166 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 68▲ 28 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 and bulls 2.00 lower. Steers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers and bulls under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 600 lbs 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 $125.19/cwt on 600 head.

Average price

$125.19

600 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$10.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.94

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	536	126.40	677	525
Small 1-2	410	119.86	491	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	463	116.26	538	66

One grade step is worth $10.14/cwt here — about $139 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 sale600 hd

125.19

—

TN average11 barns · 3,129 hd

115.25

+9.94

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	1,811	66.53	1,205	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	46.03	679	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	44.70	579	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	38.33	424	25

Every lot

106 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	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	144.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	325	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	158.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	435	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	281	155.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	436	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	308	138.17/cwt	130.00–141.00	426	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	155.26/cwt	145.00–160.00	520	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	155.88/cwt	143.00–159.00	571	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	138.14/cwt	135.00–140.00	508	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	412	141.03/cwt	135.00–144.00	581	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	149.12/cwt	140.00–154.00	631	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	135.50/cwt	130.00–141.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	153.69/cwt	151.00–154.00	721	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	141.63/cwt	136.00–147.00	677	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	133.06/cwt	130.00–136.00	692	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	140.42/cwt	135.00–147.00	737	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	828	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	137.06/cwt	130.00–141.00	783	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	126.97/cwt	122.00–133.00	734	17
Steers	—	Small 1-2	579	117.49/cwt	110.00–125.00	680	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	629	124.41/cwt	124.00–125.00	783	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	135.54/cwt	135.00–137.00	862	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	133.19/cwt	130.00–137.00	848	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	131.30/cwt	126.00–134.00	873	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	135.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	909	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	672	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	838	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	708	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	885	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	127.58/cwt	125.00–131.00	925	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	126.24/cwt	120.00–132.00	975	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	833	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,008	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,042	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	914	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	288	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	376	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	128.54/cwt	120.00–130.00	371	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	124.65/cwt	120.00–131.00	398	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	120.08/cwt	115.00–125.00	400	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	133.49/cwt	124.00–135.00	482	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	119.08/cwt	110.00–125.00	450	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	398	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	413	116.27/cwt	112.50–120.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	124.99/cwt	122.00–129.00	524	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	120.23/cwt	113.00–125.00	511	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	452	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	597	43
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	458	109.08/cwt	104.00–114.00	500	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	116.83/cwt	115.00–123.00	553	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	123.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	591	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	480	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	122.32/cwt	117.00–127.00	632	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	654	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	114.67/cwt	110.00–117.00	601	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	138.24/cwt	124.00–140.00	774	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	122.74/cwt	118.00–128.00	707	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	109.57/cwt	101.00–117.00	640	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	606	101.24/cwt	100.00–105.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	121.39/cwt	108.00–124.00	766	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	124.41/cwt	119.00–130.00	790	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	122.43/cwt	118.00–124.50	826	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	691	122.60/cwt	122.00–123.00	847	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	114.57/cwt	110.00–121.00	828	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	747	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	904	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	115.41/cwt	111.00–117.00	881	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	135.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	563	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	143.97/cwt	143.00–145.00	602	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	430	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	139.21/cwt	134.00–144.00	649	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	127.45/cwt	115.00–133.00	599	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	132.56/cwt	130.00–138.00	693	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	558	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	126.34/cwt	124.00–132.00	733	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	591	122.80/cwt	122.00–123.00	726	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	111.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	694	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	117.76/cwt	115.00–124.00	736	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	114.89/cwt	110.00–124.00	771	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	692	107.54/cwt	100.00–110.00	744	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	749	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	728	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	602	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	397	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	810	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	535	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,659	62.81/cwt	53.00–66.00	1,042	4
Bulls	—	—	1,932	69.50/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,343	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	327	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	38.47/cwt	33.00–43.00	429	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	48.94/cwt	48.00–52.00	620	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	45.77/cwt	43.00–47.50	590	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	40.04/cwt	35.00–43.00	529	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	45.32/cwt	43.00–48.00	654	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	48.96/cwt	46.00–52.00	737	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,820	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	764	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	1,005	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,291	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	656.67/cwt	625.00–685.00	6,783	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,103	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,515	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,285	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	902.10/cwt	625.00–1,000.00	11,168	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,160	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 Oct 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,469Last week 1,573Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 138Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 68Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	105.00	105.00
2	—	788	95.00	95.00
9	—	466	134.00–144.00	139.21
9	—	625	115.00–124.00	117.76
11	—	671	110.00–124.00	114.89
15	—	580	124.00–132.00	126.34
28	—	523	130.00–138.00	132.56
2	—	418	143.00–145.00	143.97
1	—	910	80.00	80.00
1	—	800	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	124.00	124.00
4	—	620	110.00–118.00	111.93
5	—	591	122.00–123.00	122.80
6	—	692	100.00–110.00	107.54
8	—	415	130.00–140.00	135.58
9	—	470	115.00–133.00	127.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	128.00	128.00
2	—	558	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	118.00	118.00
2	—	398	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	763	111.00–117.00	115.41
71	—	576	118.00–128.00	122.74
63	—	631	108.00–124.00	121.39
59	—	517	117.00–127.00	122.32
46	—	477	120.00–127.00	123.97
40	—	361	124.00–135.00	133.49
24	—	419	122.00–129.00	124.99
20	—	675	118.00–124.50	122.43
10	—	319	120.00–131.00	124.65
8	—	723	110.00–121.00	114.57
7	—	289	120.00–130.00	128.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	378	110.00–125.00	119.08
13	—	524	110.00–117.00	114.67
13	—	473	115.00–123.00	116.83
9	—	425	113.00–125.00	120.23
6	—	584	101.00–117.00	109.57
4	—	606	100.00–105.00	101.24
3	—	333	115.00–125.00	120.08
2	—	215	130.00	130.00
1	—	745	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
2	—	288	130.00–131.00	130.51
2	—	413	112.50–120.00	116.27
2	—	458	104.00–114.00	109.08
2	—	510	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	560	124.00–140.00	138.24
43	—	452	132.00	132.00
28	—	635	119.00–130.00	124.41
15	—	691	122.00–123.00	122.60
11	—	519	126.00	126.00
3	—	747	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	469	151.00–154.00	153.69
38	—	670	130.00–140.00	135.72
16	—	636	135.00–137.00	135.54
8	—	571	145.00	145.00
7	—	750	130.00	130.00
2	—	833	121.00	121.00
6	—	510	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	105.00	105.00
2	—	225	140.00–150.00	144.56
2	—	465	130.00–141.00	135.50
2	—	520	130.00–136.00	133.06
2	—	708	125.00	125.00
3	—	672	124.00–125.00	124.67
4	—	281	150.00–160.00	155.07
5	—	412	135.00–144.00	141.03
5	—	629	124.00–125.00	124.41
6	—	308	130.00–141.00	138.17
10	—	368	135.00–140.00	138.14
17	—	578	122.00–133.00	126.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	579	110.00–125.00	117.49
2	—	420	145.00	145.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	240	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
3	—	275	155.00–160.00	158.36
4	—	868	120.00	120.00
7	—	725	125.00–131.00	127.58
9	—	665	126.00–134.00	131.30
17	—	335	145.00–160.00	155.26
18	—	772	120.00–132.00	126.24
24	—	637	130.00–137.00	133.19
31	—	478	136.00–147.00	141.63
36	—	423	140.00–154.00	149.12
40	—	525	135.00–147.00	140.42
57	—	366	143.00–159.00	155.88
58	—	571	130.00–141.00	137.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	810	66.00	66.00
3	—	602	66.00	66.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,033	625.00–685.00	656.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,238	625.00–1,000.00	902.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,114	33.00–43.00	38.47
1	—	935	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,443	43.00–48.00	45.32
5	—	1,505	46.00–52.00	48.96
1	—	1,820	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,289	43.00–47.50	45.77
22	—	1,322	35.00–43.00	40.04
13	—	1,267	48.00–52.00	48.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,932	67.00–73.00	69.50
4	—	1,659	53.00–66.00	62.81

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.