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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 18

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Nov 11Nov 18Nov 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,371 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 1,565▲ 1,371 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 185▲ 144 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 65▲ 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 same sale last week , Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $119.11/cwt on 472 head.

Average price

$119.11

472 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$26.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

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	550	119.91	660	436
Medium and Large 2-3	481	112.24	540	30
Medium and Large 3	495	96.00	475	4thin
Small 1-2	685	93.00	637	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.91/cwt here — about $23 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 sale472 hd

119.11

—

TN average8 barns · 2,464 hd

116.66

+2.45

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	—	Low	1,374	66.05	908	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,487	48.44	720	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	48.27	614	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	35.87	378	18

Every lot

91 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	151.39/cwt	137.00–160.00	497	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	512	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	144.47/cwt	139.00–155.00	548	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	148.90/cwt	134.00–153.00	649	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	133.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	623	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	705	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	123.19/cwt	118.00–135.00	641	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	139.43/cwt	130.00–144.00	735	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	130.25/cwt	120.00–140.00	736	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	136.99/cwt	136.00–141.00	803	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	138.57/cwt	135.00–139.00	844	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	131.84/cwt	120.00–137.00	821	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	135.86/cwt	133.00–137.00	912	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	123.38/cwt	115.00–130.00	837	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	126.99/cwt	120.00–133.00	919	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	135.34/cwt	133.00–136.00	991	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	119.39/cwt	106.00–130.00	909	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	784	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	909	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	793	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,047	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,023	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	946	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,050	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	292	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	340	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	117.60/cwt	110.00–120.00	380	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	129.51/cwt	118.00–131.00	434	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	127.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	475	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	115.82/cwt	105.00–120.00	481	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	123.60/cwt	118.00–130.00	530	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	469	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	539	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	119.76/cwt	112.00–126.00	568	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	120.76/cwt	110.00–125.00	624	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	106.25/cwt	100.00–110.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	700	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	110.37/cwt	104.00–114.00	637	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	119.90/cwt	109.00–125.00	698	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	603	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	603	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	120.07/cwt	106.00–124.00	759	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	115.42/cwt	110.00–121.00	772	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	815	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	705	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	685	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	637	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	112.38/cwt	110.00–114.00	802	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	108.45/cwt	102.00–110.00	848	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	794	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	141.18/cwt	135.00–144.00	553	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	402	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	567	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	138.19/cwt	134.00–148.00	591	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	456	128.58/cwt	127.00–130.00	586	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	130.71/cwt	120.00–137.00	622	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	127.91/cwt	113.00–135.00	657	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	539	119.28/cwt	117.00–120.00	643	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	117.39/cwt	103.00–123.00	669	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	121.05/cwt	113.00–123.00	711	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	113.40/cwt	110.00–120.00	711	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	108.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	664	107.04/cwt	100.00–111.00	711	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	108.35/cwt	103.00–115.00	736	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	104.94/cwt	100.00–113.00	773	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	778	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	759	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,363	66.79/cwt	64.00–71.00	910	22
Bulls	—	—	1,498	57.93/cwt	55.00–61.00	868	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	30.54/cwt	30.00–31.00	302	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	36.54/cwt	33.00–41.00	388	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	473	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	48.21/cwt	44.00–52.00	614	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	772	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	48.27/cwt	46.00–55.00	715	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	801	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	4,085	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,563	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	9,349	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	11,025	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 Nov 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,371Last week 1,565Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 185Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 65Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	137.00–138.00	137.51
2	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	132.00	132.00
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
2	—	465	130.00–138.00	133.96
15	—	520	118.00–135.00	123.19
5	—	328	137.00–160.00	151.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	609	135.00–139.00	138.57
23	—	671	133.00–137.00	135.86
18	—	732	133.00–136.00	135.34
2	—	528	140.00	140.00
2	—	793	132.00	132.00
10	—	586	136.00–141.00	136.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	122.00–125.00	123.50
9	—	678	115.00–130.00	123.38
12	—	724	120.00–133.00	126.99
12	—	972	108.00	108.00
17	—	761	106.00–130.00	119.39
20	—	436	134.00–153.00	148.90
21	—	379	139.00–155.00	144.47
23	—	565	120.00–140.00	130.25
28	—	623	120.00–137.00	131.84
42	—	486	140.00–150.00	145.00
49	—	527	130.00–144.00	139.43
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
1	—	910	104.00	104.00
2	—	285	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	784	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	100.00	100.00
2	—	893	85.00	85.00
6	—	392	135.00–144.00	141.18
12	—	587	113.00–123.00	121.05
14	—	737	100.00–113.00	104.94
18	—	428	134.00–148.00	138.19
20	—	679	103.00–115.00	108.35
27	—	514	113.00–135.00	127.91
27	—	627	110.00–120.00	113.40
31	—	476	120.00–137.00	130.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	105.00–110.00	108.32
4	—	539	117.00–120.00	119.28
5	—	402	141.00	141.00
5	—	456	127.00–130.00	128.58
6	—	664	100.00–111.00	107.04
12	—	570	103.00–123.00	117.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	136.00	136.00
1	—	980	81.00	81.00
4	—	274	124.00	124.00
5	—	714	110.00–114.00	112.38
11	—	782	102.00–110.00	108.45
14	—	371	125.00–130.00	127.90
17	—	335	118.00–131.00	129.51
23	—	669	110.00–121.00	115.42
24	—	850	104.00	104.00
41	—	474	112.00–126.00	119.76
53	—	582	109.00–125.00	119.90
60	—	632	106.00–124.00	120.07
69	—	429	118.00–130.00	123.60
87	—	517	110.00–125.00	120.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	676	120.00–121.00	120.50
14	—	569	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
2	—	603	100.00	100.00
2	—	678	104.00	104.00
3	—	469	115.00	115.00
4	—	323	110.00–120.00	117.60
4	—	537	100.00–110.00	106.25
6	—	577	104.00–114.00	110.37
8	—	415	105.00–120.00	115.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	101.00	101.00
1	—	465	99.00	99.00
1	—	505	94.00	94.00
1	—	675	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	55.00–61.00	57.93
22	—	1,363	64.00–71.00	66.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	43.00	43.00
1	—	1,355	57.00	57.00
59	—	1,273	44.00–52.00	48.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	51.00	51.00
15	—	1,481	46.00–55.00	48.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	30.00–31.00	30.54
16	—	1,063	33.00–41.00	36.54

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	430.00	430.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	535.00	535.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	735.00	735.00

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.