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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 6

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,120 head

▲ 460 vs last sale 660▲ 1,120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 68▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 34▲ 13 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

Due to the Holiday lay off, no trends could be established.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.41/cwt on 458 head.

Average price

$141.41

458 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$11.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.60

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	588	142.27	837	413
Medium and Large 2-3	539	134.17	724	35
Small 1-2	513	130.86	672	10thin

One grade step is worth $11.41/cwt here — about $165 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 sale458 hd

141.41

—

TN average5 barns · 1,039 hd

137.81

+3.60

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	1,649	71.68	1,182	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	48.97	730	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	47.48	574	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	39.09	391	38

Every lot

89 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	330	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	464	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	155.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	518	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	154.87/cwt	152.00–158.00	582	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	382	151.52/cwt	150.00–152.00	579	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	383	142.35/cwt	135.00–150.00	545	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	152.20/cwt	143.00–158.00	656	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	150.94/cwt	144.00–153.00	711	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	141.68/cwt	135.00–146.00	677	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	756	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	153.50/cwt	153.00–154.00	777	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	143.63/cwt	139.00–152.00	745	66
Steers	—	Small 1-2	576	127.63/cwt	124.00–130.00	735	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	125.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	726	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	139.94/cwt	135.00–146.00	813	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	612	127.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	782	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	144.64/cwt	143.00–145.00	897	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	139.02/cwt	130.00–143.00	869	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	141.32/cwt	140.00–143.00	950	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	135.42/cwt	130.00–142.00	911	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	706	135.33/cwt	132.00–137.00	955	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	129.50/cwt	125.00–131.00	949	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	771	135.00/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,041	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	131.61/cwt	130.00–136.50	1,023	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,002	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	877	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,052	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	929	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	945	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,106	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	961	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,076	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	223	123.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	275	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	272	126.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	345	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	134.95/cwt	131.00–138.00	375	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	332	128.31/cwt	126.00–131.00	426	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	129.51/cwt	128.00–131.00	431	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	126.36/cwt	122.00–129.00	479	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	130.21/cwt	128.00–132.00	496	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	129.51/cwt	124.00–133.00	563	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	436	125.25/cwt	121.00–126.00	546	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	132.22/cwt	130.00–133.00	623	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	127.42/cwt	125.00–129.00	608	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	121.86/cwt	113.00–125.00	589	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	123.64/cwt	121.00–127.00	642	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	129.62/cwt	127.00–131.00	732	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	124.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	712	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	129.94/cwt	125.00–132.50	794	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	123.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	761	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	124.91/cwt	122.00–128.00	841	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	120.42/cwt	108.00–123.00	812	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	116.02/cwt	104.00–120.00	817	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	908	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	97.46/cwt	95.00–100.00	953	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	685	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	143.08/cwt	139.00–145.00	664	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	136.94/cwt	136.00–139.00	700	17
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	128.19/cwt	125.00–129.00	723	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	130.31/cwt	125.00–133.00	745	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	118.96/cwt	114.00–123.00	758	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	122.15/cwt	114.00–128.00	810	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	753	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	113.57/cwt	105.00–118.00	821	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	540	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	351	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,583	75.82/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,200	3
Bulls	—	—	1,628	66.93/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,090	5
Bulls	—	—	1,950	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,619	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	39.09/cwt	35.00–45.00	391	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	42.47/cwt	39.00–44.00	488	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	48.25/cwt	45.00–52.00	592	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	57.52/cwt	57.00–58.00	707	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	48.97/cwt	45.00–51.00	730	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,040	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,156	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,001	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 Jan 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,120Last week 660Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 34Year ago 0

Due to the Holiday lay off, no trends could be established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
10	—	436	121.00–126.00	125.25
9	—	483	113.00–125.00	121.86
7	—	379	122.00–129.00	126.36
5	—	332	126.00–131.00	128.31
3	—	272	120.00–130.00	126.75
3	—	223	120.00–130.00	123.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	95.00–100.00	97.46
29	—	519	121.00–127.00	123.64
14	—	381	128.00–132.00	130.21
45	—	573	120.00–127.00	124.27
3	—	278	131.00–138.00	134.95
2	—	760	103.00	103.00
2	—	333	128.00–131.00	129.51
11	—	614	120.00–125.00	123.99
6	—	674	108.00–123.00	120.42
4	—	704	104.00–120.00	116.02
25	—	435	124.00–133.00	129.51
43	—	477	125.00–129.00	127.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	471	130.00–133.00	132.22
10	—	900	110.00	110.00
70	—	673	122.00–128.00	124.91
40	—	565	127.00–131.00	129.62
23	—	611	125.00–132.50	129.94
22	—	726	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	135.00–146.00	141.68
7	—	612	120.00–130.00	127.74
5	—	578	120.00–130.00	125.64
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
4	—	382	150.00–152.00	151.52
3	—	505	138.00	138.00
1	—	885	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	120.00	120.00
3	—	576	124.00–130.00	127.63
2	—	383	135.00–150.00	142.35
2	—	330	140.00–141.00	140.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	431	143.00–158.00	152.20
56	—	581	135.00–146.00	139.94
11	—	332	150.00–160.00	155.95
27	—	673	130.00–142.00	135.42
27	—	625	130.00–143.00	139.02
25	—	471	144.00–153.00	150.94
18	—	777	130.00–136.50	131.61
16	—	376	152.00–158.00	154.87
66	—	519	139.00–152.00	143.63
8	—	733	125.00–131.00	129.50
4	—	961	112.00	112.00
1	—	815	123.00	123.00
1	—	280	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	117.00	117.00
54	—	672	140.00–143.00	141.32
28	—	620	143.00–145.00	144.64
12	—	771	133.00–138.00	135.00
12	—	706	132.00–137.00	135.33
8	—	506	153.00–154.00	153.50
3	—	877	120.00	120.00
3	—	488	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	105.00–118.00	113.57
3	—	637	114.00–123.00	118.96
2	—	448	153.00	153.00
9	—	663	114.00–128.00	122.15
9	—	572	125.00–133.00	130.31
9	—	464	139.00–145.00	143.08
17	—	511	136.00–139.00	136.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	131.00	131.00
5	—	564	125.00–129.00	128.19
2	—	670	110.00–115.00	112.43
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
1	—	545	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	125.00	125.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	725.00	725.00

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	—	1,250	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	635.00	635.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,628	63.00–70.00	66.93
3	—	1,583	70.00–80.00	75.82
1	—	1,950	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,149	39.00–44.00	42.47
2	—	1,230	57.00–58.00	57.52
26	—	1,226	45.00–52.00	48.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	999	35.00–45.00	39.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,491	45.00–51.00	48.97

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.