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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 13

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

881 head

▼ 239 vs last sale 1,120▲ 881 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 120▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 13▲ 81 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 were steady. Bulls 1.00 lower. Steers and bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 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 $127.39/cwt on 387 head.

Average price

$127.39

387 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$50.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.71

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	560	129.03	723	325
Medium and Large 2-3	422	125.35	529	41
Medium and Large 3	609	107.30	653	20
Small 1-2	805	79.00	636	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.03/cwt here — about $87 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 sale387 hd

127.39

—

TN average12 barns · 4,057 hd

122.68

+4.71

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	1,692	73.61	1,246	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	49.46	660	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	47.44	549	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	35.65	355	17

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	213	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	341	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	168.78/cwt	164.00–180.00	462	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	286	155.70/cwt	140.00–160.00	445	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	157.65/cwt	155.00–160.00	512	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	151.78/cwt	148.00–154.00	516	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	156.00/cwt	150.00–162.00	562	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	159.53/cwt	152.00–164.00	590	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	160.56/cwt	154.00–171.00	676	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	155.68/cwt	145.00–166.00	749	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	130.42/cwt	125.00–136.00	676	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	149.29/cwt	144.00–153.00	781	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	138.74/cwt	130.00–155.00	796	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	873	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	140.91/cwt	127.00–145.00	889	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	888	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	135.58/cwt	130.00–141.00	910	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	132.35/cwt	128.00–134.50	969	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	737	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,047	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	988	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	790	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	980	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	998	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	874	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,119	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,106	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	262	132.33/cwt	132.00–135.00	347	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	332	129.82/cwt	120.00–132.00	431	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	138.05/cwt	133.00–142.00	461	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	135.36/cwt	129.00–139.00	517	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	384	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	472	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	134.43/cwt	130.00–138.00	575	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	557	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	131.87/cwt	124.00–135.00	625	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	127.04/cwt	122.00–131.00	666	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	130.02/cwt	125.00–131.50	750	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	126.52/cwt	122.00–129.00	734	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	593	105.60/cwt	100.00–106.00	626	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	127.16/cwt	116.00–132.00	790	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	815	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	117.27/cwt	108.00–121.00	742	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	125.47/cwt	121.00–127.00	853	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	888	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	693	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	783	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	126.85/cwt	121.00–127.00	903	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	118.50/cwt	116.00–121.00	851	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	811	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	805	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	838	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	913	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	636	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	606	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	159.23/cwt	148.00–166.00	683	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	154.71/cwt	148.00–160.00	736	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	502	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	607	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	141.13/cwt	133.00–146.00	755	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	130.67/cwt	123.00–134.00	749	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	598	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	718	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	736	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	119.14/cwt	115.00–120.00	782	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	737	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	781	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	858	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	772	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	774	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,607	64.16/cwt	61.50–66.00	1,031	3
Bulls	—	—	1,681	74.72/cwt	72.50–77.00	1,256	5
Bulls	—	—	1,848	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,571	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	830	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	361	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	892	30.81/cwt	22.00–33.50	275	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	39.95/cwt	33.00–42.50	435	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	47.38/cwt	42.50–52.50	552	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	702	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	49.46/cwt	44.50–53.00	660	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,320	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	9,225	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,638	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	780.43/cwt	650.00–900.00	8,975	2

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 881Last week 1,120Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 120Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were steady. Bulls 1.00 lower. Steers and bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	693	113.00	113.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
15	—	593	100.00–106.00	105.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	262	132.00–135.00	132.33
8	—	332	120.00–132.00	129.82
6	—	384	123.00	123.00
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
3	—	838	109.00	109.00
5	—	432	129.00	129.00
5	—	633	108.00–121.00	117.27
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	123.00	123.00
1	—	510	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	524	122.00–131.00	127.04
13	—	382	129.00–139.00	135.36
4	—	718	116.00–121.00	118.50
4	—	680	121.00–127.00	125.47
1	—	805	104.00	104.00
8	—	334	133.00–142.00	138.05
16	—	580	122.00–129.00	126.52
22	—	621	116.00–132.00	127.16
35	—	428	130.00–138.00	134.43
1	—	780	104.00	104.00
49	—	474	124.00–135.00	131.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	131.00	131.00
2	—	688	129.00	129.00
77	—	712	121.00–127.00	126.85
12	—	577	125.00–131.50	130.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	286	140.00–160.00	155.70
3	—	213	160.00	160.00
4	—	340	148.00–154.00	151.78
2	—	518	125.00–136.00	130.42
2	—	360	150.00–162.00	156.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	631	127.00–145.00	140.91
9	—	370	152.00–164.00	159.53
8	—	274	164.00–180.00	168.78
19	—	421	154.00–171.00	160.56
24	—	481	145.00–166.00	155.68
2	—	918	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	325	155.00–160.00	157.65
1	—	805	124.00	124.00
5	—	732	128.00–134.50	132.35
12	—	574	130.00–155.00	138.74
10	—	671	130.00–141.00	135.58
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
7	—	523	144.00–153.00	149.29
4	—	757	130.00–131.00	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	133.00	133.00
1	—	790	124.00	124.00
8	—	874	128.00	128.00
4	—	586	149.00	149.00
4	—	530	155.00	155.00
41	—	737	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	429	148.00–166.00	159.23
20	—	476	148.00–160.00	154.71
10	—	535	133.00–146.00	141.13
6	—	656	115.00–120.00	119.14
4	—	603	122.00	122.00
3	—	383	166.00	166.00
26	—	573	123.00–134.00	130.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
6	—	502	121.00	121.00
6	—	598	120.00	120.00
2	—	600	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	737	106.00	106.00
1	—	510	141.00	141.00
1	—	455	146.00	146.00
2	—	415	146.00	146.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	780	95.00	95.00
2	—	858	90.00	90.00
3	—	900	86.00	86.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	650.00–900.00	780.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,125	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,681	72.50–77.00	74.72
3	—	1,607	61.50–66.00	64.16
2	—	1,848	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,335	44.50–53.00	49.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	892	22.00–33.50	30.81
9	—	1,089	33.00–42.50	39.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,164	42.50–52.50	47.38
1	—	830	43.50	43.50
1	—	1,325	53.00	53.00

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.