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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 20

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,108 head

▲ 227 vs last sale 881▲ 1,108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 165▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 81▲ 65 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 steady. Steers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Bulls and heifers steady to 4.00 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 $129.99/cwt on 483 head.

Average price

$129.99

483 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$39.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.22

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	571	130.91	747	436
Medium and Large 2-3	474	124.11	588	43
Medium and Large 3	633	95.00	601	2thin
Small 1-2	453	91.00	412	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.91/cwt here — about $335 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 sale483 hd

129.99

—

TN average10 barns · 1,892 hd

125.77

+4.22

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	1,645	70.77	1,164	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	48.72	682	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	48.30	586	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	39.29	378	14

Every lot

96 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	168.78/cwt	166.00–171.00	479	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	293	163.03/cwt	160.00–166.00	478	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	308	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	517	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	169.00/cwt	168.00–170.00	541	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	363	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	624	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	171.78/cwt	166.00–174.00	637	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	168.66/cwt	161.00–174.00	722	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	169.97/cwt	168.00–173.00	778	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	161.90/cwt	155.00–168.00	774	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	149.64/cwt	147.00–154.00	726	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	153.49/cwt	151.00–161.00	798	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	548	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	680	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	855	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	130.99/cwt	125.00–134.00	745	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	144.11/cwt	140.00–152.00	839	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	143.93/cwt	140.00–146.00	879	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	140.22/cwt	135.00–142.00	889	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	123.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	835	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	684	137.96/cwt	136.00–140.00	944	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	135.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	933	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	133.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	972	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	140.21/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,073	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	128.42/cwt	126.00–134.00	995	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	802	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,083	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,040	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,058	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	864	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,201	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	380	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	291	136.27/cwt	134.00–138.00	397	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	139.01/cwt	134.00–145.00	443	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	355	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	508	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	485	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	136.87/cwt	134.00–139.00	505	23
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	405	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	324	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	415	143.20/cwt	143.00–144.00	594	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	139.35/cwt	134.00–144.00	605	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	439	132.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	583	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	127.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	582	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	135.90/cwt	127.00–144.00	648	32
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	500	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	130.40/cwt	128.00–133.00	683	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	127.87/cwt	122.00–130.00	674	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	128.84/cwt	123.00–133.00	731	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	126.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	729	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	706	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	611	116.19/cwt	110.00–123.00	710	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	127.19/cwt	118.00–130.00	789	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	131.60/cwt	128.00–133.00	830	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	633	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	124.27/cwt	124.00–125.00	833	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	129.97/cwt	125.00–131.00	877	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	688	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	757	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	893	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	116.50/cwt	110.00–122.00	827	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	772	93.96/cwt	90.00–100.00	725	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	842	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	403	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	159.47/cwt	154.00–165.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	149.55/cwt	143.00–151.00	697	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	155.32/cwt	150.00–162.00	738	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	147.90/cwt	137.00–151.00	769	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	736	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	770	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	632	120.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	765	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	117.45/cwt	110.00–120.00	790	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	108.65/cwt	104.00–113.00	834	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,613	66.62/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,075	3
Bulls	—	—	1,677	74.92/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,256	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	39.62/cwt	36.00–43.00	379	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	364	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	48.50/cwt	45.00–53.00	582	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	41.70/cwt	41.00–43.00	515	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	55.52/cwt	54.00–57.00	700	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	48.72/cwt	46.00–51.00	682	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	874.36/cwt	850.00–900.00	8,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,220	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,168	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	993	770.54/cwt	725.00–850.00	7,651	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,830	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,165	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,155	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	856.58/cwt	750.00–925.00	10,065	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,328	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,284	3

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,108Last week 881Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 165Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 81Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Bulls and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	110.00–123.00	116.19
4	—	439	130.00–135.00	132.79
3	—	588	120.00	120.00
3	—	365	133.00	133.00
2	—	688	110.00	110.00
2	—	220	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	134.00	134.00
5	—	772	90.00–100.00	93.96
8	—	291	134.00–138.00	136.27
11	—	455	125.00–129.00	127.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	675	125.00–131.00	129.97
42	—	631	128.00–133.00	131.60
30	—	567	123.00–133.00	128.84
22	—	524	128.00–133.00	130.40
13	—	703	127.00	127.00
2	—	450	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	355	143.00	143.00
5	—	415	143.00–144.00	143.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	369	134.00–139.00	136.87
1	—	965	100.00	100.00
2	—	773	108.00–110.00	108.98
3	—	278	135.00–140.00	136.62
32	—	477	127.00–144.00	135.90
11	—	319	134.00–145.00	139.01
11	—	620	118.00–130.00	127.19
15	—	670	124.00–125.00	124.27
15	—	710	110.00–122.00	116.50
21	—	575	120.00–130.00	126.85
39	—	527	122.00–130.00	127.87
28	—	434	134.00–144.00	139.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	371	166.00–174.00	171.78
26	—	690	130.00–138.00	135.28
21	—	582	140.00–152.00	144.11
19	—	634	135.00–142.00	140.22
18	—	428	161.00–174.00	168.66
15	—	478	155.00–168.00	161.90
14	—	520	151.00–161.00	153.49
12	—	727	130.00–135.00	133.73
9	—	775	126.00–134.00	128.42
7	—	284	166.00–171.00	168.78
6	—	825	125.00–127.00	126.01
4	—	320	168.00–170.00	169.00
1	—	860	123.00	123.00
1	—	235	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
1	—	880	110.00	110.00
3	—	677	120.00–130.00	123.27
3	—	569	125.00–134.00	130.99
3	—	485	147.00–154.00	149.64
3	—	308	168.00	168.00
2	—	548	124.00	124.00
2	—	425	160.00	160.00
2	—	293	160.00–166.00	163.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	168.00–173.00	169.97
4	—	363	172.00	172.00
71	—	765	132.00–141.00	140.21
60	—	864	139.00	139.00
44	—	684	136.00–140.00	137.96
35	—	611	140.00–146.00	143.93
18	—	559	153.00	153.00
12	—	802	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	768	104.00–113.00	108.65
6	—	673	110.00–120.00	117.45
5	—	475	150.00–162.00	155.32
2	—	628	125.00	125.00
2	—	443	154.00–165.00	159.47
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
9	—	520	137.00–151.00	147.90
7	—	583	130.00–135.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	129.00	129.00
7	—	466	143.00–151.00	149.55
2	—	403	158.00	158.00
4	—	535	137.00–138.00	137.49
4	—	632	120.00–124.00	120.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	850.00–900.00	874.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	993	725.00–850.00	770.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,080	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	675.00	675.00

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	—	990	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,175	750.00–925.00	856.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,328	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	66.00–67.00	66.62
3	—	1,677	70.00–78.00	74.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	956	36.00–43.00	39.62
1	—	1,040	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,260	54.00–57.00	55.52
5	—	1,236	41.00–43.00	41.70
20	—	1,199	45.00–53.00	48.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,400	46.00–51.00	48.72

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.