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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 27

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,263 head

▲ 155 vs last sale 1,108▲ 1,263 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 73▲ 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 65▲ 33 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 2.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 higher. Steers and bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

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 $129.38/cwt on 557 head.

Average price

$129.38

557 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$24.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.32

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	537	130.15	699	505
Medium and Large 2-3	463	124.10	574	45
Medium and Large 3	508	108.59	552	5thin
Small 1-2	500	106.00	530	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.15/cwt here — about $169 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 sale557 hd

129.38

—

TN average10 barns · 2,179 hd

128.06

+1.32

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	1,617	74.49	1,204	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	53.09	718	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	50.39	643	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	37.11	374	33

Every lot

97 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	165.38/cwt	160.00–170.00	364	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	164.57/cwt	160.00–170.00	467	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	174.57/cwt	170.00–180.00	562	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	156.33/cwt	130.00–165.00	594	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	153.30/cwt	137.00–159.00	587	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	163.64/cwt	163.00–165.00	707	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	744	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	162.10/cwt	160.50–165.00	778	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	160.66/cwt	150.00–166.00	781	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	152.54/cwt	140.00–164.00	792	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	155.36/cwt	152.00–161.00	809	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	130.63/cwt	128.00–132.00	742	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	140.51/cwt	130.00–144.00	825	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	137.69/cwt	128.00–143.00	861	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	648	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	894	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	135.50/cwt	133.00–140.00	909	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	134.72/cwt	130.00–137.00	919	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	951	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	130.14/cwt	128.00–132.50	945	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	128.76/cwt	124.00–147.00	1,002	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	122.29/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,016	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	107.94/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,061	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,026	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,026	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	135.88/cwt	131.00–145.00	374	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	141.67/cwt	135.00–147.50	391	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	308	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	447	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	137.02/cwt	131.00–143.00	425	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	344	133.62/cwt	132.00–136.00	460	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	129.15/cwt	124.00–134.00	483	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	132.96/cwt	128.00–138.00	501	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	387	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	534	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	395	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	478	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	120.93/cwt	115.00–127.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	131.67/cwt	126.00–136.00	560	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	125.96/cwt	120.00–131.00	586	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	129.37/cwt	120.00–133.00	613	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	127.57/cwt	121.00–131.00	662	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	117.70/cwt	113.00–123.00	612	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	593	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	137.49/cwt	125.00–138.00	778	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	567	103.31/cwt	102.00–104.00	586	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	123.90/cwt	121.00–126.00	706	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	119.03/cwt	113.00–122.00	687	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	605	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	609	114.79/cwt	110.00–117.00	699	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	129.74/cwt	127.00–130.00	810	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	124.45/cwt	117.00–126.00	777	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	819	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	120.60/cwt	110.00–124.00	803	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	110.89/cwt	105.00–119.00	812	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	889	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	106.65/cwt	100.00–110.00	855	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	599	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	160.60/cwt	149.00–166.00	668	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	153.14/cwt	146.00–162.00	732	20
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	515	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	554	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	146.55/cwt	142.00–153.00	765	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	690	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	133.28/cwt	123.00–138.00	758	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	123.69/cwt	120.00–131.00	711	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	123.26/cwt	120.00–126.00	757	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	707	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	721	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	790	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	106.61/cwt	105.00–107.00	818	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	846	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,409	64.99/cwt	62.00–70.00	916	6
Bulls	—	—	1,679	79.36/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,332	8
Bulls	—	—	1,993	83.49/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,664	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	34.57/cwt	23.00–43.00	321	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,092	44.71/cwt	44.00–45.00	488	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	41.55/cwt	36.00–45.00	478	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	50.56/cwt	45.00–57.00	651	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	820	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	53.09/cwt	49.00–60.00	718	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,465	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	975	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	711.74/cwt	600.00–825.00	7,886	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	775.16/cwt	585.00–875.00	8,992	4

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,263Last week 1,108Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 65Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 higher. Steers and bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	275	131.00–145.00	135.88
5	—	344	132.00–136.00	133.62
4	—	520	113.00–123.00	117.70
3	—	680	106.00	106.00
3	—	577	113.00–122.00	119.03
2	—	420	115.00–127.00	120.93
6	—	374	124.00–134.00	129.15
10	—	465	120.00–131.00	125.96
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
5	—	609	110.00–117.00	114.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	425	126.00–136.00	131.67
54	—	519	121.00–131.00	127.57
47	—	474	120.00–133.00	129.37
32	—	570	121.00–126.00	123.90
25	—	624	117.00–126.00	124.45
14	—	666	110.00–124.00	120.60
10	—	732	105.00–119.00	110.89
11	—	276	135.00–147.50	141.67
18	—	377	128.00–138.00	132.96
6	—	310	131.00–143.00	137.02
6	—	802	100.00–110.00	106.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	566	125.00–138.00	137.49
90	—	624	127.00–130.00	129.74
9	—	733	120.00–122.00	121.34
6	—	387	138.00	138.00
4	—	666	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	308	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	113.00	113.00
3	—	567	102.00–104.00	103.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	121.00	121.00
1	—	605	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	220	160.00–170.00	165.38
1	—	340	164.00	164.00
10	—	830	119.00	119.00
10	—	477	156.00	156.00
8	—	383	137.00–159.00	153.30
5	—	568	128.00–132.00	130.63
5	—	545	138.00	138.00
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	119.00	119.00
1	—	605	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	625	128.00–143.00	137.69
19	—	831	115.00–125.00	122.29
19	—	380	130.00–165.00	156.33
11	—	726	128.00–132.50	130.14
10	—	322	170.00–180.00	174.57
8	—	1,026	100.00	100.00
37	—	486	150.00–166.00	160.66
30	—	587	130.00–144.00	140.51
27	—	682	130.00–137.00	134.72
8	—	284	160.00–170.00	164.57
3	—	983	101.00–113.00	107.94
1	—	225	180.00	180.00
14	—	778	124.00–147.00	128.76
12	—	519	140.00–164.00	152.54
12	—	432	163.00–165.00	163.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	715	133.00	133.00
8	—	480	160.50–165.00	162.10
6	—	600	140.00	140.00
4	—	770	111.00	111.00
3	—	805	125.00	125.00
21	—	671	133.00–140.00	135.50
16	—	521	152.00–161.00	155.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	648	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	117.00	117.00
3	—	365	164.00	164.00
2	—	715	110.00–111.00	110.49
1	—	900	94.00	94.00
1	—	815	95.00	95.00
1	—	340	154.00	154.00
20	—	478	146.00–162.00	153.14
5	—	767	105.00–107.00	106.61
21	—	416	149.00–166.00	160.60
13	—	569	123.00–138.00	133.28
15	—	522	142.00–153.00	146.55
15	—	614	120.00–126.00	123.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	131.00	131.00
2	—	465	145.00	145.00
4	—	575	120.00–131.00	123.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	102.00	102.00
1	—	560	115.00	115.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	770	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,160	585.00–875.00	775.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	600.00–825.00	711.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,679	75.00–83.00	79.36
6	—	1,409	62.00–70.00	64.99
2	—	1,993	83.00–84.00	83.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	61.00	61.00
3	—	1,092	44.00–45.00	44.71
38	—	1,288	45.00–57.00	50.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	928	23.00–43.00	34.57
12	—	1,151	36.00–45.00	41.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,353	49.00–60.00	53.09

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.