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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

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

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

584 head

▲ 259 vs last sale 325▲ 584 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 21▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 6▲ 50 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 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls not enough on offer last week for comparison. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Bulls not well tested last week. Heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Local grazing interests pushed calf prices higher. Yearling cattle limited test and no strength seen.

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 $125.92/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$125.92

221 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$5.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.55

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	457	126.47	578	200
Medium and Large 2-3	433	120.66	523	21

One grade step is worth $5.81/cwt here — about $55 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 sale221 hd

125.92

—

TN average9 barns · 1,366 hd

121.37

+4.55

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	—	High	1,781	89.37	1,592	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	60.12	810	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	55.99	642	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	45.89	434	13

Every lot

66 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	175.03/cwt	172.00–177.00	583	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	334	142.87/cwt	135.00–170.00	477	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	174.43/cwt	160.00–182.00	652	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	168.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	712	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	165.24/cwt	150.00–172.00	704	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	154.65/cwt	140.00–164.00	722	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	161.53/cwt	160.00–163.00	772	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	485	135.47/cwt	130.00–138.00	657	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	622	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	139.81/cwt	133.00–149.00	731	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	786	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	652	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	133.92/cwt	128.00–140.00	775	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	126.65/cwt	125.00–131.00	809	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	117.15/cwt	112.00–120.00	783	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	794	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	248	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	362	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	144.29/cwt	139.00–150.00	411	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	138.65/cwt	131.00–144.00	452	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	332	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	455	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	357	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	445	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	364	138.58/cwt	138.00–139.00	504	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	133.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	500	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	404	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	549	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	129.62/cwt	124.00–134.00	553	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	117.45/cwt	110.00–119.00	502	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	131.02/cwt	129.00–133.00	607	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	125.69/cwt	119.00–134.00	586	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	116.31/cwt	109.00–125.00	550	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	504	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	605	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	122.15/cwt	112.00–125.00	638	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	113.61/cwt	111.00–118.00	637	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	675	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	92.57/cwt	89.00–95.00	624	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	90.78/cwt	90.00–92.00	657	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	691	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	397	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	556	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	155.83/cwt	154.00–160.00	654	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	136.81/cwt	123.00–155.00	655	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	128.42/cwt	120.00–135.00	677	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	120.48/cwt	105.00–127.00	651	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	123.62/cwt	110.00–129.00	697	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	106.99/cwt	100.00–115.00	650	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	101.99/cwt	100.00–105.00	696	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,750	85.48/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,496	5
Bulls	—	—	1,807	92.62/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,674	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	44.12/cwt	35.00–48.00	403	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	44.40/cwt	39.00–49.00	468	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	51.80/cwt	47.00–55.00	548	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	55.97/cwt	53.00–63.00	631	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	61.24/cwt	57.00–64.00	822	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	63.87/cwt	63.00–66.00	859	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	56.19/cwt	54.00–58.00	769	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	11,328	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,577	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 Apr 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 325Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls not enough on offer last week for comparison. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Bulls not well tested last week. Heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Local grazing interests pushed calf prices higher. Yearling cattle limited test and no strength seen.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	479	123.00–155.00	136.81
16	—	527	120.00–135.00	128.42
15	—	420	154.00–160.00	155.83
5	—	682	100.00–105.00	101.99
3	—	608	100.00–115.00	106.99
3	—	397	140.00	140.00
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
25	—	564	110.00–129.00	123.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	105.00–127.00	120.48
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	424	165.00–175.00	168.00
6	—	478	160.00–163.00	161.53
5	—	524	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	374	160.00–182.00	174.43
31	—	467	140.00–164.00	154.65
28	—	426	150.00–172.00	165.24
24	—	523	133.00–149.00	139.81
17	—	579	128.00–140.00	133.92
6	—	639	125.00–131.00	126.65
5	—	668	112.00–120.00	117.15
3	—	333	172.00–177.00	175.03
2	—	703	113.00	113.00
2	—	290	170.00	170.00
1	—	765	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	130.00–138.00	135.47
2	—	390	160.00	160.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	120.00–125.00	122.52
4	—	334	135.00–170.00	142.87
3	—	572	114.00	114.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	110.00–119.00	117.45
4	—	504	120.00	120.00
4	—	473	109.00–125.00	116.31
3	—	357	124.00–125.00	124.67
3	—	332	137.00	137.00
1	—	565	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	463	129.00–133.00	131.02
12	—	364	138.00–139.00	138.58
4	—	404	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	522	112.00–125.00	122.15
32	—	466	119.00–134.00	125.69
29	—	427	124.00–134.00	129.62
24	—	373	130.00–136.00	133.98
18	—	326	131.00–144.00	138.65
8	—	561	111.00–118.00	113.61
7	—	674	89.00–95.00	92.57
5	—	724	90.00–92.00	90.78
4	—	608	111.00	111.00
4	—	285	139.00–150.00	144.29
2	—	768	90.00	90.00
2	—	248	146.00	146.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	985.00	985.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,293	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	913	35.00–48.00	44.12
3	—	1,057	47.00–55.00	51.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,342	57.00–64.00	61.24
2	—	1,368	54.00–58.00	56.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,128	53.00–63.00	55.97
3	—	1,345	63.00–66.00	63.87
2	—	1,055	39.00–49.00	44.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,807	87.00–96.00	92.62
5	—	1,750	78.00–89.00	85.48

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.