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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 8

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

721 head

▼ 291 vs last sale 1,012▼ 181 vs year ago 902 · −20.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 79▼ 17 vs year ago 81 · −21.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 47▲ 20 vs year ago 16 · +125.0%

Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls mostly steady.

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 $126.40/cwt on 320 head.

Average price

$126.40

320 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

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

$22.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

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	558	127.49	712	263
Medium and Large 2-3	471	121.95	574	55
Small 1-2	693	105.00	728	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.49/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale320 hd

126.40

—

TN average11 barns · 2,219 hd

124.01

+2.39

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	1,759	89.35	1,572	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	61.88	717	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	61.60	881	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	49.58	508	10

Every lot

79 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	473	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	172.12/cwt	164.00–180.00	539	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	331	158.35/cwt	150.00–165.00	524	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	159.15/cwt	151.00–165.00	602	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	386	156.80/cwt	138.00–160.00	605	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	142.32/cwt	138.00–144.00	603	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	159.75/cwt	155.00–165.00	689	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	153.82/cwt	150.00–160.00	717	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	135.58/cwt	133.00–141.00	660	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	502	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	778	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	130.59/cwt	119.00–134.00	688	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	145.26/cwt	130.00–155.00	773	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	144.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	809	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	134.63/cwt	132.00–135.00	835	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	621	122.47/cwt	115.00–124.00	761	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	135.54/cwt	135.00–136.50	918	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	129.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	881	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	122.66/cwt	120.00–124.00	895	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	119.49/cwt	118.00–120.00	927	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	861	116.42/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,002	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	917	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	259	133.24/cwt	130.00–143.00	345	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	153.33/cwt	145.00–155.00	445	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	303	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	409	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	152.74/cwt	135.00–162.00	509	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	128.78/cwt	125.00–135.00	476	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	138.54/cwt	134.00–143.00	518	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	135.78/cwt	134.00–138.00	578	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	132.25/cwt	124.00–136.00	627	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	132.70/cwt	131.00–135.00	638	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	481	124.79/cwt	123.00–130.00	600	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	116.48/cwt	115.00–117.00	595	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	127.37/cwt	122.00–130.00	665	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	693	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	127.81/cwt	127.00–129.00	726	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	126.00/cwt	122.00–129.00	735	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	113.90/cwt	111.00–120.00	665	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	121.36/cwt	116.00–124.00	743	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	125.12/cwt	123.00–127.00	778	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	627	116.84/cwt	112.00–122.00	733	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	120.94/cwt	109.00–121.50	803	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	841	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	693	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	728	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	111.94/cwt	95.00–116.00	810	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	862	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	922	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	980	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	154.88/cwt	148.00–159.00	664	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	142.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	611	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	151.06/cwt	130.00–160.00	701	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	136.88/cwt	132.00–145.00	662	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	127.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	674	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	136.05/cwt	132.00–140.00	718	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	123.56/cwt	122.00–126.00	708	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	125.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	734	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	126.77/cwt	125.00–132.00	802	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	115.11/cwt	110.00–123.00	789	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	875	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	828	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	869	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,658	78.20/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,297	2
Bulls	—	—	1,728	95.98/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,659	3
Bulls	—	—	1,808	89.75/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,623	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	394	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	50.65/cwt	47.00–53.00	521	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,044	54.74/cwt	53.00–56.00	571	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	62.46/cwt	57.00–66.00	724	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	68.01/cwt	67.00–69.00	945	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	61.60/cwt	59.00–63.00	881	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,300	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 Jun 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 721Last week 1,012Year ago 902

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 79Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 47Year ago 16

Compared to same last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	106.00	106.00
1	—	760	109.00	109.00
23	—	633	125.00–132.00	126.77
17	—	464	130.00–160.00	151.06
15	—	528	132.00–140.00	136.05
10	—	429	148.00–159.00	154.88
6	—	583	125.00–130.00	125.97
5	—	685	110.00–123.00	115.11
1	—	710	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	527	124.00–130.00	127.98
6	—	484	132.00–145.00	136.88
5	—	573	122.00–126.00	123.56
4	—	429	140.00–150.00	142.51
2	—	828	105.00	105.00
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	100.00	100.00
23	—	664	109.00–121.50	120.94
15	—	724	95.00–116.00	111.94
13	—	612	116.00–124.00	121.36
10	—	426	134.00–138.00	135.78
10	—	374	134.00–143.00	138.54
10	—	333	135.00–162.00	152.74
6	—	290	145.00–155.00	153.33
50	—	474	124.00–136.00	132.25
43	—	583	122.00–129.00	126.00
27	—	522	122.00–130.00	127.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	370	125.00–135.00	128.78
9	—	259	130.00–143.00	133.24
8	—	511	115.00–117.00	116.48
6	—	627	112.00–122.00	116.84
6	—	481	123.00–130.00	124.79
5	—	770	105.00	105.00
4	—	303	135.00	135.00
3	—	584	111.00–120.00	113.90
3	—	440	115.00	115.00
2	—	675	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	862	107.00	107.00
12	—	622	123.00–127.00	125.12
10	—	568	127.00–129.00	127.81
9	—	481	131.00–135.00	132.70
6	—	689	122.00	122.00
4	—	525	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	134.00	134.00
16	—	270	165.00	165.00
10	—	386	138.00–160.00	156.80
8	—	331	150.00–165.00	158.35
7	—	424	138.00–144.00	142.32
6	—	621	115.00–124.00	122.47
5	—	527	119.00–134.00	130.59
3	—	487	133.00–141.00	135.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	861	110.00–118.00	116.42
15	—	677	135.00–136.50	135.54
6	—	502	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	532	130.00–155.00	145.26
12	—	730	120.00–124.00	122.66
12	—	561	140.00–150.00	144.25
11	—	466	150.00–160.00	153.82
10	—	431	155.00–165.00	159.75
9	—	313	164.00–180.00	172.12
8	—	620	132.00–135.00	134.63
7	—	378	151.00–165.00	159.15
4	—	776	118.00–120.00	119.49
3	—	678	125.00–135.00	129.94
2	—	263	180.00	180.00
1	—	890	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,028	47.00–53.00	50.65
1	—	985	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,430	59.00–63.00	61.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,159	57.00–66.00	62.46
4	—	1,044	53.00–56.00	54.74
2	—	1,390	67.00–69.00	68.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,808	85.00–94.00	89.75
3	—	1,728	95.00–97.00	95.98
2	—	1,658	76.00–80.00	78.20

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.