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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 29

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jun 22Jun 29Jul 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,370 head

▲ 593 vs last sale 777▲ 1,370 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 92▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 33▲ 20 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 and heifers steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $124.91/cwt on 483 head.

Average price

$124.91

483 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$2.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	476	126.02	599	59
Medium and Large 1-2	560	124.77	698	419
Medium and Large 3	422	123.60	522	5thin

One grade step is worth $2.42/cwt here — about $78 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

124.91

—

TN average9 barns · 1,839 hd

120.88

+4.02

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	1,727	93.69	1,618	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	64.11	938	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	63.91	784	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	55.27	541	26

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	299	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	508	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	164.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	527	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	343	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	511	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	161.13/cwt	156.00–165.00	614	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	381	147.29/cwt	139.00–154.00	561	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	148.81/cwt	145.00–155.00	659	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	151.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	703	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	684	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	145.68/cwt	140.00–154.00	771	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	132.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	703	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	140.08/cwt	135.00–144.00	796	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	141.75/cwt	139.00–145.00	812	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	131.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	764	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	134.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	848	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	136.88/cwt	136.00–140.00	866	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	637	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	809	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	657	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	821	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	127.60/cwt	123.00–132.00	855	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	898	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	702	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	906	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	709	120.72/cwt	114.00–122.00	856	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	123.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	915	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	769	115.81/cwt	114.00–122.00	891	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	993	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	986	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	932	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	969	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	109.33/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,057	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	273	141.46/cwt	137.00–150.00	386	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	405	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	138.80/cwt	135.00–141.00	455	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	337	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	452	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	138.86/cwt	136.00–142.00	525	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	382	137.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	523	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	136.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	577	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	129.38/cwt	124.00–135.00	549	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	124.42/cwt	119.00–127.00	595	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	130.25/cwt	124.00–135.00	624	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	601	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	496	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	650	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	127.58/cwt	121.00–131.00	666	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	129.55/cwt	128.00–135.00	693	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	539	119.87/cwt	115.00–124.00	646	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	549	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	697	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	115.36/cwt	113.00–120.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	744	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	121.82/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	124.42/cwt	120.00–126.00	754	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	614	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	737	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	118.55/cwt	115.00–121.00	733	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	116.19/cwt	114.00–120.00	768	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	114.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	775	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	107.22/cwt	106.00–111.00	773	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	736	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	832	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	822	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	830	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	879	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	148.98/cwt	145.00–157.00	626	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	599	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	137.76/cwt	131.00–141.00	642	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	145.22/cwt	139.00–150.00	687	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	128.60/cwt	124.00–130.00	658	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	137.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	704	37
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	131.46/cwt	127.00–136.00	752	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	128.71/cwt	126.00–130.00	789	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	121.02/cwt	119.00–124.00	756	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	659	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	725	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	111.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	806	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	733	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	742	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,517	87.32/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,325	3
Bulls	—	—	1,858	94.00/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,747	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	102.93/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,966	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	55.27/cwt	46.00–59.00	541	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	70.26/cwt	70.00–71.00	804	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	63.67/cwt	58.00–68.00	777	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	64.45/cwt	62.00–68.00	942	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	867	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,845	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	904	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,669	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,178	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,321	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	838.28/cwt	800.00–875.00	12,071	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 Jun 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,370Last week 777Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 92Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 33Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	111.00	111.00
1	—	765	123.00	123.00
31	—	568	135.00–144.00	140.08
30	—	629	130.00–140.00	134.84
22	—	465	150.00–155.00	151.26
18	—	381	156.00–165.00	161.13
11	—	670	123.00–132.00	127.60
9	—	443	145.00–155.00	148.81
6	—	738	122.00–125.00	123.99
4	—	320	160.00–170.00	164.77
4	—	299	170.00	170.00
3	—	967	108.00–110.00	109.33
2	—	815	120.00	120.00
1	—	930	106.00	106.00
38	—	529	140.00–154.00	145.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
1	—	405	136.00	136.00
3	—	637	127.00	127.00
3	—	657	125.00	125.00
6	—	582	130.00–135.00	131.32
8	—	709	114.00–122.00	120.72
9	—	530	130.00–140.00	132.57
18	—	381	139.00–154.00	147.29
23	—	480	140.00–145.00	142.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	573	139.00–145.00	141.75
3	—	702	129.00	129.00
22	—	633	136.00–140.00	136.88
24	—	932	104.00	104.00
26	—	769	114.00–122.00	115.81
29	—	683	130.00–132.00	131.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
2	—	343	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	134.00	134.00
2	—	550	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	549	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	478	119.00–127.00	124.42
1	—	330	134.00	134.00
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
2	—	780	100.00	100.00
3	—	563	113.00–120.00	115.36
5	—	273	137.00–150.00	141.46
5	—	424	124.00–135.00	129.38
8	—	382	135.00–138.00	137.00
11	—	539	115.00–124.00	119.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	144.00–145.00	144.49
1	—	870	101.00	101.00
4	—	328	135.00–141.00	138.80
4	—	721	106.00–111.00	107.22
20	—	378	136.00–142.00	138.86
20	—	618	115.00–121.00	118.55
23	—	680	110.00–118.00	114.02
37	—	576	120.00–125.00	121.82
45	—	422	130.00–140.00	136.66
45	—	479	124.00–135.00	130.25
58	—	522	121.00–131.00	127.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	104.00	104.00
1	—	540	121.00	121.00
1	—	485	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	496	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	736	113.00	113.00
7	—	564	132.00	132.00
13	—	535	128.00–135.00	129.55
20	—	822	101.00	101.00
44	—	661	114.00–120.00	116.19
49	—	606	120.00–126.00	124.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	659	110.00	110.00
13	—	466	131.00–141.00	137.76
2	—	733	110.00	110.00
3	—	429	139.00–140.00	139.66
3	—	625	119.00–124.00	121.02
6	—	512	124.00–130.00	128.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
2	—	928	80.00	80.00
8	—	720	110.00–116.00	111.96
17	—	613	126.00–130.00	128.71
18	—	420	145.00–157.00	148.98
21	—	572	127.00–136.00	131.46
36	—	473	139.00–150.00	145.22
37	—	513	130.00–140.00	137.29

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,440	800.00–875.00	838.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	91.00–97.00	94.00
2	—	1,910	100.00–106.00	102.93
3	—	1,517	87.00–88.00	87.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	49.00	49.00
4	—	1,144	70.00–71.00	70.26
44	—	1,220	58.00–68.00	63.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	58.00	58.00
18	—	1,462	62.00–68.00	64.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	978	46.00–59.00	55.27

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.