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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 13

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jul 6Jul 13Jul 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

740 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 778▲ 35 vs year ago 705 · +5.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 71▼ 45 vs year ago 94 · −47.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 70▲ 1 vs year ago 22 · +4.5%

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 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.88/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$136.88

281 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$15.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.81

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	455	144.06	655	29
Medium and Large 1-2	652	136.11	888	250
Medium and Large 3	438	129.00	565	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.06/cwt here — about $90 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 sale281 hd

136.88

—

TN average8 barns · 2,600 hd

136.07

+0.81

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	1,889	91.98	1,738	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	64.31	901	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	62.17	744	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	52.55	542	5thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	327	162.08/cwt	150.00–166.00	530	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	376	147.36/cwt	127.00–152.00	554	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	153.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	597	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	149.48/cwt	146.00–155.00	641	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	144.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	623	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	438	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	565	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	148.61/cwt	136.00–159.00	707	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	143.58/cwt	135.00–150.00	761	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	137.67/cwt	130.00–142.00	793	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	137.54/cwt	134.00–140.00	803	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	910	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	132.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	829	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	129.59/cwt	125.00–134.00	868	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	687	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	824	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	131.37/cwt	131.00–134.00	905	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	950	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	909	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	738	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	871	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	929	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	1,140	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	377	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	393	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	136.52/cwt	132.00–140.00	519	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	125.97/cwt	125.00–128.00	479	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	131.09/cwt	126.00–136.00	558	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	134.52/cwt	130.00–143.00	584	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	130.41/cwt	122.00–135.00	612	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	127.58/cwt	110.00–132.00	660	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	634	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	544	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	718	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	123.33/cwt	116.00–127.00	712	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	758	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	122.30/cwt	110.00–125.00	757	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	114.19/cwt	113.00–115.00	710	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	810	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	114.45/cwt	109.00–120.00	768	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	112.83/cwt	110.00–115.00	802	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	806	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	885	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	145.39/cwt	131.00–148.00	600	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	146.26/cwt	146.00–147.00	622	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	142.83/cwt	140.00–144.00	654	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	628	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	134.99/cwt	130.00–142.00	706	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	726	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	130.43/cwt	125.00–133.00	747	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	122.82/cwt	120.00–124.00	757	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	766	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	124.79/cwt	124.00–126.00	826	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,837	88.22/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,621	3
Bulls	—	—	1,903	99.04/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,885	4
Bulls	—	—	1,990	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,493	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	52.55/cwt	49.00–55.00	542	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	620	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	61.80/cwt	57.00–66.00	733	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	68.35/cwt	67.00–70.00	921	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	64.31/cwt	62.00–68.00	901	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,920	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	12,880	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,555	1

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 Jul 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 740Last week 778Year ago 705

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 71Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 70Year ago 22

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	121.00	121.00
10	—	520	121.00–123.00	121.98
8	—	426	126.00–136.00	131.09
5	—	622	113.00–115.00	114.19
3	—	380	125.00–128.00	125.97
3	—	245	154.00	154.00
2	—	470	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	664	122.00	122.00
10	—	544	132.00	132.00
4	—	713	113.00	113.00
4	—	616	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	517	110.00–132.00	127.58
47	—	434	130.00–143.00	134.52
27	—	577	116.00–127.00	123.33
21	—	619	110.00–125.00	122.30
21	—	469	122.00–135.00	130.41
14	—	671	109.00–120.00	114.45
7	—	711	110.00–115.00	112.83
6	—	380	132.00–140.00	136.52
3	—	932	95.00	95.00
1	—	325	133.00	133.00
1	—	275	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	462	136.00	136.00
7	—	413	131.00–148.00	145.39
3	—	563	129.00	129.00
2	—	638	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	523	130.00–142.00	134.99
16	—	573	125.00–133.00	130.43
7	—	616	120.00–124.00	122.82
6	—	458	140.00–144.00	142.83
5	—	662	124.00–126.00	124.79
4	—	425	146.00–147.00	146.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	327	150.00–166.00	162.08
7	—	376	127.00–152.00	147.36
5	—	432	140.00–150.00	144.10
3	—	687	120.00	120.00
2	—	738	118.00	118.00
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	133.00	133.00
1	—	285	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	929	122.75	122.75
17	—	720	132.00	132.00
8	—	689	131.00–134.00	131.37
8	—	615	148.00	148.00
5	—	584	134.00–140.00	137.54
2	—	750	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	530	135.00–150.00	143.58
35	—	476	136.00–159.00	148.61
29	—	576	130.00–142.00	137.67
18	—	625	130.00–135.00	132.65
8	—	733	122.00–126.00	123.99
8	—	670	125.00–134.00	129.59
8	—	388	150.00–160.00	153.93
7	—	429	146.00–155.00	149.48
1	—	785	105.00	105.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,120.00	1,120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,031	49.00–55.00	52.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,401	62.00–68.00	64.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,186	57.00–66.00	61.80
3	—	1,348	67.00–70.00	68.35
2	—	1,088	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,903	98.00–100.00	99.04
3	—	1,837	84.00–96.00	88.22
1	—	1,990	75.00	75.00

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.