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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 3

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

699 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 650▼ 297 vs year ago 996 · −29.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 119▼ 45 vs year ago 125 · −36.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 41▼ 51 vs year ago 67 · −76.1%

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 firm to 3.00 higher, Lean cows 6.00 higher. Bulls 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 12.00 higher. over 500 lbs steady except 600-700 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls limited comparison to last week. Heifers 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 $127.31/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$127.31

260 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$7.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.97

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	527	128.81	679	210
Medium and Large 2-3	528	121.01	639	50

One grade step is worth $7.80/cwt here — about $40 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 sale260 hd

127.31

—

TN average9 barns · 1,921 hd

124.34

+2.97

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	1,602	100.57	1,611	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	68.45	938	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	67.73	826	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	57.68	578	25

Every lot

82 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	177.00/cwt	175.00–178.00	494	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	281	163.58/cwt	160.00–170.00	460	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	324	162.04/cwt	160.00–164.00	525	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	171.74/cwt	168.00–175.00	574	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	168.89/cwt	161.00–175.00	618	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	146.04/cwt	144.00–152.00	540	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	154.88/cwt	150.00–159.00	666	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	135.98/cwt	133.00–140.00	605	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	154.86/cwt	146.00–164.00	729	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	152.82/cwt	145.00–155.00	741	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	152.08/cwt	148.00–157.00	798	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	156.37/cwt	150.00–162.00	830	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	555	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	131.01/cwt	128.00–134.00	744	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	144.30/cwt	140.00–152.00	828	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	894	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	140.03/cwt	134.00–144.00	874	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	145.79/cwt	143.00–152.00	921	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	133.21/cwt	124.00–139.00	911	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	698	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	949	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	131.47/cwt	128.00–134.00	941	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	778	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	985	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	877	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	940	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	877	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,052	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	200	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	302	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	282	136.74/cwt	125.00–144.00	386	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	142.93/cwt	134.00–145.00	447	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	126.97/cwt	123.00–134.00	474	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	141.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	549	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	131.06/cwt	121.00–136.00	544	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	135.89/cwt	133.00–139.00	582	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	448	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	618	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	124.35/cwt	120.00–132.00	588	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	132.01/cwt	127.00–136.00	632	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	129.14/cwt	125.00–132.00	669	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	662	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	127.27/cwt	126.00–128.00	724	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	125.72/cwt	117.00–130.00	727	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	119.24/cwt	117.00–125.00	698	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	748	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	121.80/cwt	115.00–125.00	748	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	115.05/cwt	110.00–118.00	711	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	783	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	109.40/cwt	105.00–114.00	738	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	105.94/cwt	103.00–111.00	812	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	853	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	751	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	822	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	149.36/cwt	140.00–157.00	636	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	142.16/cwt	138.00–148.00	681	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	648	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	141.25/cwt	131.00–146.00	747	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	704	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	128.49/cwt	127.00–129.00	713	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	136.22/cwt	126.00–139.00	779	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	126.62/cwt	124.00–131.00	793	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	124.69/cwt	115.00–127.00	783	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	111.59/cwt	110.00–114.00	736	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	125.01/cwt	111.00–130.00	844	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	114.85/cwt	104.00–123.00	821	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	111.02/cwt	105.00–117.00	869	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	715	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	810	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,407	93.94/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,322	3
Bulls	—	—	1,613	101.14/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,631	10
Bulls	—	—	1,838	107.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,979	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	53.34/cwt	48.00–57.00	510	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	58.27/cwt	53.00–64.00	588	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	672	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	68.02/cwt	63.00–72.00	839	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	68.45/cwt	66.00–72.00	938	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,315	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,520	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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 699Last week 650Year ago 996

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 119Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 41Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	632	143.00–152.00	145.79
11	—	531	150.00–162.00	156.37
11	—	485	145.00–155.00	152.82
7	—	584	153.00	153.00
6	—	778	125.00–130.00	126.67
5	—	877	120.00	120.00
2	—	698	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	525	148.00–157.00	152.08
16	—	624	134.00–144.00	140.03
15	—	366	161.00–175.00	168.89
13	—	684	124.00–139.00	133.21
12	—	716	128.00–134.00	131.47
12	—	574	140.00–152.00	144.30
12	—	430	150.00–159.00	154.88
9	—	471	146.00–164.00	154.86
7	—	334	168.00–175.00	171.74
4	—	817	115.00	115.00
3	—	279	175.00–178.00	177.00
1	—	790	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	281	160.00–170.00	163.58
5	—	370	144.00–152.00	146.04
4	—	445	133.00–140.00	135.98
4	—	324	160.00–164.00	162.04
2	—	568	128.00–134.00	131.01
2	—	473	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	105.00–114.00	109.40
1	—	200	151.00	151.00
17	—	618	110.00–118.00	115.05
7	—	585	117.00–125.00	119.24
6	—	282	125.00–144.00	136.74
5	—	473	120.00–132.00	124.35
4	—	532	124.00–125.00	124.51
3	—	415	121.00–136.00	131.06
3	—	373	123.00–134.00	126.97
2	—	853	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	569	126.00–128.00	127.27
11	—	660	123.00	123.00
4	—	448	138.00	138.00
2	—	613	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	518	125.00–132.00	129.14
30	—	578	117.00–130.00	125.72
19	—	428	133.00–139.00	135.89
17	—	614	115.00–125.00	121.80
17	—	479	127.00–136.00	132.01
16	—	313	134.00–145.00	142.93
15	—	387	135.00–145.00	141.89
14	—	669	115.00–119.00	116.98
5	—	766	103.00–111.00	105.94
1	—	865	95.00	95.00
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
1	—	705	112.00	112.00
1	—	260	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	572	126.00–139.00	136.22
15	—	426	140.00–157.00	149.36
14	—	529	131.00–146.00	141.25
13	—	479	138.00–148.00	142.16
11	—	675	111.00–130.00	125.01
5	—	831	86.00	86.00
5	—	626	124.00–131.00	126.62
4	—	715	104.00–123.00	114.85
2	—	783	105.00–117.00	111.02
1	—	920	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	660	110.00–114.00	111.59
5	—	628	115.00–127.00	124.69
4	—	555	127.00–129.00	128.49
3	—	487	133.00	133.00
2	—	535	130.00–133.00	131.51
1	—	755	98.00	98.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,009	53.00–64.00	58.27
3	—	957	48.00–57.00	53.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,370	66.00–72.00	68.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,233	63.00–72.00	68.02
1	—	1,050	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,613	95.00–105.00	101.14
3	—	1,407	93.00–95.00	93.94
2	—	1,838	105.00–110.00	107.65

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.