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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 17

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,155 head

▲ 260 vs last sale 895▲ 778 vs year ago 377 · +206.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 90▼ 14 vs year ago 85 · −16.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 45▲ 0 vs year ago 11 · +0.0%

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 and bulls steady. Steers steady to 3.00 higher, with 700 to 800 lbs 7.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher, with 700 to 800 lbs 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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 $139.63/cwt on 447 head.

Average price

$139.63

447 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$22.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.31

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	479	157.00	752	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	725	139.47	1,011	435
Medium and Large 2-3	498	134.17	668	6thin

One grade step is worth $22.84/cwt here — about $84 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 sale447 hd

139.63

—

TN average9 barns · 1,458 hd

140.94

−1.31

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	1,671	87.45	1,461	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,356	60.43	819	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	59.48	695	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	49.02	486	6thin

Every lot

70 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	233	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	373	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	166.75/cwt	150.00–179.00	537	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	353	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	522	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	156.39/cwt	150.00–160.00	671	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	152.58/cwt	152.00–156.00	694	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	148.02/cwt	146.00–150.00	706	5
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	479	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	752	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	146.89/cwt	139.00–152.00	779	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	150.27/cwt	147.00–154.00	799	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	144.28/cwt	136.00–151.00	841	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	591	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	875	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	126.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	758	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	151.74/cwt	150.00–153.50	924	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	140.90/cwt	136.00–145.00	876	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	142.94/cwt	141.50–144.00	965	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	137.18/cwt	130.00–141.00	936	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	135.51/cwt	126.00–138.00	976	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	128.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	989	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	125.73/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,059	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	908	132.99/cwt	132.50–134.00	1,208	168
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,128	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	148.80/cwt	146.00–151.00	418	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	142.39/cwt	136.00–145.00	528	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	138.03/cwt	134.00–142.00	594	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	136.01/cwt	131.00–144.00	641	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	124.04/cwt	115.00–132.00	593	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	128.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	650	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	132.98/cwt	126.00–136.00	698	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	132.28/cwt	125.00–133.50	745	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	131.05/cwt	122.00–136.00	747	55
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	799	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	133.66/cwt	133.00–135.00	815	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	126.06/cwt	119.00–135.00	773	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	627	113.16/cwt	110.00–123.00	710	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	124.53/cwt	118.00–127.00	836	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	785	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	122.13/cwt	110.00–125.00	865	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	906	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	150.63/cwt	134.00–161.00	622	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	447	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	608	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	142.84/cwt	134.00–148.00	686	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	141.44/cwt	136.00–145.00	727	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	729	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	137.46/cwt	133.00–139.00	792	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	729	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	129.42/cwt	124.00–133.00	823	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	637	129.60/cwt	129.00–130.00	826	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	127.57/cwt	123.00–129.00	859	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	123.13/cwt	120.00–124.00	884	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	931	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	813	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	878	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	910	1
Bulls	—	—	1,712	89.39/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,530	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	49.02/cwt	43.00–53.00	486	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	54.29/cwt	53.00–55.00	612	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	60.24/cwt	56.00–64.00	708	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	68.11/cwt	66.00–70.00	826	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,356	60.43/cwt	59.00–63.00	819	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	775.00/cwt	725.00–825.00	9,688	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,550	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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,155Last week 895Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 90Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 45Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	146.00–150.00	148.02
2	—	940	120.00	120.00
2	—	233	160.00	160.00
1	—	365	165.00	165.00
7	—	429	150.00–160.00	156.39
7	—	322	150.00–179.00	166.75
5	—	767	126.00–130.00	128.99
60	—	583	136.00–151.00	144.28
38	—	720	126.00–138.00	135.51
25	—	682	130.00–141.00	137.18
25	—	530	139.00–152.00	146.89
15	—	622	136.00–145.00	140.90
7	—	842	124.00–126.00	125.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	675	141.50–144.00	142.94
168	—	908	132.50–134.00	132.99
15	—	532	147.00–154.00	150.27
12	—	609	150.00–153.50	151.74
10	—	591	148.00	148.00
7	—	455	152.00–156.00	152.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	120.00–130.00	126.33
2	—	353	148.00	148.00
1	—	480	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	627	110.00–123.00	113.16
7	—	563	125.00–133.50	132.28
7	—	478	115.00–132.00	124.04
5	—	677	116.00	116.00
4	—	505	125.00–130.00	128.71
2	—	715	100.00–103.00	101.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	610	133.00–135.00	133.66
15	—	585	136.50	136.50
2	—	680	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	525	126.00–136.00	132.98
55	—	570	122.00–136.00	131.05
53	—	708	110.00–125.00	122.13
53	—	671	118.00–127.00	124.53
46	—	471	131.00–144.00	136.01
33	—	613	119.00–135.00	126.06
25	—	430	134.00–142.00	138.03
16	—	371	136.00–145.00	142.39
7	—	788	115.00	115.00
4	—	281	146.00–151.00	148.80
3	—	307	154.00	154.00
1	—	210	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	138.00	138.00
3	—	447	136.00	136.00
2	—	590	123.00–124.00	123.50
1	—	813	108.00	108.00
1	—	740	109.00	109.00
5	—	637	129.00–130.00	129.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	576	133.00–139.00	137.46
29	—	413	134.00–161.00	150.63
25	—	514	136.00–145.00	141.44
24	—	480	134.00–148.00	142.84
23	—	636	124.00–133.00	129.42
7	—	718	120.00–124.00	123.13
7	—	673	123.00–129.00	127.57
2	—	763	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,712	83.00–94.00	89.39
1	—	1,300	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	992	43.00–53.00	49.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,356	59.00–63.00	60.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,175	56.00–64.00	60.24
8	—	1,128	53.00–55.00	54.29
2	—	1,213	66.00–70.00	68.11

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	725.00–825.00	775.00

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.