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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 24

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,028 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 1,155▲ 118 vs year ago 910 · +13.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 71▲ 44 vs year ago 58 · +75.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 11▲ 30 vs year ago 27 · +111.1%

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 mostly steady with instances 4.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

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 $143.26/cwt on 369 head.

Average price

$143.26

369 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$11.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

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	607	144.70	878	285
Medium and Large 2-3	515	138.59	714	81
Medium and Large 3	453	133.00	602	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.70/cwt here — about $275 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 sale369 hd

143.26

—

TN average10 barns · 1,775 hd

141.12

+2.14

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	1,746	89.89	1,569	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	60.91	911	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	59.41	720	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	49.83	486	14

Every lot

95 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	273	166.68/cwt	162.00–172.00	455	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	175.59/cwt	170.00–179.00	583	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	167.21/cwt	163.00–175.00	617	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	381	151.81/cwt	140.00–155.00	578	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	160.48/cwt	155.00–164.00	652	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	416	149.26/cwt	139.00–154.00	621	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	453	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	602	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	153.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	726	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	141.07/cwt	134.00–150.00	667	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	776	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	146.99/cwt	140.00–151.00	764	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	539	133.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	722	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	150.94/cwt	145.00–153.00	848	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	145.52/cwt	138.00–149.00	822	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	129.59/cwt	125.00–140.00	748	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	141.89/cwt	133.00–147.00	873	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	131.76/cwt	125.00–135.00	820	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	142.35/cwt	141.00–143.00	905	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	137.88/cwt	135.00–141.00	918	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	131.20/cwt	125.00–137.00	947	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	727	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,036	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,034	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	127.37/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,004	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	878	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	966	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,101	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	137.76/cwt	135.00–142.00	503	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	144.90/cwt	142.00–147.00	540	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	140.81/cwt	135.00–146.00	605	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	129.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	555	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	457	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	631	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	135.71/cwt	133.00–144.00	641	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	475	124.53/cwt	123.00–126.00	592	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	130.77/cwt	130.00–133.00	622	15
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	132.21/cwt	128.00–136.00	685	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	124.62/cwt	121.00–130.00	658	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	135.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	782	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	129.14/cwt	124.00–139.00	754	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	125.14/cwt	120.00–133.00	771	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	136.65/cwt	134.00–138.00	854	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	631	119.27/cwt	113.00–123.00	753	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	131.60/cwt	131.00–133.00	884	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	122.73/cwt	115.00–129.00	828	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	120.56/cwt	120.00–122.00	857	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	118.46/cwt	115.00–122.00	843	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	729	111.34/cwt	109.00–116.00	812	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	108.94/cwt	104.00–115.00	848	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	112.61/cwt	111.00–113.00	932	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	950	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	155.22/cwt	152.00–165.00	649	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	447	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	644	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	647	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	146.32/cwt	140.00–150.00	716	14
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	132.95/cwt	131.00–135.00	682	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	136.99/cwt	131.00–140.00	716	9
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	135.12/cwt	133.00–138.00	781	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	128.29/cwt	125.00–132.00	744	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	126.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	776	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	124.62/cwt	124.00–125.00	779	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	127.62/cwt	120.00–129.00	874	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	114.58/cwt	109.00–120.00	785	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	123.23/cwt	119.00–128.00	875	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	894	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,572	82.54/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,298	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	89.22/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,577	10
Bulls	—	—	1,845	99.45/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,835	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	49.83/cwt	43.00–55.00	486	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	58.42/cwt	54.00–63.00	698	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	62.84/cwt	62.00–68.00	754	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	51.41/cwt	45.00–55.00	699	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	758	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	60.27/cwt	58.00–62.00	899	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	63.84/cwt	63.00–65.00	970	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,085	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,053	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	874.54/cwt	825.00–900.00	9,532	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	906.14/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,122	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,123	848.94/cwt	825.00–875.00	9,534	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	995.20/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	11,246	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,165	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,903	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,419	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,238	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	1,065.86/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	12,396	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 Aug 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,028Last week 1,155Year ago 910

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 71Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 11Year ago 27

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady with instances 4.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	124.00–125.00	124.62
7	—	580	125.00–132.00	128.29
6	—	513	131.00–135.00	132.95
3	—	485	130.00–135.00	133.35
3	—	447	144.00	144.00
2	—	685	109.00–120.00	114.58
1	—	725	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	127.00	127.00
2	—	490	134.00	134.00
3	—	563	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	685	120.00–129.00	127.62
22	—	578	133.00–138.00	135.12
14	—	489	140.00–150.00	146.32
14	—	418	152.00–165.00	155.22
12	—	710	119.00–128.00	123.23
9	—	523	131.00–140.00	136.99
6	—	613	125.00–130.00	126.65
2	—	813	110.00	110.00
1	—	775	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	123.00–126.00	124.53
2	—	700	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	95.00	95.00
3	—	260	150.00	150.00
7	—	778	104.00–115.00	108.94
8	—	712	115.00–122.00	118.46
10	—	828	111.00–113.00	112.61
16	—	675	115.00–129.00	122.73
19	—	373	142.00–147.00	144.90
19	—	584	124.00–139.00	129.14
23	—	430	135.00–146.00	140.81
34	—	472	133.00–144.00	135.71
39	—	616	120.00–133.00	125.14
48	—	518	128.00–136.00	132.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	138.00	138.00
11	—	711	120.00–122.00	120.56
18	—	672	131.00–133.00	131.60
23	—	575	130.00–138.00	135.96
27	—	625	134.00–138.00	136.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	729	109.00–116.00	111.34
1	—	590	121.00	121.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
4	—	631	113.00–123.00	119.27
5	—	430	125.00–131.00	129.01
5	—	528	121.00–130.00	124.62
10	—	365	135.00–142.00	137.76
15	—	476	130.00–133.00	130.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	473	134.00–150.00	141.07
16	—	577	125.00–140.00	129.59
14	—	622	125.00–135.00	131.76
11	—	416	139.00–154.00	149.26
10	—	381	140.00–155.00	151.81
6	—	539	130.00–138.00	133.98
3	—	878	110.00	110.00
2	—	273	162.00–172.00	166.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	727	142.50	142.50
9	—	636	141.00–143.00	142.35
8	—	690	137.00	137.00
8	—	562	145.00–153.00	150.94
7	—	766	135.00	135.00
7	—	517	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	175.00	175.00
1	—	295	177.00	177.00
3	—	888	124.00	124.00
5	—	473	150.00–155.00	153.56
6	—	332	170.00–179.00	175.59
10	—	788	125.00–134.00	127.37
13	—	369	163.00–175.00	167.21
19	—	406	155.00–164.00	160.48
22	—	666	135.00–141.00	137.88
25	—	520	140.00–151.00	146.99
25	—	722	125.00–137.00	131.20
31	—	615	133.00–147.00	141.89
39	—	565	138.00–149.00	145.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	825.00–875.00	848.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	650.00	650.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,090	825.00–900.00	874.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,130	900.00–1,050.00	995.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,117	825.00–950.00	906.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,065.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	975	43.00–55.00	49.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,492	58.00–62.00	60.27
4	—	1,519	63.00–65.00	63.84
1	—	1,430	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,194	54.00–63.00	58.42
16	—	1,200	62.00–68.00	62.84
4	—	1,360	45.00–55.00	51.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,768	87.00–93.00	89.22
3	—	1,572	80.00–85.00	82.54
3	—	1,845	95.00–108.00	99.45

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.