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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 14

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,385 head

▲ 774 vs last sale 611▲ 103 vs year ago 1,282 · +8.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

159 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 56▲ 127 vs year ago 32 · +396.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 28▲ 5 vs year ago 26 · +19.2%

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 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls steady to 5.00 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 $141.42/cwt on 652 head.

Average price

$141.42

652 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$494

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

$36.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.18

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	651	141.87	924	608
Medium and Large 2-3	458	137.39	630	41
Medium and Large 3	490	110.00	539	1thin
Small 1-2	410	105.00	431	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.87/cwt here — about $494 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 sale652 hd

141.42

—

TN average9 barns · 1,845 hd

139.24

+2.18

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	1,823	88.96	1,622	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	61.88	845	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,090	59.49	649	124
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	47.90	455	15

Every lot

91 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	138.48/cwt	127.50–150.00	291	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	163.43/cwt	160.00–170.00	448	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	162.80/cwt	160.00–165.00	523	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	162.83/cwt	154.00–175.00	594	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	141.13/cwt	131.00–150.00	533	11
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	403	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	605	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	159.70/cwt	150.00–163.00	672	8
Steers	—	Small 1-2	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	152.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	709	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	133.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	635	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	136.19/cwt	120.00–140.00	711	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	140.23/cwt	135.00–151.00	740	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	147.69/cwt	144.00–153.00	784	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	140.07/cwt	125.00–147.00	814	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	145.60/cwt	141.00–148.00	847	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	135.80/cwt	120.00–142.00	842	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	141.47/cwt	140.00–142.00	894	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	930	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	130.35/cwt	125.00–136.00	880	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	124.64/cwt	118.00–131.00	912	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	746	141.45/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,055	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	128.11/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,002	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	862	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,168	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	982	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	233	138.55/cwt	137.00–140.00	323	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	270	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	142.33/cwt	135.00–151.00	463	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	364	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	473	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	137.13/cwt	131.00–139.00	536	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	135.31/cwt	131.00–137.00	568	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	442	120.59/cwt	117.00–130.00	533	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	131.84/cwt	124.00–140.00	633	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	126.17/cwt	122.00–129.00	662	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	116.77/cwt	114.00–122.00	621	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	131.98/cwt	127.00–133.00	758	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	579	117.23/cwt	110.00–123.00	679	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	126.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	734	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	131.39/cwt	125.00–133.00	799	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	611	117.39/cwt	115.00–118.00	717	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	123.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	768	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	125.53/cwt	125.00–126.00	837	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	120.98/cwt	118.00–123.00	809	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	883	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	112.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	833	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	836	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	928	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	131.62/cwt	125.00–138.00	550	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	144.61/cwt	128.00–155.00	697	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	497	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	666	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	136.56/cwt	120.00–145.00	716	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	125.28/cwt	124.00–128.00	670	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	129.71/cwt	127.00–131.00	751	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	746	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	119.90/cwt	116.00–124.00	737	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	693	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	728	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	786	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	793	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,288	1
Bulls	—	—	1,852	89.95/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,666	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	827	36.28/cwt	31.00–41.00	300	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	50.80/cwt	46.00–54.00	499	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	59.47/cwt	56.00–65.00	647	121
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	616	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	919	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	61.88/cwt	59.00–64.50	845	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,800	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,037.25/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	12,966	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,015	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,728	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	15,760	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 Sep 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,385Last week 611Year ago 1,282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 56Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 26

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	114.00–122.00	116.77
5	—	611	115.00–118.00	117.39
1	—	475	124.00	124.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	250	130.00	130.00
5	—	579	110.00–123.00	117.23
3	—	660	122.00	122.00
2	—	233	137.00–140.00	138.55
9	—	364	130.00	130.00
7	—	442	117.00–130.00	120.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	608	125.00–133.00	131.39
18	—	574	127.00–133.00	131.98
15	—	667	125.00–126.00	125.53
2	—	718	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	480	124.00–140.00	131.84
46	—	580	120.00–130.00	126.51
43	—	525	122.00–129.00	126.17
41	—	391	131.00–139.00	137.13
34	—	420	131.00–137.00	135.31
30	—	325	135.00–151.00	142.33
24	—	620	120.00–128.00	123.94
11	—	669	118.00–123.00	120.98
6	—	737	112.00–116.00	112.98
3	—	867	107.00	107.00
3	—	760	109.00–111.00	109.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	300	90.00	90.00
1	—	555	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	497	134.00	134.00
3	—	535	124.00–128.00	125.28
2	—	718	110.00	110.00
2	—	693	105.00	105.00
2	—	615	116.00–124.00	119.90
2	—	583	128.00	128.00
2	—	418	125.00–138.00	131.62
1	—	845	93.00	93.00
1	—	760	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	524	120.00–145.00	136.56
17	—	482	128.00–155.00	144.61
11	—	579	127.00–131.00	129.71
4	—	415	150.00	150.00
2	—	853	93.00	93.00
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	522	120.00–140.00	136.19
11	—	378	131.00–150.00	141.13
6	—	475	130.00–140.00	133.67
3	—	615	130.00	130.00
3	—	403	150.00	150.00
2	—	210	127.50–150.00	138.48
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	862	135.50	135.50
107	—	746	132.00–142.00	141.45
49	—	632	140.00–142.00	141.47
31	—	582	141.00–148.00	145.60
16	—	664	140.00	140.00
8	—	531	144.00–153.00	147.69
5	—	475	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	581	125.00–147.00	140.07
45	—	620	120.00–142.00	135.80
42	—	465	140.00–155.00	152.50
32	—	365	154.00–175.00	162.83
21	—	528	135.00–151.00	140.23
18	—	675	125.00–136.00	130.35
14	—	274	160.00–170.00	163.43
13	—	782	120.00–135.00	128.11
10	—	321	160.00–165.00	162.80
8	—	732	118.00–131.00	124.64
8	—	421	150.00–163.00	159.70
2	—	975	110.00	110.00
2	—	893	110.00	110.00
1	—	925	110.00	110.00
1	—	800	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	982	46.00–54.00	50.80
3	—	827	31.00–41.00	36.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,366	59.00–64.50	61.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,088	56.00–65.00	59.47
2	—	1,120	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,295	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,852	87.00–92.00	89.95
1	—	1,590	81.00	81.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,600	985.00	985.00

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.