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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 12

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

928 head

▼ 111 vs last sale 1,039▼ 645 vs year ago 1,573 · −41.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 174▼ 53 vs year ago 138 · −38.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 62▲ 1 vs year ago 68 · +1.5%

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 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. Steers 400 to 700 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. 700 to 800 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls mostly 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 $125.48/cwt on 329 head.

Average price

$125.48

329 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$16.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.46

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	556	126.61	704	286
Small 1-2	492	122.78	604	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	505	117.68	594	36
Medium and Large 3	553	110.00	608	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.61/cwt here — about $96 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 sale329 hd

125.48

—

TN average13 barns · 3,134 hd

119.02

+6.46

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	1,714	76.60	1,313	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	53.39	810	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	48.75	611	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	40.64	441	24

Every lot

86 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	431	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	172.48/cwt	155.00–177.00	571	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	140.37/cwt	130.00–150.00	470	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	350	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	469	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	123.84/cwt	117.00–127.00	471	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	157.81/cwt	142.00–165.00	601	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	160.64/cwt	154.00–167.00	686	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	582	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	481	134.41/cwt	134.00–135.00	647	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	141.66/cwt	135.00–150.00	684	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	497	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	721	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	137.53/cwt	130.00–145.00	717	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	665	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	791	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	137.67/cwt	126.00–142.00	801	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	133.21/cwt	127.00–136.00	826	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	121.45/cwt	113.00–130.00	758	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	129.17/cwt	120.00–133.00	860	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	130.52/cwt	128.00–133.00	877	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	132.62/cwt	120.00–135.00	946	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	124.69/cwt	118.00–127.00	965	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,007	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,040	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	265	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	268	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	351	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	402	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	135.32/cwt	130.00–137.00	444	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	388	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	136.64/cwt	127.00–143.00	500	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	128.42/cwt	121.00–131.00	484	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	134.73/cwt	128.00–142.00	573	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	122.41/cwt	120.00–124.00	529	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	130.51/cwt	128.00–132.00	621	32
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	492	122.78/cwt	120.00–127.00	604	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	129.07/cwt	123.00–131.50	674	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	553	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	122.90/cwt	119.00–126.00	693	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	116.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	676	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	123.32/cwt	116.00–126.00	751	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	102.80/cwt	96.00–110.00	646	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	662	112.68/cwt	104.00–117.00	746	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	115.27/cwt	108.00–121.00	782	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	714	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	714	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	854	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	932	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	609	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	558	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	147.23/cwt	134.00–165.00	635	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	457	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	617	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	141.20/cwt	130.00–152.00	661	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	126.36/cwt	124.00–129.00	662	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	130.68/cwt	127.00–133.00	694	12
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	552	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	126.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	733	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	119.93/cwt	115.00–123.00	747	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	118.09/cwt	115.00–121.00	784	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	733	97.97/cwt	97.00–100.00	718	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	922	81.67/cwt	75.00–85.00	753	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,657	79.92/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,324	5
Bulls	—	—	1,786	72.44/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,294	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	35.70/cwt	28.00–43.00	374	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	41.63/cwt	36.00–45.00	455	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	541	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	48.88/cwt	47.00–53.00	614	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	53.39/cwt	53.00–56.00	810	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	738.10/cwt	685.00–825.00	7,137	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,713	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,635	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 Oct 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 928Last week 1,039Year ago 1,573

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 174Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 62Year ago 68

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
4	—	553	143.00	143.00
8	—	672	128.00–133.00	130.52
5	—	497	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	154.00–167.00	160.64
9	—	867	120.00	120.00
9	—	331	155.00–177.00	172.48
19	—	666	120.00–133.00	129.17
12	—	381	142.00–165.00	157.81
4	—	774	118.00–127.00	124.69
2	—	825	122.00	122.00
22	—	620	127.00–136.00	133.21
22	—	483	135.00–150.00	141.66
26	—	582	126.00–142.00	137.67
1	—	280	154.00	154.00
16	—	521	130.00–145.00	137.53
59	—	713	120.00–135.00	132.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
2	—	350	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
4	—	434	134.00	134.00
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
6	—	624	113.00–130.00	121.45
5	—	481	134.00–135.00	134.41
3	—	380	140.00	140.00
3	—	335	130.00–150.00	140.37
2	—	543	120.00–125.00	122.49
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
1	—	805	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	115.00	115.00
2	—	325	100.00	100.00
3	—	380	117.00–127.00	123.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	531	127.00–133.00	130.68
19	—	623	115.00–123.00	119.93
24	—	431	134.00–165.00	147.23
33	—	579	120.00–130.00	126.63
2	—	348	175.00	175.00
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
1	—	825	95.00	95.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
22	—	468	130.00–152.00	141.20
3	—	765	100.00	100.00
9	—	664	115.00–121.00	118.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
15	—	524	124.00–129.00	126.36
3	—	423	132.00	132.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
3	—	733	97.00–100.00	97.97
3	—	922	75.00–85.00	81.67
3	—	457	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	115.00–119.00	116.99
1	—	840	111.00	111.00
2	—	285	141.00	141.00
32	—	476	128.00–132.00	130.51
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
24	—	425	128.00–142.00	134.73
43	—	522	123.00–131.50	129.07
29	—	564	119.00–126.00	122.90
13	—	366	127.00–143.00	136.64
66	—	609	116.00–126.00	123.32
6	—	678	108.00–121.00	115.27
9	—	328	130.00–137.00	135.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	505	132.00	132.00
50	—	695	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	492	120.00–127.00	122.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	110.00–120.00	116.54
5	—	432	120.00–124.00	122.41
2	—	210	126.00	126.00
1	—	340	114.00	114.00
3	—	268	131.00	131.00
3	—	662	104.00–117.00	112.68
2	—	628	96.00–110.00	102.80
4	—	714	100.00	100.00
4	—	377	121.00–131.00	128.42
1	—	470	126.00	126.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	967	685.00–825.00	738.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,657	76.00–85.00	79.92
4	—	1,786	68.00–76.00	72.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,517	53.00–56.00	53.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,257	47.00–53.00	48.88
1	—	1,175	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	28.00–43.00	35.70
20	—	1,093	36.00–45.00	41.63

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.