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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 19

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,139 head

▲ 211 vs last sale 928▼ 330 vs year ago 1,469 · −22.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 85▼ 24 vs year ago 166 · −14.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 69▲ 52 vs year ago 28 · +185.7%

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 steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 8.00 lower.

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 $119.99/cwt on 393 head.

Average price

$119.99

393 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$9.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.93

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	536	120.48	646	364
Medium and Large 2-3	490	114.48	561	25
Small 1-2	424	110.62	469	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.86/cwt here — about $177 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 sale393 hd

119.99

—

TN average8 barns · 2,002 hd

116.06

+3.93

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	—	Low	1,715	78.12	1,339	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	50.14	705	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	47.87	590	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	42.12	437	34

Every lot

107 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	156.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	368	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	158.25/cwt	150.00–170.00	437	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	160.39/cwt	155.00–166.00	531	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	337	142.45/cwt	138.00–154.00	480	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	364	131.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	478	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	368	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	515	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	157.99/cwt	150.00–163.00	592	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	411	133.81/cwt	129.00–145.00	550	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	155.68/cwt	145.00–162.00	663	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	152.23/cwt	149.00–154.00	708	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	139.73/cwt	130.00–146.00	662	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	141.08/cwt	135.00–151.00	681	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	719	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	134.21/cwt	128.00–140.00	703	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	135.39/cwt	130.00–139.00	757	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	134.40/cwt	133.00–135.00	758	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	744	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	118.93/cwt	115.00–123.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	130.48/cwt	128.00–133.00	816	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	127.94/cwt	123.00–131.00	801	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	126.88/cwt	122.00–128.00	834	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	128.20/cwt	128.00–129.00	860	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	698	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	852	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	121.58/cwt	115.00–124.00	881	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,006	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	997	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	892	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,026	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	923	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	951	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	242	126.35/cwt	125.00–127.00	306	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	129.95/cwt	128.00–132.00	425	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	356	125.32/cwt	124.00–126.00	446	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	130.38/cwt	123.00–136.00	494	44
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	385	113.74/cwt	104.00–124.00	438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	510	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	125.21/cwt	120.00–129.00	531	29
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	129.49/cwt	128.00–130.00	614	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	120.48/cwt	116.00–127.00	580	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	492	108.36/cwt	105.00–115.00	533	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	119.85/cwt	115.00–123.00	626	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	671	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	115.44/cwt	113.00–119.00	659	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	110.25/cwt	110.00–111.00	644	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	115.77/cwt	113.00–119.00	724	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	118.34/cwt	117.00–119.00	746	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	115.10/cwt	113.00–117.00	768	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	628	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	100.65/cwt	98.00–106.00	723	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	111.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	803	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	752	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	752	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	105.95/cwt	100.00–111.00	825	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	794	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	889	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	865	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	796	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	102.49/cwt	95.00–107.00	890	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	897	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	951	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	100.45/cwt	98.00–103.00	972	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	133.48/cwt	130.00–141.00	563	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	150.04/cwt	140.00–155.00	654	20
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	137.63/cwt	130.00–142.00	650	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	486	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	596	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	128.64/cwt	125.00–133.00	673	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	120.80/cwt	120.00–122.00	640	15
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	124.23/cwt	117.00–128.00	709	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	115.75/cwt	110.00–121.00	663	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	116.31/cwt	113.00–118.00	714	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	108.57/cwt	106.00–114.00	675	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	103.01/cwt	100.00–107.00	680	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	110.11/cwt	104.00–114.00	739	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	105.33/cwt	103.00–108.00	753	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	750	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	99.01/cwt	95.00–100.00	751	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	777	92.98/cwt	90.00–95.00	722	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	818	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	736	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,512	68.52/cwt	60.00–76.00	1,036	3
Bulls	—	—	1,759	79.77/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,403	9
Bulls	—	—	1,818	85.10/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,547	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	38.03/cwt	36.00–40.00	386	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	42.82/cwt	39.00–47.00	446	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	44.43/cwt	43.00–46.00	531	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,220	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	561	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	47.93/cwt	45.50–53.00	589	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	54.28/cwt	53.00–56.00	727	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	50.20/cwt	48.00–53.00	706	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	829	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	895	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,355	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,005	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,141	679.80/cwt	560.00–800.00	7,757	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,235	716.46/cwt	700.00–750.00	8,848	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	730.70/cwt	650.00–875.00	9,156	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,264	915.64/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	11,574	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	814.38/cwt	800.00–850.00	10,383	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,458	1,011.19/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	14,743	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 Oct 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,139Last week 928Year ago 1,469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 85Year ago 166

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 69Year ago 28

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	95.00	95.00
5	—	759	95.00–100.00	99.01
6	—	715	103.00–108.00	105.33
9	—	614	113.00–118.00	116.31
17	—	671	104.00–114.00	110.11
20	—	436	140.00–155.00	150.04
1	—	850	95.00	95.00
17	—	523	125.00–133.00	128.64
26	—	472	130.00–142.00	137.63
27	—	571	117.00–128.00	124.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	90.00–95.00	92.98
3	—	622	106.00–114.00	108.57
3	—	422	130.00–141.00	133.48
15	—	530	120.00–122.00	120.80
9	—	660	100.00–107.00	103.01
12	—	573	110.00–121.00	115.75
2	—	735	100.00–104.00	101.99
2	—	818	90.00	90.00
7	—	486	120.00–125.00	122.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	149.00–154.00	152.23
10	—	671	128.00–129.00	128.20
7	—	564	133.00–135.00	134.40
19	—	892	115.00	115.00
14	—	625	128.00–133.00	130.48
4	—	521	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	626	123.00–131.00	127.94
35	—	559	130.00–139.00	135.39
5	—	276	150.00–170.00	158.25
7	—	375	150.00–163.00	157.99
21	—	426	145.00–162.00	155.68
26	—	725	115.00–124.00	121.58
16	—	483	135.00–151.00	141.08
37	—	524	128.00–140.00	134.21
20	—	331	155.00–166.00	160.39
10	—	657	122.00–128.00	126.88
3	—	235	150.00–160.00	156.67
2	—	890	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	115.00–123.00	118.93
1	—	890	112.00	112.00
3	—	698	122.00	122.00
9	—	411	129.00–145.00	133.81
7	—	474	130.00–146.00	139.73
4	—	364	130.00–135.00	131.32
5	—	564	132.00	132.00
6	—	337	138.00–154.00	142.45
2	—	923	103.00	103.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
1	—	295	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	327	128.00–132.00	129.95
19	—	667	113.00–117.00	115.10
29	—	424	120.00–129.00	125.21
31	—	522	115.00–123.00	119.85
44	—	379	123.00–136.00	130.38
61	—	481	116.00–127.00	120.48
3	—	718	98.00–106.00	100.65
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
1	—	840	103.00	103.00
27	—	625	113.00–119.00	115.77
21	—	571	113.00–119.00	115.44
10	—	779	100.00–111.00	105.95
2	—	968	98.00–103.00	100.45
4	—	868	95.00–107.00	102.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	105.00	105.00
2	—	385	104.00–124.00	113.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	752	100.00	100.00
3	—	242	125.00–127.00	126.35
1	—	675	93.00	93.00
3	—	492	105.00–115.00	108.36
2	—	418	121.00–123.00	121.98
1	—	625	108.00	108.00
1	—	320	128.00	128.00
4	—	584	110.00–111.00	110.25
1	—	865	92.00	92.00
6	—	356	124.00–126.00	125.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	721	110.00–115.00	111.38
34	—	558	120.00–121.00	120.33
9	—	630	117.00–119.00	118.34
9	—	794	112.00	112.00
27	—	474	128.00–130.00	129.49
8	—	897	106.00	106.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,264	800.00–1,000.00	915.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,253	650.00–875.00	730.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,275	800.00–850.00	814.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	710.00	710.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,141	560.00–800.00	679.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,235	700.00–750.00	716.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00

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	—	1,458	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,011.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,407	48.00–53.00	50.20
1	—	1,220	46.00	46.00
1	—	1,565	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,196	43.00–46.00	44.43
5	—	1,339	53.00–56.00	54.28
35	—	1,228	45.50–53.00	47.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,016	36.00–40.00	38.03
29	—	1,041	39.00–47.00	42.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	60.00–76.00	68.52
2	—	1,818	84.00–86.00	85.10
9	—	1,759	74.00–83.00	79.77

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.