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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 16

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,690 head

▲ 651 vs last sale 1,039▲ 341 vs year ago 1,349 · +25.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 111▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 72▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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. Bulls and heifers steady to 3.00 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 $122.53/cwt on 588 head.

Average price

$122.53

588 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$11.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.93

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	543	123.25	670	510
Medium and Large 2-3	561	118.09	663	74
Medium and Large 3	345	115.00	397	1thin
Small 1-2	410	111.67	458	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.59/cwt here — about $212 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 sale588 hd

122.53

—

TN average9 barns · 2,173 hd

119.60

+2.93

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	1,577	76.70	1,209	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,332	53.37	711	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	49.52	574	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	44.53	489	14

Every lot

109 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	200	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	325	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	461	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	164.70/cwt	160.00–170.00	456	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	162.31/cwt	160.00–173.00	511	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	141.81/cwt	134.00–150.00	451	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	157.42/cwt	152.00–166.00	595	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	146.58/cwt	134.00–156.00	554	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	402	161.99/cwt	160.00–163.00	651	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	145.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	612	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	147.67/cwt	145.00–156.00	648	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	138.65/cwt	130.00–145.00	659	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	146.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	698	19
Steers	—	Small 1-2	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	771	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	131.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	137.17/cwt	133.00–144.00	719	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	136.88/cwt	136.00–140.00	772	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	132.52/cwt	129.00–135.00	771	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	125.03/cwt	119.00–130.00	729	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	588	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	717	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	134.04/cwt	132.00–135.00	828	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	130.04/cwt	125.00–133.00	809	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	641	121.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	778	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	125.70/cwt	123.00–129.00	848	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	131.45/cwt	130.00–134.00	893	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	129.26/cwt	128.00–130.00	935	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	124.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	916	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	115.59/cwt	115.00–117.00	947	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	111.64/cwt	108.00–115.00	986	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,034	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	200	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	282	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	140.96/cwt	140.00–142.00	399	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	297	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	386	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	132.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	430	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	118.88/cwt	110.00–128.00	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	134.03/cwt	127.00–137.00	521	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	121.29/cwt	118.00–124.00	509	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	420	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	508	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	127.44/cwt	120.00–132.00	543	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	128.42/cwt	120.00–132.00	593	95
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	465	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	437	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	122.18/cwt	118.00–125.00	639	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	126.91/cwt	125.00–128.00	676	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	536	112.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	604	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	126.20/cwt	125.00–127.00	721	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	120.11/cwt	112.00–125.00	689	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	112.80/cwt	112.00–114.00	654	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	117.33/cwt	112.00–122.00	732	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	107.08/cwt	100.00–114.00	668	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	788	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	120.36/cwt	109.00–123.00	814	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	862	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	108.28/cwt	103.00–116.00	783	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	753	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	745	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	773	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	827	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	106.00/cwt	102.00–109.00	878	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	772	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	862	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	145.87/cwt	143.00–150.00	621	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	131.65/cwt	131.00–135.00	563	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	141.77/cwt	134.00–148.00	656	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	132.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	132.63/cwt	127.00–140.00	678	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	125.66/cwt	125.00–128.00	665	9
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	556	118.29/cwt	117.00–122.00	658	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	123.89/cwt	121.00–130.00	704	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	112.00/cwt	103.00–121.00	678	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	117.83/cwt	110.00–125.00	740	14
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	724	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	111.52/cwt	109.00–114.00	751	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	103.67/cwt	102.00–107.00	754	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	93.20/cwt	89.00–100.00	760	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	765	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	753	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,431	72.23/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,034	5
Bulls	—	—	1,698	80.43/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,366	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	54.42/cwt	54.00–55.00	580	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	45.04/cwt	43.00–48.00	482	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	49.85/cwt	47.00–54.00	575	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	45.34/cwt	42.00–47.00	564	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	41.47/cwt	41.00–42.00	527	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,301	52.91/cwt	48.00–55.00	688	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	56.75/cwt	55.00–61.00	887	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	978	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,357	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	978	611.63/cwt	575.00–675.00	5,982	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,649	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,085	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,192	666.73/cwt	625.00–710.00	7,947	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,336	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,413	890.18/cwt	825.00–925.00	12,578	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,155	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,590	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	956.16/cwt	925.00–975.00	11,168	4

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 Nov 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,690Last week 1,039Year ago 1,349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 72Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Bulls and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	624	112.00–122.00	117.33
40	—	426	120.00–132.00	127.44
1	—	980	88.00	88.00
12	—	723	103.00–116.00	108.28
104	—	574	112.00–125.00	120.11
5	—	765	100.00	100.00
54	—	523	118.00–125.00	122.18
53	—	676	109.00–123.00	120.36
35	—	389	127.00–137.00	134.03
2	—	858	90.00	90.00
2	—	283	140.00–142.00	140.96
95	—	462	120.00–132.00	128.42
7	—	326	130.00–135.00	132.04
3	—	828	102.00–109.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	533	125.00–128.00	126.91
3	—	718	120.00	120.00
22	—	571	125.00–127.00	126.20
11	—	651	121.00	121.00
3	—	773	107.00	107.00
2	—	395	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	121.00	121.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	536	110.00–115.00	112.71
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
3	—	753	99.00	99.00
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
1	—	320	126.00	126.00
5	—	580	112.00–114.00	112.80
2	—	370	110.00–128.00	118.88
3	—	478	124.00	124.00
2	—	200	141.00	141.00
3	—	297	130.00	130.00
8	—	624	100.00–114.00	107.08
9	—	420	118.00–124.00	121.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	645	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	439	145.00–156.00	147.67
11	—	883	108.00–115.00	111.64
1	—	245	188.00	188.00
32	—	622	125.00–133.00	130.04
2	—	785	120.00	120.00
40	—	582	129.00–135.00	132.52
4	—	277	160.00–170.00	164.70
2	—	923	112.00	112.00
7	—	819	115.00–117.00	115.59
22	—	675	123.00–129.00	125.70
77	—	524	133.00–144.00	137.17
19	—	477	140.00–150.00	146.26
29	—	378	152.00–166.00	157.42
14	—	733	120.00–128.00	124.91
11	—	315	160.00–173.00	162.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	618	132.00–135.00	134.04
4	—	750	125.00	125.00
68	—	679	130.00–134.00	131.45
8	—	514	150.00	150.00
9	—	564	136.00–140.00	136.88
14	—	723	128.00–130.00	129.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	402	160.00–163.00	161.99
2	—	350	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
2	—	500	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	641	120.00–124.00	121.38
1	—	200	162.50	162.50
5	—	420	140.00–150.00	145.81
5	—	518	130.00–135.00	131.36
10	—	378	134.00–156.00	146.58
8	—	583	119.00–130.00	125.03
2	—	318	134.00–150.00	141.81
12	—	475	130.00–145.00	138.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
17	—	426	143.00–150.00	145.87
3	—	727	102.00–107.00	103.67
7	—	815	89.00–100.00	93.20
20	—	568	121.00–130.00	123.89
1	—	965	78.00	78.00
9	—	463	134.00–148.00	141.77
8	—	673	109.00–114.00	111.52
9	—	511	127.00–140.00	132.63
14	—	628	110.00–125.00	117.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	131.00–135.00	131.65
2	—	605	103.00–121.00	112.00
4	—	860	89.00	89.00
4	—	556	117.00–122.00	118.29
9	—	529	125.00–128.00	125.66
2	—	658	110.00	110.00
8	—	483	130.00–140.00	132.48

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,235	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,413	825.00–925.00	890.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	978	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,192	625.00–710.00	666.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	978	575.00–675.00	611.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,168	925.00–975.00	956.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,431	67.00–75.00	72.23
6	—	1,698	78.00–85.00	80.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	54.00–55.00	54.42
60	—	1,153	47.00–54.00	49.85
7	—	1,243	42.00–47.00	45.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	55.00–61.00	56.75
22	—	1,301	48.00–55.00	52.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	41.00–42.00	41.47
12	—	1,070	43.00–48.00	45.04

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.