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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 7

● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,572 head

▲ 444 vs last sale 1,128▲ 314 vs year ago 1,258 · +25.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 145▼ 68 vs year ago 213 · −31.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 29▲ 3 vs year ago 50 · +6.0%

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 to 2.00 lower. Steers under 450 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers 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 $120.61/cwt on 595 head.

Average price

$120.61

595 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$2.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

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	562	120.93	680	530
Medium and Large 2-3	551	118.03	650	65

One grade step is worth $2.90/cwt here — about $30 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 sale595 hd

120.61

—

TN average10 barns · 3,122 hd

118.91

+1.70

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	1,892	75.89	1,436	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,322	50.74	671	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	46.56	574	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	39.41	418	37

Every lot

111 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	179.42/cwt	177.00–180.00	475	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	167.69/cwt	160.00–180.00	540	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	152.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	515	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	153.19/cwt	145.00–158.00	574	16
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	143.59/cwt	134.00–151.00	538	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	168.16/cwt	158.00–175.00	642	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	143.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	615	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	714	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	155.73/cwt	150.00–163.00	677	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	158.51/cwt	158.00–160.00	742	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	148.19/cwt	144.00–156.00	713	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	138.37/cwt	134.00–140.00	682	12
Steers	—	Small 1-2	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	502	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	753	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	139.11/cwt	130.00–143.00	726	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	134.05/cwt	130.00–139.00	747	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	119.24/cwt	112.00–121.00	671	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	136.13/cwt	130.00–141.00	779	31
Steers	—	Small 1-2	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	592	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	811	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	740	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	131.12/cwt	130.00–132.00	813	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	130.13/cwt	123.00–135.00	811	46
Steers	—	Small 1-2	630	119.69/cwt	117.00–125.00	754	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	113.94/cwt	100.00–120.00	763	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	131.40/cwt	130.00–132.00	888	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	125.95/cwt	122.00–131.00	858	59
Steers	—	Small 1-2	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	120.48/cwt	113.00–126.00	864	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	769	125.75/cwt	125.00–126.00	967	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	119.05/cwt	118.00–121.00	937	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	116.66/cwt	110.00–118.00	954	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	822	120.23/cwt	120.00–121.00	988	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	934	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	103.62/cwt	100.00–111.00	998	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	982	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	884	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,020	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	317	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	398	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	284	132.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	377	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	129.61/cwt	125.00–133.00	415	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	140.42/cwt	135.00–150.00	466	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	135.66/cwt	130.00–142.00	502	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	371	126.82/cwt	120.00–129.00	471	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	134.11/cwt	127.00–138.00	570	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	615	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	122.30/cwt	116.00–128.00	577	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	489	119.18/cwt	111.00–122.00	583	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	654	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	120.23/cwt	115.00–127.00	625	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	113.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	642	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	121.85/cwt	121.00–123.00	699	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	119.70/cwt	111.00–124.00	687	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	120.00/cwt	119.00–122.00	750	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	116.83/cwt	105.00–122.00	735	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	115.90/cwt	109.00–120.00	773	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	693	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	790	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	109.00/cwt	100.00–115.00	787	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	737	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	840	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	106.14/cwt	100.00–112.00	812	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	845	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	828	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	869	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	134.61/cwt	132.00–140.00	586	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	143.40/cwt	140.00–149.00	627	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	137.96/cwt	132.00–143.00	658	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	481	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	645	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	128.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	11
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	130.23/cwt	126.00–133.00	695	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	127.20/cwt	119.00–131.00	725	17
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	611	116.80/cwt	115.00–118.00	714	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	117.70/cwt	110.00–125.00	730	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	664	108.59/cwt	106.00–110.00	721	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	111.25/cwt	108.00–115.00	762	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	722	105.93/cwt	102.00–108.00	765	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	103.53/cwt	100.00–107.00	795	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	796	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,743	81.58/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,422	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	76.09/cwt	73.50–80.00	1,387	9
Bulls	—	—	2,350	69.33/cwt	65.50–75.00	1,629	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	35.32/cwt	34.50–37.00	372	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	40.05/cwt	35.25–45.00	425	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,120	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	504	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	40.95/cwt	38.00–43.00	468	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	47.78/cwt	44.00–53.00	597	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	50.33/cwt	47.50–52.00	669	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	721	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	53.00/cwt	52.50–53.50	742	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	720.81/cwt	690.00–750.00	7,965	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	763.96/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,136	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,181	700.39/cwt	650.00–740.00	8,272	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	808.79/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,892	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	792.90/cwt	675.00–900.00	9,816	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,031.65/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	13,773	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,188	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 Dec 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,572Last week 1,128Year ago 1,258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 145Year ago 213

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 29Year ago 50

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Steers under 450 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	322	160.00–180.00	167.69
14	—	382	158.00–175.00	168.16
37	—	717	113.00–126.00	120.48
6	—	818	110.00–118.00	116.66
3	—	963	100.00–111.00	103.62
14	—	435	150.00–163.00	155.73
2	—	865	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,010	101.00	101.00
18	—	787	118.00–121.00	119.05
46	—	623	123.00–135.00	130.13
31	—	572	130.00–141.00	136.13
72	—	522	130.00–143.00	139.11
32	—	481	144.00–156.00	148.19
5	—	265	177.00–180.00	179.42
59	—	681	122.00–131.00	125.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	592	137.00	137.00
17	—	468	158.00–160.00	158.51
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
3	—	502	150.00	150.00
3	—	433	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	676	130.00–132.00	131.40
11	—	557	130.00–139.00	134.05
13	—	822	120.00–121.00	120.23
28	—	620	130.00–132.00	131.12
24	—	769	125.00–126.00	125.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	134.00–151.00	143.59
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
3	—	630	117.00–125.00	119.69
1	—	495	121.00	121.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	375	145.00–158.00	153.19
4	—	338	150.00–160.00	152.44
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
6	—	670	100.00–120.00	113.94
12	—	493	134.00–140.00	138.37
1	—	505	132.00	132.00
3	—	982	90.00	90.00
5	—	563	112.00–121.00	119.24
3	—	429	140.00–150.00	143.27
6	—	608	120.00–125.00	121.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	545	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	332	135.00–150.00	140.42
65	—	629	105.00–122.00	116.83
1	—	915	95.00	95.00
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
1	—	230	138.00	138.00
19	—	370	130.00–142.00	135.66
77	—	520	115.00–127.00	120.23
81	—	574	111.00–124.00	119.70
3	—	284	140.00	140.00
47	—	472	116.00–128.00	122.30
26	—	722	100.00–115.00	109.00
40	—	667	109.00–120.00	115.90
21	—	765	100.00–112.00	106.14
42	—	425	127.00–138.00	134.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	100.00	100.00
5	—	768	110.00	110.00
16	—	625	119.00–122.00	120.00
29	—	574	121.00–123.00	121.85
7	—	466	132.00	132.00
17	—	516	125.00–130.00	126.67
12	—	737	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	116.00	116.00
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
3	—	320	125.00–133.00	129.61
10	—	566	110.00–115.00	113.49
14	—	489	111.00–122.00	119.18
2	—	510	110.00–112.00	111.02
4	—	284	130.00–140.00	132.60
4	—	371	120.00–129.00	126.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	693	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	140.00–149.00	143.40
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
1	—	875	90.00	90.00
17	—	570	119.00–131.00	127.20
2	—	915	87.00	87.00
4	—	768	100.00–107.00	103.53
26	—	477	132.00–143.00	137.96
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
8	—	685	108.00–115.00	111.25
10	—	534	126.00–133.00	130.23
16	—	620	110.00–125.00	117.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	116.00	116.00
1	—	580	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	722	102.00–108.00	105.93
5	—	664	106.00–110.00	108.59
5	—	611	115.00–118.00	116.80
3	—	435	132.00–140.00	134.61
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
11	—	515	125.00–130.00	128.73
6	—	481	134.00	134.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	690.00–750.00	720.81

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)	3	—	1,238	675.00–900.00	792.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,335	875.00–1,125.00	1,031.65
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	700.00–900.00	808.79

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)	4	—	1,181	650.00–740.00	700.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,065	700.00–800.00	763.96

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	1	—	1,250	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,250	44.00–53.00	47.78
11	—	1,142	38.00–43.00	40.95
2	—	1,400	52.50–53.50	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,053	34.50–37.00	35.32
32	—	1,061	35.25–45.00	40.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,330	47.50–52.00	50.33
1	—	1,120	45.00	45.00
4	—	1,335	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,350	65.50–75.00	69.33
2	—	1,743	81.00–82.00	81.58
9	—	1,823	73.50–80.00	76.09

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.