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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 25

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jan 18Jan 25Feb 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,053 head

▼ 277 vs last sale 1,330▼ 210 vs year ago 1,263 · −16.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 110▼ 37 vs year ago 135 · −27.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 30▲ 61 vs year ago 33 · +184.8%

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 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $126.71/cwt on 444 head.

Average price

$126.71

444 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$23.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.18

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	423	128.43	543	62
Medium and Large 1-2	572	126.72	725	374
Small 1-2	583	117.40	684	5thin
Medium and Large 3	457	105.27	481	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.16/cwt here — about $63 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 sale444 hd

126.71

—

TN average9 barns · 2,362 hd

122.53

+4.18

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	1,730	76.05	1,315	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	53.61	657	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	51.26	811	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	43.58	446	39

Every lot

99 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	205	151.25/cwt	150.00–152.50	310	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	274	143.66/cwt	135.00–160.00	394	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	175.68/cwt	174.00–177.00	497	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	174.57/cwt	154.00–183.00	573	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	337	145.80/cwt	133.00–150.00	491	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	159.97/cwt	135.00–168.00	606	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	168.12/cwt	165.00–175.00	644	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	403	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	637	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	143.21/cwt	120.00–151.00	606	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	161.52/cwt	148.00–172.00	685	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	135.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	621	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	151.65/cwt	146.00–158.00	716	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	146.47/cwt	133.00–158.00	709	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	144.54/cwt	139.00–150.00	759	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	133.05/cwt	130.00–135.00	709	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	136.01/cwt	127.00–140.00	771	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	132.42/cwt	123.00–135.00	759	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	137.18/cwt	137.00–137.50	813	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	759	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	131.24/cwt	128.00–135.00	824	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	131.16/cwt	126.00–134.00	825	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	131.77/cwt	131.00–132.00	871	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	913	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	123.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	900	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	120.02/cwt	105.00–122.00	911	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	774	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	913	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	779	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	919	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	112.03/cwt	110.00–113.00	984	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	228	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	314	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	257	136.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	351	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	327	135.15/cwt	121.00–143.00	442	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	140.32/cwt	137.00–141.00	470	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	477	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	134.78/cwt	130.00–138.00	504	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	107.41/cwt	100.00–115.00	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	135.54/cwt	124.00–144.00	576	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	128.14/cwt	125.00–133.00	557	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	620	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	132.44/cwt	122.00–138.00	622	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	125.66/cwt	120.00–128.00	607	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	504	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	625	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	660	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	129.22/cwt	123.00–135.00	669	43
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	525	121.35/cwt	121.00–122.00	637	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	711	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	124.14/cwt	118.00–126.00	716	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	612	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	716	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	761	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	121.37/cwt	116.00–126.00	749	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	118.03/cwt	108.00–123.00	788	27
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	670	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	118.40/cwt	117.00–121.00	807	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	733	102.69/cwt	100.00–104.00	753	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	922	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	809	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	104.69/cwt	100.00–107.00	850	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	524	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	154.55/cwt	151.00–158.00	644	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	563	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	146.00/cwt	140.00–164.00	694	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	131.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	651	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	126.42/cwt	122.00–132.00	662	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	133.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	714	6
Bulls	—	Small 1	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	128.45/cwt	121.00–134.00	750	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	120.93/cwt	115.00–131.00	745	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	639	110.19/cwt	110.00–111.00	704	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	109.78/cwt	100.00–112.00	794	9
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	758	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	796	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	806	98.39/cwt	96.00–100.00	793	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	530	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	403	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,519	69.66/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,058	4
Bulls	—	—	1,898	81.16/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,540	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	33.67/cwt	28.00–37.00	326	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	45.04/cwt	40.00–46.50	464	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	51.25/cwt	46.00–57.00	625	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	57.32/cwt	57.00–59.00	708	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	51.26/cwt	48.00–54.00	811	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,130	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,438	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	1,110.95/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	14,142	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 Jan 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,053Last week 1,330Year ago 1,263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 110Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 30Year ago 33

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	335	137.00–141.00	140.32
47	—	425	124.00–144.00	135.54
3	—	812	100.00–107.00	104.69
2	—	270	140.00	140.00
27	—	668	108.00–123.00	118.03
43	—	518	123.00–135.00	129.22
22	—	577	118.00–126.00	124.14
3	—	850	105.00	105.00
45	—	470	122.00–138.00	132.44
1	—	785	103.00	103.00
10	—	617	116.00–126.00	121.37
6	—	374	130.00–138.00	134.78
1	—	735	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	700	116.00	116.00
11	—	682	117.00–121.00	118.40
28	—	614	124.00	124.00
15	—	459	135.00	135.00
1	—	445	132.00	132.00
7	—	516	128.00	128.00
7	—	569	125.00	125.00
70	—	768	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	121.00–122.00	121.35
2	—	670	110.00–113.00	111.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	101.00	101.00
2	—	410	100.00–115.00	107.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	117.00	117.00
2	—	228	135.00–140.00	137.53
2	—	595	115.00	115.00
3	—	733	100.00–104.00	102.69
3	—	257	130.00–140.00	136.75
15	—	483	120.00–128.00	125.66
6	—	435	125.00–133.00	128.14
22	—	327	121.00–143.00	135.15
4	—	504	124.00	124.00
2	—	360	130.00–135.00	132.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	774	118.00	118.00
17	—	661	131.00–132.00	131.77
3	—	403	158.00	158.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
18	—	628	128.00–135.00	131.24
22	—	593	137.00–137.50	137.18
20	—	472	146.00–158.00	151.65
23	—	713	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	424	148.00–172.00	161.52
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
12	—	383	165.00–175.00	168.12
10	—	328	154.00–183.00	174.57
3	—	878	110.00–113.00	112.03
9	—	759	105.00–122.00	120.02
3	—	283	174.00–177.00	175.68
40	—	484	133.00–158.00	146.47
14	—	567	127.00–140.00	136.01
37	—	525	139.00–150.00	144.54
10	—	729	120.00–125.00	123.39
10	—	629	126.00–134.00	131.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	205	150.00–152.50	151.25
8	—	337	133.00–150.00	145.80
6	—	573	123.00–135.00	132.42
3	—	779	118.00	118.00
13	—	379	135.00–168.00	159.97
3	—	460	130.00–138.00	135.00
8	—	274	135.00–160.00	143.66
2	—	605	125.00–126.00	125.50
5	—	533	130.00–135.00	133.05
4	—	423	120.00–151.00	143.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	115.00–131.00	120.93
9	—	723	100.00–112.00	109.78
4	—	417	151.00–158.00	154.55
3	—	673	110.00	110.00
1	—	790	101.00	101.00
1	—	345	152.00	152.00
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
20	—	584	121.00–134.00	128.45
19	—	475	140.00–164.00	146.00
6	—	534	130.00–140.00	133.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	121.00	121.00
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
6	—	430	131.00	131.00
5	—	639	110.00–111.00	110.19
10	—	806	96.00–100.00	98.39
9	—	495	130.00–138.00	131.61
3	—	758	105.00	105.00
6	—	524	122.00–132.00	126.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	570.00	570.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,110.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,031	40.00–46.50	45.04
5	—	968	28.00–37.00	33.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,583	48.00–54.00	51.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	57.00–59.00	57.32
11	—	1,220	46.00–57.00	51.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,898	77.00–84.00	81.16
4	—	1,519	68.00–73.00	69.66

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.