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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 29

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Mar 22Mar 29Apr 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

708 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 793▲ 417 vs year ago 291 · +143.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 104▼ 79 vs year ago 123 · −64.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 50▼ 4 vs year ago 32 · −12.5%

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 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well established. Steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 7.00 higher. Bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy with the majority of calves and feeders medium to thin flesh. Demand good.

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 $136.63/cwt on 319 head.

Average price

$136.63

319 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$25.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.27

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	553	137.30	759	298
Medium and Large 2-3	513	127.84	656	20
Medium and Large 3	525	112.00	588	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.30/cwt here — about $171 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 sale319 hd

136.63

—

TN average9 barns · 1,691 hd

134.36

+2.27

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	1,638	78.00	1,277	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	60.10	753	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	58.58	820	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	47.27	461	4thin

Every lot

83 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 2-3	215	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	558	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	353	169.11/cwt	166.00–184.00	597	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	185.42/cwt	178.00–191.00	682	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	168.96/cwt	165.00–175.00	715	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	152.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	657	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	473	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	757	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	155.53/cwt	150.00–160.00	739	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	163.99/cwt	154.00–169.00	789	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	818	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	509	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	713	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	157.92/cwt	151.00–161.00	826	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	533	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	858	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	158.38/cwt	158.00–160.00	860	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	150.80/cwt	150.00–156.00	857	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	598	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	915	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	144.46/cwt	140.00–148.00	897	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	145.75/cwt	144.00–148.00	917	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	134.15/cwt	132.00–135.00	915	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	687	130.40/cwt	130.00–132.00	896	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	132.24/cwt	131.00–132.50	949	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	128.61/cwt	124.00–132.00	923	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	949	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	788	127.32/cwt	126.75–128.50	1,003	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,036	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	237	159.21/cwt	157.50–160.00	377	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	151.44/cwt	148.00–155.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	154.39/cwt	145.00–163.00	523	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	154.90/cwt	150.00–161.00	564	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	367	140.27/cwt	131.00–146.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	154.36/cwt	144.00–156.00	673	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	143.78/cwt	136.00–148.00	676	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	134.48/cwt	131.00–136.00	650	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	139.81/cwt	132.00–143.00	724	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	134.80/cwt	130.00–137.00	762	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	571	121.97/cwt	114.00–127.00	696	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	129.55/cwt	129.00–130.00	817	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	721	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	806	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	808	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	754	117.91/cwt	117.00–119.00	889	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	876	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,034	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	172.12/cwt	171.00–174.00	719	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	464	156.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	724	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	163.49/cwt	159.00–170.00	765	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	152.99/cwt	151.00–155.00	822	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	145.54/cwt	140.00–151.00	782	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	139.27/cwt	133.00–150.00	819	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	123.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	819	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	813	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,110	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,453	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	47.27/cwt	45.00–50.00	461	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	65.65/cwt	65.00–67.00	811	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	59.36/cwt	56.00–63.00	743	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	694	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,399	58.58/cwt	56.00–63.00	820	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,763	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,721	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,165	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,155	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,609	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,760	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,455	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,770	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 Mar 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 708Last week 793Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 104Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 50Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	876	118.00	118.00
37	—	754	117.00–119.00	117.91
10	—	721	112.00	112.00
3	—	460	148.00	148.00
40	—	631	129.00–130.00	129.55
13	—	672	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	148.00–155.00	151.44
1	—	625	124.00	124.00
46	—	518	132.00–143.00	139.81
3	—	237	157.50–160.00	159.21
8	—	364	150.00–161.00	154.90
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
23	—	470	136.00–148.00	143.78
7	—	339	145.00–163.00	154.39
31	—	565	130.00–137.00	134.80
65	—	436	144.00–156.00	154.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	122.00	122.00
1	—	740	108.00	108.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	114.00–127.00	121.97
2	—	668	106.00–110.00	107.99
2	—	503	130.00	130.00
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
4	—	483	131.00–136.00	134.48
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
4	—	367	131.00–146.00	140.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	133.00–150.00	139.27
6	—	537	151.00–155.00	152.99
4	—	661	120.00–128.00	123.93
6	—	726	110.00–114.00	111.97
13	—	468	159.00–170.00	163.49
7	—	418	171.00–174.00	172.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	112.00	112.00
5	—	464	150.00–160.00	156.10
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
2	—	537	140.00–151.00	145.54
1	—	670	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	203.00	203.00
14	—	368	178.00–191.00	185.42
3	—	718	124.00–132.00	128.61
4	—	753	126.00	126.00
15	—	523	151.00–161.00	157.92
25	—	568	150.00–156.00	150.80
1	—	330	201.00	201.00
7	—	682	132.00–135.00	134.15
12	—	621	140.00–148.00	144.46
3	—	942	110.00	110.00
5	—	481	154.00–169.00	163.99
10	—	423	165.00–175.00	168.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	788	126.75–128.50	127.32
25	—	629	144.00–148.00	145.75
10	—	598	153.00	153.00
17	—	718	131.00–132.50	132.24
5	—	543	158.00–160.00	158.38
9	—	487	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	533	160.00–162.00	160.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	353	166.00–184.00	169.11
7	—	430	150.00–160.00	152.78
2	—	575	140.00	140.00
4	—	509	140.00	140.00
1	—	215	187.50	187.50
14	—	475	150.00–160.00	155.53
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
5	—	687	130.00–132.00	130.40

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	—	1,255	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	800.00	800.00

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)	1	—	1,165	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	725.00	725.00

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	1	—	1,290	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,399	56.00–63.00	58.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	53.00	53.00
3	—	1,235	65.00–67.00	65.65
13	—	1,252	56.00–63.00	59.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	976	45.00–50.00	47.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,690	86.00	86.00

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.