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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

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

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,310 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 1,305▲ 726 vs year ago 584 · +124.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

123 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 114▲ 45 vs year ago 78 · +57.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 55▲ 27 vs year ago 50 · +54.0%

Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Steers under 450 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower, over 450 lbs steady except 600-700 lbs 5.00 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 $137.67/cwt on 535 head.

Average price

$137.67

535 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$69.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

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	551	139.16	767	468
Medium and Large 2-3	514	128.08	658	66
Small 1-2	560	70.00	392	1thin

One grade step is worth $69.16/cwt here — about $375 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 sale535 hd

137.67

—

TN average7 barns · 1,960 hd

135.93

+1.74

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	1,701	85.82	1,460	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	67.80	983	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	64.02	716	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	56.20	541	46

Every lot

93 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	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	194.06/cwt	185.00–200.00	543	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	189.00/cwt	177.00–201.00	643	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	354	175.62/cwt	140.00–188.00	622	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	181.11/cwt	176.00–196.00	676	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	150.67/cwt	150.00–151.00	622	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	171.29/cwt	164.00–183.00	721	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	750	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	165.00/cwt	154.00–171.00	797	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	161.35/cwt	155.00–170.00	834	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	145.01/cwt	137.00–150.00	773	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	898	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	154.25/cwt	140.00–158.00	881	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	154.42/cwt	145.00–163.00	891	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	141.46/cwt	137.00–148.00	871	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	143.87/cwt	140.00–147.00	918	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	642	137.81/cwt	130.00–143.00	885	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	662	126.36/cwt	111.00–134.00	837	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	142.95/cwt	140.00–146.00	966	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	130.91/cwt	130.00–134.00	894	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	704	125.75/cwt	119.00–128.00	885	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	134.84/cwt	132.00–139.00	955	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	134.59/cwt	132.00–136.50	968	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	743	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	921	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	127.01/cwt	126.00–129.00	974	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,021	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	814	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,026	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,047	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,045	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	253	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	380	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	161.03/cwt	160.00–167.00	461	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	158.23/cwt	153.00–169.00	528	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	343	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	415	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	160.04/cwt	148.00–166.00	602	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	144.28/cwt	122.50–150.00	563	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	151.75/cwt	143.00–158.00	636	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	423	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	689	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	135.30/cwt	130.00–148.00	578	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	153.62/cwt	152.00–155.00	730	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	147.70/cwt	140.00–152.00	705	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	131.30/cwt	128.00–134.00	628	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	149.19/cwt	148.00–150.00	765	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	130.83/cwt	119.00–138.00	678	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	141.34/cwt	130.00–151.00	745	52
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	560	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	136.93/cwt	133.00–141.00	779	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	139.53/cwt	134.00–142.00	806	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	127.78/cwt	120.00–133.00	739	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	612	111.05/cwt	103.00–125.00	680	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	125.99/cwt	124.00–130.00	780	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	131.38/cwt	126.00–132.00	824	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	123.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	822	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	121.21/cwt	115.00–124.00	824	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	122.25/cwt	120.00–123.00	862	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	881	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	769	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	892	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	106.81/cwt	105.00–108.00	822	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	797	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	853	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	998	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	873	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	397	180.50/cwt	179.00–181.00	717	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	417	152.44/cwt	135.00–164.00	636	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	166.82/cwt	157.00–183.00	716	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	151.34/cwt	133.00–155.00	719	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	160.14/cwt	150.00–166.00	762	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	148.41/cwt	145.00–159.00	770	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	136.27/cwt	133.00–143.00	736	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	142.68/cwt	130.00–156.00	816	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	124.73/cwt	120.00–128.00	780	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	126.72/cwt	115.00–135.00	793	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	120.32/cwt	115.00–124.00	821	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	101.01/cwt	70.00–115.00	727	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	97.49/cwt	90.00–100.00	856	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	752	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	844	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,664	88.30/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,469	10
Bulls	—	—	1,665	74.49/cwt	67.00–82.00	1,240	3
Bulls	—	—	2,180	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,071	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	872	48.29/cwt	46.00–54.00	421	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	57.17/cwt	53.00–62.00	557	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	63.37/cwt	56.00–67.00	691	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	70.51/cwt	69.00–74.00	994	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	841	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	68.26/cwt	63.00–74.00	991	19
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	12,190	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 Apr 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,310Last week 1,305Year ago 584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 114Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 55Year ago 50

Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Steers under 450 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower, over 450 lbs steady except 600-700 lbs 5.00 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
5	—	280	185.00–200.00	194.06
2	—	340	177.00–201.00	189.00
1	—	895	117.00	117.00
29	—	517	155.00–170.00	161.35
27	—	373	176.00–196.00	181.11
20	—	616	137.00–148.00	141.46
13	—	683	130.00–134.00	130.91
3	—	812	125.00–127.00	125.68
3	—	767	126.00–129.00	127.01
2	—	933	112.00	112.00
42	—	571	140.00–158.00	154.25
9	—	719	132.00–136.50	134.59
24	—	483	154.00–171.00	165.00
26	—	421	164.00–183.00	171.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	426	176.00	176.00
3	—	538	167.00	167.00
12	—	676	140.00–146.00	142.95
11	—	638	140.00–147.00	143.87
32	—	577	145.00–163.00	154.42
14	—	814	126.00	126.00
12	—	708	132.00–139.00	134.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	642	130.00–143.00	137.81
11	—	533	137.00–150.00	145.01
2	—	570	128.00	128.00
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
3	—	275	190.00	190.00
4	—	354	140.00–188.00	175.62
3	—	662	111.00–134.00	126.36
3	—	413	150.00–151.00	150.67
4	—	704	119.00–128.00	125.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	475	152.00–155.00	153.62
20	—	513	148.00–150.00	149.19
20	—	578	134.00–142.00	139.53
15	—	663	120.00–126.00	123.93
15	—	734	120.00	120.00
4	—	769	116.00	116.00
7	—	853	117.00	117.00
115	—	627	126.00–132.00	131.38
4	—	423	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	770	105.00–108.00	106.81
2	—	848	94.00	94.00
2	—	873	100.00	100.00
11	—	680	115.00–124.00	121.21
12	—	334	153.00–169.00	158.23
52	—	527	130.00–151.00	141.34
65	—	419	143.00–158.00	151.75
4	—	705	120.00–123.00	122.25
6	—	619	124.00–130.00	125.99
12	—	286	160.00–167.00	161.03
8	—	376	148.00–166.00	160.04
33	—	477	140.00–152.00	147.70
39	—	569	133.00–141.00	136.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	390	122.50–150.00	144.28
6	—	478	128.00–134.00	131.30
7	—	427	130.00–148.00	135.30
2	—	253	150.00	150.00
1	—	755	113.00	113.00
4	—	810	90.00	90.00
5	—	518	119.00–138.00	130.83
9	—	612	103.00–125.00	111.05
2	—	343	121.00	121.00
5	—	578	120.00–133.00	127.78
2	—	675	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	700	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	85.00	85.00
4	—	720	70.00–115.00	101.01
4	—	625	120.00–128.00	124.73
7	—	475	133.00–155.00	151.34
3	—	540	133.00–143.00	136.27
9	—	417	135.00–164.00	152.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	519	145.00–159.00	148.41
13	—	572	130.00–156.00	142.68
12	—	626	115.00–135.00	126.72
4	—	878	90.00–100.00	97.49
4	—	397	179.00–181.00	180.50
3	—	682	115.00–124.00	120.32
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
19	—	429	157.00–183.00	166.82
2	—	938	90.00	90.00
12	—	476	150.00–166.00	160.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,090	56.00–67.00	63.37
3	—	1,410	69.00–74.00	70.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	974	53.00–62.00	57.17
5	—	872	46.00–54.00	48.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	59.00	59.00
19	—	1,452	63.00–74.00	68.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	67.00–82.00	74.49
10	—	1,664	84.00–96.00	88.30
1	—	2,180	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,060.00	1,060.00

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.