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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 24

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← May 17May 24Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

808 head

▼ 153 vs last sale 961▲ 808 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 140▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 82▲ 42 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 steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 4.00 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 $130.57/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$130.57

283 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$12.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.53

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	538	131.00	704	222
Medium and Large 2-3	443	129.57	574	58
Medium and Large 3	325	118.33	385	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $319 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 sale283 hd

130.57

—

TN average9 barns · 1,666 hd

127.05

+3.53

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	1,607	91.73	1,474	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,596	67.14	1,072	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	65.86	776	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	56.76	562	9thin

Every lot

100 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 1-2	203	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	345	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	243	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	389	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	164.27/cwt	161.00–171.00	485	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	164.16/cwt	161.00–171.00	501	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	179.23/cwt	175.00–185.00	606	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	376	159.57/cwt	150.00–163.00	600	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	168.02/cwt	160.00–175.00	640	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	387	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	619	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	419	150.14/cwt	142.00–159.00	629	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	163.26/cwt	156.00–168.00	697	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	144.34/cwt	144.00–145.00	657	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	157.84/cwt	153.00–160.00	750	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	781	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	159.64/cwt	158.00–160.00	800	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	510	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	722	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	689	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	148.73/cwt	143.00–156.00	784	23
Steers	—	Small 1-2	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	147.06/cwt	140.00–151.00	844	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	132.02/cwt	125.00–134.00	760	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	153.80/cwt	151.00–156.00	892	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	127.67/cwt	121.00–130.00	789	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	139.92/cwt	135.00–143.00	884	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	658	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	855	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	133.81/cwt	130.00–137.00	898	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	957	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	127.46/cwt	122.00–133.00	924	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	956	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	125.55/cwt	123.00–128.00	959	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	123.26/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,002	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	268	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	322	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	439	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	292	134.75/cwt	134.00–135.00	393	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	136.61/cwt	123.00–145.00	428	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	148.65/cwt	143.00–151.00	483	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	501	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	144.90/cwt	139.00–150.00	538	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	398	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	585	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	130.93/cwt	124.00–137.00	555	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	140.47/cwt	135.00–143.00	597	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	428	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	461	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	655	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	135.27/cwt	130.00–141.00	636	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	126.84/cwt	120.00–134.00	609	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	122.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	617	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	129.91/cwt	124.00–133.00	683	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	544	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	707	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	563	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	743	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	128.73/cwt	124.00–131.00	730	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	744	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	120.04/cwt	115.00–126.00	751	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	120.16/cwt	118.00–121.00	815	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	804	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	114.30/cwt	108.00–115.00	880	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	109.85/cwt	104.00–111.00	899	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	846	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	986	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	155.62/cwt	150.00–161.00	654	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	137.52/cwt	133.00–139.00	626	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	146.04/cwt	138.00–153.00	698	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	138.10/cwt	132.00–145.00	720	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	543	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	673	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	128.62/cwt	126.00–130.00	727	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	134.51/cwt	130.00–141.00	765	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	132.12/cwt	126.00–136.00	802	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	123.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	826	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	821	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	582	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	407	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,489	91.03/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,355	6
Bulls	—	—	1,671	94.96/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,587	4
Bulls	—	—	2,060	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,710	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	56.76/cwt	52.00–62.00	562	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	64.51/cwt	61.00–67.00	741	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	70.43/cwt	68.00–74.00	849	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	57.96/cwt	56.00–60.00	708	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,078	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	66.85/cwt	63.00–69.00	1,071	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
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	1,065	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,455	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,760	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,210	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,378	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	837.91/cwt	825.00–850.00	10,223	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,304	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,540	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,370	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,960	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,398	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,281	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,538	962.52/cwt	950.00–975.00	14,804	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	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 May 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 808Last week 961Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 140Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 82Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	122.00–133.00	127.46
21	—	671	130.00–137.00	133.81
6	—	813	115.00–127.00	123.26
13	—	764	123.00–128.00	125.55
21	—	475	153.00–160.00	157.84
23	—	527	143.00–156.00	148.73
25	—	427	156.00–168.00	163.26
3	—	203	170.00	170.00
18	—	632	135.00–143.00	139.92
12	—	574	140.00–151.00	147.06
11	—	381	160.00–175.00	168.02
7	—	338	175.00–185.00	179.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	501	158.00–160.00	159.64
5	—	488	160.00	160.00
4	—	709	135.00	135.00
12	—	620	144.00	144.00
2	—	753	127.00	127.00
16	—	580	151.00–156.00	153.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	125.00–134.00	132.02
3	—	455	144.00–145.00	144.34
7	—	520	130.00–135.00	132.57
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
2	—	243	160.00	160.00
4	—	618	121.00–130.00	127.67
10	—	419	142.00–159.00	150.14
9	—	376	150.00–163.00	159.57
6	—	305	161.00–171.00	164.16
1	—	685	124.00	124.00
3	—	295	161.00–171.00	164.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	160.00	160.00
2	—	510	140.00–143.00	141.51
3	—	658	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	143.00–151.00	148.65
12	—	371	139.00–150.00	144.90
3	—	727	110.00–112.00	110.66
1	—	855	99.00	99.00
23	—	526	124.00–133.00	129.91
6	—	818	104.00–111.00	109.85
10	—	770	108.00–115.00	114.30
36	—	470	130.00–141.00	135.27
1	—	940	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,060	93.00	93.00
20	—	626	115.00–126.00	120.04
2	—	283	155.00	155.00
25	—	425	135.00–143.00	140.47
15	—	678	118.00–121.00	120.16
26	—	567	124.00–131.00	128.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	461	142.00	142.00
4	—	398	147.00	147.00
14	—	568	130.00–132.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	143.00	143.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
4	—	313	123.00–145.00	136.61
22	—	424	124.00–137.00	130.93
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
3	—	503	120.00–124.00	122.65
1	—	230	152.00	152.00
12	—	480	120.00–134.00	126.84
4	—	292	134.00–135.00	134.75
2	—	638	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
2	—	268	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	138.00	138.00
5	—	544	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	607	126.00–136.00	132.12
2	—	708	116.00	116.00
8	—	420	150.00–161.00	155.62
6	—	671	120.00–130.00	123.08
10	—	569	130.00–141.00	134.51
15	—	478	138.00–153.00	146.04
13	—	521	132.00–145.00	138.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	146.00	146.00
3	—	565	126.00–130.00	128.62
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
4	—	455	133.00–139.00	137.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	70.00	70.00

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)	2	—	1,220	825.00–850.00	837.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,538	950.00–975.00	962.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,304	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,398	950.00	950.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	775.00	775.00

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	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,206	68.00–74.00	70.43
13	—	1,148	61.00–67.00	64.51
3	—	1,222	56.00–60.00	57.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	991	52.00–62.00	56.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	70.00	70.00
10	—	1,602	63.00–69.00	66.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,489	87.00–93.00	91.03
1	—	2,060	83.00	83.00
4	—	1,671	94.00–96.00	94.96

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.