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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 12

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jun 28Jul 12Jul 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,249 head

▲ 327 vs last sale 922▲ 509 vs year ago 740 · +68.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

129 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 99▲ 80 vs year ago 49 · +163.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 31▼ 10 vs year ago 23 · −43.5%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were no trends for market due to July 4th last week. There was some positive influence noticed.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.53/cwt on 442 head.

Average price

$150.53

442 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$8.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.29

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	601	151.22	909	400
Medium and Large 2-3	510	144.23	736	33
Medium and Large 3	442	143.03	632	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.19/cwt here — about $277 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 sale442 hd

150.53

—

TN average6 barns · 1,498 hd

146.24

+4.29

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	1,664	97.58	1,624	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	71.85	1,018	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	68.90	848	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	56.35	566	23

Every lot

89 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	509	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	178.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	575	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	173.04/cwt	171.00–175.00	585	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	173.30/cwt	160.00–181.00	655	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	147.16/cwt	140.00–159.00	556	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	174.03/cwt	161.00–180.00	717	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	752	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	145.88/cwt	125.00–156.00	626	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	481	151.66/cwt	145.00–160.00	729	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	165.81/cwt	160.00–171.00	804	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	503	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	684	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	158.48/cwt	150.00–166.00	829	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	145.05/cwt	135.00–150.00	766	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	153.14/cwt	141.00–162.00	877	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	929	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	133.79/cwt	127.00–146.00	783	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	154.73/cwt	153.00–155.00	948	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	147.49/cwt	135.00–153.00	911	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	141.32/cwt	130.00–147.00	972	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	691	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	974	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	138.12/cwt	125.00–145.00	993	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	133.87/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,027	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	826	131.43/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,086	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	931	118.78/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,106	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	953	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,096	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,077	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	447	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	151.08/cwt	145.00–160.00	489	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	130.32/cwt	130.00–131.00	424	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	148.72/cwt	138.00–155.00	565	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	137.74/cwt	130.00–146.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	144.91/cwt	141.00–148.00	613	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	133.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	664	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	143.59/cwt	135.00–147.00	682	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	136.08/cwt	125.00–142.00	650	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	138.47/cwt	131.00–144.00	727	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	758	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	133.21/cwt	125.00–138.00	767	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	814	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	129.15/cwt	120.00–133.00	812	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	631	120.19/cwt	120.00–121.00	758	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	788	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	126.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	854	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	117.69/cwt	114.00–122.00	841	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	112.38/cwt	110.00–113.00	863	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	936	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	992	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,076	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	167.69/cwt	159.00–176.00	703	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	145.68/cwt	138.00–150.00	618	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	153.13/cwt	146.00–161.00	715	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	145.83/cwt	133.00–151.00	694	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	143.65/cwt	140.00–146.00	748	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	152.83/cwt	145.00–159.00	808	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	145.51/cwt	130.00–155.00	835	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	136.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	848	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	128.18/cwt	124.00–135.00	865	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	126.19/cwt	124.00–127.00	891	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	728	118.64/cwt	116.00–120.00	864	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	124.02/cwt	120.00–132.00	949	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	878	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	550	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	468	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	88.15/cwt	78.00–94.00	1,296	5
Bulls	—	—	1,731	98.99/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,714	10
Bulls	—	—	1,738	105.85/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,840	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	843	48.24/cwt	35.00–53.00	407	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	60.68/cwt	57.00–63.00	661	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	61.91/cwt	57.00–64.00	690	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	68.79/cwt	63.00–73.00	844	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	75.34/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,011	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	79.03/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,117	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	71.05/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,007	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,328	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,881	3

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 Jul 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,249Last week 922Year ago 740

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 99Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 31Year ago 23

There were no trends for market due to July 4th last week. There was some positive influence noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	576	125.00–138.00	133.21
1	—	945	105.00	105.00
4	—	715	114.00–122.00	117.69
5	—	891	105.00	105.00
1	—	290	154.00	154.00
4	—	324	145.00–160.00	151.08
46	—	678	120.00–130.00	126.02
71	—	475	135.00–147.00	143.59
27	—	423	141.00–148.00	144.91
34	—	629	120.00–133.00	129.15
3	—	952	113.00	113.00
71	—	525	131.00–144.00	138.47
5	—	768	110.00–113.00	112.38
12	—	380	138.00–155.00	148.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	478	125.00–142.00	136.08
5	—	631	120.00–121.00	120.19
3	—	325	130.00–131.00	130.32
2	—	383	130.00–146.00	137.74
13	—	432	130.00–140.00	133.04
1	—	590	118.00	118.00
3	—	668	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	145.00	145.00
4	—	534	142.00	142.00
5	—	603	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	621	130.00–140.00	136.54
17	—	675	124.00–135.00	128.18
3	—	765	120.00–132.00	124.02
13	—	529	145.00–159.00	152.83
5	—	706	124.00–127.00	126.19
1	—	925	87.00	87.00
1	—	975	90.00	90.00
7	—	419	159.00–176.00	167.69
13	—	574	130.00–155.00	145.51
17	—	467	146.00–161.00	153.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	116.00–120.00	118.64
1	—	610	126.00	126.00
3	—	568	130.00–131.00	130.34
6	—	476	133.00–151.00	145.83
5	—	521	140.00–146.00	143.65
1	—	695	122.00	122.00
12	—	424	138.00–150.00	145.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	171.00–175.00	173.04
2	—	785	125.00	125.00
1	—	710	121.00	121.00
5	—	378	140.00–159.00	147.16
4	—	585	127.00–146.00	133.79
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
9	—	528	135.00–150.00	145.05
2	—	650	118.00	118.00
6	—	481	145.00–160.00	151.66
1	—	290	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	175.00–180.00	177.45
4	—	710	140.00	140.00
15	—	613	153.00–155.00	154.73
10	—	577	161.00	161.00
10	—	953	115.00	115.00
10	—	691	141.00	141.00
8	—	826	129.00–134.00	131.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	767	120.00–138.00	133.87
13	—	412	161.00–180.00	174.03
18	—	378	160.00–181.00	173.30
68	—	618	135.00–153.00	147.49
10	—	323	170.00–180.00	178.13
5	—	988	109.00	109.00
35	—	485	160.00–171.00	165.81
34	—	688	130.00–147.00	141.32
41	—	719	125.00–145.00	138.12
46	—	523	150.00–166.00	158.48
5	—	931	118.00–122.00	118.78
49	—	573	141.00–162.00	153.14
4	—	283	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	136.00	136.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
6	—	429	125.00–156.00	145.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,090	57.00–63.00	60.68
8	—	843	35.00–53.00	48.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,417	68.00–77.00	71.05
2	—	1,413	78.00–80.00	79.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,342	71.00–80.00	75.34
24	—	1,227	63.00–73.00	68.79
7	—	1,115	57.00–64.00	61.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,731	96.00–103.00	98.99
5	—	1,470	78.00–94.00	88.15
4	—	1,738	104.00–108.00	105.85

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,275	775.00	775.00

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.