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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 26

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,005 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 1,109▲ 355 vs year ago 650 · +54.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

154 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 74▲ 35 vs year ago 119 · +29.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 16▼ 17 vs year ago 41 · −41.5%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same last week, Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Steers under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00 higher. Heifers were 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Bull calves steady to 2.00 lower.

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 $152.86/cwt on 345 head.

Average price

$152.86

345 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$191

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

$18.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.93

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	385	159.00	612	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	582	154.91	901	295
Medium and Large 2-3	572	140.41	803	49

One grade step is worth $18.59/cwt here — about −$191 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 sale345 hd

152.86

—

TN average9 barns · 1,477 hd

149.93

+2.93

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	1,738	96.71	1,681	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	70.42	876	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	69.96	1,052	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	53.86	522	30

Every lot

92 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	235	183.09/cwt	181.00–185.00	430	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	174.25/cwt	170.00–178.00	554	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	547	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	170.25/cwt	160.00–181.00	638	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	157.43/cwt	148.00–164.00	597	8
Steers	—	Small 1-2	385	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	139.74/cwt	135.00–144.00	584	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	166.57/cwt	165.00–169.00	715	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	151.54/cwt	140.00–163.00	724	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	166.97/cwt	155.00–176.00	805	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	829	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	161.04/cwt	150.00–170.00	855	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	534	142.97/cwt	135.00–148.00	763	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	134.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	757	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	156.09/cwt	140.00–162.00	901	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	908	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	153.13/cwt	152.00–154.00	940	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	618	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	995	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	149.78/cwt	130.00–158.00	926	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	639	131.82/cwt	131.00–137.00	842	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	136.03/cwt	134.00–138.00	898	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	142.05/cwt	135.00–145.00	962	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	143.02/cwt	136.00–156.00	1,025	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	143.01/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,037	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	733	126.05/cwt	122.00–130.00	924	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	764	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	993	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	137.18/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,054	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	138.41/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,080	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,051	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	837	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,159	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,121	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,113	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	354	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	148.63/cwt	148.00–150.00	427	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	329	129.97/cwt	128.00–134.00	428	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	148.13/cwt	140.00–153.00	495	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	340	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	136.33/cwt	130.00–147.00	502	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	148.66/cwt	141.00–151.00	552	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	409	135.38/cwt	125.00–146.00	554	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	147.89/cwt	138.00–155.00	621	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	133.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	635	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	144.76/cwt	138.00–151.00	689	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	138.21/cwt	130.00–145.00	724	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	544	141.83/cwt	141.00–142.00	772	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	138.04/cwt	137.00–142.00	772	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	136.33/cwt	134.00–140.00	784	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	125.97/cwt	124.00–130.00	734	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	592	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	710	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	872	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	134.91/cwt	129.00–140.00	846	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	634	129.13/cwt	124.00–130.00	819	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	656	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	905	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	130.94/cwt	126.00–135.00	889	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	692	113.32/cwt	110.00–120.00	784	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	128.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	918	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	128.64/cwt	126.00–130.00	978	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	974	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	889	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,008	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	612	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	162.03/cwt	155.00–168.00	702	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	159.15/cwt	152.00–163.00	767	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	143.61/cwt	142.00–148.00	692	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	682	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	158.66/cwt	155.00–160.00	817	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	140.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	795	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	130.36/cwt	130.00–133.00	756	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	133.95/cwt	128.00–140.00	829	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	861	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	87.62/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,306	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	97.37/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,723	13
Bulls	—	—	1,903	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	2,017	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	47.44/cwt	36.00–51.00	435	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	59.47/cwt	51.00–64.00	604	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	69.50/cwt	63.00–73.00	852	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	74.43/cwt	71.00–80.00	985	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	69.96/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,052	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,280	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	945	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,143	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,800	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,005Last week 1,109Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 74Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 16Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	127.00–130.00	128.48
9	—	619	128.00–140.00	133.95
9	—	564	135.00–145.00	140.90
13	—	433	155.00–168.00	162.03
29	—	482	152.00–163.00	159.15
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
2	—	830	115.00	115.00
6	—	515	155.00–160.00	158.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	580	130.00–133.00	130.36
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
2	—	408	150.00	150.00
3	—	505	130.00–140.00	135.00
5	—	482	142.00–148.00	143.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	837	138.50	138.50
2	—	518	160.00	160.00
9	—	582	156.00	156.00
14	—	614	152.00–154.00	153.13
10	—	725	141.00–145.00	143.01
7	—	780	137.00–142.00	138.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	531	150.00–170.00	161.04
13	—	677	135.00–145.00	142.05
1	—	905	123.00	123.00
2	—	235	181.00–185.00	183.09
5	—	318	170.00–178.00	174.25
37	—	482	155.00–176.00	166.97
1	—	890	126.00	126.00
26	—	375	160.00–181.00	170.25
36	—	577	140.00–162.00	156.09
5	—	429	165.00–169.00	166.57
19	—	717	136.00–156.00	143.02
1	—	265	190.00	190.00
1	—	815	129.00	129.00
66	—	618	130.00–158.00	149.78
5	—	768	134.00–140.00	137.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	134.00–138.00	136.03
3	—	418	135.00–144.00	139.74
4	—	733	122.00–130.00	126.05
7	—	639	131.00–137.00	131.82
9	—	764	130.00	130.00
8	—	379	148.00–164.00	157.43
5	—	478	140.00–163.00	151.54
1	—	320	171.00	171.00
3	—	563	130.00–138.00	134.39
7	—	534	135.00–148.00	142.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	544	141.00–142.00	141.83
3	—	470	140.00	140.00
10	—	559	137.00–142.00	138.04
11	—	656	138.00	138.00
12	—	623	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	141.00–151.00	148.66
2	—	220	161.00	161.00
4	—	916	110.00	110.00
13	—	420	138.00–155.00	147.89
33	—	575	134.00–140.00	136.33
2	—	805	121.00	121.00
6	—	760	126.00–130.00	128.64
33	—	476	138.00–151.00	144.76
70	—	524	130.00–145.00	138.21
5	—	334	140.00–153.00	148.13
7	—	679	126.00–135.00	130.94
7	—	714	120.00–130.00	128.60
46	—	627	129.00–140.00	134.91
3	—	287	148.00–150.00	148.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	634	124.00–130.00	129.13
4	—	583	124.00–130.00	125.97
4	—	329	128.00–134.00	129.97
3	—	692	110.00–120.00	113.32
9	—	368	130.00–147.00	136.33
7	—	475	130.00–140.00	133.75
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
2	—	880	101.00	101.00
4	—	409	125.00–146.00	135.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
2	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	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)	2	—	850	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	650.00	650.00

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	3	—	1,200	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,015	51.00–64.00	59.47
14	—	917	36.00–51.00	47.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,504	65.00–73.00	69.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,324	71.00–80.00	74.43
35	—	1,226	63.00–73.00	69.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	85.00–91.00	87.62
2	—	1,903	105.00–107.00	106.01
13	—	1,770	89.00–102.00	97.37

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.