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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 2

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

885 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 1,005▲ 186 vs year ago 699 · +26.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

122 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 154▲ 42 vs year ago 80 · +52.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 24▲ 14 vs year ago 16 · +87.5%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were unevenly steady; feeder heifers and feeder bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good, with buyers showing lots of interest in groups of feeder cattle weaned 30+ days. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady on a light test.

Offerings today included the following load lots:

54 hd steers, 926 lbs, 140.00 per CWT; 55 hd steers, 916 lbs, 146.25 per CWT; 62 hd steers, 806 lbs, 154.00 per CWT.

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 $151.27/cwt on 461 head.

Average price

$151.27

461 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$627

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

$15.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.09

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	708	151.98	1,076	422
Medium and Large 2-3	441	143.87	635	38
Small 2-3	330	136.00	449	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.98/cwt here — about $627 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 sale461 hd

151.27

—

TN average7 barns · 1,027 hd

152.36

−1.09

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	1,573	96.38	1,516	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	71.77	1,001	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	70.55	852	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	61.20	652	29

Every lot

82 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 2-3	115	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	92	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	292	156.46/cwt	145.00–160.00	457	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	163.66/cwt	160.00–167.50	512	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	517	2
Steers	—	Small 2-3	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	169.28/cwt	161.00–175.00	652	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	147.21/cwt	131.00–150.00	571	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	407	140.57/cwt	138.00–150.00	572	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	165.00/cwt	163.00–168.00	706	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	156.42/cwt	150.00–165.00	740	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	159.15/cwt	150.00–168.00	845	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	139.93/cwt	138.00–145.00	743	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	160.90/cwt	150.00–165.00	925	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	132.96/cwt	125.00–140.00	775	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	153.87/cwt	143.00–161.00	963	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	153.17/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,025	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	145.31/cwt	140.00–149.00	984	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	144.18/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,063	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	932	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	138.33/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,075	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	806	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,241	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,106	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,180	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	885	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	965	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	921	143.14/cwt	140.00–146.25	1,318	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,213	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,123	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,117	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	156.59/cwt	155.00–157.00	404	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	152.10/cwt	151.00–157.00	500	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	149.89/cwt	140.00–155.00	567	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	416	137.27/cwt	135.00–138.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	151.53/cwt	149.00–155.00	641	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	145.30/cwt	137.00–150.00	689	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	130.29/cwt	130.00–131.00	664	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	141.05/cwt	133.00–146.00	746	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	141.17/cwt	140.00–144.00	799	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	131.75/cwt	124.00–136.00	750	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	133.35/cwt	129.00–140.00	829	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	841	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	127.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	855	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	126.28/cwt	122.00–135.00	903	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	957	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	905	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	554	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	153.24/cwt	144.00–164.00	717	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	152.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	785	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	139.98/cwt	133.00–145.00	725	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	143.81/cwt	139.00–146.00	823	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	130.81/cwt	122.00–135.00	810	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	132.11/cwt	123.00–142.00	880	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	125.99/cwt	120.00–128.00	902	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	130.62/cwt	123.00–138.00	1,010	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	779	122.86/cwt	120.00–124.00	957	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,143	84.10/cwt	81.00–86.00	961	3
Bulls	—	—	1,586	95.54/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,515	9
Bulls	—	—	1,768	103.77/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,835	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	864	50.31/cwt	44.00–53.00	435	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	62.46/cwt	58.00–69.00	680	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	70.25/cwt	65.00–75.00	848	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	980	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	76.67/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,024	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	71.02/cwt	64.00–74.00	997	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	865	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	955	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,208	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,556	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,289	1,120.85/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	14,448	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,328	943.51/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	12,530	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,000	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,375	2

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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 885Last week 1,005Year ago 699

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 154Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 24Year ago 16

Offerings today included the following load lots:

54 hd steers, 926 lbs, 140.00 per CWT; 55 hd steers, 916 lbs, 146.25 per CWT; 62 hd steers, 806 lbs, 154.00 per CWT.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	569	124.00–136.00	131.75
41	—	529	133.00–146.00	141.05
40	—	622	129.00–140.00	133.35
8	—	329	151.00–157.00	152.10
16	—	378	140.00–155.00	149.89
7	—	715	122.00–135.00	126.28
5	—	258	155.00–157.00	156.59
10	—	669	120.00–130.00	127.87
26	—	474	137.00–150.00	145.30
28	—	423	149.00–155.00	151.53
2	—	778	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	566	140.00–144.00	141.17
3	—	623	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	135.00–138.00	137.27
6	—	490	130.00	130.00
5	—	870	104.00	104.00
7	—	510	130.00–131.00	130.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	626	143.00–161.00	153.87
46	—	575	150.00–165.00	160.90
2	—	313	160.00–167.50	163.66
1	—	1,015	110.00	110.00
12	—	737	137.00–147.00	144.18
24	—	473	150.00–165.00	156.42
2	—	968	116.00	116.00
8	—	428	163.00–168.00	165.00
6	—	777	136.00–143.00	138.33
22	—	531	150.00–168.00	159.15
4	—	933	130.00	130.00
13	—	677	140.00–149.00	145.31
22	—	385	161.00–175.00	169.28
3	—	813	136.00	136.00
1	—	855	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	806	154.00	154.00
35	—	669	153.00–155.00	153.17
109	—	921	140.00–146.25	143.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	181.00	181.00
2	—	355	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	138.00–150.00	140.57
1	—	780	130.00	130.00
3	—	495	140.00	140.00
4	—	531	138.00–145.00	139.93
9	—	388	131.00–150.00	147.21
3	—	245	155.00	155.00
4	—	292	145.00–160.00	156.46
1	—	740	126.00	126.00
2	—	325	159.00	159.00
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
5	—	583	125.00–140.00	132.96
1	—	115	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	516	150.00–160.00	152.21
13	—	572	139.00–146.00	143.81
2	—	773	123.00–138.00	130.62
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
16	—	468	144.00–164.00	153.24
12	—	666	123.00–142.00	132.11
6	—	619	122.00–135.00	130.81
5	—	716	120.00–128.00	125.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	779	120.00–124.00	122.86
2	—	458	121.00	121.00
14	—	518	133.00–145.00	139.98
1	—	550	133.00	133.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	955	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,328	850.00–1,050.00	943.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,289	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,120.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	81.00–86.00	84.10
6	—	1,768	101.00–106.00	103.77
9	—	1,586	93.00–97.00	95.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	864	44.00–53.00	50.31
26	—	1,089	58.00–69.00	62.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	75.00–78.00	76.67
13	—	1,404	64.00–74.00	71.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	79.00	79.00
28	—	1,207	65.00–75.00	70.25

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.