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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 9

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Aug 2Aug 9Aug 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

841 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 885▼ 54 vs year ago 895 · −6.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 122▲ 82 vs year ago 90 · +91.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 30▼ 7 vs year ago 45 · −15.6%

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 mostly steady, and feeder heifers were unevenly steady with instances of 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Offerings of feeder cattle this week were moderate with mostly average to high quality. Buyers were keenly interested in cattle that were long-weaned (45+ days) and preconditioned.

Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with mostly moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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 $139.61/cwt on 336 head.

Average price

$139.61

336 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$18.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

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	530	140.56	744	319
Medium and Large 2-3	548	121.94	668	17thin

One grade step is worth $18.62/cwt here — about $77 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 sale336 hd

139.61

—

TN average11 barns · 3,624 hd

135.98

+3.63

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	1,671	98.30	1,643	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	69.60	1,017	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	65.46	787	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	60.06	587	42

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	433	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	183.18/cwt	170.00–185.00	513	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	283	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	538	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	574	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	361	181.25/cwt	178.00–185.00	654	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	376	151.95/cwt	145.00–157.00	571	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	165.88/cwt	160.00–175.00	625	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	164.28/cwt	155.00–170.00	706	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	172.64/cwt	170.00–174.00	799	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	162.48/cwt	155.00–166.00	773	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	158.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	828	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	170.24/cwt	170.00–171.00	895	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	146.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	770	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	157.00/cwt	145.00–163.00	900	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	147.15/cwt	140.00–152.00	931	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	149.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	992	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,024	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	729	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,079	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	975	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,123	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	153.22/cwt	151.00–155.00	427	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	152.89/cwt	145.00–161.00	486	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	149.29/cwt	148.00–153.00	567	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	148.81/cwt	140.00–154.00	635	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	145.87/cwt	140.00–154.00	696	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	129.70/cwt	120.00–135.00	628	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	776	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	142.08/cwt	133.00–148.00	737	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	538	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	823	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	136.02/cwt	130.00–142.00	773	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	121.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	696	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	133.89/cwt	126.00–140.00	835	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	130.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	869	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	122.12/cwt	115.00–124.00	874	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	929	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	119.39/cwt	117.00–121.00	972	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	991	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	131.43/cwt	129.00–134.00	549	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	153.47/cwt	144.00–160.00	646	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	424	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	708	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	157.86/cwt	150.00–168.00	736	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	703	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	144.94/cwt	138.00–151.00	771	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	144.45/cwt	135.00–159.00	826	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	135.99/cwt	127.00–143.00	851	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	128.60/cwt	124.00–136.00	867	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	707	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	919	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	116.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	856	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	119.64/cwt	110.00–124.00	927	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	93.58/cwt	90.00–97.00	866	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,008	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	81.47/cwt	74.00–89.00	880	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,040	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	832	1
Bulls	—	—	1,466	94.39/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,384	8
Bulls	—	—	1,955	104.50/cwt	101.00–110.00	2,043	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	876	54.55/cwt	53.00–55.00	478	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	61.16/cwt	57.00–66.00	610	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,077	57.70/cwt	56.00–59.00	621	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	772	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	65.79/cwt	61.00–69.00	795	70
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	70.23/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,005	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,125	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	62.52/cwt	62.00–63.00	1,035	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	765	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,667	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	895	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,265	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	943	643.41/cwt	600.00–735.00	6,067	3
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	985	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,994	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	673.81/cwt	650.00–700.00	7,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	746.84/cwt	600.00–825.00	8,350	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	846.65/cwt	750.00–950.00	10,117	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	813	506.98/cwt	400.00–590.00	4,122	2
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	920	607.07/cwt	500.00–700.00	5,585	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	985	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,649	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,065.00/cwt	975.00–1,110.00	13,259	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,240	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 Aug 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 841Last week 885Year ago 895

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 122Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 30Year ago 45

Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with mostly moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	610.00	610.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	750.00–950.00	846.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,118	600.00–825.00	746.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	650.00–700.00	673.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	943	600.00–735.00	643.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	500.00–700.00	607.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	400.00–590.00	506.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,245	975.00–1,110.00	1,065.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	825.00	825.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	108.00	108.00
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
2	—	755	123.00	123.00
14	—	318	145.00–161.00	152.89
7	—	716	115.00–124.00	122.12
14	—	380	148.00–153.00	149.29
26	—	667	125.00–135.00	130.24
5	—	814	117.00–121.00	119.39
53	—	624	126.00–140.00	133.89
43	—	568	130.00–142.00	136.02
51	—	477	140.00–154.00	145.87
50	—	519	133.00–148.00	142.08
34	—	427	140.00–154.00	148.81
8	—	279	151.00–155.00	153.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
2	—	735	100.00	100.00
2	—	428	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	119.00	119.00
2	—	543	124.00	124.00
4	—	575	120.00–124.00	121.03
4	—	484	120.00–135.00	129.70
1	—	615	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	785	143.00	143.00
4	—	526	170.00–171.00	170.24
6	—	463	170.00–174.00	172.64
10	—	729	148.00	148.00
12	—	665	154.00	154.00
3	—	425	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	120.00	120.00
2	—	765	125.00–130.00	127.50
18	—	377	160.00–175.00	165.88
20	—	633	140.00–152.00	147.15
24	—	663	140.00–150.00	149.57
15	—	476	155.00–166.00	162.48
12	—	430	155.00–170.00	164.28
21	—	523	155.00–160.00	158.41
11	—	280	170.00–185.00	183.18
1	—	225	192.50	192.50
72	—	573	145.00–163.00	157.00
4	—	333	170.00–175.00	172.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	283	190.00	190.00
7	—	361	178.00–185.00	181.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	144.00	144.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
5	—	526	140.00–148.00	146.37
4	—	376	145.00–157.00	151.95
1	—	265	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	130.00	130.00
5	—	424	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	105.00	105.00
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
7	—	421	144.00–160.00	153.47
28	—	532	138.00–151.00	144.94
27	—	466	150.00–168.00	157.86
2	—	1,080	74.00–89.00	81.47
2	—	925	90.00–97.00	93.58
1	—	855	85.00	85.00
5	—	732	110.00–120.00	116.99
30	—	572	135.00–159.00	144.45
29	—	626	127.00–143.00	135.99
18	—	674	124.00–136.00	128.60
13	—	775	110.00–124.00	119.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	129.00–134.00	131.43
1	—	470	139.00	139.00
2	—	525	133.00–135.00	133.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	876	53.00–55.00	54.55
1	—	1,135	68.00	68.00
33	—	998	57.00–66.00	61.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	75.00	75.00
14	—	1,431	69.00–71.00	70.23
2	—	1,655	62.00–63.00	62.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,208	61.00–69.00	65.79
3	—	1,077	56.00–59.00	57.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,466	88.00–97.00	94.39
1	—	1,040	80.00	80.00
8	—	1,955	101.00–110.00	104.50

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.