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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 16

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

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Feeder Cattle receipts

832 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 841▼ 323 vs year ago 1,155 · −28.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 172▲ 38 vs year ago 71 · +53.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 38▲ 11 vs year ago 11 · +100.0%

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 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

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 $136.51/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$136.51

289 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$11.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.03

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	580	137.03	795	253
Medium and Large 2-3	509	133.51	679	32
Small 1-2	538	128.00	689	3thin
Medium and Large 3	400	126.00	504	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.03/cwt here — about $291 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 sale289 hd

136.51

—

TN average8 barns · 1,309 hd

132.48

+4.03

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	1,523	95.85	1,460	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	69.04	1,009	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	68.86	842	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	62.29	674	27

Every lot

84 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	382	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	178.50/cwt	177.00–179.00	610	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	163.33/cwt	160.00–165.00	563	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	168.29/cwt	160.00–174.00	653	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	162.84/cwt	160.00–167.00	681	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	150.89/cwt	145.00–157.00	646	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	163.48/cwt	158.00–170.00	772	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	147.77/cwt	142.00–155.00	709	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	157.05/cwt	152.00–160.00	818	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	142.87/cwt	137.00–150.00	746	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	858	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	912	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	153.08/cwt	146.00–160.00	877	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	146.87/cwt	138.00–155.00	915	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	965	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	151.74/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,029	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	139.25/cwt	139.00–140.00	994	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	759	144.73/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,099	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,068	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	867	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,118	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,119	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	149.03/cwt	145.00–155.00	551	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	528	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	145.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	629	35
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	138.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	617	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	142.08/cwt	138.00–145.00	682	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	516	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	671	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	139.73/cwt	135.00–143.00	735	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	132.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	755	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	136.79/cwt	129.00–140.00	785	33
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	851	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	868	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	131.87/cwt	128.00–137.00	824	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	627	124.67/cwt	120.00–127.00	782	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	136.95/cwt	135.00–138.00	901	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	128.64/cwt	123.00–138.00	861	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	123.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	893	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	124.10/cwt	124.00–125.00	963	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	977	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	147.30/cwt	140.00–154.00	629	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	161.99/cwt	155.00–165.00	698	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	156.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	743	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	790	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	732	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	530	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	144.46/cwt	135.00–148.00	836	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	136.64/cwt	128.00–146.00	838	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	698	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	803	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	911	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	116.00/cwt	114.00–120.00	909	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,135	86.05/cwt	85.00–87.00	977	3
Bulls	—	—	1,534	95.61/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,467	8
Bulls	—	—	1,882	106.30/cwt	103.00–111.00	2,001	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	62.29/cwt	54.00–65.00	674	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	500	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	911	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	69.73/cwt	64.00–73.00	851	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	62.37/cwt	57.00–65.00	797	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	69.77/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,010	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	67.58/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,007	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	905	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,068	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,725	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,913	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,219	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,105	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,405	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,856	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	15,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	10,934	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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 841Year ago 1,155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 172Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 38Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	725	120.00–125.00	123.21
33	—	574	129.00–140.00	136.79
29	—	625	128.00–137.00	131.87
22	—	526	135.00–143.00	139.73
1	—	305	154.00	154.00
21	—	480	138.00–145.00	142.08
35	—	431	140.00–150.00	145.83
9	—	370	145.00–155.00	149.03
20	—	669	123.00–138.00	128.64
6	—	818	119.00–120.00	119.49
10	—	776	124.00–125.00	124.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
10	—	569	130.00–135.00	132.74
2	—	488	138.00	138.00
4	—	445	135.00–140.00	138.75
3	—	627	120.00–127.00	124.67
8	—	516	130.00	130.00
4	—	377	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	595	143.00	143.00
17	—	658	135.00–138.00	136.95
20	—	611	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	122.00	122.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	160.00	160.00
12	—	759	142.00–147.00	144.73
9	—	553	165.00	165.00
3	—	867	129.00	129.00
23	—	678	150.00–152.00	151.74
21	—	635	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	714	139.00–140.00	139.25
8	—	388	160.00–174.00	168.29
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
1	—	910	123.00	123.00
30	—	573	146.00–160.00	153.08
31	—	623	138.00–155.00	146.87
32	—	472	158.00–170.00	163.48
11	—	521	152.00–160.00	157.05
4	—	342	177.00–179.00	178.50
2	—	295	180.00	180.00
8	—	418	160.00–167.00	162.84
2	—	200	191.00	191.00
1	—	785	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
3	—	345	160.00–165.00	163.33
2	—	428	145.00–157.00	150.89
5	—	480	142.00–155.00	147.77
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
10	—	522	137.00–150.00	142.87
1	—	260	170.00	170.00
1	—	590	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	157.00	157.00
5	—	579	135.00–148.00	144.46
13	—	613	128.00–146.00	136.64
5	—	476	150.00–160.00	156.03
6	—	784	114.00–120.00	116.00
5	—	712	128.00	128.00
4	—	431	155.00–165.00	161.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	140.00	140.00
4	—	427	140.00–154.00	147.30
2	—	698	115.00	115.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,475	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	560.00	560.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,110.00	1,110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	69.00–70.00	69.77
2	—	1,490	66.00–69.00	67.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	75.00	75.00
43	—	1,221	64.00–73.00	69.73
1	—	1,110	45.00	45.00
3	—	1,278	57.00–65.00	62.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,082	54.00–65.00	62.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,534	91.00–101.00	95.61
3	—	1,135	85.00–87.00	86.05
3	—	1,882	103.00–111.00	106.30

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.