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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 27

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,422 head

▲ 581 vs last sale 841▼ 10 vs year ago 1,432 · −0.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 137 vs last sale 63▲ 112 vs year ago 88 · +127.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 33▲ 25 vs year ago 42 · +59.5%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

-Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. Steers under 600 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower. Over 600 lbs mostly steady. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower.

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 $130.29/cwt on 467 head.

Average price

$130.29

467 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$27.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.27

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	521	132.08	689	389
Medium and Large 2-3	483	124.59	602	64
Medium and Large 3	452	107.27	485	11thin
Small 1-2	437	105.00	459	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.08/cwt here — about $230 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 sale467 hd

130.29

—

TN average8 barns · 1,735 hd

126.02

+4.27

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	1,582	87.90	1,391	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	67.30	939	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	64.19	795	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	964	52.56	507	29

Every lot

107 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	183.03/cwt	181.00–185.00	498	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	175.00/cwt	169.00–180.00	583	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	139.10/cwt	130.00–150.00	526	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	171.69/cwt	166.00–175.00	663	13
Steers	—	Small 1-2	393	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	476	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	606	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	158.59/cwt	150.00–165.00	679	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	112.55/cwt	110.00–125.00	486	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	155.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	728	33
Steers	—	Small 1-2	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	141.42/cwt	134.00–150.00	676	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	559	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	621	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	148.20/cwt	136.00–155.00	762	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	136.68/cwt	130.00–150.00	731	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	553	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	841	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	562	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	658	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	140.92/cwt	137.00–150.00	809	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	149.72/cwt	148.00–156.00	861	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	127.21/cwt	124.00–130.00	733	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	606	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	788	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	615	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	132.44/cwt	128.00–136.00	826	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	145.65/cwt	142.00–148.00	912	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	139.68/cwt	134.00–145.00	877	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	136.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	912	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,006	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	998	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	138.66/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,007	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	898	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	140.02/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,073	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	823	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,004	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	130.85/cwt	127.00–133.50	1,089	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	123.91/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,095	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	906	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,282	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,114	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	143.52/cwt	134.00–150.00	402	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	144.16/cwt	140.00–146.00	474	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	126.71/cwt	120.00–136.00	431	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	139.11/cwt	134.00–147.00	526	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	384	130.64/cwt	130.00–131.00	502	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	137.79/cwt	135.00–140.00	587	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	472	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	128.80/cwt	121.00–132.00	559	17
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	106.25/cwt	104.00–113.00	494	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	135.01/cwt	127.00–141.00	635	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	127.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	605	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	503	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	503	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	132.79/cwt	124.00–137.00	694	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	541	123.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	669	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	127.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	731	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	117.82/cwt	108.00–121.00	681	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	818	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	126.62/cwt	120.00–134.00	783	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	115.95/cwt	112.00–120.00	722	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	121.22/cwt	115.00–124.00	810	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	110.38/cwt	104.00–115.00	743	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	919	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	115.87/cwt	105.00–120.00	840	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	728	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	801	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	108.45/cwt	106.00–110.00	900	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	404	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	424	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	154.54/cwt	143.00–161.00	665	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	146.91/cwt	140.00–163.00	698	40
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	134.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	648	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	513	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	539	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	132.06/cwt	121.00–135.00	683	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	138.59/cwt	130.00–142.00	722	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	559	128.67/cwt	124.00–130.00	719	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	135.24/cwt	129.00–139.00	767	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	125.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	790	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	765	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	124.46/cwt	120.00–128.00	828	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	121.41/cwt	115.00–124.00	869	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	932	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	117.93/cwt	112.00–124.00	899	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	113.43/cwt	111.00–115.00	923	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	918	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	782	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,417	81.60/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,156	6
Bulls	—	—	1,575	87.69/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,381	13
Bulls	—	—	1,800	96.00/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,728	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	814	44.21/cwt	41.00–47.00	360	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	53.90/cwt	46.00–58.00	533	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	805	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,215	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	899	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	58.94/cwt	58.00–60.00	724	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	756	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	64.34/cwt	60.00–69.00	799	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	67.28/cwt	64.00–72.00	949	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	870.18/cwt	785.00–960.00	9,833	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	737.37/cwt	725.00–750.00	8,797	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,225	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 Sep 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,422Last week 841Year ago 1,432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 63Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 33Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	428	150.00–165.00	158.59
33	—	468	150.00–160.00	155.52
11	—	884	123.00–124.00	123.91
29	—	666	130.00–140.00	136.97
11	—	333	169.00–180.00	175.00
2	—	928	120.00	120.00
4	—	272	181.00–185.00	183.03
1	—	960	110.00	110.00
21	—	832	127.00–133.50	130.85
13	—	386	166.00–175.00	171.69
11	—	726	135.00–143.00	138.66
23	—	574	137.00–150.00	140.92
9	—	766	138.00–141.00	140.02
1	—	1,040	100.00	100.00
42	—	514	136.00–155.00	148.20
46	—	628	134.00–145.00	139.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	615	109.50	109.50
2	—	393	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	—	713	140.00	140.00
55	—	906	141.50	141.50
14	—	680	148.00	148.00
13	—	626	142.00–148.00	145.65
9	—	575	148.00–156.00	149.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
10	—	478	134.00–150.00	141.42
6	—	535	130.00–150.00	136.68
11	—	378	130.00–150.00	139.10
11	—	624	128.00–136.00	132.44
1	—	730	123.00	123.00
3	—	418	145.00	145.00
4	—	576	124.00–130.00	127.21
2	—	823	120.00–124.00	121.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	562	117.00	117.00
2	—	478	117.00	117.00
3	—	513	121.00	121.00
6	—	432	110.00–125.00	112.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	553	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	606	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	606	135.00	135.00
4	—	724	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	378	134.00–147.00	139.11
56	—	618	120.00–134.00	126.62
46	—	426	135.00–140.00	137.79
11	—	280	134.00–150.00	143.52
9	—	329	140.00–146.00	144.16
22	—	668	115.00–124.00	121.22
96	—	523	124.00–137.00	132.79
1	—	240	154.00	154.00
33	—	574	120.00–130.00	127.42
7	—	725	105.00–120.00	115.87
61	—	470	127.00–141.00	135.01
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
5	—	830	106.00–110.00	108.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	105.00	105.00
1	—	320	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	434	121.00–132.00	128.80
4	—	623	112.00–120.00	115.95
7	—	340	120.00–136.00	126.71
2	—	728	110.00	110.00
3	—	673	104.00–115.00	110.38
6	—	578	108.00–121.00	117.82
8	—	476	120.00–130.00	127.16
9	—	541	120.00–130.00	123.65
8	—	384	130.00–131.00	130.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
2	—	503	100.00	100.00
4	—	429	110.00	110.00
4	—	465	104.00–113.00	106.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	126.00	126.00
3	—	445	134.00	134.00
2	—	635	120.00–121.00	120.50
6	—	559	124.00–130.00	128.67
9	—	517	121.00–135.00	132.06
1	—	850	108.00	108.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
9	—	483	130.00–140.00	134.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	475	140.00–163.00	146.91
27	—	567	129.00–139.00	135.24
19	—	665	120.00–128.00	124.46
15	—	430	143.00–161.00	154.54
2	—	978	80.00	80.00
12	—	716	115.00–124.00	121.41
23	—	521	130.00–142.00	138.59
9	—	814	111.00–115.00	113.43
15	—	628	120.00–130.00	125.72
4	—	762	112.00–124.00	117.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	105.00	105.00
5	—	404	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	58.00–60.00	58.94
31	—	1,242	60.00–69.00	64.34
1	—	1,150	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,410	64.00–72.00	67.28
1	—	1,240	61.00	61.00
1	—	1,215	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	814	41.00–47.00	44.21
25	—	988	46.00–58.00	53.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,575	85.00–94.00	87.69
6	—	1,417	78.00–84.00	81.60
5	—	1,800	95.00–100.00	96.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,193	725.00–750.00	737.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,130	785.00–960.00	870.18

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	950.00	950.00

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.