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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 11

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Oct 4Oct 11Oct 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,202 head

▲ 558 vs last sale 644▲ 274 vs year ago 928 · +29.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 130▲ 4 vs year ago 85 · +4.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 73▼ 6 vs year ago 69 · −8.7%

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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

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 $136.67/cwt on 365 head.

Average price

$136.67

365 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$24.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.90

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	464	138.76	643	322
Medium and Large 2-3	497	122.30	608	36
Medium and Large 3	356	114.71	409	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.04/cwt here — about $234 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 sale365 hd

136.67

—

TN average12 barns · 2,452 hd

127.77

+8.90

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	1,662	84.43	1,403	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	62.88	936	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	58.93	726	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	45.90	463	18

Every lot

86 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 3	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	272	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	435	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	171.68/cwt	170.00–189.00	496	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	173.36/cwt	170.00–183.00	544	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	331	192.75/cwt	192.50–193.00	638	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	339	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	475	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	494	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	172.56/cwt	160.00–180.00	623	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	160.66/cwt	150.00–164.00	602	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	137.37/cwt	130.00–145.00	585	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	164.87/cwt	160.00–172.00	714	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	157.67/cwt	150.00–164.00	747	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	671	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	715	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	141.96/cwt	135.00–149.00	742	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	152.70/cwt	140.00–160.00	812	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	549	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	862	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	150.09/cwt	143.00–155.00	862	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	141.83/cwt	134.00–148.00	868	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	813	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	149.67/cwt	148.00–150.00	934	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	139.82/cwt	134.00–145.00	951	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	699	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	979	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	137.16/cwt	135.00–138.00	972	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,005	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,039	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,037	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	843	151.20/cwt	135.00–151.75	1,275	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,039	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,186	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,133	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	202	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	323	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	203	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	254	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	254	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	268	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	348	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	153.48/cwt	144.00–155.00	424	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	134.25/cwt	130.00–138.00	436	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	377	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	149.35/cwt	140.00–155.00	493	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	145.47/cwt	140.00–148.00	548	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	131.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	499	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	138.16/cwt	130.00–143.00	590	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	140.51/cwt	130.00–145.00	652	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	135.34/cwt	125.00–138.00	715	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	130.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	747	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	118.87/cwt	104.00–124.00	680	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	116.97/cwt	115.00–118.00	714	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	124.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	764	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	652	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	739	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	119.14/cwt	115.00–121.00	788	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	703	109.98/cwt	105.00–115.00	773	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	117.34/cwt	116.00–120.00	840	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	983	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	160.54/cwt	150.00–169.00	660	43
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	140.63/cwt	140.00–142.00	602	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	139.45/cwt	123.00–150.00	657	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	150.60/cwt	134.00–156.00	720	55
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	144.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	754	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	536	126.73/cwt	124.00–134.00	679	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	134.92/cwt	126.00–141.00	781	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	128.85/cwt	120.00–144.00	803	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	122.57/cwt	120.00–128.00	776	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	120.67/cwt	117.00–130.00	810	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	120.97/cwt	115.00–130.00	870	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	833	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,598	78.30/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,251	7
Bulls	—	—	1,659	89.04/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,477	7
Bulls	—	—	2,135	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,028	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	48.19/cwt	42.00–53.00	474	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	41.33/cwt	40.00–44.00	437	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	57.22/cwt	55.00–59.00	699	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	59.25/cwt	54.00–64.00	731	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	62.88/cwt	60.00–64.50	936	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	839.29/cwt	775.00–875.00	7,831	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,556	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	741.04/cwt	675.00–850.00	7,855	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,075	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 Oct 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,202Last week 644Year ago 928

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 130Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 73Year ago 69

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	464	130.00–145.00	140.51
3	—	202	160.00	160.00
48	—	528	125.00–138.00	135.34
31	—	427	130.00–143.00	138.16
15	—	615	120.00–130.00	124.24
30	—	571	130.00–135.00	130.78
14	—	661	115.00–121.00	119.14
14	—	276	144.00–155.00	153.48
50	—	377	140.00–148.00	145.47
39	—	330	140.00–155.00	149.35
1	—	910	108.00	108.00
9	—	716	116.00–120.00	117.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	105.00–115.00	109.98
6	—	379	130.00–140.00	131.69
7	—	572	104.00–124.00	118.87
2	—	325	130.00–138.00	134.25
8	—	520	120.00	120.00
3	—	652	110.00–115.00	113.34
3	—	610	115.00–118.00	116.97
2	—	440	130.00	130.00
2	—	268	130.00	130.00
1	—	210	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
3	—	328	115.00	115.00
2	—	203	125.00	125.00
1	—	525	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	479	140.00	140.00
2	—	358	138.00	138.00
2	—	205	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	532	140.00–160.00	152.70
22	—	612	134.00–148.00	141.83
21	—	361	160.00–180.00	172.56
29	—	474	150.00–164.00	157.67
6	—	988	120.00	120.00
2	—	873	118.00–120.00	118.97
11	—	289	170.00–189.00	171.68
6	—	709	135.00–138.00	137.16
5	—	314	170.00–183.00	173.36
6	—	574	143.00–155.00	150.09
1	—	810	128.00	128.00
1	—	775	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,030	110.00	110.00
16	—	680	134.00–145.00	139.82
8	—	433	160.00–172.00	164.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	549	157.00	157.00
6	—	331	192.50–193.00	192.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	160.00	160.00
4	—	339	140.00	140.00
11	—	375	150.00–164.00	160.66
7	—	523	135.00–149.00	141.96
4	—	426	130.00–145.00	137.37
2	—	493	145.00	145.00
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
2	—	623	130.00–131.00	130.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	134.00	134.00
4	—	699	140.00	140.00
121	—	843	135.00–151.75	151.20
12	—	624	148.00–150.00	149.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	579	126.00–141.00	134.92
13	—	523	140.00–150.00	144.10
5	—	719	115.00–130.00	120.97
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
43	—	411	150.00–169.00	160.54
15	—	671	117.00–130.00	120.67
55	—	478	134.00–156.00	150.60
9	—	623	120.00–144.00	128.85
1	—	925	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	140.00–142.00	140.63
20	—	471	123.00–150.00	139.45
3	—	633	120.00–128.00	122.57
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
7	—	536	124.00–134.00	126.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,058	40.00–44.00	41.33
12	—	983	42.00–53.00	48.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,488	60.00–64.50	62.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,234	54.00–64.00	59.25
3	—	1,222	55.00–59.00	57.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,659	85.00–94.00	89.04
7	—	1,598	70.00–84.00	78.30
1	—	2,135	95.00	95.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	933	775.00–875.00	839.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,060	675.00–850.00	741.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	775.00	775.00

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.