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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 18

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Oct 11Oct 18Oct 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,472 head

▲ 270 vs last sale 1,202▲ 333 vs year ago 1,139 · +29.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

178 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 89▲ 36 vs year ago 142 · +25.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 63▼ 31 vs year ago 80 · −38.8%

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 2.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers and bulls under 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Quality average to fancy. Demand moderate.

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 $149.46/cwt on 598 head.

Average price

$149.46

598 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$17.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.31

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	644	149.92	966	551
Medium and Large 2-3	466	146.10	681	40
Medium and Large 3	385	135.00	520	1thin
Small 1-2	488	132.17	645	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.75/cwt here — about $321 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 sale598 hd

149.46

—

TN average8 barns · 1,531 hd

148.16

+1.31

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	88.41	1,478	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	59.17	854	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	55.85	695	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	48.44	487	58

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	240	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	458	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	273	152.17/cwt	150.00–154.00	415	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	183.43/cwt	175.00–186.00	583	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	162.33/cwt	160.00–165.00	524	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	171.01/cwt	160.00–180.00	631	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	371	153.85/cwt	150.00–163.00	571	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	161.32/cwt	155.00–167.00	694	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	151.12/cwt	150.00–154.00	654	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	472	146.94/cwt	130.00–150.00	694	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	155.80/cwt	150.00–162.00	749	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	152.49/cwt	145.00–156.00	790	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	134.12/cwt	130.00–138.00	697	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	541	154.36/cwt	154.00–157.00	835	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	902	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	147.86/cwt	135.00–154.00	861	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	143.87/cwt	135.00–151.00	888	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	151.30/cwt	147.00–155.00	946	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	147.21/cwt	146.00–150.00	985	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	137.58/cwt	130.00–142.00	920	26
Steers	—	Small 1-2	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	144.88/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,029	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	136.18/cwt	132.00–141.00	989	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	942	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	134.80/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,030	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	818	134.32/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,099	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	128.18/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,051	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	868	146.93/cwt	130.00–147.50	1,275	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,053	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	108.98/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,059	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,299	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	142.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	398	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	283	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	389	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	136.93/cwt	130.00–144.00	446	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	327	133.36/cwt	120.00–135.00	436	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	367	130.65/cwt	124.00–135.00	479	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	143.88/cwt	135.00–150.00	548	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	417	122.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	509	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	137.89/cwt	130.00–143.00	581	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	125.84/cwt	114.00–130.00	537	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	110.79/cwt	107.50–114.00	476	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	134.98/cwt	130.00–141.00	645	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	125.08/cwt	120.00–128.00	598	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	130.88/cwt	124.00–137.00	683	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	711	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	119.11/cwt	110.00–125.00	628	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	127.52/cwt	120.00–132.00	742	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	112.83/cwt	112.50–113.00	704	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	124.39/cwt	118.00–130.00	777	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	120.11/cwt	117.00–127.00	802	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	712	98.23/cwt	90.00–105.00	699	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	113.99/cwt	104.00–121.00	821	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	115.16/cwt	110.00–117.00	895	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	821	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	985	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	95.33/cwt	94.00–98.00	879	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	158.41/cwt	150.00–166.00	673	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	143.76/cwt	134.00–150.00	624	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	136.93/cwt	125.00–143.00	645	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	148.10/cwt	140.00–156.00	701	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	141.14/cwt	135.00–145.00	741	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	132.63/cwt	130.00–133.00	703	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	134.69/cwt	130.00–141.00	761	19
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	120.98/cwt	113.00–125.00	703	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	130.56/cwt	125.00–141.00	812	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	116.84/cwt	108.00–124.00	729	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	122.79/cwt	120.00–128.00	829	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	687	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	769	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	115.80/cwt	115.00–117.00	819	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	910	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	94.11/cwt	84.00–108.00	830	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,249	79.63/cwt	75.00–83.00	995	5
Bulls	—	—	1,785	96.41/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,721	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	91.20/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,696	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	48.52/cwt	44.00–53.00	486	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	502	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	53.07/cwt	50.00–56.00	632	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	62.35/cwt	60.00–65.00	748	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	55.97/cwt	52.00–61.00	704	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	59.17/cwt	56.00–63.00	854	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	940	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	712.23/cwt	700.00–725.00	6,695	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,160	812.52/cwt	735.00–900.00	9,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	856.61/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,365	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	858.73/cwt	800.00–975.00	10,408	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	845	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,140	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	13,466	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,178.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,400.00	13,199	5

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,472Last week 1,202Year ago 1,139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 89Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 63Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	582	135.00–154.00	147.86
37	—	518	145.00–156.00	152.49
11	—	726	132.00–141.00	136.18
31	—	481	150.00–162.00	155.80
3	—	1,120	116.00	116.00
43	—	430	155.00–167.00	161.32
30	—	617	135.00–151.00	143.87
26	—	669	130.00–142.00	137.58
9	—	318	175.00–186.00	183.43
9	—	764	124.00–137.00	134.80
5	—	820	125.00–131.00	128.18
1	—	240	191.00	191.00
29	—	369	160.00–180.00	171.01
1	—	870	121.00	121.00
1	—	280	181.00	181.00
4	—	972	106.00–110.00	108.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	110.00	110.00
2	—	323	160.00–165.00	162.33
2	—	520	130.00–138.00	134.12
2	—	630	130.00	130.00
2	—	273	150.00–154.00	152.17
7	—	433	150.00–154.00	151.12
10	—	371	150.00–163.00	153.85
11	—	472	130.00–150.00	146.94
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
1	—	760	124.00	124.00
1	—	850	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	125.00	125.00
2	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	415	128.00	128.00
1	—	455	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	669	146.00–150.00	147.21
20	—	710	140.00–147.50	144.88
8	—	541	154.00–157.00	154.36
6	—	818	133.00–137.00	134.32
124	—	868	130.00–147.50	146.93
10	—	582	155.00	155.00
67	—	625	147.00–155.00	151.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	720	104.00–121.00	113.99
59	—	582	120.00–132.00	127.52
7	—	777	110.00–117.00	115.16
100	—	478	130.00–141.00	134.98
32	—	421	130.00–143.00	137.89
1	—	830	105.00	105.00
67	—	522	124.00–137.00	130.88
3	—	922	94.00–98.00	95.33
35	—	625	118.00–130.00	124.39
4	—	279	140.00–150.00	142.56
1	—	950	100.00	100.00
14	—	668	117.00–127.00	120.11
23	—	381	135.00–150.00	143.88
7	—	326	130.00–144.00	136.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	478	120.00–128.00	125.08
6	—	527	110.00–125.00	119.11
7	—	427	114.00–130.00	125.84
3	—	367	124.00–135.00	130.65
3	—	712	90.00–105.00	98.23
9	—	327	120.00–135.00	133.36
2	—	283	135.00–140.00	137.52
3	—	624	112.50–113.00	112.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	135.00	135.00
7	—	821	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
5	—	417	120.00–125.00	122.01
1	—	520	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	107.50–114.00	110.79
1	—	620	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	130.00–133.00	132.63
7	—	434	134.00–150.00	143.76
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
6	—	687	112.00	112.00
7	—	581	113.00–125.00	120.98
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
8	—	624	108.00–124.00	116.84
7	—	471	125.00–143.00	136.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	707	115.00–117.00	115.80
5	—	675	120.00–128.00	122.79
25	—	525	135.00–145.00	141.14
18	—	622	125.00–141.00	130.56
10	—	425	150.00–166.00	158.41
3	—	882	84.00–108.00	94.11
19	—	565	130.00–141.00	134.69
2	—	775	115.00–120.00	117.48
2	—	800	100.00	100.00
18	—	473	140.00–156.00	148.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	44.00	44.00
57	—	1,002	44.00–53.00	48.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,191	50.00–56.00	53.07
2	—	1,200	60.00–65.00	62.35
30	—	1,257	52.00–61.00	55.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,444	56.00–63.00	59.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,860	86.00–94.00	91.20
5	—	1,249	75.00–83.00	79.63
2	—	1,785	96.00–97.00	96.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	735.00–900.00	812.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	700.00–725.00	712.23

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,212	800.00–975.00	858.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	800.00–900.00	856.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	750.00	750.00

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)	Open	5	—	1,120	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,178.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.