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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 25

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Oct 18Oct 25Nov 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,178 head

▼ 294 vs last sale 1,472▲ 436 vs year ago 742 · +58.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

225 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 178▲ 172 vs year ago 53 · +324.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 49▲ 48 vs year ago 36 · +133.3%

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 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Feeder steers 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 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 $129.96/cwt on 435 head.

Average price

$129.96

435 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$15.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.92

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	555	130.78	726	402
Medium and Large 2-3	460	121.18	558	27
Medium and Large 3	398	115.00	457	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.78/cwt here — about $269 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 sale435 hd

129.96

—

TN average10 barns · 2,382 hd

124.04

+5.92

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	—	Low	1,710	78.65	1,344	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	56.19	792	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	54.78	666	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	38.90	402	26

Every lot

82 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	269	177.48/cwt	168.00–195.00	477	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	177.26/cwt	170.00–185.00	585	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	146.70/cwt	140.00–150.00	496	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	175.64/cwt	161.00–185.00	659	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	154.75/cwt	140.00–160.00	634	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	163.41/cwt	150.00–173.00	699	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	153.32/cwt	145.00–160.00	718	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	149.82/cwt	145.00–155.00	785	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	843	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	137.81/cwt	135.00–140.00	733	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	858	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	146.57/cwt	135.00–150.00	837	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	142.17/cwt	131.00–146.00	884	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	940	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	136.16/cwt	130.00–144.00	907	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	133.22/cwt	120.00–138.00	961	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	130.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	994	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,078	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	844	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,123	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,086	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,140	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	142.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	459	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	127.22/cwt	120.00–135.00	424	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	144.24/cwt	135.00–150.00	542	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	382	124.25/cwt	124.00–125.00	475	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	129.59/cwt	125.00–133.00	538	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	140.31/cwt	130.00–145.00	610	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	577	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	132.65/cwt	124.00–142.00	633	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	116.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	602	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	127.06/cwt	120.00–135.00	667	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	543	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	125.19/cwt	120.00–133.00	717	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	107.53/cwt	106.00–109.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	129.64/cwt	112.00–138.00	805	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	131.00/cwt	112.00–135.50	880	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	110.62/cwt	108.00–115.00	805	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	862	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	105.33/cwt	100.00–108.00	921	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	986	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	156.90/cwt	133.00–165.00	672	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	146.42/cwt	137.00–150.00	695	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	123.89/cwt	115.00–132.00	591	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	138.90/cwt	135.00–140.00	721	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	128.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	667	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	129.99/cwt	121.00–134.00	747	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	119.50/cwt	110.00–129.00	735	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	126.58/cwt	123.00–130.00	794	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	122.62/cwt	118.00–128.00	820	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	95.19/cwt	84.00–107.00	783	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	958	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	747	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,672	74.45/cwt	60.00–80.00	1,245	10
Bulls	—	—	1,772	85.64/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,518	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	31.27/cwt	23.00–39.00	304	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	44.50/cwt	39.00–49.00	480	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	55.17/cwt	51.00–60.00	667	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	49.34/cwt	48.00–50.00	612	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	803	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	56.19/cwt	54.00–61.00	792	26
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	700.98/cwt	585.00–775.00	6,729	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	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 Oct 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,178Last week 1,472Year ago 742

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 178Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 49Year ago 36

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Feeder steers 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	145.00	145.00
2	—	715	135.00	135.00
5	—	844	133.00	133.00
6	—	550	156.00	156.00
2	—	653	144.00	144.00
7	—	527	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	759	129.00–135.00	130.98
2	—	823	131.00	131.00
26	—	375	161.00–185.00	175.64
11	—	330	170.00–185.00	177.26
11	—	721	120.00–138.00	133.22
69	—	571	135.00–150.00	146.57
53	—	622	131.00–146.00	142.17
37	—	524	145.00–155.00	149.82
12	—	666	130.00–144.00	136.16
31	—	428	150.00–173.00	163.41
19	—	468	145.00–160.00	153.32
1	—	890	122.00	122.00
1	—	950	120.00	120.00
7	—	269	168.00–195.00	177.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	116.00	116.00
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
7	—	532	135.00–140.00	137.81
4	—	410	140.00–160.00	154.75
3	—	338	140.00–150.00	146.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	477	124.00–142.00	132.65
3	—	874	100.00–108.00	105.33
4	—	784	110.00	110.00
39	—	525	120.00–135.00	127.06
78	—	621	112.00–138.00	129.64
55	—	573	120.00–133.00	125.19
2	—	913	108.00	108.00
2	—	275	140.00	140.00
10	—	321	140.00–150.00	142.98
26	—	376	135.00–150.00	144.24
51	—	672	112.00–135.50	131.00
42	—	435	130.00–145.00	140.31
10	—	728	108.00–115.00	110.62
10	—	820	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	105.00	105.00
4	—	325	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
4	—	382	124.00–125.00	124.25
4	—	333	120.00–135.00	127.22
2	—	573	106.00–109.00	107.53
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
1	—	465	124.00	124.00
5	—	415	125.00–133.00	129.59
7	—	518	110.00–120.00	116.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	495	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	84.00–107.00	95.19
14	—	669	118.00–128.00	122.62
34	—	475	137.00–150.00	146.42
12	—	627	123.00–130.00	126.58
19	—	575	121.00–134.00	129.99
23	—	428	133.00–165.00	156.90
14	—	519	135.00–140.00	138.90
5	—	720	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	94.00	94.00
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
5	—	521	120.00–130.00	128.00
2	—	615	110.00–129.00	119.50
1	—	790	80.00	80.00
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
6	—	477	115.00–132.00	123.89
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
3	—	958	78.00	78.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	971	23.00–39.00	31.27
15	—	1,078	39.00–49.00	44.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,209	51.00–60.00	55.17
3	—	1,240	48.00–50.00	49.34
1	—	1,295	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,409	54.00–61.00	56.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,672	60.00–80.00	74.45
6	—	1,772	83.00–90.00	85.64

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	900	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	960	585.00–775.00	700.98

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.