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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 8

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Nov 1Nov 8Nov 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,742 head

▲ 489 vs last sale 1,253▲ 703 vs year ago 1,039 · +67.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

233 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 118▲ 122 vs year ago 111 · +109.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 48▼ 3 vs year ago 72 · −4.2%

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 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. Feeder steers were steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady with instances 4.00 higher. Bull calves 2.00 to 8.00 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 $128.91/cwt on 498 head.

Average price

$128.91

498 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$30.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

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	513	131.36	674	412
Medium and Large 2-3	504	118.09	595	80
Small 1-2	440	112.50	495	2thin
Medium and Large 3	457	101.25	462	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.11/cwt here — about $212 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 sale498 hd

128.91

—

TN average10 barns · 2,789 hd

127.13

+1.78

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	1,606	71.41	1,147	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	55.28	826	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	55.01	684	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	40.08	392	51

Every lot

94 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	189.58/cwt	182.50–193.00	427	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	180.17/cwt	174.00–184.00	495	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	150.09/cwt	145.00–170.00	417	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	167.79/cwt	160.00–181.00	545	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	518	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	353	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	646	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	172.60/cwt	154.00–181.00	637	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	384	147.26/cwt	137.00–160.00	565	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	153.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	652	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	161.63/cwt	145.00–169.00	689	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	443	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	157.82/cwt	144.00–164.00	759	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	490	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	845	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	135.44/cwt	130.00–144.00	702	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	154.34/cwt	140.00–160.00	803	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	133.70/cwt	130.00–138.00	759	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	147.64/cwt	140.00–154.00	842	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	154.53/cwt	150.00–156.00	910	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	144.38/cwt	140.00–149.00	889	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	139.08/cwt	130.00–154.00	862	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	138.02/cwt	133.00–143.00	937	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	980	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	718	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	862	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	136.20/cwt	129.00–138.00	981	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	136.04/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,042	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	975	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	126.74/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,049	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	121.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,079	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,108	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	150.62/cwt	140.00–160.00	358	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	354	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	147.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	417	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	143.52/cwt	134.00–150.00	462	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	324	131.04/cwt	125.00–142.50	425	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	343	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	360	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	144.37/cwt	134.00–156.00	537	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	127.99/cwt	122.00–130.00	484	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	139.44/cwt	130.00–145.00	587	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	431	124.28/cwt	114.00–133.00	536	25
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	440	112.50/cwt	105.00–120.00	495	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	122.61/cwt	114.00–125.00	581	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	135.25/cwt	125.00–148.00	648	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	128.30/cwt	120.00–135.00	672	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	108.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	574	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	127.00/cwt	121.00–135.00	721	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	589	112.03/cwt	100.00–120.00	660	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	121.60/cwt	110.00–125.00	747	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	104.94/cwt	100.00–115.00	661	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	823	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	121.56/cwt	110.00–125.00	810	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	121.10/cwt	110.00–137.00	863	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	110.75/cwt	100.00–115.00	797	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	777	95.79/cwt	90.00–108.00	744	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	108.42/cwt	103.00–112.00	857	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	104.05/cwt	100.00–108.00	920	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	502	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	157.64/cwt	141.00–165.00	675	33
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	472	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	581	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	138.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	660	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	146.15/cwt	135.00–155.00	703	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	143.71/cwt	129.00–158.00	753	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	541	120.20/cwt	120.00–121.00	650	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	138.60/cwt	130.00–149.00	791	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	125.27/cwt	120.00–132.00	739	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	122.39/cwt	118.00–130.00	756	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	629	112.43/cwt	110.00–120.00	707	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	120.34/cwt	111.00–123.00	806	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	112.05/cwt	100.00–118.00	800	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	717	108.85/cwt	100.00–115.00	780	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	886	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,037	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,481	57.96/cwt	38.00–75.00	858	7
Bulls	—	—	1,694	80.83/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,369	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	902	30.46/cwt	22.00–35.00	275	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	43.72/cwt	36.00–48.00	440	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	527	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	55.16/cwt	50.00–61.00	687	65
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	905	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	54.76/cwt	51.00–60.00	819	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,399	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,510	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,743	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	772.87/cwt	700.00–825.00	8,486	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 Nov 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,742Last week 1,253Year ago 1,039

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 118Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 48Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	589	100.00–120.00	112.03
4	—	720	100.00–115.00	110.75
4	—	530	105.00–110.00	108.28
25	—	431	114.00–133.00	124.28
4	—	378	122.00–130.00	127.99
12	—	474	114.00–125.00	122.61
6	—	324	125.00–142.50	131.04
3	—	777	90.00–108.00	95.79
2	—	695	100.00	100.00
7	—	630	100.00–115.00	104.94
2	—	270	131.00	131.00
1	—	800	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
2	—	343	105.00	105.00
1	—	430	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	568	121.00–135.00	127.00
18	—	322	134.00–150.00	143.52
12	—	713	110.00–137.00	121.10
24	—	666	110.00–125.00	121.56
53	—	421	130.00–145.00	139.44
8	—	283	140.00–150.00	147.24
6	—	238	140.00–160.00	150.62
5	—	790	103.00–112.00	108.42
4	—	884	100.00–108.00	104.05
28	—	372	134.00–156.00	144.37
41	—	614	110.00–125.00	121.60
68	—	479	125.00–148.00	135.25
92	—	524	120.00–135.00	128.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	658	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	105.00–120.00	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	172.50	172.50
3	—	685	143.00	143.00
2	—	443	170.00	170.00
3	—	353	183.00	183.00
2	—	768	127.00	127.00
24	—	589	150.00–156.00	154.53
6	—	616	140.00–149.00	144.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	278	145.00–170.00	150.09
5	—	518	130.00–144.00	135.44
2	—	718	120.00	120.00
19	—	384	137.00–160.00	147.26
3	—	568	130.00–138.00	133.70
3	—	425	150.00–155.00	153.32
2	—	328	158.00	158.00
1	—	495	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	225	182.50–193.00	189.58
44	—	481	144.00–164.00	157.82
36	—	720	129.00–138.00	136.20
21	—	369	154.00–181.00	172.60
55	—	520	140.00–160.00	154.34
15	—	325	160.00–181.00	167.79
16	—	426	145.00–169.00	161.63
10	—	679	133.00–143.00	138.02
2	—	885	119.00–125.00	121.97
10	—	275	174.00–184.00	180.17
32	—	620	130.00–154.00	139.08
2	—	923	120.00	120.00
18	—	766	124.00–140.00	136.04
3	—	828	121.00–131.00	126.74
22	—	570	140.00–154.00	147.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	670	111.00–123.00	120.34
3	—	943	110.00	110.00
27	—	571	130.00–149.00	138.60
1	—	820	108.00	108.00
33	—	428	141.00–165.00	157.64
26	—	481	135.00–155.00	146.15
6	—	714	100.00–118.00	112.05
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
26	—	524	129.00–158.00	143.71
11	—	618	118.00–130.00	122.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	113.00	113.00
3	—	472	123.00	123.00
2	—	410	122.50	122.50
1	—	695	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	120.00	120.00
8	—	629	110.00–120.00	112.43
6	—	478	130.00–140.00	138.11
5	—	717	100.00–115.00	108.85
5	—	541	120.00–121.00	120.20
6	—	590	120.00–132.00	125.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,006	36.00–48.00	43.72
14	—	902	22.00–35.00	30.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	62.00	62.00
13	—	1,496	51.00–60.00	54.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	45.00	45.00
65	—	1,245	50.00–61.00	55.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,481	38.00–75.00	57.96
10	—	1,694	75.00–86.00	80.83

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,098	700.00–825.00	772.87

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	930	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	765	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	820	550.00	550.00

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.