Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2019-05-20

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 20
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
← earliestMay 20Jun 3
Feeder Cattle receipts
825 head
825 vs last sale 0 825 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
32 vs last sale 0 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
30 vs last sale 0 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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 and bulls steady. Steers steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady with instances 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.56/cwt on 265 head.
Average price
$136.56
265 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.67
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516136.82706209
Medium and Large 2-3403135.8954855
Medium and Large 3360120.004321thin
One grade step is worth $16.82/cwt here — about $274 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 sale265 hd
136.56
TN average3 barns · 635 hd
130.90
+5.67
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,92774.811,4426thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12852.3559022
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49249.857445thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04240.634245thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy491139.02/cwt138.00–140.006834
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650129.00/cwt129.00–129.008391
BullsMedium and Large 1-2790115.00/cwt115.00–115.009092
BullsMedium and Large 1-2813105.00/cwt105.00–105.008542
CowsLean 85-90%1,01245.70/cwt44.00–47.004623
CowsLean 85-90%1,08833.03/cwt32.00–34.003592
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58552.66/cwt52.00–53.008353
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35345.64/cwt45.00–46.006182
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10151.52/cwt47.00–54.0056718
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24856.11/cwt54.00–58.007004
Bulls1,92774.81/cwt72.00–78.001,4426
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2980820.00/cwt820.00–820.008,0361
SteersSmall 1-2430143.00/cwt143.00–143.006152
SteersSmall 1-2330151.00/cwt151.00–151.004981
SteersMedium and Large 3225160.00/cwt160.00–160.003601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3377155.32/cwt150.00–161.0058614
SteersMedium and Large 2-3523139.78/cwt138.00–140.007319
SteersMedium and Large 2-3481149.65/cwt145.00–154.007204
SteersMedium and Large 2-3325156.05/cwt150.00–162.005074
SteersMedium and Large 2-3562139.32/cwt138.00–140.007833
SteersMedium and Large 2-3270164.26/cwt160.00–168.004443
SteersMedium and Large 2-3415154.00/cwt154.00–154.006391
SteersMedium and Large 2-3220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added805127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,02215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added565160.00/cwt160.00–160.009045
SteersMedium and Large 1-2565155.59/cwt149.00–161.0087920
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480157.73/cwt152.00–162.0075720
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425160.28/cwt157.00–165.0068120
SteersMedium and Large 1-2811123.00/cwt123.00–123.0099819
SteersMedium and Large 1-2371166.58/cwt160.00–178.0061817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613144.80/cwt138.00–147.0088816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523156.26/cwt140.00–161.0081714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690135.44/cwt135.00–138.0093513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2737133.00/cwt133.00–133.009809
SteersMedium and Large 1-2331168.15/cwt164.00–170.005577
SteersMedium and Large 1-2277171.63/cwt170.00–175.004753
SteersMedium and Large 1-2928110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2763123.49/cwt122.00–125.009422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2230180.00/cwt180.00–180.004142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2885119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0531
HeifersMedium and Large 3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added455139.00/cwt139.00–139.006322
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3379135.46/cwt130.00–140.0051317
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3338142.38/cwt133.00–144.0048110
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3513131.08/cwt123.00–135.006729
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3427130.77/cwt129.00–135.005589
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3263146.13/cwt140.00–150.003844
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470135.09/cwt131.00–139.006352
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3235148.00/cwt148.00–148.003481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added461149.39/cwt149.00–150.0068923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added758123.14/cwt110.00–125.0093316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added601134.00/cwt134.00–134.0080512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added661127.00/cwt127.00–127.008394
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419140.52/cwt138.00–143.0058930
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467138.46/cwt135.00–144.0064729
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2613130.96/cwt127.00–133.0080325
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526136.16/cwt133.00–141.0071625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373140.14/cwt137.00–145.0052319
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568133.74/cwt132.00–138.0076016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2313150.00/cwt150.00–150.004704
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2678117.47/cwt115.00–120.007962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy417133.00/cwt133.00–133.005553
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy590128.00/cwt128.00–128.007551
BullsSmall 1-2479137.00/cwt137.00–137.006565
BullsSmall 1-2437144.33/cwt144.00–145.006313
BullsMedium and Large 2-3520139.21/cwt133.00–140.0072414
BullsMedium and Large 2-3490145.09/cwt141.00–150.007118
BullsMedium and Large 2-3423140.73/cwt133.00–144.005955
BullsMedium and Large 2-3355154.00/cwt154.00–154.005471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572131.85/cwt130.00–137.0075423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472151.35/cwt147.00–158.0071419
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430152.95/cwt150.00–156.0065814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2529140.87/cwt133.00–149.0074512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2703110.00/cwt110.00–110.007737
BullsMedium and Large 1-2638128.66/cwt128.00–129.008213

How this sale compares

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.