Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2019-09-09

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 9
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,342 head
854 vs last sale 488 1,342 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
23 vs last sale 52 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
12 vs last sale 17 5 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 same sale one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Bulls no comparison. Steers under 450 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 lower, over 450 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Bulls under 550 lbs 13.00 to 15.00 lower, over 550 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Noted in report two loads steers and one load heifers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.60/cwt on 453 head.
Average price
$120.60
453 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$466
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$46.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.09
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2593121.30720408
Medium and Large 2-3514117.1760241
Medium and Large 4695104.007231thin
Small 1-264584.005421thin
Medium and Large 333875.002542thin
One grade step is worth $46.30/cwt here — about $466 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 sale453 hd
120.60
TN average11 barns · 2,341 hd
115.51
+5.09
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
BullsAverage1,62776.891,25118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40951.5472613
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22651.1262718
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05941.5444020

Every lot, as filed

87 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006544
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3469118.52/cwt115.00–123.005569
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3528116.59/cwt112.00–120.006167
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3413119.72/cwt115.00–122.004946
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3580115.13/cwt103.00–118.006685
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3612113.04/cwt111.00–115.006924
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3680111.00/cwt111.00–111.007553
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3373120.68/cwt120.00–121.004503
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added703122.00/cwt122.00–122.0085872
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525127.55/cwt127.00–128.0067028
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added580127.00/cwt127.00–127.0073713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added455126.00/cwt126.00–126.0057310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added665121.00/cwt121.00–121.008059
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added768115.00/cwt115.00–115.008832
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579122.56/cwt119.00–126.0071060
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619121.68/cwt116.00–125.0075359
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526122.37/cwt120.00–124.0064452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426124.36/cwt123.00–127.0053031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2658118.68/cwt111.00–120.0078127
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473121.22/cwt119.00–123.0057323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-280499.00/cwt98.00–100.007966
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,17460.00/cwt60.00–60.007044
HeifersMedium and Large 1-278099.01/cwt98.00–100.007723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2327125.32/cwt123.00–130.004103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-289098.00/cwt96.00–100.008722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710102.96/cwt100.00–106.007312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2265132.00/cwt132.00–132.003501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3671108.39/cwt108.00–110.007275
BullsMedium and Large 2-3561111.26/cwt110.00–115.006244
BullsMedium and Large 2-3530121.71/cwt121.00–124.006454
BullsMedium and Large 2-3613110.00/cwt110.00–110.006742
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465121.00/cwt121.00–121.005631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added537133.00/cwt133.00–133.007143
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470131.26/cwt125.00–136.0061740
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574126.53/cwt120.00–131.0072624
BullsMedium and Large 1-2524128.83/cwt120.00–132.0067524
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720104.98/cwt100.00–110.0075621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2616119.09/cwt109.00–122.0073420
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424135.12/cwt130.00–140.0057319
BullsMedium and Large 1-2666109.91/cwt100.00–112.0073215
BullsMedium and Large 1-277196.94/cwt90.00–103.007479
BullsMedium and Large 1-299094.00/cwt94.00–94.009311
CowsLean 85-90%1,02050.00/cwt50.00–50.005101
CowsLean 85-90%1,06842.69/cwt38.00–47.0045615
CowsLean 85-90%1,03435.13/cwt31.00–40.003634
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40651.92/cwt45.00–57.0073012
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45047.00/cwt47.00–47.006821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20152.01/cwt46.00–58.0062516
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43044.00/cwt44.00–44.006292
Bulls1,59877.23/cwt72.00–81.001,23412
Bulls1,98083.65/cwt83.00–85.001,6563
Bulls1,39068.78/cwt67.00–71.009563
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,110725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,0481
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2-3900760.00/cwt760.00–760.006,8401
SteersSmall 1-2465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005811
HeifersMedium and Large 333875.00/cwt75.00–75.002542
SteersMedium and Large 2-3528128.02/cwt123.00–136.0067610
SteersMedium and Large 2-3573124.46/cwt121.00–128.007136
SteersMedium and Large 2-3495130.81/cwt130.00–135.006486
SteersMedium and Large 2-3635118.71/cwt113.00–125.007544
SteersMedium and Large 2-3370124.73/cwt120.00–130.004622
SteersMedium and Large 2-3325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004232
SteersMedium and Large 2-3420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005461
SteersMedium and Large 2-3240135.00/cwt135.00–135.003241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added817126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,02963
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added885124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,09758
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added522146.00/cwt146.00–146.0076218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added758130.36/cwt125.00–132.0098811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added556143.00/cwt143.00–143.007958
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added669134.41/cwt133.00–135.008997
SteersMedium and Large 1-2631132.63/cwt125.00–137.0083769
SteersMedium and Large 1-2526138.31/cwt130.00–145.0072834
SteersMedium and Large 1-2673129.04/cwt122.00–133.0086826
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578135.12/cwt130.00–139.0078125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475141.36/cwt135.00–145.0067120
SteersMedium and Large 1-2379140.58/cwt138.00–145.0053318
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417141.39/cwt138.00–148.0059012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2773118.98/cwt115.00–120.0092010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2820116.95/cwt112.00–122.009595
SteersMedium and Large 1-2727120.00/cwt120.00–120.008724
SteersMedium and Large 1-2225153.91/cwt150.00–158.003464
SteersMedium and Large 1-2925111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0273
SteersMedium and Large 1-2303149.01/cwt148.00–150.004522
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
HeifersSmall 1-264584.00/cwt84.00–84.005421
HeifersMedium and Large 4695104.00/cwt104.00–104.007231

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.