Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2019-10-28

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 28
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
970 head
499 vs last sale 1,469 970 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
20 vs last sale 166 146 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
7 vs last sale 28 21 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 last week, feeder steers were steady to 3.00 lower; feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 lower; feeder bulls were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 1.00-2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.30/cwt on 339 head.
Average price
$137.30
339 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$804
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$307
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$19.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.58
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2598138.27826302
Medium and Large 2-3493130.9164532
Medium and Large 3436119.205205thin
One grade step is worth $19.07/cwt here — about $307 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 sale339 hd
137.30
TN average9 barns · 1,771 hd
133.72
+3.58
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
BullsLow1,60462.1599716
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42745.2464511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06143.6746371
CowsLean 85-90%Average99436.1936027

Every lot, as filed

90 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 2-3526129.41/cwt128.00–130.006817
BullsMedium and Large 2-3429135.43/cwt130.00–143.005815
BullsMedium and Large 2-3702115.00/cwt115.00–115.008073
BullsMedium and Large 2-3370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005182
BullsMedium and Large 2-3310154.00/cwt154.00–154.004771
BullsMedium and Large 1-2426138.35/cwt130.00–146.0058926
BullsMedium and Large 1-2628117.51/cwt115.00–123.0073815
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521131.12/cwt125.00–132.0068315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2484135.20/cwt130.00–143.0065413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2583122.61/cwt119.00–127.007158
BullsMedium and Large 1-2673111.03/cwt110.00–112.007474
BullsMedium and Large 1-2770105.41/cwt101.00–110.008122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added662145.00/cwt145.00–145.0096070
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009236
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added573141.00/cwt141.00–141.008086
SteersMedium and Large 1-2586133.36/cwt127.00–143.0078151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2674131.06/cwt120.00–135.0088337
SteersMedium and Large 1-2628133.30/cwt115.00–145.0083729
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531139.32/cwt132.00–145.0074029
SteersMedium and Large 1-2432148.50/cwt140.00–150.0064223
SteersMedium and Large 1-2489133.20/cwt120.00–141.0065112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2724126.18/cwt120.00–131.0091411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2317160.67/cwt151.00–165.005099
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373151.91/cwt150.00–155.005677
SteersMedium and Large 1-2822119.40/cwt115.00–123.009815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785123.33/cwt120.00–125.009683
SteersMedium and Large 1-2898114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2258160.00/cwt160.00–160.004132
HeifersMedium and Large 3603100.00/cwt100.00–100.006033
HeifersMedium and Large 3518105.00/cwt105.00–105.005442
HeifersMedium and Large 3458117.00/cwt117.00–117.005362
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3412119.07/cwt118.00–123.0049112
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3328123.05/cwt108.00–130.004049
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3477113.25/cwt112.00–114.005408
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3382121.37/cwt120.00–122.004646
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565110.25/cwt105.00–115.006235
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600110.33/cwt110.00–111.006623
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3535113.93/cwt110.00–119.006103
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3280120.00/cwt120.00–120.003361
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3245121.00/cwt121.00–121.002961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added653121.00/cwt121.00–121.0079012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2512120.55/cwt117.00–123.0061746
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670118.97/cwt112.00–121.0079744
CowsLean 85-90%1,00637.55/cwt32.00–41.0037823
CowsLean 85-90%92428.38/cwt25.00–31.002624
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41444.91/cwt43.00–48.0063510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55548.50/cwt48.50–48.507541
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05443.66/cwt41.00–47.5046068
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27040.47/cwt40.00–41.005142
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10551.00/cwt51.00–51.005641
Bulls1,52456.90/cwt43.00–62.008679
Bulls1,70366.87/cwt64.00–72.001,1395
Bulls1,72073.99/cwt73.00–75.001,2732
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2785380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,9831
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300775.00/cwt775.00–775.0010,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050400.00/cwt400.00–400.004,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,265619.37/cwt600.00–640.007,8352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100440.00/cwt440.00–440.004,8401
SteersMedium and Large 3338116.00/cwt116.00–116.003923
SteersMedium and Large 3583124.00/cwt124.00–124.007232
SteersMedium and Large 2-3426132.59/cwt127.00–140.005657
SteersMedium and Large 2-3343150.00/cwt150.00–150.005157
SteersMedium and Large 2-3742116.68/cwt110.00–120.008663
SteersMedium and Large 2-3670126.67/cwt120.00–130.008493
SteersMedium and Large 2-3642123.00/cwt123.00–123.007903
SteersMedium and Large 2-3587113.35/cwt110.00–120.006653
SteersMedium and Large 2-3508131.00/cwt131.00–131.006652
SteersMedium and Large 2-3463128.00/cwt128.00–128.005932
SteersMedium and Large 2-3263127.00/cwt127.00–127.003342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579120.58/cwt116.00–125.0069837
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424124.66/cwt119.00–129.0052933
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619118.95/cwt110.00–124.0073626
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2386123.28/cwt120.00–130.0047620
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2466121.61/cwt120.00–127.0056718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2322132.12/cwt125.00–135.0042512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2726116.04/cwt114.00–118.008428
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2763103.48/cwt102.00–105.007904
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2828115.00/cwt115.00–115.009523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2925107.00/cwt107.00–107.009901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2885110.00/cwt110.00–110.009741
BullsSmall 1-2580106.00/cwt106.00–106.006151
BullsMedium and Large 3511118.00/cwt118.00–118.006034
BullsMedium and Large 3553105.00/cwt105.00–105.005812
BullsMedium and Large 2-3574121.94/cwt110.00–125.0070022
BullsMedium and Large 2-3625111.64/cwt110.00–115.0069812
BullsMedium and Large 2-3682111.55/cwt110.00–112.007619
BullsMedium and Large 2-3482125.33/cwt122.00–128.006049
BullsMedium and Large 2-3778105.00/cwt105.00–105.008178

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.