Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2020-01-27

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 27
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,263 head
155 vs last sale 1,108 1,263 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
62 vs last sale 73 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
32 vs last sale 65 33 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 last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 higher. Steers and bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.38/cwt on 557 head.
Average price
$129.38
557 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$24.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.32
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537130.15699505
Medium and Large 2-3463124.1057445
Medium and Large 3508108.595525thin
Small 1-2500106.005302thin
One grade step is worth $24.15/cwt here — about $169 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 sale557 hd
129.38
TN average10 barns · 2,179 hd
128.06
+1.32
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
BullsAverage1,61774.491,20416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35353.0971811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27550.3964342
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00937.1137433

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2-3275135.88/cwt131.00–145.003746
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3344133.62/cwt132.00–136.004605
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425131.67/cwt126.00–136.0056075
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520117.70/cwt113.00–123.006124
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3680106.00/cwt106.00–106.007213
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3577119.03/cwt113.00–122.006873
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420120.93/cwt115.00–127.005082
SteersMedium and Large 2-3220165.38/cwt160.00–170.003644
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519127.57/cwt121.00–131.0066254
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474129.37/cwt120.00–133.0061347
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570123.90/cwt121.00–126.0070632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624124.45/cwt117.00–126.0077725
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2666120.60/cwt110.00–124.0080314
SteersMedium and Large 2-3340164.00/cwt164.00–164.005581
SteersMedium and Large 2-3830119.00/cwt119.00–119.0098810
SteersMedium and Large 2-3477156.00/cwt156.00–156.0074410
SteersMedium and Large 2-3383153.30/cwt137.00–159.005878
SteersMedium and Large 2-3568130.63/cwt128.00–132.007425
SteersMedium and Large 2-3545138.00/cwt138.00–138.007525
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625137.69/cwt128.00–143.0086123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2831122.29/cwt115.00–125.001,01619
SteersMedium and Large 1-2380156.33/cwt130.00–165.0059419
SteersMedium and Large 2-3765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
SteersMedium and Large 2-3655119.00/cwt119.00–119.007791
SteersMedium and Large 2-3605121.00/cwt121.00–121.007321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2726130.14/cwt128.00–132.5094511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2322174.57/cwt170.00–180.0056210
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,026100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0268
SteersMedium and Large 1-2486160.66/cwt150.00–166.0078137
SteersMedium and Large 1-2587140.51/cwt130.00–144.0082530
SteersMedium and Large 1-2682134.72/cwt130.00–137.0091927
SteersMedium and Large 1-2284164.57/cwt160.00–170.004678
SteersMedium and Large 1-2983107.94/cwt101.00–113.001,0613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2225180.00/cwt180.00–180.004051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2778128.76/cwt124.00–147.001,00214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2519152.54/cwt140.00–164.0079212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2432163.64/cwt163.00–165.0070712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2770450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,4651
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160775.16/cwt585.00–875.008,9924
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1975700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,108711.74/cwt600.00–825.007,8862
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675117.00/cwt117.00–117.007903
BullsMedium and Large 1-2365164.00/cwt164.00–164.005993
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715110.49/cwt110.00–111.007902
BullsMedium and Large 1-290094.00/cwt94.00–94.008461
BullsMedium and Large 1-281595.00/cwt95.00–95.007741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2340154.00/cwt154.00–154.005241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added715133.00/cwt133.00–133.0095110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added480162.10/cwt160.50–165.007788
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008406
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added770111.00/cwt111.00–111.008554
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added805125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0063
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added671135.50/cwt133.00–140.0090921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added521155.36/cwt152.00–161.0080916
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added566137.49/cwt125.00–138.0077894
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added624129.74/cwt127.00–130.0081090
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added733121.34/cwt120.00–122.008899
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added387138.00/cwt138.00–138.005346
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added666123.00/cwt123.00–123.008194
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed648138.00/cwt138.00–138.008942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed308145.00/cwt145.00–145.004474
BullsMedium and Large 2-3527131.00/cwt131.00–131.006903
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465145.00/cwt145.00–145.006742
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478153.14/cwt146.00–162.0073220
Bulls1,67979.36/cwt75.00–83.001,3328
Bulls1,40964.99/cwt62.00–70.009166
Bulls1,99383.49/cwt83.00–84.001,6642
BullsMedium and Large 1-2767106.61/cwt105.00–107.008185
BullsSmall 1-2515107.50/cwt107.50–107.505541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2416160.60/cwt149.00–166.0066821
BullsMedium and Large 3707102.00/cwt102.00–102.007213
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3374129.15/cwt124.00–134.004836
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3465125.96/cwt120.00–131.0058610
HeifersMedium and Large 3315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003781
HeifersMedium and Large 3525113.00/cwt113.00–113.005931
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3815105.00/cwt105.00–105.008561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2732110.89/cwt105.00–119.0081210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2276141.67/cwt135.00–147.5039111
HeifersMedium and Large 3567103.31/cwt102.00–104.005863
HeifersSmall 1-2395121.00/cwt121.00–121.004781
HeifersSmall 1-260591.00/cwt91.00–91.005511
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3609114.79/cwt110.00–117.006995
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34561.00/cwt61.00–61.008201
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09244.71/cwt44.00–45.004883
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28850.56/cwt45.00–57.0065138
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377132.96/cwt128.00–138.0050118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2310137.02/cwt131.00–143.004256
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2802106.65/cwt100.00–110.008556
BullsMedium and Large 1-2569133.28/cwt123.00–138.0075813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522146.55/cwt142.00–153.0076515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2614123.26/cwt120.00–126.0075715
CowsLean 85-90%92834.57/cwt23.00–43.0032121
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35353.09/cwt49.00–60.0071811
CowsLean 85-90%1,15141.55/cwt36.00–45.0047812
BullsMedium and Large 2-3575123.69/cwt120.00–131.007114
BullsMedium and Large 3560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441

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.