Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2020-03-16

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 16
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
756 head
198 vs last sale 954 756 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
13 vs last sale 76 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
4 vs last sale 32 28 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 steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers and bulls 10.00 to 19.00 lower. Heifers 7.00 to 14.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.87/cwt on 301 head.
Average price
$116.87
301 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$606
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.91
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2522117.47613279
Medium and Large 2-3471109.3451522
One grade step is worth $8.13/cwt here — about $98 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 sale301 hd
116.87
TN average11 barns · 1,892 hd
115.96
+0.91
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
BullsAverage1,86381.231,5137thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42358.398315thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17757.5567723
CowsLean 85-90%Average97141.1940011

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2378127.68/cwt120.00–133.0048323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574112.50/cwt105.00–115.0064617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2416125.41/cwt116.00–127.0052216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626105.01/cwt100.00–108.0065714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2303128.71/cwt120.00–131.003905
HeifersMedium and Large 1-275385.00/cwt85.00–85.006404
HeifersMedium and Large 1-267599.40/cwt96.00–105.006714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-289582.00/cwt82.00–82.007341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2265125.00/cwt125.00–125.003311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
BullsSmall 1-2475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
BullsMedium and Large 3475114.00/cwt114.00–114.005421
BullsMedium and Large 2-3426130.00/cwt130.00–130.005546
BullsMedium and Large 2-3541106.92/cwt105.00–113.005784
BullsMedium and Large 2-3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475131.01/cwt116.00–145.0062217
BullsMedium and Large 1-2379134.49/cwt128.00–152.0051011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2559113.50/cwt110.00–120.006348
BullsMedium and Large 1-2526122.67/cwt120.00–125.006457
BullsMedium and Large 1-280282.50/cwt82.00–84.006624
BullsMedium and Large 1-2631100.00/cwt100.00–100.006314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425146.01/cwt144.00–147.006213
BullsMedium and Large 1-265595.00/cwt95.00–95.006221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2315148.00/cwt148.00–148.004661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added660118.58/cwt110.00–123.0078330
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added585125.66/cwt125.00–130.0073529
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added527132.69/cwt125.00–135.0069919
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added471139.57/cwt138.00–145.0065717
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added85297.00/cwt97.00–97.0082613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added717115.00/cwt115.00–115.0082513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added620123.00/cwt123.00–123.0076311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added761108.00/cwt108.00–108.008227
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added417150.87/cwt147.00–153.006293
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added84597.00/cwt97.00–97.008202
SteersMedium and Large 1-2580123.29/cwt115.00–130.0071526
SteersMedium and Large 1-2526127.39/cwt121.00–130.0067023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670118.32/cwt100.00–121.0079320
SteersMedium and Large 1-2437137.75/cwt130.00–142.0060212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2484129.67/cwt120.00–141.0062810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2639111.41/cwt110.00–120.007127
SteersMedium and Large 1-289294.00/cwt94.00–94.008383
SteersMedium and Large 1-2707106.68/cwt100.00–110.007543
SteersMedium and Large 1-2328153.34/cwt148.00–163.005033
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375154.00/cwt154.00–154.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3378114.57/cwt110.00–120.004337
HeifersMedium and Large 2-376286.00/cwt86.00–86.006553
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3574105.22/cwt94.00–111.006043
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3505109.36/cwt108.00–112.005523
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3432119.12/cwt115.00–124.005153
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3288108.21/cwt100.00–116.003122
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3330128.00/cwt128.00–128.004221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added573116.19/cwt114.00–117.0066637
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added512122.01/cwt121.00–122.5062530
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added630107.36/cwt105.00–108.0067619
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added436126.94/cwt125.00–130.0055315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added699101.00/cwt101.00–101.0070613
CowsLean 85-90%1,01745.87/cwt40.00–50.004667
CowsLean 85-90%89132.99/cwt31.00–38.002944
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42358.39/cwt55.00–62.008315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17157.39/cwt53.00–60.0067218
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20751.53/cwt51.00–53.006223
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18867.98/cwt66.00–70.008082
Bulls1,86581.64/cwt78.00–85.001,5234
Bulls1,86074.01/cwt73.00–75.001,3772
Bulls1,86094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,7481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,193695.35/cwt540.00–800.008,2962
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,088724.14/cwt700.00–750.007,8792
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2915455.38/cwt420.00–490.004,1672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150572.46/cwt550.00–610.006,5833
SteersMedium and Large 2-3359136.89/cwt128.00–147.004916
SteersMedium and Large 2-3602110.00/cwt110.00–110.006625
SteersMedium and Large 2-3584111.01/cwt110.00–115.006485
SteersMedium and Large 2-3489135.00/cwt135.00–135.006604
SteersMedium and Large 2-3763100.00/cwt100.00–100.007632
SteersMedium and Large 2-3303147.00/cwt147.00–147.004452
SteersMedium and Large 2-3445131.00/cwt131.00–131.005831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added456127.27/cwt126.00–129.005807
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added374133.00/cwt133.00–133.004974
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526117.00/cwt108.00–122.0061540
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475121.80/cwt117.00–125.0057928

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.