Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2020-05-04

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 4
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
909 head
15 vs last sale 894 909 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
84 vs last sale 60 144 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
17 vs last sale 58 41 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 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $133.02/cwt on 342 head.
Average price
$133.02
342 head · 595 lb average
Value per head Derived
$791
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$244
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$7.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.24
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3405140.0456730
Medium and Large 1-2613132.34811312
One grade step is worth $7.70/cwt here — about −$244 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 sale342 hd
133.02
TN average9 barns · 1,298 hd
133.26
−0.24
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
BullsAverage1,67884.891,42421
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13857.3165275
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46155.608128thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06349.1852320

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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,286865.49/cwt825.00–935.0011,1308
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,065675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,1891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added526149.00/cwt149.00–149.007844
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added671128.00/cwt128.00–128.008595
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added443159.70/cwt157.00–160.0070710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added616133.08/cwt132.00–134.0082013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added564143.41/cwt140.00–147.5080918
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added92598.00/cwt98.00–98.0090726
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added745118.85/cwt117.00–120.0088549
SteersMedium and Large 2-3245172.00/cwt172.00–172.004211
SteersMedium and Large 2-3480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
SteersMedium and Large 2-3318145.66/cwt145.00–146.004633
SteersMedium and Large 2-3368150.00/cwt150.00–150.005523
SteersMedium and Large 2-3441128.35/cwt122.00–137.005666
SteersMedium and Large 2-3290163.61/cwt156.00–168.004747
SteersMedium and Large 2-3521121.33/cwt116.00–130.006329
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3960900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,6402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3940825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,7551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3965725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,9961
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3930650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,0451
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2885775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,8591
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,220939.50/cwt875.00–1,075.0011,4624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328143.68/cwt138.00–153.0047118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-271697.38/cwt90.00–100.0069714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2614109.50/cwt103.00–112.006729
HeifersMedium and Large 1-280393.00/cwt93.00–93.007477
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2681101.99/cwt95.00–104.006957
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2278140.00/cwt140.00–140.003892
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775104.00/cwt104.00–104.008061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
BullsSmall 1-2430128.00/cwt128.00–128.005501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3533120.20/cwt120.00–121.006415
BullsMedium and Large 2-3468133.20/cwt127.00–136.006234
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523129.89/cwt125.00–138.0067923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472145.53/cwt142.00–152.0068719
BullsMedium and Large 1-2576124.18/cwt120.00–130.0071516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2626113.98/cwt109.00–116.0071413
BullsMedium and Large 1-284588.00/cwt88.00–88.007445
BullsMedium and Large 1-2421149.31/cwt145.00–154.006294
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665106.96/cwt105.00–108.007113
BullsMedium and Large 1-272095.89/cwt92.00–100.006902
BullsMedium and Large 1-2770101.00/cwt101.00–101.007781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy645108.00/cwt108.00–108.006971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added455165.00/cwt165.00–165.007511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed490154.00/cwt154.00–154.007553
SteersMedium and Large 1-2674117.91/cwt116.00–126.0079534
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570137.73/cwt132.00–142.0078531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426155.41/cwt149.00–164.0066225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523138.72/cwt130.00–149.0072619
SteersMedium and Large 1-2621125.07/cwt120.00–128.0077716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478145.27/cwt141.00–153.0069413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2323167.51/cwt161.00–172.0054112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375165.11/cwt162.00–170.0061910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2707117.49/cwt105.00–120.008316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2276173.01/cwt170.00–180.004786
SteersMedium and Large 1-291295.00/cwt95.00–95.008665
SteersMedium and Large 1-286296.70/cwt95.50–97.008345
SteersMedium and Large 1-297596.50/cwt96.50–96.509411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370123.76/cwt120.00–131.004585
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3346130.65/cwt125.00–132.004525
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3425118.90/cwt114.00–125.005054
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3568101.51/cwt100.00–103.005772
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3530113.50/cwt113.00–114.006022
HeifersMedium and Large 2-372090.00/cwt90.00–90.006481
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3490122.00/cwt122.00–122.005981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added611115.90/cwt115.00–116.0070830
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added518123.00/cwt123.00–123.0063718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added433132.00/cwt132.00–132.0057217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added475130.28/cwt127.00–135.0061914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006667
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471123.17/cwt118.00–130.0058036
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2580114.15/cwt109.00–118.0066233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518119.29/cwt115.00–123.0061833
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426128.41/cwt122.00–133.0054728
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2381133.69/cwt129.00–141.0050922
CowsLean 85-90%1,06349.18/cwt44.00–53.0052320
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45455.97/cwt53.00–60.008147
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51053.00/cwt53.00–53.008001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06055.61/cwt50.00–59.0058941
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24060.51/cwt60.00–65.0075031
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14347.50/cwt46.00–50.005433
Bulls1,72587.76/cwt81.00–93.001,51415
Bulls1,46574.85/cwt70.00–79.001,0975
Bulls2,03092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,8681
Bred HeifersSmall 1-2815600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,8901
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2935825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,7141

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.