Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2020-05-11

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 11
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,116 head
207 vs last sale 909 1,116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
44 vs last sale 144 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
1 vs last sale 41 42 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 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, instances 12.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.62/cwt on 424 head.
Average price
$123.62
424 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.11
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545124.45678399
Small 1-2473113.465372thin
Medium and Large 2-3499110.0755023
One grade step is worth $14.38/cwt here — about $129 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 sale424 hd
123.62
TN average12 barns · 2,665 hd
120.52
+3.11
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
BullsAverage1,77988.201,56910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18259.6570549
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41059.2383512
CowsLean 85-90%Average95744.8442921

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-21,000775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,345800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,7606
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,375925.00/cwt925.00–925.0012,7191
SteersMedium and Large 2-3428140.00/cwt140.00–140.005998
SteersMedium and Large 2-3530124.83/cwt124.00–130.006627
SteersMedium and Large 2-3685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007544
SteersMedium and Large 2-3580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007252
SteersMedium and Large 2-3368147.41/cwt145.00–150.005422
SteersMedium and Large 2-3470145.00/cwt145.00–145.006821
SteersMedium and Large 2-3320151.00/cwt151.00–151.004831
SteersMedium and Large 2-3280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
SteersMedium and Large 2-3230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added578147.65/cwt143.00–148.0085343
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added471160.99/cwt157.00–166.5075819
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added636127.26/cwt125.00–133.0080917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added683125.19/cwt125.00–126.0085510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added711122.00/cwt122.00–122.008678
SteersMedium and Large 1-2634130.83/cwt120.00–133.0082917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2413165.33/cwt145.00–172.0068316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2337175.84/cwt165.00–182.0059316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2327136.53/cwt125.00–142.0044611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2287145.08/cwt130.00–150.004168
HeifersMedium and Large 1-284590.00/cwt90.00–90.007612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2235140.00/cwt140.00–140.003291
BullsMedium and Large 2-3770105.00/cwt105.00–105.008094
BullsMedium and Large 2-3686108.48/cwt107.00–110.007444
BullsMedium and Large 2-3518127.97/cwt125.00–131.006634
BullsMedium and Large 2-3580118.99/cwt117.00–120.006903
BullsMedium and Large 2-3479136.01/cwt134.00–140.006513
BullsMedium and Large 2-389380.00/cwt80.00–80.007142
BullsMedium and Large 2-3405131.50/cwt129.00–134.005332
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470146.77/cwt132.00–158.0069039
BullsMedium and Large 1-2702105.29/cwt105.00–110.0073917
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521136.18/cwt126.00–144.0070917
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615122.06/cwt120.00–125.0075115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427155.17/cwt145.00–168.0066314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578131.69/cwt125.00–145.0076111
BullsMedium and Large 1-285594.00/cwt94.00–94.008042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007762
CowsLean 85-90%96547.72/cwt43.00–53.0046015
CowsLean 85-90%93737.63/cwt33.00–42.003536
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41059.23/cwt57.00–60.0083512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18059.47/cwt54.00–63.0070247
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22064.00/cwt64.00–64.007812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2812111.66/cwt110.00–112.009076
SteersMedium and Large 1-2274168.48/cwt160.00–176.004626
SteersMedium and Large 1-2905102.00/cwt102.00–102.009231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2220172.50/cwt172.50–172.503801
HeifersSmall 1-2473113.46/cwt105.00–122.005372
HeifersMedium and Large 2-367193.85/cwt85.00–103.006306
HeifersMedium and Large 2-357590.00/cwt90.00–90.005184
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3416125.29/cwt121.00–128.005214
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3326126.14/cwt120.00–132.004114
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500119.00/cwt119.00–119.005952
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370122.40/cwt115.00–130.004532
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added628116.44/cwt115.00–119.007318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added475128.00/cwt128.00–128.006084
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added773109.00/cwt109.00–109.008433
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525126.87/cwt118.00–131.0066682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2431134.56/cwt118.00–143.0058067
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2658113.47/cwt103.00–119.0074763
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2762116.00/cwt116.00–116.0088432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374139.84/cwt135.00–144.0052332
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569120.83/cwt115.00–127.0068831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added513152.00/cwt152.00–152.007803
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added405165.00/cwt165.00–165.006682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2884111.00/cwt111.00–111.0098137
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477155.23/cwt144.00–160.0074035
SteersMedium and Large 1-2725122.29/cwt112.00–126.0088732
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525149.58/cwt143.00–155.0078530
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370174.19/cwt151.00–184.0064528
SteersMedium and Large 1-2579142.42/cwt122.00–152.0082527
SteersMedium and Large 1-2662127.70/cwt120.00–130.0084520
SteersMedium and Large 1-2765121.42/cwt108.00–128.0092918
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619113.33/cwt111.00–115.0070222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476126.12/cwt124.00–130.0060018
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725109.36/cwt108.00–111.0079315
Bulls1,70884.86/cwt77.00–88.001,4496
Bulls1,88693.21/cwt91.00–95.001,7584
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,1881

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.