Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2020-06-01

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 1
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,012 head
326 vs last sale 1,338 194 vs year ago 818 · +23.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
76 vs last sale 155 32 vs year ago 111 · 28.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
99 vs last sale 146 21 vs year ago 26 · +80.8%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not trends could be established due to the holiday lay off last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.62/cwt on 380 head.
Average price
$128.62
380 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$151
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$1.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.36
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3411129.4953364
Medium and Large 1-2532128.45684316
One grade step is worth $1.04/cwt here — about −$151 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 sale380 hd
128.62
TN average9 barns · 1,726 hd
125.26
+3.36
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
BullsAverage1,66093.651,55514
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22760.5174230
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56056.898885thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03653.2155119

Every lot, as filed

93 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
SteersMedium and Large 3237158.00/cwt158.00–158.003743
BullsMedium and Large 2-3535129.96/cwt127.00–139.006955
BullsMedium and Large 2-3473141.34/cwt130.00–144.0066913
BullsMedium and Large 3477125.00/cwt125.00–125.005963
BullsSmall 1-2485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006791
BullsSmall 1-2500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-288891.00/cwt91.00–91.008082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2272148.09/cwt144.00–150.004033
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2316143.04/cwt140.00–148.004525
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619122.25/cwt119.00–126.0075710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371142.61/cwt136.00–147.0052919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2681114.72/cwt111.00–118.0078120
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2726112.84/cwt109.00–117.0081921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474129.99/cwt125.00–134.0061633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520130.34/cwt125.00–133.0067839
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2433134.34/cwt125.00–137.0058248
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569125.20/cwt118.00–130.0071250
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed605124.00/cwt124.00–124.007502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473151.94/cwt144.00–157.0071922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2624128.45/cwt124.00–136.0080215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523142.19/cwt139.00–144.0074410
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427151.68/cwt150.00–155.006486
BullsMedium and Large 1-2736100.00/cwt100.00–100.007364
BullsMedium and Large 1-286097.00/cwt97.00–97.008341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760108.00/cwt108.00–108.008211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
SteersMedium and Large 2-3433143.00/cwt143.00–143.006193
CowsLean 85-90%1,03653.21/cwt48.00–57.0055119
SteersMedium and Large 2-3378154.44/cwt150.00–157.005843
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59854.21/cwt50.00–57.008663
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50360.92/cwt59.00–63.009162
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23560.72/cwt57.00–64.0075024
BullsMedium and Large 1-2576129.74/cwt126.00–133.0074724
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
BullsMedium and Large 2-377099.00/cwt99.00–99.007621
BullsMedium and Large 2-3675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007762
BullsMedium and Large 2-3632122.00/cwt122.00–122.007714
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19054.04/cwt53.00–55.006433
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19865.33/cwt65.00–66.007833
Bulls1,65391.65/cwt85.00–97.001,5159
Bulls1,818101.57/cwt96.00–105.001,8474
Bulls1,09080.00/cwt80.00–80.008721
Bred CowsSmall 1-2720550.00/cwt550.00–550.003,9603
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3830510.00/cwt510.00–510.004,2331
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,475900.00/cwt900.00–900.0013,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4201,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0014,9101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3750775.00/cwt775.00–775.005,8132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2875900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,8753
SteersMedium and Large 3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
SteersMedium and Large 2-3458145.54/cwt142.00–148.006675
SteersMedium and Large 2-3628120.00/cwt120.00–120.007543
SteersMedium and Large 2-3728120.00/cwt120.00–120.008742
SteersMedium and Large 2-3533130.54/cwt128.00–133.006962
SteersMedium and Large 2-3268160.00/cwt160.00–160.004292
SteersMedium and Large 2-3690124.00/cwt124.00–124.008561
SteersMedium and Large 2-3330155.00/cwt155.00–155.005121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added505157.33/cwt153.00–159.0079524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added586145.00/cwt144.00–150.0085023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added611140.87/cwt135.00–144.0086122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added931113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,05216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added669134.31/cwt130.00–137.0089911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added483158.00/cwt158.00–158.007638
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added726123.69/cwt122.00–126.008987
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added873110.00/cwt110.00–110.009605
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added802115.00/cwt115.00–115.009223
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added428168.00/cwt168.00–168.007192
SteersMedium and Large 1-2563144.91/cwt134.00–148.0081640
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473156.27/cwt150.00–164.0073922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2526148.54/cwt142.00–155.0078118
SteersMedium and Large 1-2637130.03/cwt116.00–135.0082815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2367170.78/cwt162.00–175.0062711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2415161.33/cwt157.00–168.006708
SteersMedium and Large 1-2883111.00/cwt110.00–113.009806
SteersMedium and Large 1-2766117.99/cwt117.00–120.009046
SteersMedium and Large 1-2332166.00/cwt166.00–166.005515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715125.51/cwt125.00–126.008974
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665128.33/cwt126.00–133.008533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2237182.00/cwt182.00–182.004313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800105.00/cwt105.00–105.008401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy405170.00/cwt170.00–170.006894
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added640116.00/cwt116.00–116.007425
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3384134.36/cwt124.00–139.0051616
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3324137.21/cwt134.00–143.0044513
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3476122.07/cwt120.00–126.0058112
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3437124.57/cwt121.00–127.005449
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3269133.71/cwt130.00–140.003604
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3525117.60/cwt111.00–121.006173
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3238150.00/cwt150.00–150.003572
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added574129.24/cwt129.00–130.0074221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added478133.26/cwt131.00–134.0063716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added541131.29/cwt127.00–132.0071013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added603129.00/cwt129.00–129.007788
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added659123.00/cwt123.00–123.008116

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.