Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2020-07-06

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 6
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
778 head
592 vs last sale 1,370 97 vs year ago 681 · +14.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
37 vs last sale 108 6 vs year ago 77 · 7.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
50 vs last sale 20 35 vs year ago 35 · +100.0%
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 and bulls steady. Steers and heifers steady. Bulls mostly steady with 550 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.50/cwt on 239 head.
Average price
$128.50
239 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.79
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520129.50674189
Medium and Large 2-3466124.7058150
One grade step is worth $4.80/cwt here — about $93 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 sale239 hd
128.50
TN average3 barns · 626 hd
121.71
+6.79
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
BullsAverage1,67594.381,58118
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21463.7977525
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40261.888686thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03256.3258114

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-21,285860.00/cwt860.00–860.0011,0511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,5331
Heifer PairsSmall 1-2760800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,0801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,082.86/cwt1,000.00–1,225.0012,9944
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29301,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.009,7651
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29851,206.22/cwt1,100.00–1,250.0011,8814
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,5603
Dairy SteersLarge 2-345585.00/cwt85.00–85.003871
SteersSmall 1-2340154.00/cwt154.00–154.005241
SteersMedium and Large 3360140.00/cwt140.00–140.005042
SteersMedium and Large 2-3426145.02/cwt137.00–151.006188
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added470165.00/cwt165.00–165.0077619
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added782130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,01730
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750108.00/cwt108.00–108.008101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2845100.00/cwt100.00–100.008451
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481145.97/cwt144.00–151.007024
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627130.15/cwt127.00–132.008165
BullsMedium and Large 1-2735108.77/cwt108.00–112.007995
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521135.38/cwt130.00–140.0070510
BullsMedium and Large 1-2419147.67/cwt144.00–151.0061911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2661125.05/cwt119.00–127.0082713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2577134.64/cwt130.00–136.0077714
BullsMedium and Large 2-3534129.00/cwt129.00–129.006891
BullsMedium and Large 2-3439135.52/cwt134.00–140.005954
BullsMedium and Large 2-3605115.73/cwt114.00–121.007004
BullsMedium and Large 2-3483137.60/cwt137.00–138.006655
BullsMedium and Large 3568111.00/cwt111.00–111.006303
HeifersMedium and Large 1-287094.00/cwt94.00–94.008181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700110.50/cwt110.00–111.007742
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2788105.00/cwt105.00–105.008273
HeifersMedium and Large 1-282098.77/cwt95.00–100.008104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2667114.64/cwt110.00–118.007656
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2314139.12/cwt136.00–140.004377
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added523146.65/cwt145.00–150.0076715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added438160.00/cwt160.00–160.007018
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added835115.00/cwt115.00–115.009602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2626133.58/cwt130.00–137.0083633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2579136.99/cwt130.00–142.0079326
SteersMedium and Large 1-2436153.02/cwt150.00–160.0066714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472150.44/cwt143.00–155.0071011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375162.11/cwt160.00–165.0060810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2738122.73/cwt122.00–125.009068
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530141.69/cwt136.00–145.007518
SteersMedium and Large 1-2684130.00/cwt130.00–130.008895
SteersMedium and Large 1-2330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005284
SteersMedium and Large 1-2985100.00/cwt100.00–100.009852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775123.00/cwt123.00–123.009531
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3481125.95/cwt122.00–130.0060612
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3416132.34/cwt132.00–136.0055112
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3540115.31/cwt110.00–121.006239
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3383131.61/cwt128.00–135.005047
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3316132.68/cwt128.00–137.004194
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3593108.00/cwt108.00–108.006403
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3635104.96/cwt100.00–110.006662
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3660112.00/cwt112.00–112.007391
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added435153.00/cwt153.00–153.0066620
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added551130.00/cwt130.00–130.0071619
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added530126.35/cwt126.00–128.0067011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475131.75/cwt125.00–138.0062635
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569125.19/cwt121.00–129.0071229
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2534125.12/cwt121.00–128.0066822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423135.49/cwt134.00–140.0057313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630115.96/cwt114.00–120.0073110
CowsLean 85-90%1,03256.32/cwt46.00–58.0058114
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40261.88/cwt61.00–64.008686
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20363.32/cwt59.00–67.0076221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32068.66/cwt68.00–70.009063
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13559.00/cwt59.00–59.006701
Bulls1,72095.33/cwt89.00–101.001,64013
Bulls1,32885.57/cwt85.00–86.001,1363
Bulls1,900101.45/cwt101.00–102.001,9282
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,215775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,4161
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,276990.68/cwt925.00–1,075.0012,64131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,075875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,4062
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,328877.87/cwt760.00–900.0011,6586
SteersMedium and Large 2-3474135.43/cwt133.00–145.006425
SteersMedium and Large 2-3384142.47/cwt140.00–148.005473
SteersMedium and Large 2-3810115.00/cwt115.00–115.009322
SteersMedium and Large 2-3598130.00/cwt130.00–130.007772
SteersMedium and Large 2-3740110.00/cwt110.00–110.008141
SteersMedium and Large 2-3645127.00/cwt127.00–127.008191
SteersMedium and Large 2-3510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006631
SteersMedium and Large 2-3330154.00/cwt154.00–154.005081
SteersMedium and Large 2-3270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,300950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2651,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0016,4451
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,301.83/cwt1,275.00–1,325.0013,3442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365136.25/cwt135.00–137.004977

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.