Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2020-07-20

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 20
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
699 head
41 vs last sale 740 54 vs year ago 645 · +8.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
4 vs last sale 49 10 vs year ago 63 · 15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
12 vs last sale 23 7 vs year ago 18 · 38.9%
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 steady. Bulls 2.00 higher. Steers steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers and bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.67/cwt on 315 head.
Average price
$127.67
315 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$12
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$7.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.63
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538128.07690269
Medium and Large 2-3463125.8458338
Medium and Large 3341123.144207thin
Small 1-2560121.006781thin
One grade step is worth $7.07/cwt here — about $12 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 sale315 hd
127.67
TN average10 barns · 2,124 hd
123.04
+4.63
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
BullsAverage1,73196.021,6628thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56866.001,0352thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20458.9471025
CowsLean 85-90%Average98051.515059thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
HeifersSmall 1-2560121.00/cwt121.00–121.006781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429151.54/cwt145.00–155.0065015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2363164.93/cwt160.00–168.0059917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669131.71/cwt125.00–139.0088113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617135.06/cwt130.00–140.0083322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added822120.00/cwt120.00–120.009865
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added609138.03/cwt135.00–140.0084117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added735129.00/cwt127.00–132.0094827
SteersMedium and Large 2-3780114.00/cwt114.00–114.008891
SteersMedium and Large 2-3230165.74/cwt160.00–171.003812
SteersMedium and Large 2-3460141.51/cwt141.00–142.006512
SteersMedium and Large 2-3295164.00/cwt164.00–164.004843
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
BullsMedium and Large 1-287088.00/cwt88.00–88.007661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2661117.83/cwt110.00–120.007797
BullsMedium and Large 1-2488142.29/cwt140.00–146.0069413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2616126.49/cwt123.00–127.0077914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2580127.97/cwt120.00–133.0074218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423149.34/cwt145.00–154.0063221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520135.34/cwt130.00–140.0070423
BullsMedium and Large 2-3640122.00/cwt122.00–122.007811
BullsMedium and Large 2-3428136.35/cwt133.00–140.005843
SteersMedium and Large 1-2511140.59/cwt135.00–145.0071812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2581139.73/cwt133.00–144.0081211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2488149.19/cwt145.00–150.007286
SteersMedium and Large 1-2870114.60/cwt114.00–115.009975
SteersMedium and Large 1-2328167.38/cwt161.00–170.005495
SteersMedium and Large 1-2756124.00/cwt124.00–124.009374
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715126.32/cwt124.00–130.009033
SteersMedium and Large 1-2267173.28/cwt170.00–175.004633
HeifersMedium and Large 3379123.00/cwt123.00–123.004664
HeifersMedium and Large 3315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003782
HeifersMedium and Large 3240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3484122.84/cwt119.00–130.0059510
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3386132.14/cwt131.00–134.005107
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3584119.84/cwt116.00–121.007006
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3527123.59/cwt120.00–125.006515
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3427127.42/cwt120.00–130.005444
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3233136.57/cwt130.00–140.003183
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3608121.00/cwt121.00–121.007362
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3305130.00/cwt130.00–130.003971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added611126.61/cwt125.00–128.0077417
CowsLean 85-90%1,00952.32/cwt47.00–56.005288
CowsLean 85-90%75045.00/cwt45.00–45.003381
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62561.00/cwt61.00–61.009911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20059.83/cwt55.00–67.0071821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22554.24/cwt53.00–55.006644
Bulls1,74096.02/cwt91.00–98.001,6714
Bulls1,788100.03/cwt99.00–102.001,7893
Bulls1,52584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,060600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,3601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,325800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,305780.00/cwt780.00–780.0010,1791
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,005800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0401
Dairy SteersLarge 2-348881.00/cwt81.00–81.003952
SteersMedium and Large 3418134.00/cwt134.00–134.005602
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed468152.00/cwt152.00–152.007118
SteersMedium and Large 2-3684124.33/cwt122.00–126.008506
SteersMedium and Large 2-3411134.81/cwt133.00–136.005545
SteersMedium and Large 2-3520132.72/cwt130.00–134.006903
SteersMedium and Large 2-3327160.54/cwt150.00–166.005253
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added527130.56/cwt128.00–132.0068817
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added436140.00/cwt140.00–140.0061015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added790114.00/cwt114.00–114.0090110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650122.00/cwt122.00–122.007936
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added724114.82/cwt113.00–116.008315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624121.34/cwt117.00–125.0075758
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2479131.99/cwt127.00–136.0063242
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2345141.32/cwt135.00–145.0048821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579122.68/cwt119.00–126.0071020
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2536123.95/cwt120.00–126.0066418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420135.02/cwt130.00–137.0056716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376142.41/cwt138.00–150.0053513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2653120.50/cwt120.00–121.007874
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2763109.00/cwt109.00–109.008323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2205150.00/cwt150.00–150.003081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007192
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2580124.00/cwt124.00–124.007192
BullsMedium and Large 2-3679117.86/cwt109.00–120.008005
BullsMedium and Large 2-3720107.55/cwt100.00–110.007744
BullsMedium and Large 2-3513130.77/cwt127.00–134.006714
BullsMedium and Large 2-3497137.00/cwt137.00–137.006813

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.