Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2020-08-03

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 3
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
699 head
49 vs last sale 650 297 vs year ago 996 · 29.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
39 vs last sale 119 45 vs year ago 125 · 36.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
25 vs last sale 41 51 vs year ago 67 · 76.1%
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 firm to 3.00 higher, Lean cows 6.00 higher. Bulls 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 12.00 higher. over 500 lbs steady except 600-700 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls limited comparison to last week. Heifers steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.31/cwt on 260 head.
Average price
$127.31
260 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$671
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$40
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.97
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527128.81679210
Medium and Large 2-3528121.0163950
One grade step is worth $7.80/cwt here — about $40 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 sale260 hd
127.31
TN average9 barns · 1,921 hd
124.34
+2.97
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
BullsAverage1,602100.571,61115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37068.4593810
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22067.7382614
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00357.6857825

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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added632145.79/cwt143.00–152.0092123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added531156.37/cwt150.00–162.0083011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added485152.82/cwt145.00–155.0074111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added584153.00/cwt153.00–153.008947
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added778126.67/cwt125.00–130.009856
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added877120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0525
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added698136.00/cwt136.00–136.009492
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525152.08/cwt148.00–157.0079832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2624140.03/cwt134.00–144.0087416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2366168.89/cwt161.00–175.0061815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2684133.21/cwt124.00–139.0091113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2716131.47/cwt128.00–134.0094112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574144.30/cwt140.00–152.0082812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430154.88/cwt150.00–159.0066612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471154.86/cwt146.00–164.007299
SteersMedium and Large 1-2334171.74/cwt168.00–175.005747
SteersMedium and Large 1-2817115.00/cwt115.00–115.009404
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3675109.40/cwt105.00–114.007382
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200151.00/cwt151.00–151.003021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added569127.27/cwt126.00–128.0072414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572136.22/cwt126.00–139.0077935
BullsMedium and Large 1-2426149.36/cwt140.00–157.0063615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2529141.25/cwt131.00–146.0074714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2479142.16/cwt138.00–148.0068113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675125.01/cwt111.00–130.0084411
BullsMedium and Large 1-283186.00/cwt86.00–86.007155
BullsMedium and Large 1-2626126.62/cwt124.00–131.007935
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715114.85/cwt104.00–123.008214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2783111.02/cwt105.00–117.008692
BullsMedium and Large 1-292088.00/cwt88.00–88.008101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2900950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,5501
CowsLean 85-90%1,00958.27/cwt53.00–64.0058822
CowsLean 85-90%95753.34/cwt48.00–57.005103
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37068.45/cwt66.00–72.0093810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23368.02/cwt63.00–72.0083913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05064.00/cwt64.00–64.006721
Bulls1,613101.14/cwt95.00–105.001,63110
Bulls1,40793.94/cwt93.00–95.001,3223
Bulls1,838107.65/cwt105.00–110.001,9792
Bred CowsLarge 11,315800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,5201
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2555143.00/cwt143.00–143.007941
SteersMedium and Large 2-3281163.58/cwt160.00–170.004608
SteersMedium and Large 2-3370146.04/cwt144.00–152.005405
SteersMedium and Large 2-3445135.98/cwt133.00–140.006054
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added660123.00/cwt123.00–123.0081211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added448138.00/cwt138.00–138.006184
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added613122.00/cwt122.00–122.007482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518129.14/cwt125.00–132.0066942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578125.72/cwt117.00–130.0072730
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428135.89/cwt133.00–139.0058219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2614121.80/cwt115.00–125.0074817
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2479132.01/cwt127.00–136.0063217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2313142.93/cwt134.00–145.0044716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2387141.89/cwt135.00–145.0054915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2669116.98/cwt115.00–119.0078314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2766105.94/cwt103.00–111.008125
HeifersMedium and Large 1-286595.00/cwt95.00–95.008221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2705112.00/cwt112.00–112.007901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2260137.50/cwt137.50–137.503581
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008381
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
BullsMedium and Large 2-3660111.59/cwt110.00–114.007365
BullsMedium and Large 2-3628124.69/cwt115.00–127.007835
BullsMedium and Large 2-3555128.49/cwt127.00–129.007134
SteersMedium and Large 1-2279177.00/cwt175.00–178.004943
SteersMedium and Large 1-2790111.00/cwt111.00–111.008771
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3618115.05/cwt110.00–118.0071117
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3585119.24/cwt117.00–125.006987
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3282136.74/cwt125.00–144.003866
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3473124.35/cwt120.00–132.005885
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3532124.51/cwt124.00–125.006624
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3415131.06/cwt121.00–136.005443
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3373126.97/cwt123.00–134.004743
HeifersMedium and Large 2-385388.00/cwt88.00–88.007512
BullsMedium and Large 2-3487133.00/cwt133.00–133.006483
BullsMedium and Large 2-3535131.51/cwt130.00–133.007042
BullsMedium and Large 2-375598.00/cwt98.00–98.007401
SteersMedium and Large 2-3324162.04/cwt160.00–164.005254
SteersMedium and Large 2-3568131.01/cwt128.00–134.007442
SteersMedium and Large 2-3473140.00/cwt140.00–140.006622
SteersMedium and Large 2-3535145.00/cwt145.00–145.007761

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.