Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2020-09-21

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 21
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,447 head
62 vs last sale 1,385 274 vs year ago 1,721 · 15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
31 vs last sale 159 18 vs year ago 146 · 12.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
10 vs last sale 31 6 vs year ago 47 · 12.8%
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 steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.24/cwt on 475 head.
Average price
$127.24
475 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$235
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$14.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.75
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550127.67702402
Medium and Large 2-3490125.4061570
Small 1-2412113.364673thin
One grade step is worth $14.31/cwt here — about $235 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 sale475 hd
127.24
TN average11 barns · 3,066 hd
121.49
+5.75
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
BullsHigh1,64787.681,44420
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38358.4280818
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22458.2171351
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02948.7150123

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1-2426155.98/cwt152.00–162.0066418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2379161.65/cwt155.00–168.0061320
SteersMedium and Large 1-2571142.39/cwt140.00–147.0081323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618137.70/cwt129.00–142.0085126
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472152.41/cwt145.00–160.0071929
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531147.82/cwt142.00–151.0078536
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760124.00/cwt124.00–124.009421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800105.00/cwt105.00–105.008402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2714118.50/cwt115.00–120.0084612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2662123.22/cwt120.00–125.0081616
BullsMedium and Large 1-2577129.67/cwt127.00–135.0074820
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476143.95/cwt140.00–155.0068524
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623125.99/cwt122.00–130.0078526
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427152.64/cwt144.00–159.0065231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520138.12/cwt130.00–145.0071840
BullsMedium and Large 2-3703110.00/cwt110.00–110.007732
BullsMedium and Large 2-3666120.25/cwt120.00–121.008014
BullsMedium and Large 2-3480135.35/cwt134.00–139.006506
BullsMedium and Large 2-3437138.93/cwt137.00–145.006077
BullsMedium and Large 2-3526130.56/cwt125.00–135.006878
BullsMedium and Large 2-3619122.90/cwt120.00–125.007618
BullsMedium and Large 2-3574128.00/cwt126.00–130.0073510
BullsSmall 1-2455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
BullsSmall 1-2420128.04/cwt125.00–131.005382
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2205134.00/cwt134.00–134.002751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-280098.00/cwt98.00–98.007841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680133.07/cwt130.00–137.5090516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2717128.81/cwt124.00–136.0092415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2319172.63/cwt165.00–175.005519
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775128.35/cwt124.00–134.009956
SteersMedium and Large 1-2829119.20/cwt118.00–120.009885
SteersMedium and Large 1-2892121.75/cwt118.00–123.001,0864
SteersMedium and Large 1-2285172.59/cwt170.00–175.004922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy308181.00/cwt181.00–181.005572
HeifersSmall 1-2412113.36/cwt110.00–120.004673
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added538132.00/cwt132.00–132.007109
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added584124.00/cwt124.00–124.007244
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed353140.00/cwt140.00–140.004942
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3436121.84/cwt117.00–130.0053113
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3480126.25/cwt123.00–129.0060611
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3531119.53/cwt110.00–126.0063510
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3380133.56/cwt130.00–136.005088
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3586122.71/cwt120.00–124.007196
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3658113.37/cwt110.00–120.007463
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3305134.00/cwt131.00–137.004092
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3770101.00/cwt101.00–101.007781
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3260132.00/cwt132.00–132.003431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added612130.00/cwt130.00–130.0079623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added737122.00/cwt122.00–122.0089916
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added532129.14/cwt127.00–132.006879
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added664125.00/cwt125.00–125.008306
Bulls1,91895.52/cwt95.00–96.001,8322
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,092823.28/cwt750.00–900.008,9903
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,170733.89/cwt670.00–800.008,5872
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,230700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,6101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,287859.49/cwt800.00–950.0011,0623
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,275922.42/cwt875.00–1,000.0011,7613
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3950800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29251,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.009,9441
SteersSmall 1-2490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006861
SteersSmall 1-2425134.00/cwt134.00–134.005701
SteersSmall 1-2375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed410160.00/cwt160.00–160.0065614
SteersMedium and Large 2-3519134.60/cwt125.00–140.0069910
SteersMedium and Large 2-3380146.38/cwt140.00–157.0055610
SteersMedium and Large 2-3716115.87/cwt115.00–120.008306
SteersMedium and Large 2-3334150.18/cwt140.00–168.005026
SteersMedium and Large 2-3417146.36/cwt144.00–150.006105
SteersMedium and Large 2-3275159.71/cwt150.00–168.004394
SteersMedium and Large 2-3690117.00/cwt117.00–117.008072
SteersMedium and Large 2-3605128.99/cwt128.00–130.007802
SteersMedium and Large 2-3573137.34/cwt130.00–145.007872
SteersMedium and Large 2-3480147.58/cwt145.00–150.007082
SteersMedium and Large 2-3220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added904131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,189111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added616142.58/cwt142.00–143.0087812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2753116.64/cwt110.00–120.008783
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2860102.33/cwt102.00–103.008803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2278145.66/cwt143.00–150.004054
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326141.32/cwt136.00–145.0046113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2385139.70/cwt136.00–143.0053820
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670120.31/cwt118.00–122.0080623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618122.72/cwt120.00–125.0075829
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425133.03/cwt130.00–142.0056534
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2716117.40/cwt110.00–122.0084135
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575126.30/cwt120.00–130.0072637
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474132.12/cwt126.00–138.0062662
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2529127.03/cwt123.00–135.0067283
Bulls1,37980.08/cwt76.00–87.001,1044
Bulls1,68588.73/cwt84.00–93.001,49514
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37065.00/cwt65.00–65.008911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09351.62/cwt46.00–55.005646
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23958.95/cwt54.00–62.5073044
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51553.32/cwt51.00–55.008082
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36659.06/cwt56.00–63.0080716
CowsLean 85-90%1,02045.00/cwt45.00–45.004591
CowsLean 85-90%1,02948.88/cwt44.00–55.0050322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added835120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added537150.00/cwt150.00–150.008065
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added735139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added678138.24/cwt136.00–139.009378
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added756131.50/cwt130.00–132.009948
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added578146.41/cwt145.00–148.0084611

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.