Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2020-09-28

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 28
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,432 head
15 vs last sale 1,447 33 vs year ago 1,399 · +2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
40 vs last sale 128 87 vs year ago 175 · 49.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
1 vs last sale 41 85 vs year ago 127 · 66.9%
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 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Steers steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $138.50/cwt on 530 head.
Average price
$138.50
530 head · 675 lb average
Value per head Derived
$935
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 3
$27.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.47
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3493138.6168418thin
Medium and Large 1-2682138.60946510
Medium and Large 3485111.005382thin
One grade step is worth $27.61/cwt here — about $145 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 sale530 hd
138.50
TN average7 barns · 1,256 hd
135.03
+3.47
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
BullsAverage1,68882.361,39024
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42755.6579410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19455.3466142
CowsLean 85-90%Average98343.5242821

Every lot, as filed

83 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 Added551143.00/cwt143.00–143.007887
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579129.77/cwt115.00–132.5075155
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006932
BullsMedium and Large 2-3537120.00/cwt120.00–120.006443
BullsMedium and Large 2-388075.00/cwt75.00–75.006601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523138.18/cwt132.00–145.0072324
BullsMedium and Large 1-2721111.99/cwt110.00–115.0080713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added658125.00/cwt125.00–125.008239
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added713136.40/cwt135.00–137.0097310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2323144.33/cwt140.00–147.004669
BullsMedium and Large 1-2577129.94/cwt125.00–135.0075022
BullsMedium and Large 1-2628125.76/cwt120.00–133.0079026
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added538133.00/cwt133.00–133.007162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added594128.00/cwt128.00–128.007604
BullsMedium and Large 2-3463130.48/cwt125.00–134.006045
BullsMedium and Large 2-3643110.00/cwt110.00–110.007073
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added856132.17/cwt132.00–132.501,131176
SteersMedium and Large 2-3270163.00/cwt163.00–163.004401
SteersMedium and Large 2-395890.00/cwt90.00–90.008622
SteersMedium and Large 2-3680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
SteersMedium and Large 2-3335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
SteersMedium and Large 2-3364147.82/cwt142.00–165.005386
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3622119.68/cwt111.00–124.007443
SteersMedium and Large 2-3715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42755.65/cwt53.00–60.0079410
Bulls1,76484.37/cwt80.00–90.001,48819
CowsLean 85-90%98747.18/cwt40.00–51.0046613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27957.24/cwt55.00–63.0073221
BullsMedium and Large 2-3425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005952
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3404121.98/cwt120.00–128.004934
CowsLean 85-90%97637.57/cwt28.00–42.003678
Bulls1,27070.90/cwt66.00–79.009004
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09352.77/cwt45.00–55.0057720
Bulls1,92090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,7281
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43567.00/cwt67.00–67.009611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3598118.00/cwt118.00–118.007062
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3245125.00/cwt125.00–125.003062
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
SteersMedium and Large 2-3463150.00/cwt150.00–150.006956
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3477135.00/cwt135.00–135.006443
BullsMedium and Large 3540111.00/cwt111.00–111.005991
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2925900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,360925.00/cwt925.00–925.0012,5801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3506122.25/cwt120.00–129.006198
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3572123.89/cwt118.00–128.007099
BullsMedium and Large 2-3675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
SteersMedium and Large 3485111.00/cwt111.00–111.005382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2951,068.34/cwt975.00–1,175.0013,8353
BullsMedium and Large 1-2399150.00/cwt150.00–150.005994
BullsMedium and Large 1-2753109.00/cwt109.00–109.008212
BullsMedium and Large 1-289090.00/cwt90.00–90.008011
HeifersMedium and Large 3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2783129.50/cwt119.00–132.501,01452
SteersMedium and Large 1-2968105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0162
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added626140.00/cwt140.00–140.008766
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800121.00/cwt121.00–121.009682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1,085100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0851
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3387130.00/cwt130.00–130.005033
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573142.44/cwt135.00–148.0081628
SteersMedium and Large 1-2377165.48/cwt150.00–180.0062423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2237180.61/cwt180.00–183.004285
SteersMedium and Large 1-2285175.40/cwt152.00–184.005004
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624123.42/cwt113.00–126.0077058
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521145.31/cwt135.00–152.0075752
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428160.48/cwt150.00–165.006878
SteersMedium and Large 1-2616135.56/cwt130.00–145.0083538
SteersMedium and Large 1-2676131.04/cwt127.00–137.0088634
SteersMedium and Large 1-2713128.37/cwt120.00–135.0091521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2265145.91/cwt135.00–151.0038710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467151.46/cwt145.00–160.0070715
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424157.64/cwt145.00–170.0066814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430134.59/cwt130.00–143.0057945
SteersMedium and Large 1-2829117.47/cwt115.00–121.009746
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2714114.23/cwt107.00–117.0081615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2369141.99/cwt138.00–145.0052415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2527127.75/cwt121.00–133.0067356
SteersMedium and Large 1-2319170.79/cwt160.00–182.0054520
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475144.78/cwt130.00–150.0068821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2671115.94/cwt114.00–120.007784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2667121.48/cwt113.00–124.0081037
BullsMedium and Large 1-2803100.00/cwt100.00–100.008032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2768104.00/cwt103.00–105.007992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2485133.66/cwt124.00–139.0064861

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.