Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2020-10-26

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 26
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
742 head
397 vs last sale 1,139 228 vs year ago 970 · 23.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
89 vs last sale 142 93 vs year ago 146 · 63.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
44 vs last sale 80 15 vs year ago 21 · +71.4%
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 mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. Steers 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 9.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.26/cwt on 207 head.
Average price
$114.26
207 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$593
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.44
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528115.53610179
Medium and Large 2-3480107.6951724
Small 1-232599.003223thin
Medium and Large 341590.003741thin
One grade step is worth $25.53/cwt here — about $236 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 sale207 hd
114.26
TN average11 barns · 2,135 hd
108.82
+5.44
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
BullsAverage1,66976.431,27619
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40950.4471010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20750.0360411
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05440.0642230

Every lot, as filed

80 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
BullsSmall 1-2563108.98/cwt108.00–110.006142
BullsMedium and Large 1-282093.00/cwt93.00–93.007631
BullsMedium and Large 2-3559113.15/cwt110.00–116.0063312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373121.19/cwt118.00–124.004525
BullsMedium and Large 1-277698.74/cwt95.00–100.007664
HeifersMedium and Large 1-275094.00/cwt94.00–94.007051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424120.60/cwt117.00–124.0051128
SteersMedium and Large 1-2235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added664112.43/cwt112.00–113.0074714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2309120.43/cwt100.00–130.003728
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574115.14/cwt111.00–118.0066118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2716103.63/cwt94.00–107.007428
SteersMedium and Large 1-2764114.17/cwt105.00–117.0087220
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582124.51/cwt114.00–133.0072533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2624123.18/cwt117.00–128.0076918
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620109.58/cwt105.00–116.0067911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2288128.00/cwt128.00–128.003692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2223129.44/cwt120.00–140.002892
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added726118.69/cwt117.00–120.0086221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468116.06/cwt110.00–121.0054325
SteersMedium and Large 1-2684117.49/cwt115.00–120.008046
SteersMedium and Large 1-2441141.13/cwt120.00–146.0062213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719115.65/cwt115.00–117.008326
SteersMedium and Large 1-2484134.16/cwt130.00–140.006499
SteersMedium and Large 1-2887109.16/cwt107.00–110.009687
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523128.34/cwt120.00–136.0067113
HeifersSmall 1-232599.00/cwt99.00–99.003223
BullsSmall 1-2462101.00/cwt101.00–101.004673
SteersSmall 1-2520115.00/cwt115.00–115.005981
SteersSmall 1-2390105.06/cwt100.00–110.004102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2381150.61/cwt145.00–155.0057411
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2845560.00/cwt560.00–560.004,7323
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2845670.00/cwt670.00–670.005,6623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added591125.00/cwt125.00–125.007393
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476131.43/cwt120.00–140.0062618
BullsMedium and Large 1-2731105.21/cwt90.00–110.0076913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy567112.00/cwt112.00–112.006353
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5501,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0016,6631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,7751
Bulls1,71378.23/cwt75.00–81.001,34012
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20750.03/cwt47.00–53.0060411
CowsLean 85-90%1,08641.90/cwt36.00–45.0045524
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42051.04/cwt49.00–54.007259
CowsLean 85-90%92732.72/cwt31.00–36.003036
Bulls1,50271.22/cwt56.00–76.001,0706
SteersMedium and Large 2-3556109.30/cwt104.00–120.006086
HeifersMedium and Large 341590.00/cwt90.00–90.003741
BullsMedium and Large 388073.00/cwt73.00–73.006422
HeifersMedium and Large 2-369098.00/cwt98.00–98.006761
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30545.00/cwt45.00–45.005871
Bulls2,15086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,8491
SteersMedium and Large 2-3372134.36/cwt124.00–141.0050010
SteersMedium and Large 2-3340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
BullsMedium and Large 2-3423121.94/cwt120.00–124.005162
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3630107.00/cwt107.00–107.006742
BullsMedium and Large 2-3618106.49/cwt105.00–108.006582
SteersMedium and Large 2-3225135.00/cwt135.00–135.003041
BullsMedium and Large 2-3663103.02/cwt100.00–105.006833
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3521105.74/cwt105.00–108.005514
BullsMedium and Large 2-3518110.00/cwt110.00–110.005703
SteersMedium and Large 2-3470121.61/cwt120.00–125.005723
SteersMedium and Large 2-3418120.76/cwt115.00–133.005059
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3436106.54/cwt101.00–118.004656
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added601116.00/cwt116.00–116.006974
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522125.23/cwt120.00–129.0065422
SteersMedium and Large 2-3290148.00/cwt148.00–148.004291
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565104.00/cwt104.00–104.005881
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3458106.59/cwt100.00–109.004886
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3389116.73/cwt116.00–118.004544
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620113.40/cwt110.00–116.0070320
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425140.65/cwt125.00–150.0059819
BullsMedium and Large 2-3458124.97/cwt120.00–130.005722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-282394.92/cwt90.00–101.007813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650106.50/cwt105.00–108.006922
SteersMedium and Large 2-3507111.18/cwt108.00–121.005648
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2667109.57/cwt106.00–113.007315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565119.94/cwt113.00–130.0067831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522116.21/cwt113.00–120.0060736

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.