Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2020-12-14

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 14
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,263 head
309 vs last sale 1,572 603 vs year ago 660 · +91.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
34 vs last sale 145 43 vs year ago 68 · +63.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
3 vs last sale 53 16 vs year ago 34 · +47.1%
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 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Steers steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.41/cwt on 430 head.
Average price
$122.41
430 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$624
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$49.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.03
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514123.96637380
Medium and Large 2-3425117.3449942
Small 1-251082.504211thin
Medium and Large 377674.035747thin
One grade step is worth $49.93/cwt here — about $63 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 sale430 hd
122.41
TN average8 barns · 2,291 hd
117.38
+5.03
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
BullsLow1,55473.121,13612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41151.5872821
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21750.7161742
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03938.8640432

Every lot, as filed

96 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570121.12/cwt114.00–124.0069038
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421129.59/cwt117.00–137.0054632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2658118.04/cwt115.00–121.0077730
BullsMedium and Large 1-2431154.22/cwt140.00–165.0066533
BullsMedium and Large 1-2582125.29/cwt120.00–128.0072919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378133.00/cwt130.00–137.0050324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326141.07/cwt130.00–151.0046014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2773106.58/cwt100.00–108.0082411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375165.23/cwt148.00–185.0062019
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475126.40/cwt116.00–136.00600101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517121.38/cwt115.00–130.0062845
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,03097.00/cwt94.00–100.009992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2287144.06/cwt140.00–145.004135
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2224146.65/cwt141.00–155.003285
SteersMedium and Large 1-2795116.00/cwt116.00–116.009224
SteersMedium and Large 1-2627127.50/cwt123.00–133.0079944
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527140.15/cwt128.00–150.0073943
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680126.11/cwt110.00–131.0085826
SteersMedium and Large 1-2737120.00/cwt120.00–120.008848
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423154.60/cwt145.00–167.0065419
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added483152.58/cwt150.00–157.0073719
SteersMedium and Large 1-2288185.32/cwt181.00–191.005343
SteersMedium and Large 1-2960108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2567131.75/cwt125.00–135.0074729
SteersMedium and Large 1-2819107.69/cwt100.00–114.008827
BullsMedium and Large 1-2763105.00/cwt105.00–105.008012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2703103.51/cwt100.00–107.007282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471145.70/cwt130.00–150.0068628
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006006
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335167.74/cwt160.00–185.0056225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added634133.55/cwt133.00–134.008479
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added728122.03/cwt120.00–123.008886
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added422134.00/cwt134.00–134.0056518
SteersMedium and Large 1-2888110.00/cwt110.00–110.009772
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added416164.00/cwt164.00–164.0068210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2925103.00/cwt103.00–103.009537
HeifersSmall 1-251082.50/cwt82.50–82.504211
SteersSmall 1-263095.00/cwt95.00–95.005991
BullsSmall 1-2420101.00/cwt101.00–101.004241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added680116.00/cwt116.00–116.007892
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added580123.00/cwt123.00–123.007132
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added563139.57/cwt131.00–142.0078630
CowsLean 85-90%1,01732.55/cwt17.00–43.0033111
CowsLean 85-90%1,05142.17/cwt36.00–47.0044321
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,88546.00/cwt46.00–46.008671
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38751.86/cwt50.00–54.5071920
CowsBoner 80-85%92844.88/cwt43.00–47.004162
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23151.00/cwt47.00–57.0062840
BullsMedium and Large 1-2723105.97/cwt104.00–108.007662
BullsMedium and Large 1-2668112.47/cwt111.00–114.007512
BullsMedium and Large 1-283593.00/cwt93.00–93.007771
Bulls1,43164.68/cwt53.00–75.009265
Bulls1,65384.40/cwt84.00–85.001,3952
Bulls1,63777.04/cwt75.00–80.001,2615
SteersMedium and Large 3745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007821
SteersMedium and Large 3590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
SteersMedium and Large 3320126.81/cwt123.00–131.004064
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,255672.91/cwt500.00–810.008,4452
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900530.00/cwt530.00–530.004,7701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,165650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,5731
SteersMedium and Large 3438128.49/cwt127.00–130.005632
HeifersMedium and Large 377674.03/cwt70.00–81.005747
BullsMedium and Large 380579.00/cwt79.00–79.006361
BullsMedium and Large 3405125.00/cwt125.00–125.005062
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3243136.00/cwt136.00–136.003302
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3360131.00/cwt131.00–131.004721
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3329119.76/cwt110.00–133.003948
BullsMedium and Large 2-3680108.98/cwt108.00–110.007412
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3582106.97/cwt100.00–110.0062310
BullsMedium and Large 2-3633110.32/cwt110.00–111.006983
SteersMedium and Large 2-388070.00/cwt70.00–70.006162
SteersMedium and Large 2-3618113.00/cwt113.00–113.006982
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475110.93/cwt108.00–118.005277
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3418122.69/cwt122.00–126.005136
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3286127.47/cwt115.00–131.003656
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005612
SteersMedium and Large 2-3394145.86/cwt141.00–150.0057510
SteersMedium and Large 2-3543122.78/cwt121.00–126.006675
SteersMedium and Large 2-3315150.00/cwt130.00–160.004734
SteersMedium and Large 2-3552129.66/cwt127.00–131.007163
SteersMedium and Large 2-3275142.36/cwt135.00–150.003912
SteersMedium and Large 2-3243170.00/cwt170.00–170.004132
SteersMedium and Large 2-3472138.83/cwt133.00–150.0065510
BullsMedium and Large 2-3475122.65/cwt122.00–124.005833
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,06064.00/cwt64.00–64.006782
BullsMedium and Large 2-384075.00/cwt75.00–75.006302
BullsMedium and Large 2-3735100.00/cwt100.00–100.007358
BullsMedium and Large 2-3526119.64/cwt114.00–130.006297
BullsMedium and Large 2-3595119.00/cwt119.00–119.007082
BullsMedium and Large 1-2634114.10/cwt112.00–115.007239
HeifersMedium and Large 1-280595.25/cwt95.00–96.007674
HeifersMedium and Large 1-297087.51/cwt85.00–90.008492
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525130.60/cwt120.00–140.0068636
BullsMedium and Large 1-2479142.99/cwt130.00–153.0068536
HeifersMedium and Large 1-289089.00/cwt89.00–89.007921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2629114.01/cwt105.00–121.0071738

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.