Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2021-04-12

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 12
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,305 head
290 vs last sale 1,015 980 vs year ago 325 · +301.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
60 vs last sale 54 93 vs year ago 21 · +442.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
25 vs last sale 80 49 vs year ago 6 · +816.7%
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 were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.69/cwt on 578 head.
Average price
$140.69
578 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$751
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$61.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.71
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541141.59766519
Medium and Large 2-3458134.6861756
Small 1-2400130.005201thin
Medium and Large 387380.006982thin
One grade step is worth $61.59/cwt here — about $67 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 sale578 hd
140.69
TN average12 barns · 3,535 hd
135.98
+4.71
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
BullsHigh1,63489.771,46713
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30269.1590016
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12066.5774626
CowsLean 85-90%Average97154.9653438

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1-2774130.50/cwt130.00–131.001,0106
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621130.99/cwt127.00–132.0081311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573133.81/cwt121.00–141.0076753
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473147.21/cwt135.00–159.0069652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420152.47/cwt142.00–162.0064055
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added428170.00/cwt170.00–170.007287
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523142.69/cwt130.00–152.0074670
BullsMedium and Large 1-2776102.67/cwt90.00–114.007975
SteersMedium and Large 1-2729135.32/cwt132.00–139.0098624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2837111.00/cwt111.00–111.009293
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275160.69/cwt160.00–161.004423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added719126.00/cwt126.00–126.00906137
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2764121.00/cwt121.00–121.009246
BullsMedium and Large 1-2608139.66/cwt135.00–141.0084912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2322196.26/cwt180.00–212.5063212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2238157.63/cwt150.00–160.003754
SteersMedium and Large 1-2368185.05/cwt162.50–195.0068161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2860106.00/cwt106.00–106.009124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2672125.73/cwt122.00–128.008458
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417183.12/cwt166.00–188.0076426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2321157.05/cwt140.00–164.0050419
SteersMedium and Large 1-2270208.93/cwt207.00–210.005643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2925105.44/cwt100.00–111.009752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added529153.00/cwt153.00–153.0080911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2667136.49/cwt126.00–143.009105
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575151.53/cwt140.00–160.0087114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2218208.25/cwt202.50–215.004542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619146.05/cwt139.00–152.0090434
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477166.15/cwt160.00–174.0079327
SteersSmall 1-2420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed343163.00/cwt163.00–163.0055922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373160.62/cwt150.00–165.0059933
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added513167.00/cwt167.00–167.008572
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed418161.00/cwt161.00–161.0067321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed507170.00/cwt170.00–170.008627
HeifersSmall 1-2400130.00/cwt130.00–130.005201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added499146.00/cwt146.00–146.007299
BullsSmall 1-2440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28076.00/cwt76.00–76.009731
CowsLean 85-90%98657.00/cwt48.00–61.0056232
CowsLean 85-90%89344.11/cwt39.00–48.003946
Bulls1,588101.80/cwt100.00–104.001,6172
Bulls1,46679.98/cwt74.00–84.001,1734
Bulls1,74491.92/cwt87.00–95.001,6037
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,138852.47/cwt775.00–925.009,7012
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11466.19/cwt57.00–72.5073725
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0951
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29068.83/cwt64.00–72.0088815
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3532128.94/cwt115.00–135.0068616
BullsMedium and Large 1-2668125.98/cwt122.00–128.008424
SteersMedium and Large 2-3570145.00/cwt145.00–145.008271
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521160.07/cwt150.00–165.0083435
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,9251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472157.09/cwt144.00–166.0074121
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3653110.00/cwt110.00–110.007182
BullsMedium and Large 1-2713118.28/cwt115.00–124.008433
SteersMedium and Large 3515113.00/cwt113.00–113.005821
HeifersMedium and Large 387380.00/cwt80.00–80.006982
BullsMedium and Large 3690104.00/cwt104.00–104.007181
BullsMedium and Large 3485127.00/cwt127.00–127.006161
BullsMedium and Large 2-3704110.25/cwt110.00–111.007764
SteersMedium and Large 2-3535149.27/cwt135.00–152.007996
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3322150.23/cwt130.00–158.0048411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470135.73/cwt127.50–140.006384
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3437141.43/cwt139.00–143.006185
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3277143.76/cwt140.00–160.003985
SteersMedium and Large 2-3690129.00/cwt129.00–129.008901
SteersMedium and Large 2-3472150.08/cwt135.00–158.0070813
SteersMedium and Large 2-3370161.30/cwt160.00–165.005974
SteersMedium and Large 2-3445151.50/cwt143.00–160.006742
SteersMedium and Large 2-3755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3317172.42/cwt147.50–180.005476
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425169.18/cwt150.00–176.0071927
BullsMedium and Large 2-3508143.52/cwt130.00–159.007296
SteersMedium and Large 2-3220165.00/cwt165.00–165.003631
SteersMedium and Large 2-3633120.96/cwt110.00–128.007663
SteersMedium and Large 2-3287156.62/cwt150.00–170.004493
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3572121.09/cwt115.00–124.006937
SteersMedium and Large 1-2855117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3642116.73/cwt110.00–120.007493
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3355145.00/cwt145.00–145.005152
BullsMedium and Large 2-388580.00/cwt80.00–80.007082
BullsMedium and Large 2-3587137.58/cwt133.00–140.008087
SteersMedium and Large 1-2537157.72/cwt140.00–169.0084740
BullsMedium and Large 2-3625120.42/cwt118.00–128.007534
BullsMedium and Large 2-3490150.00/cwt150.00–150.0073516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574141.78/cwt134.00–153.0081417
BullsMedium and Large 1-2820100.00/cwt100.00–100.008201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710117.54/cwt115.00–120.008352

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.