Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2021-07-12

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 12
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,249 head
327 vs last sale 922 509 vs year ago 740 · +68.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
30 vs last sale 99 80 vs year ago 49 · +163.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
18 vs last sale 31 10 vs year ago 23 · 43.5%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were no trends for market due to July 4th last week. There was some positive influence noticed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $150.53/cwt on 442 head.
Average price
$150.53
442 head · 591 lb average
Value per head Derived
$890
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$277
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.29
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2601151.22909400
Medium and Large 2-3510144.2373633
Medium and Large 3442143.036329thin
One grade step is worth $8.19/cwt here — about $277 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 sale442 hd
150.53
TN average6 barns · 1,498 hd
146.24
+4.29
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
BullsAverage1,66497.581,62419
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41771.851,01820
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23068.9084839
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00456.3556623

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2576133.21/cwt125.00–138.0076760
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621136.54/cwt130.00–140.008489
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2945105.00/cwt105.00–105.009921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715117.69/cwt114.00–122.008414
SteersMedium and Large 2-3338173.04/cwt171.00–175.005852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2891105.00/cwt105.00–105.009365
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added424177.45/cwt175.00–180.007526
BullsMedium and Large 2-3728118.64/cwt116.00–120.008643
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290154.00/cwt154.00–154.004471
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3478136.08/cwt125.00–142.0065014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2324151.08/cwt145.00–160.004894
SteersMedium and Large 1-2767133.87/cwt120.00–138.001,0279
SteersMedium and Large 1-2412174.03/cwt161.00–180.0071713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675128.18/cwt124.00–135.0086517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009944
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378173.30/cwt160.00–181.0065518
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2678126.02/cwt120.00–130.0085446
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618147.49/cwt135.00–153.0091168
SteersMedium and Large 1-2323178.13/cwt170.00–180.0057510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2988109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0775
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475143.59/cwt135.00–147.0068271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485165.81/cwt160.00–171.0080435
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added458145.00/cwt145.00–145.006643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2688141.32/cwt130.00–147.0097234
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423144.91/cwt141.00–148.0061327
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2629129.15/cwt120.00–133.0081234
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2952113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0763
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719138.12/cwt125.00–145.0099341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523158.48/cwt150.00–166.0082946
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added613154.73/cwt153.00–155.0094815
BullsMedium and Large 1-2765124.02/cwt120.00–132.009493
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added577161.00/cwt161.00–161.0092910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added534142.00/cwt142.00–142.007584
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added953115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,09610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added603135.00/cwt135.00–135.008145
SteersMedium and Large 1-2931118.78/cwt118.00–122.001,1065
BullsMedium and Large 1-2529152.83/cwt145.00–159.0080813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2706126.19/cwt124.00–127.008915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added691141.00/cwt141.00–141.0097410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573153.14/cwt141.00–162.0087749
CowsLean 85-90%1,09060.68/cwt57.00–63.0066115
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41771.05/cwt68.00–77.001,00718
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41379.03/cwt78.00–80.001,1172
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34275.34/cwt71.00–80.001,0118
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22768.79/cwt63.00–73.0084424
Bulls1,73198.99/cwt96.00–103.001,71410
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,215850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,3281
BullsMedium and Large 1-292587.00/cwt87.00–87.008051
Dairy SteersLarge 455085.00/cwt85.00–85.004682
Bulls1,47088.15/cwt78.00–94.001,2965
Bulls1,738105.85/cwt104.00–108.001,8404
CowsLean 85-90%84348.24/cwt35.00–53.004078
SteersMedium and Large 3503136.00/cwt136.00–136.006842
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11561.91/cwt57.00–64.006907
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3631120.19/cwt120.00–121.007585
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added826131.43/cwt129.00–134.001,0868
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525138.47/cwt131.00–144.0072771
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,275775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,8813
HeifersMedium and Large 3475115.00/cwt115.00–115.005461
BullsMedium and Large 1-297590.00/cwt90.00–90.008781
SteersMedium and Large 2-3785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009812
BullsMedium and Large 2-3610126.00/cwt126.00–126.007691
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325130.32/cwt130.00–131.004243
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3383137.74/cwt130.00–146.005282
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3432133.04/cwt130.00–140.0057513
SteersMedium and Large 3395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
BullsMedium and Large 2-3568130.34/cwt130.00–131.007403
SteersMedium and Large 2-3710121.00/cwt121.00–121.008591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2283180.00/cwt180.00–180.005094
SteersMedium and Large 2-3378147.16/cwt140.00–159.005565
BullsMedium and Large 1-2419167.69/cwt159.00–176.007037
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574145.51/cwt130.00–155.0083513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2768112.38/cwt110.00–113.008635
SteersMedium and Large 2-3585133.79/cwt127.00–146.007834
BullsMedium and Large 2-3476145.83/cwt133.00–151.006946
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3590118.00/cwt118.00–118.006961
BullsMedium and Large 2-3521143.65/cwt140.00–146.007485
BullsMedium and Large 2-3695122.00/cwt122.00–122.008481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380148.72/cwt138.00–155.0056512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3668118.00/cwt118.00–118.007883
SteersMedium and Large 2-3415150.00/cwt150.00–150.006231
BullsMedium and Large 2-3424145.68/cwt138.00–150.0061812
SteersMedium and Large 2-3528145.05/cwt135.00–150.007669
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650118.00/cwt118.00–118.007672
BullsMedium and Large 1-2467153.13/cwt146.00–161.0071517
BullsMedium and Large 3575118.00/cwt118.00–118.006791
SteersMedium and Large 2-3481151.66/cwt145.00–160.007296
SteersMedium and Large 3429145.88/cwt125.00–156.006266
SteersMedium and Large 2-3290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004931

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.