Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2021-08-16

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 16
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
832 head
9 vs last sale 841 323 vs year ago 1,155 · 28.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
63 vs last sale 172 38 vs year ago 71 · +53.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
16 vs last sale 38 11 vs year ago 11 · +100.0%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.51/cwt on 289 head.
Average price
$136.51
289 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$291
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.03
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2580137.03795253
Medium and Large 2-3509133.5167932
Small 1-2538128.006893thin
Medium and Large 3400126.005041thin
One grade step is worth $11.03/cwt here — about $291 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 sale289 hd
136.51
TN average8 barns · 1,309 hd
132.48
+4.03
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
BullsAverage1,52395.851,46014
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46269.041,0096thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22268.8684248
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08262.2967427

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2725123.21/cwt120.00–125.0089315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574136.79/cwt129.00–140.0078533
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625131.87/cwt128.00–137.0082429
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added536160.00/cwt160.00–160.008585
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added759144.73/cwt142.00–147.001,09912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2503157.00/cwt157.00–157.007902
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added595143.00/cwt143.00–143.0085114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2579144.46/cwt135.00–148.008365
SteersMedium and Large 1-2714139.25/cwt139.00–140.009944
SteersMedium and Large 1-2388168.29/cwt160.00–174.006538
SteersMedium and Large 1-2675140.00/cwt140.00–140.009451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added553165.00/cwt165.00–165.009129
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526139.73/cwt135.00–143.0073522
SteersMedium and Large 1-2910123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573153.08/cwt146.00–160.0087730
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623146.87/cwt138.00–155.0091531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472163.48/cwt158.00–170.0077232
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added867129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1183
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2305154.00/cwt154.00–154.004701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521157.05/cwt152.00–160.0081811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480142.08/cwt138.00–145.0068221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2342178.50/cwt177.00–179.006104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2431145.83/cwt140.00–150.0062935
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added658136.95/cwt135.00–138.0090117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added678151.74/cwt150.00–152.001,02923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added635152.00/cwt152.00–152.0096521
BullsMedium and Large 1-2613136.64/cwt128.00–146.0083813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4751,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0015,8564
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,345900.00/cwt900.00–900.0012,1051
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29851,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0010,9341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy630124.00/cwt124.00–124.007811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476156.03/cwt150.00–160.007435
BullsSmall 1-2530131.00/cwt131.00–131.006941
HeifersSmall 1-2585122.00/cwt122.00–122.007142
HeifersSmall 1-2445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
SteersSmall 1-2395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Bred CowsSmall 1-2905560.00/cwt560.00–560.005,0681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added611142.00/cwt142.00–142.0086820
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44869.77/cwt69.00–70.001,0104
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49067.58/cwt66.00–69.001,0072
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21575.00/cwt75.00–75.009111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22169.73/cwt64.00–73.0085143
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11045.00/cwt45.00–45.005001
Bulls1,53495.61/cwt91.00–101.001,4678
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,2191
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,030750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,7252
Bulls1,13586.05/cwt85.00–87.009773
Bulls1,882106.30/cwt103.00–111.002,0013
CowsLean 85-90%1,08262.29/cwt54.00–65.0067427
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27862.37/cwt57.00–65.007973
SteersMedium and Large 2-3615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3345163.33/cwt160.00–165.005633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350185.00/cwt185.00–185.006481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,055750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,9131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,4051,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0014,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0015,0001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3428150.89/cwt145.00–157.006462
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3569132.74/cwt130.00–135.0075510
SteersMedium and Large 2-3480147.77/cwt142.00–155.007095
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3488138.00/cwt138.00–138.006732
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3445138.75/cwt135.00–140.006174
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3627124.67/cwt120.00–127.007823
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3516130.00/cwt130.00–130.006718
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3377140.00/cwt140.00–140.005284
BullsMedium and Large 2-3523140.00/cwt140.00–140.007323
BullsMedium and Large 1-2784116.00/cwt114.00–120.009096
BullsMedium and Large 1-2712128.00/cwt128.00–128.009115
HeifersMedium and Large 3400126.00/cwt126.00–126.005041
SteersMedium and Large 2-3390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
SteersMedium and Large 2-3522142.87/cwt137.00–150.0074610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370149.03/cwt145.00–155.005519
BullsMedium and Large 2-3427147.30/cwt140.00–154.006294
BullsMedium and Large 2-3698115.00/cwt115.00–115.008032
SteersMedium and Large 2-3260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2669128.64/cwt123.00–138.0086120
SteersMedium and Large 1-2418162.84/cwt160.00–167.006818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2818119.49/cwt119.00–120.009776
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2776124.10/cwt124.00–125.0096310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2431161.99/cwt155.00–165.006984
SteersMedium and Large 2-3590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200191.00/cwt191.00–191.003822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0681

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.