Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2021-09-20

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 20
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
841 head
321 vs last sale 1,162 606 vs year ago 1,447 · 41.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
78 vs last sale 141 65 vs year ago 128 · 50.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
21 vs last sale 12 8 vs year ago 41 · 19.5%
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 and bulls steady. Steers under 450 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers and bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.46/cwt on 339 head.
Average price
$153.46
339 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$872
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$18.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.76
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572155.35889276
Medium and Large 2-3553145.6080560
Small 1-2492137.006743thin
One grade step is worth $18.35/cwt here — about $215 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 sale339 hd
153.46
TN average8 barns · 1,610 hd
146.70
+6.76
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
BullsHigh1,58894.451,5006thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53366.251,0169thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18962.2274023
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00554.6854911

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 1-2669123.32/cwt120.00–125.0082530
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3454135.78/cwt130.00–137.006166
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2708125.63/cwt120.00–130.008895
HeifersSmall 1-2505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2481139.60/cwt135.00–143.0067136
HeifersSmall 1-2345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424140.64/cwt140.00–143.0059614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added743125.00/cwt125.00–125.009295
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added668134.00/cwt134.00–134.0089530
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added518140.62/cwt140.00–141.0072819
HeifersSmall 1-2465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2220162.22/cwt155.00–165.003574
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520137.23/cwt132.00–141.0071423
SteersMedium and Large 2-3563140.93/cwt135.00–144.007937
SteersMedium and Large 2-3788128.86/cwt127.00–129.001,01514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added682149.01/cwt147.00–150.501,01623
SteersSmall 1-2330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2667137.60/cwt135.00–140.0091813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383142.27/cwt140.00–145.0054512
SteersSmall 1-2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
SteersMedium and Large 2-3740134.00/cwt134.00–134.009921
SteersMedium and Large 2-3680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
SteersMedium and Large 2-3543141.44/cwt140.00–145.007687
SteersMedium and Large 2-3471153.97/cwt150.00–155.007255
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525156.09/cwt150.00–160.0081937
SteersSmall 1-2495121.00/cwt121.00–121.005991
SteersMedium and Large 2-3644135.47/cwt134.00–140.008724
SteersMedium and Large 1-2260193.03/cwt182.00–197.005024
SteersMedium and Large 2-3410164.00/cwt164.00–164.006721
SteersMedium and Large 2-3381154.43/cwt145.00–160.005888
SteersMedium and Large 2-3332169.99/cwt160.00–172.0056410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573151.12/cwt144.00–157.0086637
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483158.95/cwt155.00–160.0076830
SteersMedium and Large 1-2419167.27/cwt155.00–174.0070130
SteersMedium and Large 1-2381172.61/cwt170.00–183.0065815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620145.40/cwt135.00–151.0090111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2239190.32/cwt185.00–193.004553
SteersMedium and Large 1-2761136.09/cwt134.00–142.001,03618
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added735153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,12544
SteersMedium and Large 1-2324183.99/cwt177.00–191.005966
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715138.04/cwt134.00–141.009875
BullsMedium and Large 1-2652129.16/cwt125.00–130.008426
BullsMedium and Large 2-3578133.01/cwt125.00–135.007695
BullsMedium and Large 1-2607130.81/cwt128.00–136.0079415
BullsMedium and Large 1-2528139.32/cwt134.00–148.007365
BullsSmall 1-2558130.00/cwt130.00–130.007252
BullsSmall 1-2525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
CowsLean 85-90%99852.09/cwt51.00–53.005202
CowsLean 85-90%1,00655.26/cwt50.00–59.005569
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53366.25/cwt64.00–71.001,0169
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11857.72/cwt52.00–61.006456
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21463.81/cwt59.00–69.0077517
Bulls1,958103.03/cwt102.00–104.002,0172
Bulls1,68097.64/cwt95.00–100.001,6402
Bulls1,12582.68/cwt80.00–85.009302
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-3980800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,8402
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2970700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,7901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,157773.53/cwt700.00–800.008,9507
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,070825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,8281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,6631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,305916.86/cwt900.00–925.0011,9653
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4551,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0014,9141
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,045775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,0991
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,8061
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,348.35/cwt1,325.00–1,375.0015,3042
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,0001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3630124.34/cwt120.00–130.007835
BullsMedium and Large 1-2490149.44/cwt145.00–153.0073212
BullsMedium and Large 1-293090.00/cwt90.00–90.008371
BullsMedium and Large 2-3811100.00/cwt100.00–100.008118
BullsMedium and Large 2-3429150.00/cwt150.00–150.006443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2855104.00/cwt104.00–104.008891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2788110.55/cwt105.00–116.008712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578130.33/cwt125.00–134.0075321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2265158.00/cwt158.00–158.004192
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2629127.87/cwt120.00–134.0080416
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3433135.50/cwt135.00–136.005872
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3734112.84/cwt110.00–117.008285
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3374140.21/cwt140.00–142.0052410
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3313143.32/cwt140.00–145.0044911
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007262
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3781105.00/cwt105.00–105.008205
BullsMedium and Large 2-3665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007985
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added587132.99/cwt130.00–136.0078110
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3566125.15/cwt120.00–128.0070810
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3529126.18/cwt125.00–130.006674
BullsMedium and Large 2-3473140.00/cwt140.00–140.006623
BullsMedium and Large 1-2835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2895100.00/cwt100.00–100.008951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2577133.74/cwt125.00–140.007729
BullsMedium and Large 1-2729119.44/cwt115.00–125.0087110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006591
BullsSmall 1-2490143.00/cwt143.00–143.007011

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.