Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2021-10-11

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 11
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,202 head
558 vs last sale 644 274 vs year ago 928 · +29.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
41 vs last sale 130 4 vs year ago 85 · +4.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
10 vs last sale 73 6 vs year ago 69 · 8.7%
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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.67/cwt on 365 head.
Average price
$136.67
365 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$635
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$24.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.90
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2464138.76643322
Medium and Large 2-3497122.3060836
Medium and Large 3356114.714097thin
One grade step is worth $24.04/cwt here — about $234 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 sale365 hd
136.67
TN average12 barns · 2,452 hd
127.77
+8.90
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
BullsAverage1,66284.431,40315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48862.889367thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23258.9372619
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00845.9046318

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2464140.51/cwt130.00–145.0065268
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2202160.00/cwt160.00–160.003233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528135.34/cwt125.00–138.0071548
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2427138.16/cwt130.00–143.0059031
SteersMedium and Large 3479140.00/cwt140.00–140.006713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2532152.70/cwt140.00–160.0081229
SteersMedium and Large 1-2612141.83/cwt134.00–148.0086822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2361172.56/cwt160.00–180.0062321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy549157.00/cwt157.00–157.0086210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy331192.75/cwt192.50–193.006386
SteersMedium and Large 2-3272160.00/cwt160.00–160.004353
SteersMedium and Large 2-3339140.00/cwt140.00–140.004754
SteersMedium and Large 3358138.00/cwt138.00–138.004942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2474157.67/cwt150.00–164.0074729
SteersMedium and Large 3205150.00/cwt150.00–150.003082
SteersMedium and Large 3430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
SteersMedium and Large 2-3375160.66/cwt150.00–164.0060211
SteersMedium and Large 2-3523141.96/cwt135.00–149.007427
SteersMedium and Large 1-2988120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1866
SteersMedium and Large 2-3426137.37/cwt130.00–145.005854
SteersMedium and Large 2-3493145.00/cwt145.00–145.007152
SteersMedium and Large 2-3870100.00/cwt100.00–100.008701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2873118.97/cwt118.00–120.001,0392
SteersMedium and Large 1-2289171.68/cwt170.00–189.0049611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2709137.16/cwt135.00–138.009726
SteersMedium and Large 1-2314173.36/cwt170.00–183.005445
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574150.09/cwt143.00–155.008626
SteersMedium and Large 2-3623130.51/cwt130.00–131.008132
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0053
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added699140.00/cwt140.00–140.009794
SteersMedium and Large 1-2810128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0391
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,030110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680139.82/cwt134.00–145.0095116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added843151.20/cwt135.00–151.751,275121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2433164.87/cwt160.00–172.007148
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added624149.67/cwt148.00–150.0093412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2579134.92/cwt126.00–141.0078116
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523144.10/cwt140.00–150.0075413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2719120.97/cwt115.00–130.008705
BullsMedium and Large 1-2795110.00/cwt110.00–110.008751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2411160.54/cwt150.00–169.0066043
BullsMedium and Large 1-2671120.67/cwt117.00–130.0081015
CowsLean 85-90%1,05841.33/cwt40.00–44.004376
CowsLean 85-90%98348.19/cwt42.00–53.0047412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48862.88/cwt60.00–64.509367
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23459.25/cwt54.00–64.0073116
Bulls1,65989.04/cwt85.00–94.001,4777
Bulls1,59878.30/cwt70.00–84.001,2517
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22257.22/cwt55.00–59.006993
Bulls2,13595.00/cwt95.00–95.002,0281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,2503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,0753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2933839.29/cwt775.00–875.007,8316
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060741.04/cwt675.00–850.007,8555
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2975775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,5562
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3703109.98/cwt105.00–115.007732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615124.24/cwt120.00–130.0076415
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478150.60/cwt134.00–156.0072055
BullsMedium and Large 2-3428140.63/cwt140.00–142.006023
BullsMedium and Large 2-3471139.45/cwt123.00–150.0065720
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623128.85/cwt120.00–144.008039
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3379131.69/cwt130.00–140.004996
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3572118.87/cwt104.00–124.006807
BullsMedium and Large 2-3633122.57/cwt120.00–128.007763
BullsMedium and Large 2-3855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
BullsMedium and Large 2-3536126.73/cwt124.00–134.006797
BullsMedium and Large 1-292590.00/cwt90.00–90.008331
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325134.25/cwt130.00–138.004362
HeifersMedium and Large 3580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
HeifersMedium and Large 3328115.00/cwt115.00–115.003773
HeifersMedium and Large 3203125.00/cwt125.00–125.002542
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006248
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3652113.34/cwt110.00–115.007393
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3610116.97/cwt115.00–118.007143
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005722
HeifersMedium and Large 3525108.00/cwt108.00–108.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3268130.00/cwt130.00–130.003482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571130.78/cwt130.00–135.0074730
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3210121.00/cwt121.00–121.002541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2661119.14/cwt115.00–121.0078814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2276153.48/cwt144.00–155.0042414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377145.47/cwt140.00–148.0054850
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2330149.35/cwt140.00–155.0049339
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2910108.00/cwt108.00–108.009831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2716117.34/cwt116.00–120.008409

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.