Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2021-11-08

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 8
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,742 head
489 vs last sale 1,253 703 vs year ago 1,039 · +67.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
115 vs last sale 118 122 vs year ago 111 · +109.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
21 vs last sale 48 3 vs year ago 72 · 4.2%
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 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. Feeder steers were steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady with instances 4.00 higher. Bull calves 2.00 to 8.00 lower,

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.91/cwt on 498 head.
Average price
$128.91
498 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$212
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.78
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513131.36674412
Medium and Large 2-3504118.0959580
Small 1-2440112.504952thin
Medium and Large 3457101.254624thin
One grade step is worth $30.11/cwt here — about $212 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 sale498 hd
128.91
TN average10 barns · 2,789 hd
127.13
+1.78
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
BullsLow1,60671.411,14717
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49355.2882614
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24455.0168466
CowsLean 85-90%Average97740.0839251

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2-3589112.03/cwt100.00–120.0066010
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3720110.75/cwt100.00–115.007974
HeifersMedium and Large 371090.00/cwt90.00–90.006391
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3530108.28/cwt105.00–110.005744
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568127.00/cwt121.00–135.0072141
HeifersMedium and Large 3343105.00/cwt105.00–105.003602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added490172.50/cwt172.50–172.508453
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2322143.52/cwt134.00–150.0046218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2713121.10/cwt110.00–137.0086312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2666121.56/cwt110.00–125.0081024
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3431124.28/cwt114.00–133.0053625
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3378127.99/cwt122.00–130.004844
SteersMedium and Large 2-3278150.09/cwt145.00–170.0041710
SteersMedium and Large 2-3518135.44/cwt130.00–144.007025
SteersMedium and Large 2-3718120.00/cwt120.00–120.008622
SteersMedium and Large 2-3384147.26/cwt137.00–160.0056519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421139.44/cwt130.00–145.0058753
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3474122.61/cwt114.00–125.0058112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2225189.58/cwt182.50–193.004273
SteersMedium and Large 1-2481157.82/cwt144.00–164.0075944
SteersMedium and Large 2-3568133.70/cwt130.00–138.007593
SteersMedium and Large 2-3425153.32/cwt150.00–155.006523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added658125.00/cwt125.00–125.0082312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2283147.24/cwt140.00–150.004178
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720136.20/cwt129.00–138.0098136
SteersMedium and Large 1-2369172.60/cwt154.00–181.0063721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520154.34/cwt140.00–160.0080355
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325167.79/cwt160.00–181.0054515
SteersMedium and Large 3490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added685143.00/cwt143.00–143.009803
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426161.63/cwt145.00–169.0068916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added443170.00/cwt170.00–170.007532
SteersMedium and Large 1-2679138.02/cwt133.00–143.0093710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2885121.97/cwt119.00–125.001,0792
SteersMedium and Large 2-3328158.00/cwt158.00–158.005182
SteersMedium and Large 2-3495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added353183.00/cwt183.00–183.006463
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added768127.00/cwt127.00–127.009752
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275180.17/cwt174.00–184.0049510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620139.08/cwt130.00–154.0086232
SteersMedium and Large 1-2923120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1082
SteersMedium and Large 1-2766136.04/cwt124.00–140.001,04218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added589154.53/cwt150.00–156.0091024
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added616144.38/cwt140.00–149.008896
SteersMedium and Large 1-2828126.74/cwt121.00–131.001,0493
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570147.64/cwt140.00–154.0084222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670120.34/cwt111.00–123.0080618
BullsMedium and Large 1-2943110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0373
BullsMedium and Large 1-2571138.60/cwt130.00–149.0079127
BullsMedium and Large 1-2820108.00/cwt108.00–108.008861
BullsMedium and Large 1-2428157.64/cwt141.00–165.0067533
BullsSmall 1-2430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
CowsLean 85-90%1,00643.72/cwt36.00–48.0044037
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46062.00/cwt62.00–62.009051
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17045.00/cwt45.00–45.005271
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24555.16/cwt50.00–61.0068765
CowsLean 85-90%90230.46/cwt22.00–35.0027514
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49654.76/cwt51.00–60.0081913
Bulls1,48157.96/cwt38.00–75.008587
Bulls1,69480.83/cwt75.00–86.001,36910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,098772.87/cwt700.00–825.008,4865
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3930725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,7432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3765575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,3992
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3820550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,5103
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481146.15/cwt135.00–155.0070326
BullsMedium and Large 3560113.00/cwt113.00–113.006331
BullsMedium and Large 2-3685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008222
BullsMedium and Large 2-3629112.43/cwt110.00–120.007078
BullsMedium and Large 2-3478138.11/cwt130.00–140.006606
BullsMedium and Large 3472123.00/cwt123.00–123.005813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2714112.05/cwt100.00–118.008006
BullsMedium and Large 2-3717108.85/cwt100.00–115.007805
BullsMedium and Large 2-3541120.20/cwt120.00–121.006505
BullsMedium and Large 2-3590125.27/cwt120.00–132.007396
BullsMedium and Large 3410122.50/cwt122.50–122.505022
BullsMedium and Large 3695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006951
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3324131.04/cwt125.00–142.504256
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2238150.62/cwt140.00–160.003586
BullsMedium and Large 1-2785115.00/cwt115.00–115.009031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2524143.71/cwt129.00–158.0075326
HeifersSmall 1-2440112.50/cwt105.00–120.004952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618122.39/cwt118.00–130.0075611
HeifersMedium and Large 2-377795.79/cwt90.00–108.007443
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006952
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3630104.94/cwt100.00–115.006617
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3270131.00/cwt131.00–131.003542
HeifersMedium and Large 2-380090.00/cwt90.00–90.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2790108.42/cwt103.00–112.008575
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2884104.05/cwt100.00–108.009204
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2372144.37/cwt134.00–156.0053728
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2614121.60/cwt110.00–125.0074741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2479135.25/cwt125.00–148.0064868
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524128.30/cwt120.00–135.0067292
HeifersMedium and Large 3430105.00/cwt105.00–105.004521

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.