Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2021-12-13

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 13
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
783 head
399 vs last sale 1,182 480 vs year ago 1,263 · 38.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
16 vs last sale 131 4 vs year ago 111 · +3.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
26 vs last sale 61 15 vs year ago 50 · 30.0%
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 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Feeder steers mostly steady. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.69/cwt on 305 head.
Average price
$137.69
305 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$707
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$423
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$39.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.89
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2521139.43726273
Medium and Large 2-3466125.2458329
Medium and Large 3303100.003033thin
One grade step is worth $39.43/cwt here — about $423 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 sale305 hd
137.69
TN average9 barns · 2,287 hd
133.80
+3.89
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
BullsHigh1,78076.421,36012
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53262.3095423
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25751.7765132
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05240.7542926

Every lot, as filed

79 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2664130.68/cwt125.00–132.008687
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423165.41/cwt160.00–171.0070015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2474161.21/cwt150.00–165.0076425
BullsMedium and Large 1-2998103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0282
BullsMedium and Large 1-2739119.64/cwt118.00–123.008846
BullsMedium and Large 1-2516156.06/cwt150.00–160.0080520
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added756146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1048
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615152.20/cwt140.00–160.0093614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2319189.36/cwt180.00–205.006045
SteersMedium and Large 1-2431173.76/cwt165.00–180.0074913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added692140.00/cwt140.00–140.009697
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added489176.00/cwt176.00–176.0086116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added598166.00/cwt166.00–166.0099321
SteersMedium and Large 2-3419152.67/cwt146.00–165.006404
SteersMedium and Large 1-2810130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0531
SteersMedium and Large 2-3525136.65/cwt133.00–140.007173
SteersMedium and Large 2-3293180.00/cwt180.00–180.005272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527159.20/cwt154.00–166.0083914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2280194.82/cwt190.00–200.005452
SteersMedium and Large 3650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
SteersMedium and Large 3425141.00/cwt141.00–141.005991
SteersMedium and Large 3333142.00/cwt142.00–142.004732
SteersMedium and Large 2-3680134.00/cwt134.00–134.009111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added515165.00/cwt165.00–165.008502
SteersMedium and Large 2-3235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004003
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added617146.52/cwt137.00–159.0090429
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573151.84/cwt140.00–160.0087017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2739139.72/cwt138.00–140.001,0337
SteersMedium and Large 1-2666142.44/cwt140.00–150.0094911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2369178.38/cwt160.00–190.006587
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477167.17/cwt150.00–175.0079715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2617129.00/cwt120.00–135.007965
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670127.97/cwt126.00–129.008573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2723123.47/cwt120.00–125.008936
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2555142.67/cwt130.00–145.0079234
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added559134.38/cwt130.00–145.0075121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2427141.72/cwt134.00–150.0060531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-295590.00/cwt90.00–90.008601
CowsLean 85-90%1,00331.86/cwt20.00–40.003204
CowsLean 85-90%1,06142.37/cwt34.00–45.0045022
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61964.67/cwt63.00–65.501,04712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43759.71/cwt55.00–67.0085811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12550.00/cwt50.00–50.005631
Bulls2,00087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,7401
Bulls1,91581.75/cwt79.00–86.001,5664
Bulls1,67171.86/cwt67.00–76.001,2017
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26151.83/cwt47.00–60.0065431
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,2814
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,385700.00/cwt700.00–700.009,6951
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250585.00/cwt585.00–585.007,3132
BullsMedium and Large 1-2564144.75/cwt130.00–150.008169
BullsMedium and Large 1-2792114.00/cwt114.00–114.009033
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added443150.00/cwt150.00–150.006658
BullsMedium and Large 3488136.00/cwt136.00–136.006643
BullsMedium and Large 2-3595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2626134.46/cwt125.00–138.0084214
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3280148.07/cwt146.00–150.004152
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2322150.57/cwt144.00–165.0048510
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3675109.49/cwt103.00–125.007398
BullsMedium and Large 2-3633124.07/cwt118.00–130.007852
BullsMedium and Large 2-3453140.00/cwt140.00–140.006342
BullsMedium and Large 2-3420166.00/cwt166.00–166.006972
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750115.00/cwt115.00–115.008631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760121.51/cwt120.00–123.009232
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3431127.98/cwt122.00–135.005524
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3378131.65/cwt120.00–138.004983
HeifersMedium and Large 3303100.00/cwt100.00–100.003033
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2386142.55/cwt133.00–153.0055017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2935122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3474128.03/cwt120.00–132.006074
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3204140.00/cwt140.00–140.002864
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2858111.01/cwt108.00–114.009522
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3328123.00/cwt123.00–123.004032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2848118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2240205.00/cwt205.00–205.004921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523137.41/cwt124.00–145.0071966
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468139.08/cwt130.00–148.0065135

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.