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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 24

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jan 10Jan 24Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,312 head

▲ 887 vs last sale 425▲ 259 vs year ago 1,053 · +24.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

118 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 26▲ 20 vs year ago 98 · +20.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 8▼ 40 vs year ago 94 · −42.6%

Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were no comparison due to weather last week and reporter being absent.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.23/cwt on 390 head.

Average price

$160.23

390 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$31.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.02

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	599	161.83	969	352
Medium and Large 2-3	497	148.02	735	28
Medium and Large 3	413	138.77	574	9thin
Small 1-2	325	130.00	423	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.83/cwt here — about $547 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 sale390 hd

160.23

—

TN average8 barns · 1,178 hd

160.21

+0.02

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,745	82.94	1,447	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	68.92	1,022	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	62.71	767	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	50.40	507	19

Every lot

95 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	421	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	189.95/cwt	180.00–200.00	520	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	434	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	187.25/cwt	185.00–195.00	610	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	334	157.49/cwt	150.00–160.00	526	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	150.95/cwt	144.00–158.00	540	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	185.41/cwt	170.00–200.00	688	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	160.30/cwt	150.00–170.00	600	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	174.43/cwt	166.00–180.00	754	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	154.77/cwt	150.00–165.00	738	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	171.73/cwt	161.00–178.00	829	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	508	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	660	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	163.55/cwt	155.00–175.00	862	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	172.30/cwt	168.00–180.00	920	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	159.55/cwt	150.00–166.00	921	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	148.97/cwt	145.00–156.00	933	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	161.02/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,026	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	663	127.88/cwt	125.00–136.00	848	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	152.24/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,032	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	147.19/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,001	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	144.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,032	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	133.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	951	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	145.09/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,107	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,133	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	818	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,235	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,152	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	218	163.24/cwt	155.00–171.00	356	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	154.69/cwt	140.00–164.00	436	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	120.22/cwt	111.00–130.00	343	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	152.84/cwt	150.00–162.00	492	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	332	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	471	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	350	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	322	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	148.86/cwt	140.00–155.00	561	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	139.60/cwt	131.00–141.00	544	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	148.10/cwt	137.00–154.00	635	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	146.70/cwt	140.00–152.00	695	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	151.10/cwt	150.00–152.00	783	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	723	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	145.45/cwt	135.00–150.00	769	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	142.82/cwt	134.00–148.00	823	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	127.63/cwt	124.00–130.00	747	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	612	129.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	795	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	136.26/cwt	120.00–140.00	852	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	132.90/cwt	129.00–136.00	890	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	131.61/cwt	123.00–135.00	945	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	120.43/cwt	110.00–125.00	949	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	124.27/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,018	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	401	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	149.49/cwt	145.00–160.00	638	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	171.67/cwt	160.00–180.00	738	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	163.30/cwt	150.00–174.00	771	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	136.92/cwt	132.00–142.00	657	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	149.79/cwt	131.00–160.00	725	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	159.41/cwt	146.00–165.00	832	31
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	141.06/cwt	130.00–151.00	801	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	149.84/cwt	145.00–160.00	860	21
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	594	124.23/cwt	114.00–127.00	738	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	609	131.25/cwt	130.00–136.00	799	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	142.10/cwt	138.00–146.00	881	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	130.01/cwt	120.00–135.00	878	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	133.35/cwt	128.00–140.00	903	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	131.33/cwt	130.00–133.00	929	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	778	126.75/cwt	116.00–138.00	986	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	121.46/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,000	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	100.88/cwt	93.00–109.00	984	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,524	76.25/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,162	4
Bulls	—	—	1,808	84.85/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,534	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	828	42.54/cwt	38.00–45.00	352	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	52.50/cwt	47.00–58.00	553	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	55.94/cwt	55.00–57.00	634	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	62.74/cwt	57.00–69.00	762	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	72.53/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,044	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	74.62/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,098	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	67.78/cwt	61.00–71.00	1,007	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	941.67/cwt	875.00–975.00	10,358	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,615	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,705	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,640	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,334	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Mon Jan 24, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,312Last week 425Year ago 1,053

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 26Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 8Year ago 94

There were no comparison due to weather last week and reporter being absent.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	162.00	162.00
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
5	—	715	130.00–140.00	133.06
4	—	663	125.00–136.00	127.88
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
6	—	374	150.00–170.00	160.30
1	—	585	150.00	150.00
4	—	334	150.00–160.00	157.49
5	—	477	150.00–165.00	154.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	483	161.00–178.00	171.73
1	—	860	134.00	134.00
11	—	326	185.00–195.00	187.25
42	—	527	155.00–175.00	163.55
15	—	714	140.00–147.00	144.47
29	—	371	170.00–200.00	185.41
8	—	763	138.00–147.00	145.09
4	—	274	180.00–200.00	189.95
9	—	626	145.00–156.00	148.97
38	—	577	150.00–166.00	159.55
14	—	432	166.00–180.00	174.43
12	—	680	140.00–152.00	147.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	160.00	160.00
3	—	735	150.00	150.00
20	—	678	150.00–154.00	152.24
62	—	818	151.00	151.00
32	—	637	158.00–163.00	161.02
4	—	776	146.00	146.00
10	—	534	168.00–180.00	172.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	147.00	147.00
3	—	508	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	131.00	131.00
1	—	450	139.00	139.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
2	—	358	144.00–158.00	150.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	124.00–130.00	127.63
1	—	520	139.00	139.00
13	—	390	131.00–141.00	139.60
2	—	490	133.00	133.00
4	—	332	142.00	142.00
4	—	612	125.00–135.00	129.93
9	—	280	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	474	140.00–152.00	146.70
15	—	670	129.00–136.00	132.90
16	—	377	140.00–155.00	148.86
20	—	322	150.00–162.00	152.84
8	—	282	140.00–164.00	154.69
35	—	576	134.00–148.00	142.82
31	—	625	120.00–140.00	136.26
36	—	429	137.00–154.00	148.10
78	—	529	135.00–150.00	145.45
7	—	819	119.00–128.00	124.27
5	—	788	110.00–125.00	120.43
3	—	218	155.00–171.00	163.24
33	—	718	123.00–135.00	131.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	92.00	92.00
1	—	605	123.00	123.00
2	—	515	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	518	150.00–152.00	151.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	121.00	121.00
3	—	285	111.00–130.00	120.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	93.00–109.00	100.88
2	—	823	120.00–123.00	121.46
25	—	430	160.00–180.00	171.67
29	—	472	150.00–174.00	163.30
21	—	574	145.00–160.00	149.84
15	—	620	138.00–146.00	142.10
31	—	522	146.00–165.00	159.41
3	—	707	130.00–133.00	131.33
10	—	677	128.00–140.00	133.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	594	114.00–127.00	124.23
1	—	535	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	130.00–136.00	131.25
4	—	675	120.00–135.00	130.01
5	—	427	145.00–160.00	149.49
2	—	778	116.00–138.00	126.75
4	—	484	131.00–160.00	149.79
7	—	568	130.00–151.00	141.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	132.00–142.00	136.92
1	—	375	107.00	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,054	47.00–58.00	52.50
4	—	828	38.00–45.00	42.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	71.00–74.00	72.53
23	—	1,215	57.00–69.00	62.74
3	—	1,133	55.00–57.00	55.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	74.00–77.00	74.62
20	—	1,485	61.00–71.00	67.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,808	79.00–88.00	84.85
4	—	1,524	74.00–77.00	76.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,205	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	875.00–975.00	941.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	975.00	975.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.