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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 21

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Feb 14Feb 21Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

950 head

▼ 249 vs last sale 1,199▲ 549 vs year ago 401 · +136.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 106▲ 91 vs year ago 35 · +260.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 55▲ 37 vs year ago 46 · +80.4%

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 steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers under 400 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 400 lbs mostly steady. Bulls under 550 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher over 550 lbs mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.81/cwt on 357 head.

Average price

$147.81

357 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$2.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

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	531	148.18	787	277
Medium and Large 2-3	475	146.64	697	71
Small 1-2	360	145.78	525	9thin

One grade step is worth $2.40/cwt here — about $261 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 sale357 hd

147.81

—

TN average9 barns · 2,244 hd

147.36

+0.45

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	—	High	1,796	96.52	1,733	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,473	76.25	1,123	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	70.79	863	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	56.01	548	26

Every lot

108 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	264	170.34/cwt	170.00–185.00	450	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	183.96/cwt	172.50–190.00	594	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	195.26/cwt	190.00–210.00	635	15
Steers	—	Small 1-2	365	160.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	584	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	199.90/cwt	190.00–210.00	740	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	177.96/cwt	168.00–190.00	671	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	188.76/cwt	180.00–190.00	812	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	183.17/cwt	180.00–185.00	793	11
Steers	—	Small 1-2	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	184.42/cwt	179.00–190.00	885	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	164.44/cwt	161.00–170.00	802	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	508	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	940	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	961	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	170.79/cwt	168.00–175.00	912	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	159.93/cwt	150.00–165.00	859	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	150.83/cwt	145.00–160.00	851	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	166.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	966	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	161.64/cwt	154.00–163.00	986	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	875	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	168.64/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,054	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,086	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	152.76/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,042	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,037	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	137.02/cwt	134.00–140.00	980	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,022	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	144.32/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,121	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	140.19/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,105	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	145.81/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,196	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	162.35/cwt	160.00–165.00	440	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	403	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	326	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	481	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	158.88/cwt	155.00–170.00	534	23
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	161.41/cwt	155.00–168.00	609	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	151.68/cwt	151.00–152.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	145.17/cwt	138.00–152.00	613	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	713	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	154.49/cwt	145.00–160.00	667	29
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	446	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	638	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	475	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	770	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	143.66/cwt	138.00–146.00	685	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	148.81/cwt	140.00–152.00	711	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	157.26/cwt	153.00–160.00	810	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	146.27/cwt	137.00–154.00	759	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	133.20/cwt	130.00–145.00	691	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	157.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	879	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	137.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	779	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	142.82/cwt	138.00–152.00	827	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	138.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	857	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	901	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	131.46/cwt	125.00–136.00	873	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	131.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	936	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	129.01/cwt	127.00–130.00	956	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	761	133.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,019	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	840	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	916	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	695	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	183.11/cwt	178.00–190.00	767	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	170.68/cwt	160.00–174.00	722	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	177.70/cwt	170.00–180.00	826	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	166.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	805	11
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	486	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	768	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	166.78/cwt	155.00–175.00	857	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	534	153.42/cwt	140.00–160.00	819	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	151.41/cwt	145.00–155.00	875	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	144.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	838	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	144.63/cwt	140.00–150.00	895	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	639	135.60/cwt	133.00–140.00	866	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	138.58/cwt	134.00–142.00	926	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	133.67/cwt	133.00–134.00	929	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	126.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	918	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	986	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	994	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,646	92.84/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,528	7
Bulls	—	—	1,906	98.90/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,885	6
Bulls	—	—	2,180	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	2,354	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	52.78/cwt	46.00–56.00	487	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	56.78/cwt	53.50–66.00	563	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	72.34/cwt	66.00–77.00	870	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	62.18/cwt	56.00–68.00	759	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	82.13/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,048	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	66.67/cwt	65.00–68.00	890	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	80.49/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,153	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	76.17/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,135	27
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	713	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	4,064	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	902.55/cwt	825.00–975.00	8,646	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,548	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,130	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,670	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	992	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,440	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,076	849.51/cwt	825.00–875.00	9,141	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	1,053.39/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	11,408	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,195	877.93/cwt	850.00–900.00	10,491	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,890	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,194.96/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	15,415	3

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 Feb 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 1,199Year ago 401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 106Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 55Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	150.00–170.00	160.00
1	—	300	180.00	180.00
1	—	450	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	161.00–170.00	164.44
17	—	377	168.00–190.00	177.96
6	—	618	140.00–143.00	141.51
11	—	433	180.00–185.00	183.17
10	—	564	145.00–160.00	150.83
3	—	323	172.50–190.00	183.96
3	—	537	150.00–165.00	159.93
1	—	675	144.00	144.00
44	—	264	170.00–185.00	170.34
2	—	715	134.00–140.00	137.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	682	148.00–154.00	152.76
1	—	805	130.00	130.00
11	—	534	168.00–175.00	170.79
16	—	370	190.00–210.00	199.90
19	—	480	179.00–190.00	184.42
6	—	788	130.00–143.00	140.19
9	—	610	154.00–163.00	161.64
15	—	325	190.00–210.00	195.26
8	—	430	180.00–190.00	188.76
22	—	580	160.00–170.00	166.55
2	—	720	142.00	142.00
1	—	295	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	820	143.00–148.00	145.81
12	—	625	160.00–173.00	168.64
9	—	777	142.00–146.00	144.32
1	—	715	145.00	145.00
4	—	658	165.00	165.00
10	—	534	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	761	130.00–136.00	133.89
22	—	558	150.00–160.00	157.47
9	—	432	165.00	165.00
7	—	630	143.00	143.00
9	—	709	130.00–133.00	131.99
8	—	515	153.00–160.00	157.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	475	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	271	160.00–165.00	162.35
22	—	478	140.00–152.00	148.81
29	—	432	145.00–160.00	154.49
10	—	620	135.00–140.00	138.18
8	—	741	127.00–130.00	129.01
27	—	579	138.00–152.00	142.82
23	—	336	155.00–170.00	158.88
1	—	800	114.00	114.00
29	—	377	155.00–168.00	161.41
24	—	519	137.00–154.00	146.27
10	—	664	125.00–136.00	131.46
2	—	755	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	143.00	143.00
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
2	—	305	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	326	145.00–150.00	147.47
3	—	383	151.00–152.00	151.68
2	—	278	145.00	145.00
6	—	725	120.00	120.00
10	—	477	138.00–146.00	143.66
6	—	519	130.00–145.00	133.20
6	—	568	130.00–140.00	137.08
9	—	422	138.00–152.00	145.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	136.00	136.00
1	—	840	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	578	145.00–155.00	151.41
22	—	465	170.00–180.00	177.70
13	—	514	155.00–175.00	166.78
2	—	828	120.00	120.00
18	—	619	140.00–150.00	144.63
3	—	668	134.00–142.00	138.58
4	—	386	180.00	180.00
7	—	419	178.00–190.00	183.11
3	—	770	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	580	140.00–150.00	144.48
3	—	695	133.00–134.00	133.67
11	—	483	160.00–170.00	166.63
10	—	534	140.00–160.00	153.42
3	—	725	125.00–130.00	126.62
11	—	423	160.00–174.00	170.68
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
10	—	639	133.00–140.00	135.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	158.00	158.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,276	80.00–85.00	82.13
19	—	1,203	66.00–77.00	72.34
10	—	1,220	56.00–68.00	62.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	923	46.00–56.00	52.78
21	—	991	53.50–66.00	56.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	65.00–68.00	66.67
5	—	1,433	79.00–83.00	80.49
27	—	1,490	72.00–79.00	76.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,180	108.00	108.00
6	—	1,906	96.00–102.00	98.90
7	—	1,646	87.00–97.00	92.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	958	825.00–975.00	902.55
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	713	570.00	570.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	992	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,076	825.00–875.00	849.51
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,195	850.00–900.00	877.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,290	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,194.96
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,083	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,053.39

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