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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 28

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Mar 21Mar 28Apr 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,187 head

▼ 293 vs last sale 1,480▲ 479 vs year ago 708 · +67.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 147▲ 105 vs year ago 44 · +238.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 19▲ 16 vs year ago 28 · +57.1%

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 steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Over 600 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher, instances 7.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls calves mostly steady.

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 $145.50/cwt on 528 head.

Average price

$145.50

528 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$37.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

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	538	150.11	808	403
Medium and Large 2-3	533	131.57	701	117
Small 1-2	423	130.00	550	2thin
Medium and Large 3	390	112.58	439	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.53/cwt here — about $368 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 sale528 hd

145.50

—

TN average8 barns · 1,575 hd

147.53

−2.03

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	1,656	104.07	1,723	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	83.07	1,209	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	81.57	1,038	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	69.39	756	41

Every lot

97 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	220	168.81/cwt	162.50–170.00	371	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	242	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	484	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	473	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	186.86/cwt	180.00–200.00	536	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	317	173.81/cwt	150.00–180.00	551	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	131.38/cwt	120.00–150.00	418	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	194.59/cwt	180.00–205.00	642	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	194.33/cwt	183.00–207.00	731	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	396	146.06/cwt	130.00–150.00	578	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	431	168.16/cwt	161.00–177.00	725	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	183.21/cwt	170.00–191.00	793	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	173.63/cwt	165.00–180.00	837	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	591	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	177.72/cwt	154.00–184.00	940	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	976	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	909	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	164.91/cwt	155.00–170.00	966	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	593	156.23/cwt	130.00–160.00	926	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,025	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	155.64/cwt	152.00–157.00	988	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	161.37/cwt	161.00–161.50	1,073	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	153.44/cwt	138.00–161.00	1,034	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	145.64/cwt	134.00–150.75	1,049	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	144.62/cwt	130.00–152.50	1,103	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	929	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	832	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,186	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	998	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	998	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	1,220	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	976	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	222	136.17/cwt	130.00–150.00	302	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	164.05/cwt	160.00–165.00	458	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	294	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	353	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	322	153.73/cwt	130.00–162.00	495	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	166.14/cwt	150.00–173.00	543	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	166.90/cwt	154.00–173.00	616	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	381	149.11/cwt	125.00–166.00	568	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	402	143.39/cwt	137.00–145.00	576	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	160.25/cwt	140.00–170.00	662	91
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	423	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	550	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	457	154.29/cwt	146.00–155.00	705	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	156.80/cwt	141.00–160.00	746	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	154.53/cwt	140.00–161.00	797	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	136.35/cwt	130.00–155.00	716	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	832	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	145.52/cwt	140.00–153.00	841	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	586	133.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	780	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	144.78/cwt	140.00–147.00	906	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	117.19/cwt	113.00–127.00	738	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	145.89/cwt	142.00–147.00	923	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	131.99/cwt	120.00–143.00	883	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	706	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	132.01/cwt	121.00–135.00	944	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	934	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	821	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	739	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	112.02/cwt	104.00–120.00	984	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,050	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,100	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	160.31/cwt	130.00–170.00	662	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	180.89/cwt	162.00–195.00	763	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	458	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	847	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	175.48/cwt	170.00–180.00	821	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	152.66/cwt	139.00–167.00	736	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	152.00/cwt	143.00–160.00	780	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	171.71/cwt	150.00–180.00	917	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	153.01/cwt	60.00–170.00	884	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	124.67/cwt	124.00–130.00	728	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	151.50/cwt	141.00–155.00	930	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	639	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	735	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	136.41/cwt	134.00–140.00	918	9
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	693	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	839	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	903	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	126.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	971	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	767	104.10/cwt	90.00–106.00	798	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	957	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	813	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	85.08/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,200	3
Bulls	—	—	1,676	106.21/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,780	9
Bulls	—	—	1,933	122.92/cwt	121.00–125.00	2,376	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	60.77/cwt	57.00–67.00	641	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	71.16/cwt	60.00–80.00	781	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	80.98/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,028	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	88.47/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,159	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	87.00/cwt	86.50–88.00	1,195	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	82.33/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,211	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	746.88/cwt	625.00–925.00	7,170	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	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 Mar 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,187Last week 1,480Year ago 708

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 147Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 19Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	476	141.00–160.00	156.80
7	—	991	106.00	106.00
34	—	626	140.00–147.00	144.78
91	—	413	140.00–170.00	160.25
5	—	279	160.00–165.00	164.05
11	—	369	154.00–173.00	166.90
9	—	669	120.00–143.00	131.99
43	—	516	140.00–161.00	154.53
2	—	878	104.00–120.00	112.02
1	—	835	120.00	120.00
13	—	327	150.00–173.00	166.14
36	—	578	140.00–153.00	145.52
48	—	715	121.00–135.00	132.01
1	—	1,000	110.00	110.00
2	—	778	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	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
31	—	633	142.00–147.00	145.89
6	—	537	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	322	130.00–162.00	153.73
21	—	525	130.00–155.00	136.35
13	—	457	146.00–155.00	154.29
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
19	—	630	113.00–127.00	117.19
15	—	821	90.00	90.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
3	—	222	130.00–150.00	136.17
4	—	706	114.00	114.00
9	—	586	130.00–140.00	133.09
17	—	381	125.00–166.00	149.11
5	—	402	137.00–145.00	143.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	93.00	93.00
4	—	294	120.00	120.00
1	—	505	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	593	130.00–160.00	156.23
1	—	455	167.00	167.00
6	—	540	160.00	160.00
6	—	220	162.50–170.00	168.81
9	—	317	150.00–180.00	173.81
3	—	815	114.00	114.00
1	—	640	127.00	127.00
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
4	—	278	170.00	170.00
8	—	998	100.00	100.00
5	—	431	161.00–177.00	168.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	586	155.00–170.00	164.91
7	—	635	152.00–157.00	155.64
21	—	376	183.00–207.00	194.33
36	—	763	130.00–152.50	144.62
26	—	720	134.00–150.75	145.64
3	—	287	180.00–200.00	186.86
26	—	674	138.00–161.00	153.44
3	—	242	200.00	200.00
20	—	482	165.00–180.00	173.63
43	—	529	154.00–184.00	177.72
11	—	330	180.00–205.00	194.59
11	—	433	170.00–191.00	183.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	396	130.00–150.00	146.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	80.00	80.00
2	—	518	114.00	114.00
5	—	318	120.00–150.00	131.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	165.00	165.00
2	—	568	160.00	160.00
19	—	832	142.50	142.50
5	—	542	180.00	180.00
19	—	665	161.00–161.50	161.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	578	60.00–170.00	153.01
1	—	875	105.00	105.00
2	—	765	124.00–130.00	126.94
34	—	534	150.00–180.00	171.71
3	—	722	120.00–130.00	125.07
19	—	468	170.00–180.00	175.48
11	—	614	141.00–155.00	151.50
21	—	422	162.00–195.00	180.89
9	—	673	134.00–140.00	136.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	143.00–160.00	152.00
8	—	639	115.00	115.00
9	—	584	124.00–130.00	124.67
15	—	767	90.00–106.00	104.10
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	85.00	85.00
2	—	693	121.00	121.00
4	—	413	130.00–170.00	160.31
5	—	482	139.00–167.00	152.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	957	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,054	57.00–67.00	60.77
34	—	1,097	60.00–80.00	71.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	86.50–88.00	87.00
16	—	1,471	78.00–83.00	82.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	85.00–93.00	88.47
35	—	1,269	75.00–85.00	80.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,676	100.00–111.00	106.21
3	—	1,410	80.00–90.00	85.08
2	—	1,933	121.00–125.00	122.92

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	960	625.00–925.00	746.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.