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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 11

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Apr 4Apr 11Apr 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,280 head

▲ 156 vs last sale 1,124▼ 25 vs year ago 1,305 · −1.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 154▼ 15 vs year ago 114 · −13.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 44▼ 7 vs year ago 55 · −12.7%

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. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls 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 $151.43/cwt on 474 head.

Average price

$151.43

474 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$35.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.55

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	503	152.91	769	385
Medium and Large 2-3	464	146.35	679	85
Medium and Large 3	422	117.24	495	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.67/cwt here — about $274 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 sale474 hd

151.43

—

TN average11 barns · 2,604 hd

145.88

+5.55

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	—	Low	1,794	108.07	1,939	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	83.08	1,178	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	81.84	950	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	62.93	666	30

Every lot

92 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 1-2	233	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	443	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	248	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	496	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	592	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	195.46/cwt	180.00–200.00	635	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	362	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	534	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	193.87/cwt	185.00–210.00	725	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	159.54/cwt	140.00–185.00	597	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	388	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	795	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	187.58/cwt	174.00–190.00	795	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	679	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	184.89/cwt	174.00–190.00	865	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	486	153.25/cwt	140.00–170.00	745	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	181.73/cwt	170.00–187.00	947	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	169.49/cwt	156.00–179.00	978	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	158.64/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,011	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	163.69/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,095	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	161.13/cwt	150.00–165.50	1,083	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,105	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	148.07/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,062	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,035	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	808	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,107	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,180	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	873	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,100	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	933	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,166	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,263	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,085	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,150	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	277	148.41/cwt	130.00–154.00	411	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	166.69/cwt	165.00–171.00	468	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	309	147.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	456	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	168.99/cwt	156.00–177.00	566	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	166.21/cwt	155.00–175.00	623	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	151.88/cwt	130.00–161.00	574	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	117.24/cwt	117.00–117.50	495	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	130.04/cwt	128.00–133.00	554	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	160.85/cwt	150.00–171.00	690	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	156.74/cwt	140.00–162.00	745	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	154.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	742	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	822	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	150.53/cwt	140.00–155.00	789	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	142.13/cwt	130.00–146.00	796	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	142.43/cwt	130.00–148.00	822	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	730	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	881	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	141.86/cwt	130.00–144.00	877	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	128.43/cwt	120.00–134.00	859	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	127.48/cwt	115.00–130.00	904	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	970	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,073	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	766	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	115.52/cwt	108.00–123.00	1,089	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	169.90/cwt	152.50–178.00	724	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	180.58/cwt	175.00–191.00	771	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	143.48/cwt	140.00–147.00	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	174.91/cwt	157.00–185.00	838	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	167.49/cwt	155.00–173.00	881	37
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	151.31/cwt	150.00–158.00	800	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	160.27/cwt	150.00–163.00	920	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	136.17/cwt	130.00–142.50	794	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	921	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	622	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	684	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	149.35/cwt	140.00–155.00	930	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	127.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	874	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	124.51/cwt	120.00–128.00	908	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	600	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	504	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,458	93.02/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,356	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,074	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	109.95/cwt	104.00–114.00	2,056	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	48.65/cwt	31.00–55.00	474	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	77.67/cwt	73.00–85.00	845	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	68.12/cwt	56.00–73.00	742	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	81.19/cwt	75.00–86.00	939	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	89.91/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,137	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	83.08/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,178	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	930.68/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,237	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,719	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	1,102.30/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	15,598	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,688	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,025	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 Apr 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,280Last week 1,124Year ago 1,305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 154Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 44Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	124.00	124.00
22	—	335	156.00–177.00	168.99
29	—	375	155.00–175.00	166.21
28	—	577	130.00–148.00	142.43
4	—	281	165.00–171.00	166.69
2	—	943	108.00–123.00	115.52
2	—	240	180.00	180.00
6	—	669	120.00–134.00	128.43
73	—	429	150.00–171.00	160.85
50	—	618	130.00–144.00	141.86
2	—	758	127.00–129.00	127.99
49	—	524	140.00–155.00	150.53
76	—	475	140.00–162.00	156.74
14	—	709	115.00–130.00	127.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	160.00	160.00
2	—	455	150.00	150.00
17	—	612	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
5	—	426	128.00–133.00	130.04
4	—	309	140.00–150.00	147.45
30	—	480	150.00–155.00	154.67
8	—	277	130.00–154.00	148.41
1	—	875	87.50	87.50
3	—	608	120.00	120.00
19	—	560	130.00–146.00	142.13
13	—	378	130.00–161.00	151.88
1	—	530	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	117.00–117.50	117.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	717	140.00–151.00	148.07
1	—	1,010	125.00	125.00
12	—	325	180.00–200.00	195.46
19	—	577	156.00–179.00	169.49
1	—	750	138.00	138.00
1	—	855	138.00	138.00
4	—	233	190.00	190.00
13	—	637	150.00–163.00	158.64
13	—	672	150.00–165.50	161.13
30	—	468	174.00–190.00	184.89
1	—	290	204.00	204.00
24	—	424	174.00–190.00	187.58
40	—	521	170.00–187.00	181.73
28	—	374	185.00–210.00	193.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	140.00–170.00	153.25
6	—	374	140.00–185.00	159.54
3	—	720	124.00	124.00
3	—	580	155.00	155.00
1	—	335	187.00	187.00
2	—	615	130.00	130.00
2	—	248	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,085	106.00	106.00
1	—	445	152.50	152.50
4	—	873	126.00	126.00
2	—	295	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	808	137.00	137.00
39	—	713	155.00	155.00
6	—	933	125.00	125.00
4	—	630	160.00	160.00
48	—	669	163.00–165.00	163.69
2	—	388	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	362	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	574	150.00–163.00	160.27
17	—	427	175.00–191.00	180.58
8	—	623	140.00–155.00	149.35
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
4	—	729	120.00–128.00	124.51
35	—	479	157.00–185.00	174.91
5	—	683	125.00–130.00	127.97
37	—	526	155.00–173.00	167.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	140.00–147.00	143.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	130.00–142.50	136.17
1	—	610	151.00	151.00
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
6	—	529	150.00–158.00	151.31
5	—	426	152.50–178.00	169.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	974	31.00–55.00	48.65
22	—	1,089	56.00–73.00	68.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	73.00–85.00	77.67
3	—	1,265	88.00–93.00	89.91
18	—	1,156	75.00–86.00	81.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,418	78.00–86.00	83.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	87.00–98.00	93.02
14	—	1,870	104.00–114.00	109.95
2	—	1,765	115.00–120.00	117.49

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)	2	—	1,050	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	800.00–1,050.00	930.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,415	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,102.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,275.00	1,275.00

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.