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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 16

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← May 9May 16May 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

970 head

▲ 414 vs last sale 556▲ 9 vs year ago 961 · +0.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

137 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 67▼ 3 vs year ago 140 · −2.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 30▲ 6 vs year ago 82 · +7.3%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale last week, Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs 6.00 higher. Bulls calves 5.00 to 8.00 lower.

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 $151.73/cwt on 365 head.

Average price

$151.73

365 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$48.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.08

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	500	155.40	777	301
Medium and Large 2-3	466	139.35	650	52
Small 1-2	619	120.56	746	6thin
Medium and Large 3	534	106.50	568	6thin

One grade step is worth $48.90/cwt here — about $209 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 sale365 hd

151.73

—

TN average8 barns · 1,535 hd

149.66

+2.08

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	1,641	104.38	1,713	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	82.88	1,167	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	78.24	902	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	924	63.94	591	42

Every lot

83 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	206.74/cwt	180.00–210.00	465	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	199.59/cwt	190.00–210.00	637	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	319	185.71/cwt	180.00–188.00	592	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	191.59/cwt	184.00–195.00	738	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	175.11/cwt	170.00–180.00	742	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	184.44/cwt	175.00–197.00	797	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	877	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	481	166.35/cwt	140.00–173.00	800	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	183.21/cwt	178.00–188.00	885	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	177.03/cwt	150.00–184.00	915	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	732	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	161.24/cwt	150.00–165.00	845	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	174.31/cwt	168.00–176.00	969	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	169.06/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,040	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,066	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	158.81/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,085	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	155.21/cwt	144.00–162.00	1,119	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	154.35/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,192	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,195	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	128.65/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,186	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,216	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	228	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	296	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	143.65/cwt	130.00–170.00	399	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	174.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	495	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	169.56/cwt	164.00–170.00	522	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	161.47/cwt	160.00–170.00	618	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	640	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	162.60/cwt	152.00–170.00	698	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	145.48/cwt	140.00–158.00	681	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	160.11/cwt	154.00–167.00	754	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	156.28/cwt	142.00–163.00	810	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	142.83/cwt	130.00–150.00	746	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	838	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	149.20/cwt	140.00–154.00	840	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	139.26/cwt	120.00–148.00	784	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	573	126.45/cwt	110.00–140.00	725	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	133.48/cwt	130.00–134.00	814	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	621	133.44/cwt	130.00–137.00	829	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	34
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	132.08/cwt	120.00–135.00	884	14
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	680	112.00/cwt	104.00–120.00	762	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	687	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	639	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	706	117.60/cwt	110.00–120.00	830	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	996	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	121.78/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,058	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	752	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	185.42/cwt	184.00–188.00	786	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	151.34/cwt	140.00–160.00	696	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	174.35/cwt	160.00–184.00	814	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	154.54/cwt	150.00–170.00	828	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	152.66/cwt	133.00–155.00	875	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	127.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	839	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	908	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	929	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	90.46/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,294	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	107.40/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,824	10
Bulls	—	—	1,710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,984	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	52.06/cwt	40.00–61.00	456	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	64.85/cwt	58.00–70.00	602	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,077	72.01/cwt	70.00–73.00	776	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	92.18/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,077	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,193	89.09/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,063	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	78.61/cwt	73.00–82.00	953	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	82.49/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,173	32
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	912.07/cwt	875.00–975.00	9,230	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,301	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,869	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	815.00/cwt	500.00–1,025.00	7,474	6

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 May 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 970Last week 556Year ago 961

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 67Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 30Year ago 82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	869	118.00–123.00	121.78
28	—	471	154.00–167.00	160.11
14	—	669	120.00–135.00	132.08
14	—	308	164.00–170.00	169.56
15	—	610	130.00–134.00	133.48
69	—	429	152.00–170.00	162.60
34	—	383	160.00–170.00	161.47
23	—	563	140.00–154.00	149.20
32	—	518	142.00–163.00	156.28
8	—	284	170.00–175.00	174.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	130.00–150.00	142.83
3	—	278	130.00–170.00	143.65
9	—	228	130.00	130.00
7	—	468	140.00–158.00	145.48
6	—	563	120.00–148.00	139.26
5	—	706	110.00–120.00	117.60
6	—	621	130.00–137.00	133.44
4	—	385	170.00	170.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
3	—	424	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	110.00–140.00	126.45
2	—	680	104.00–120.00	112.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	738	135.00	135.00
34	—	625	150.00	150.00
18	—	527	158.00–160.00	159.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	120.00	120.00
3	—	687	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	140.00	140.00
1	—	810	95.00	95.00
7	—	424	170.00–180.00	175.11
7	—	319	180.00–188.00	185.71
4	—	524	150.00–165.00	161.24
5	—	481	140.00–173.00	166.35
2	—	380	170.00	170.00
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
1	—	250	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	721	144.00–162.00	155.21
13	—	556	168.00–176.00	174.31
10	—	225	180.00–210.00	206.74
3	—	922	126.00–130.00	128.65
19	—	483	178.00–188.00	183.21
35	—	517	150.00–184.00	177.03
12	—	836	143.00	143.00
23	—	615	150.00–175.00	169.06
1	—	965	126.00	126.00
20	—	385	184.00–195.00	191.59
15	—	319	190.00–210.00	199.59
24	—	683	155.00–165.00	158.81
38	—	432	175.00–197.00	184.44
14	—	772	145.00–157.00	154.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	185.00	185.00
4	—	525	180.00	180.00
10	—	642	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
17	—	573	133.00–155.00	152.66
16	—	467	160.00–184.00	174.35
14	—	536	150.00–170.00	154.54
3	—	808	115.00	115.00
10	—	424	184.00–188.00	185.42
2	—	660	135.00–140.00	137.52
2	—	890	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
3	—	460	140.00–160.00	151.34
4	—	658	120.00–130.00	127.53
2	—	418	180.00	180.00
3	—	518	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
12	—	1,077	70.00–73.00	72.01
5	—	1,168	88.00–94.00	92.18
14	—	1,212	73.00–82.00	78.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	40.00–61.00	52.06
39	—	928	58.00–70.00	64.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	88.00–90.00	89.09
32	—	1,422	79.00–83.00	82.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,698	101.00–116.00	107.40
3	—	1,430	84.00–94.00	90.46
1	—	1,710	116.00	116.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,012	875.00–975.00	912.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,063	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,175	925.00	925.00

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	6	—	917	500.00–1,025.00	815.00

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.