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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 23

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← May 16May 23Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

952 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 970▲ 144 vs year ago 808 · +17.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

122 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 137▲ 57 vs year ago 65 · +87.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 88▲ 7 vs year ago 42 · +16.7%

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 and bulls steady. Steers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady. Quality poor to good. 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 $150.17/cwt on 307 head.

Average price

$150.17

307 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$185

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

$33.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.06

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2-3	340	161.00	547	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	150.84	811	132
Medium and Large 1-2	516	150.13	775	170
Medium and Large 3	575	127.50	733	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.50/cwt here — about −$185 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 sale307 hd

150.17

—

TN average9 barns · 1,549 hd

145.12

+5.06

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	1,715	108.58	1,862	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	81.43	1,161	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	80.98	931	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	65.99	613	42

Every lot

94 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 2-3Thin Fleshed	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	589	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	180.97/cwt	180.00–185.00	661	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	160.47/cwt	160.00–161.00	594	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	679	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	190.66/cwt	185.00–194.00	789	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	165.38/cwt	162.00–175.00	714	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	182.25/cwt	180.00–185.00	853	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	173.01/cwt	170.00–175.00	813	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	915	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	981	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	163.11/cwt	160.00–173.00	941	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	593	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	996	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	158.41/cwt	150.00–167.00	976	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	147.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	919	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	166.29/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,041	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	661	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	892	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	683	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,011	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,007	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	141.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,037	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,187	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	275	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	470	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	291	159.66/cwt	155.00–168.00	465	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	160.27/cwt	158.00–162.50	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	170.52/cwt	170.00–171.00	563	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	340	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	547	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	163.94/cwt	161.00–170.00	631	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	390	170.49/cwt	165.00–171.00	665	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	151.47/cwt	150.00–153.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	420	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	162.83/cwt	160.00–165.00	694	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	156.28/cwt	150.00–161.00	741	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	158.18/cwt	158.00–160.00	762	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	492	144.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	713	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	151.22/cwt	144.00–155.00	785	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	548	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	822	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	121.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	686	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	140.28/cwt	137.00–148.00	812	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	588	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	764	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	596	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	906	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	125.78/cwt	124.00–130.00	774	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	133.80/cwt	130.00–144.00	830	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	129.36/cwt	126.00–131.00	891	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	906	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,015	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	168.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	696	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	425	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	179.65/cwt	170.00–186.00	771	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	466	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	788	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	468	152.13/cwt	144.00–160.00	712	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	165.73/cwt	164.00–170.00	789	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	172.53/cwt	170.00–180.00	826	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	166.94/cwt	158.00–170.00	843	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	139.73/cwt	136.00–148.00	739	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	160.18/cwt	150.00–165.00	903	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	589	138.41/cwt	130.00–150.00	815	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	139.56/cwt	134.00–144.00	860	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	617	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	802	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	943	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	737	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	862	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,116	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	106.51/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,752	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	116.53/cwt	113.00–121.00	2,167	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	65.99/cwt	56.00–73.00	613	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	80.63/cwt	70.00–85.00	916	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,205	87.42/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,053	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	85.75/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,067	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	949	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	80.68/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,173	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	810	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	910	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,555	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	9,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	12,521	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,110.71/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	11,662	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,243	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	16,245	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,126.36/cwt	950.00–1,275.00	13,066	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	855	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,054	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	958	849.41/cwt	775.00–925.00	8,137	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	994	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,940	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,736	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,363	1,005.62/cwt	985.00–1,025.00	13,707	2

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 952Last week 970Year ago 808

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 137Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 88Year ago 42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	985.00	985.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,160	950.00–1,275.00	1,126.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,110.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	1	—	1,145	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,363	985.00–1,025.00	1,005.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	994	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	958	775.00–925.00	849.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	825.00	825.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	474	150.00–161.00	156.28
32	—	579	137.00–148.00	140.28
26	—	426	160.00–165.00	162.83
12	—	689	126.00–131.00	129.36
4	—	330	170.00–171.00	170.52
11	—	620	130.00–144.00	133.80
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
3	—	708	128.00	128.00
35	—	519	144.00–155.00	151.22
16	—	385	161.00–170.00	163.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	150.00–153.00	151.47
1	—	695	121.00	121.00
1	—	825	123.00	123.00
12	—	492	140.00–150.00	144.98
5	—	291	155.00–168.00	159.66
2	—	530	145.00	145.00
2	—	313	158.00–162.50	160.27
4	—	566	120.00–125.00	121.26
5	—	615	124.00–130.00	125.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	390	165.00–171.00	170.49
2	—	275	171.00	171.00
1	—	420	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	596	152.00	152.00
23	—	548	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
3	—	588	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	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
11	—	482	158.00–160.00	158.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	577	160.00–173.00	163.11
19	—	616	150.00–167.00	158.41
35	—	530	170.00–175.00	172.56
2	—	790	140.00	140.00
1	—	367	188.00	188.00
11	—	731	140.00–145.00	141.86
2	—	335	207.00	207.00
16	—	683	145.00–150.00	147.50
4	—	414	185.00–194.00	190.66
1	—	860	138.00	138.00
1	—	275	214.00	214.00
13	—	468	180.00–185.00	182.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	145.00–150.00	147.59
1	—	730	127.00	127.00
10	—	432	162.00–175.00	165.38
3	—	550	165.00	165.00
5	—	661	135.00	135.00
4	—	470	170.00–175.00	173.01
11	—	365	180.00–185.00	180.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	160.00–161.00	160.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	175.00	175.00
2	—	683	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	181.00	181.00
1	—	500	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	626	166.00–167.00	166.29
11	—	577	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	593	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	720	130.00–132.00	131.02
11	—	429	170.00–186.00	179.65
8	—	505	158.00–170.00	166.94
13	—	479	170.00–180.00	172.53
13	—	564	150.00–165.00	160.18
12	—	616	134.00–144.00	139.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	148.00	148.00
2	—	468	144.00–160.00	152.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	136.00–148.00	139.73
15	—	476	164.00–170.00	165.73
3	—	737	117.00	117.00
3	—	617	130.00	130.00
4	—	413	165.00–170.00	168.52
7	—	589	130.00–150.00	138.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,244	85.00–86.00	85.75
37	—	1,136	70.00–85.00	80.63
1	—	1,265	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	929	56.00–73.00	65.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,454	78.00–84.00	80.68
2	—	1,205	85.00–90.00	87.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,860	113.00–121.00	116.53
3	—	1,645	102.00–110.00	106.51
1	—	1,345	83.00	83.00

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.