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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 12

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Dec 5Dec 12Jan 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,022 head

▼ 763 vs last sale 1,785▲ 239 vs year ago 783 · +30.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

127 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 250▲ 12 vs year ago 115 · +10.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 25▼ 10 vs year ago 35 · −28.6%

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 4.00 higher. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to6.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 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 $151.77/cwt on 430 head.

Average price

$151.77

430 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$43.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.74

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	572	153.30	877	399
Medium and Large 2-3	485	136.06	660	24
Small 1-2	505	124.50	629	4thin
Medium and Large 3	585	109.67	642	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.63/cwt here — about $236 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 sale430 hd

151.77

—

TN average12 barns · 2,633 hd

146.03

+5.74

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	1,533	84.58	1,297	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	74.68	1,110	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	67.76	824	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	57.68	592	20

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$570	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$550	1thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	227	170.93/cwt	170.00–175.00	388	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	462	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	324	159.59/cwt	150.00–180.00	517	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	184.92/cwt	175.00–190.00	712	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	173.19/cwt	160.00–185.00	745	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	180.91/cwt	170.00–185.00	858	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	489	175.32/cwt	175.00–176.00	857	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	509	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	926	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	516	151.11/cwt	140.00–155.00	780	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	172.08/cwt	165.00–188.00	907	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	165.97/cwt	155.00–174.00	951	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	155.56/cwt	140.00–165.00	963	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,036	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	154.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,046	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,093	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	147.16/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,049	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	159.28/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,153	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	151.91/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,151	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	166.70/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,339	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	120.18/cwt	110.00–130.00	979	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	838	165.79/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,389	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,141	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	221	145.93/cwt	130.00–150.00	323	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	161.48/cwt	151.00–170.00	523	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	159.49/cwt	155.00–165.00	601	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	149.87/cwt	140.00–160.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	524	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	157.63/cwt	143.00–174.00	668	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	148.46/cwt	145.00–152.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	152.98/cwt	135.00–161.00	730	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	137.84/cwt	130.00–144.00	717	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	149.54/cwt	140.00–154.00	787	40
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	144.30/cwt	135.00–154.00	821	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	744	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	910	25
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	600	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	552	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	603	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	724	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	137.95/cwt	130.00–145.00	857	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	160.27/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,000	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	983	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	124.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	841	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	148.51/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,019	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	134.16/cwt	125.00–138.00	989	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	179.16/cwt	170.00–185.00	752	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	170.62/cwt	162.00–177.00	804	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	153.55/cwt	145.00–158.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	156.94/cwt	150.00–174.00	829	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	149.51/cwt	148.00–150.00	860	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	617	125.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	777	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	141.20/cwt	138.00–150.00	873	17
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	136.92/cwt	132.00–140.00	935	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	133.88/cwt	132.00–135.00	988	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	753	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	828	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,418	81.76/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,159	8
Bulls	—	—	1,993	95.88/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,911	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	49.52/cwt	49.00–51.00	465	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	59.12/cwt	51.00–65.00	616	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	60.41/cwt	58.00–63.00	683	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	69.28/cwt	65.00–76.00	858	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	991	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	74.68/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,110	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	570.00/head	570.00–570.00	570	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1

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 Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,022Last week 1,785Year ago 783

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 250Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 25Year ago 35

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to6.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	170.00	170.00
7	—	324	151.00–170.00	161.48
11	—	424	143.00–174.00	157.63
46	—	477	135.00–161.00	152.98
19	—	686	135.00–153.00	148.51
8	—	737	125.00–138.00	134.16
17	—	377	155.00–165.00	159.49
40	—	569	135.00–154.00	144.30
1	—	795	125.00	125.00
29	—	621	130.00–145.00	137.95
40	—	526	140.00–154.00	149.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	92.00	92.00
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	145.00–152.00	148.46
2	—	603	120.00	120.00
3	—	572	130.00	130.00
2	—	380	140.00–160.00	149.87
5	—	221	130.00–150.00	145.93
5	—	520	130.00–144.00	137.84
5	—	678	120.00–125.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
1	—	670	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	595	153.00	153.00
5	—	678	145.00	145.00
148	—	624	158.00–163.00	160.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	120.00–130.00	125.96
2	—	753	110.00	110.00
3	—	482	145.00–158.00	153.55
2	—	675	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	683	132.00–140.00	136.92
8	—	575	148.00–150.00	149.51
9	—	471	162.00–177.00	170.62
6	—	420	170.00–185.00	179.16
8	—	738	132.00–135.00	133.88
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
15	—	528	150.00–174.00	156.94
17	—	618	138.00–150.00	141.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	170.00	170.00
3	—	683	160.00	160.00
2	—	628	165.00	165.00
6	—	489	175.00–176.00	175.32
23	—	724	157.00–163.00	159.28
75	—	838	155.00–168.00	165.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	130.00	130.00
11	—	385	175.00–190.00	184.92
17	—	474	170.00–185.00	180.91
11	—	619	140.00–165.00	155.56
2	—	345	200.00	200.00
23	—	527	165.00–188.00	172.08
59	—	803	150.00–167.00	166.70
15	—	573	155.00–174.00	165.97
8	—	758	140.00–156.00	151.91
11	—	678	150.00–160.00	154.28
7	—	713	135.00–155.00	147.16
2	—	260	175.00–180.00	177.50
9	—	430	160.00–185.00	173.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
5	—	324	150.00–180.00	159.59
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	151.00	151.00
2	—	815	110.00–130.00	120.18
5	—	227	170.00–175.00	170.93
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
4	—	516	140.00–155.00	151.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	570.00	570.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,993	91.00–101.00	95.88
8	—	1,418	78.00–85.00	81.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	78.00	78.00
9	—	1,131	58.00–63.00	60.41
30	—	1,238	65.00–76.00	69.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,486	70.00–78.00	74.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,042	51.00–65.00	59.12
3	—	940	49.00–51.00	49.52

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.