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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 9

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jan 2Jan 9Jan 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,164 head

▲ 260 vs last sale 904▲ 563 vs year ago 601 · +93.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

177 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 62▲ 111 vs year ago 66 · +168.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 41▲ 50 vs year ago 18 · +277.8%

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 mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher, with lean cows 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.19/cwt on 429 head.

Average price

$174.19

429 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$513

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

$51.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.38

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	629	177.85	1,119	367
Medium and Large 3	527	160.00	843	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	572	153.64	878	57
Small 1-2	478	126.67	606	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.19/cwt here — about $513 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 sale429 hd

174.19

—

TN average11 barns · 2,818 hd

175.57

−1.38

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	1,649	92.09	1,518	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	81.86	1,305	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	77.47	942	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	66.40	677	38

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$925	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$900	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,230	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	750	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	865	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$560	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	710	$380	1thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	223	181.36/cwt	179.00–185.00	404	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	231	208.26/cwt	200.00–220.00	481	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	645	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	167.77/cwt	150.00–187.00	534	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	199.69/cwt	182.00–220.00	647	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	166.30/cwt	145.00–177.00	620	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	204.70/cwt	190.00–220.00	774	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	193.01/cwt	184.00–200.00	832	13
Steers	—	Small 1-2	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	194.17/cwt	182.00–201.00	911	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	802	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	499	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,003	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	177.78/cwt	165.00–193.00	932	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	843	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	546	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	928	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	909	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	173.75/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,009	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	171.99/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,075	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	177.94/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,119	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	631	140.94/cwt	120.00–150.00	889	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	663	152.19/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,009	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	160.97/cwt	140.00–169.00	1,082	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	697	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,192	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	714	142.00/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,014	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	164.83/cwt	151.00–169.00	1,185	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	163.28/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,293	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	803	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,084	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	808	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,434	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	160.54/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,305	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	957	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,196	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	152.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	336	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	168.18/cwt	165.00–175.00	476	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	171.17/cwt	156.00–175.00	570	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	156.81/cwt	150.00–163.00	577	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	168.53/cwt	150.00–175.00	645	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	165.22/cwt	152.00–172.00	691	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	164.48/cwt	154.00–174.00	781	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	141.60/cwt	135.00–155.00	694	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	156.61/cwt	145.00–164.00	814	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	542	140.61/cwt	135.00–145.00	762	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	144.93/cwt	140.00–152.00	828	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	579	127.15/cwt	120.00–140.00	736	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	141.73/cwt	130.00–148.00	874	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	634	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,033	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	814	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	808	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	136.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	925	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	139.24/cwt	134.00–140.00	980	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	724	107.46/cwt	100.00–110.00	778	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	137.92/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,054	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	773	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	966	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	898	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,135	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	940	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	185.50/cwt	180.00–192.00	785	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	441	161.41/cwt	153.00–172.50	712	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	165.32/cwt	164.00–170.00	772	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	179.40/cwt	168.00–189.00	843	24
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	172.21/cwt	155.00–180.00	895	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	159.95/cwt	135.00–170.00	832	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	146.00/cwt	145.00–148.00	823	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	161.97/cwt	150.00–174.00	923	17
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	612	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	759	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	156.18/cwt	140.00–162.00	978	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	151.68/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,016	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	140.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,002	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	758	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	910	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	141.19/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,076	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,476	94.95/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,401	9
Bulls	—	—	1,661	81.97/cwt	71.00–90.00	1,362	7
Bulls	—	—	2,137	107.13/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,289	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	60.29/cwt	55.00–71.00	563	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	68.29/cwt	63.00–73.00	715	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	77.37/cwt	73.00–82.00	932	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	71.29/cwt	70.00–72.00	893	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	84.78/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,105	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	78.46/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,215	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	86.39/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,430	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	380.00/head	380.00–380.00	380	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	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 Jan 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,164Last week 904Year ago 601

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 62Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 41Year ago 18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	380.00	380.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	865	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,260	925.00	925.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	383	150.00–175.00	168.53
64	—	520	145.00–164.00	156.61
26	—	764	131.00–144.00	137.92
49	—	617	130.00–148.00	141.73
37	—	418	152.00–172.00	165.22
5	—	873	130.00	130.00
24	—	333	156.00–175.00	171.17
8	—	704	134.00–140.00	139.24
7	—	675	130.00–140.00	136.99
33	—	475	154.00–174.00	164.48
3	—	283	165.00–175.00	168.18
1	—	940	100.00	100.00
23	—	571	140.00–152.00	144.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	634	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	108.00	108.00
1	—	515	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	125.00	125.00
2	—	638	125.00–130.00	127.53
9	—	579	120.00–140.00	127.15
9	—	542	135.00–145.00	140.61
2	—	368	150.00–163.00	156.81
2	—	673	120.00	120.00
3	—	490	135.00–155.00	141.60
4	—	724	100.00–110.00	107.46
2	—	855	105.00	105.00
2	—	220	150.00–155.00	152.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	697	171.00	171.00
90	—	629	175.00–178.00	177.94
63	—	808	177.50	177.50
4	—	499	201.00	201.00
3	—	957	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	672	140.00–169.00	160.97
15	—	581	169.00–179.00	173.75
6	—	231	200.00–220.00	208.26
4	—	813	150.00–169.00	160.54
2	—	378	190.00–220.00	204.70
29	—	719	151.00–169.00	164.83
25	—	524	165.00–193.00	177.78
7	—	792	155.00–166.00	163.28
13	—	431	184.00–200.00	193.01
2	—	293	220.00	220.00
30	—	469	182.00–201.00	194.17
12	—	324	182.00–220.00	199.69
29	—	625	150.00–180.00	171.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	150.00–187.00	167.77
1	—	430	170.00	170.00
3	—	223	179.00–185.00	181.36
2	—	803	135.00	135.00
6	—	373	145.00–177.00	166.30
6	—	546	170.00	170.00
5	—	714	130.00–145.00	142.00
2	—	575	158.00	158.00
11	—	663	130.00–155.00	152.19
17	—	631	120.00–150.00	140.94
2	—	495	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	626	140.00–162.00	156.18
24	—	470	168.00–189.00	179.40
4	—	713	130.00–145.00	140.50
4	—	860	120.00	120.00
4	—	762	136.00–143.00	141.19
10	—	670	145.00–153.00	151.68
19	—	423	180.00–192.00	185.50
6	—	520	155.00–180.00	172.21
17	—	570	150.00–174.00	161.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
3	—	612	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	135.00–170.00	159.95
3	—	564	145.00–148.00	146.00
2	—	758	120.00	120.00
9	—	467	164.00–170.00	165.32
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
4	—	441	153.00–172.50	161.41
1	—	705	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	934	55.00–71.00	60.29
29	—	1,047	63.00–73.00	68.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	85.00–88.00	86.39
4	—	1,549	76.00–84.00	78.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	83.00–87.00	84.78
33	—	1,204	73.00–82.00	77.37
3	—	1,252	70.00–72.00	71.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,661	71.00–90.00	81.97
3	—	2,137	105.00–110.00	107.13
9	—	1,476	90.00–102.00	94.95

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.