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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 30

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

802 head

▼ 191 vs last sale 993▼ 320 vs year ago 1,122 · −28.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 100▼ 38 vs year ago 100 · −38.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 42▲ 12 vs year ago 31 · +38.7%

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 steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 400 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. 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 $161.02/cwt on 325 head.

Average price

$161.02

325 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$404

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

$17.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

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	561	162.51	912	286
Medium and Large 2-3	497	150.22	746	38
Medium and Large 3	350	145.00	508	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.51/cwt here — about $404 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 sale325 hd

161.02

—

TN average8 barns · 1,350 hd

158.63

+2.39

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	1,869	100.68	1,881	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	84.96	1,268	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,084	81.04	879	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	882	65.18	575	8thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,129	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	822	$946	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	791	$900	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$750	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	855	$550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	890	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,075	1thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	218	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	436	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	223	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	401	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	590	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	273	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	546	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	319	186.66/cwt	180.00–190.00	595	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	215.10/cwt	205.00–220.00	693	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	369	183.31/cwt	170.00–190.00	676	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	214.44/cwt	205.00–225.00	811	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	174.28/cwt	160.00–190.00	737	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	964	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	193.39/cwt	191.00–197.00	893	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	180.38/cwt	170.00–183.00	844	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	186.34/cwt	183.00–191.00	954	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	193.76/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,008	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	166.55/cwt	157.00–170.00	886	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	158.27/cwt	150.00–165.00	908	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	173.97/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,004	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,067	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	174.29/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,067	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	168.78/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,062	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	167.04/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,128	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	171.41/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,169	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	737	157.81/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,163	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,240	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,232	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	824	161.40/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,330	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	897	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,516	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,326	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,339	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	283	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	453	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	175.61/cwt	160.00–180.00	513	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	171.55/cwt	165.00–175.00	573	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	161.03/cwt	152.50–172.00	596	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	174.13/cwt	166.00–180.00	669	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	157.76/cwt	153.00–163.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	179.97/cwt	176.00–181.00	770	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	170.05/cwt	167.00–175.00	728	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	174.84/cwt	170.00–176.00	813	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	160.30/cwt	158.00–162.50	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	164.04/cwt	160.00–171.00	782	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	145.76/cwt	142.00–155.00	756	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	163.35/cwt	155.00–167.00	858	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	166.90/cwt	165.00–170.00	885	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	152.19/cwt	146.00–160.00	871	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	140.43/cwt	135.00–150.00	820	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	596	159.40/cwt	158.00–160.00	950	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	142.47/cwt	138.00–146.00	862	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	609	140.15/cwt	135.00–143.00	854	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	158.34/cwt	150.00–160.00	966	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	653	133.49/cwt	130.00–137.00	872	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	150.31/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,021	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,137	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	132.83/cwt	130.00–137.00	975	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,172	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	787	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,094	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	932	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,212	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	194.18/cwt	180.00–202.00	821	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	448	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	177.25/cwt	170.00–182.00	838	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	190.03/cwt	175.00–195.00	914	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	165.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	876	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	148.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	913	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,006	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,092	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,864	97.27/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,813	4
Bulls	—	—	1,878	107.51/cwt	107.00–108.00	2,019	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	765	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	467	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	899	65.78/cwt	60.00–74.00	591	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	68.61/cwt	66.00–71.00	722	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	80.53/cwt	73.00–86.00	856	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	90.01/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,050	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	84.96/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,268	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	791	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	804	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,129.33/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,129	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	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 Jan 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 802Last week 993Year ago 1,122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 100Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 42Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	150.00	150.00
25	—	577	165.00–185.00	173.97
3	—	512	183.00–191.00	186.34
8	—	629	165.00–172.00	168.78
11	—	378	205.00–225.00	214.44
15	—	462	191.00–197.00	193.39
1	—	420	190.00	190.00
1	—	265	222.50	222.50
2	—	908	146.00	146.00
2	—	785	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,030	130.00	130.00
4	—	675	163.00–175.00	167.04
3	—	322	205.00–220.00	215.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	369	170.00–190.00	183.31
5	—	423	160.00–190.00	174.28
3	—	319	180.00–190.00	186.66
1	—	820	130.00	130.00
2	—	218	200.00	200.00
8	—	468	170.00–183.00	180.38
6	—	574	150.00–165.00	158.27
5	—	532	157.00–170.00	166.55
7	—	273	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	459	210.00	210.00
4	—	440	200.00	200.00
6	—	612	170.00–181.00	174.29
45	—	682	168.00–177.00	171.41
1	—	770	161.00	161.00
59	—	897	169.00	169.00
28	—	824	155.00–164.00	161.40
4	—	520	190.00–195.00	193.76
5	—	737	156.00–165.00	157.81
6	—	583	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	223	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	170.00	170.00
1	—	300	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
1	—	545	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	610	150.00–160.00	158.34
15	—	530	165.00–170.00	166.90
23	—	428	176.00–181.00	179.97
15	—	465	170.00–176.00	174.84
5	—	932	130.00	130.00
34	—	722	157.50	157.50
28	—	756	155.00	155.00
9	—	679	147.00–152.00	150.31
10	—	596	158.00–160.00	159.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	138.00–146.00	142.47
26	—	477	160.00–171.00	164.04
10	—	428	167.00–175.00	170.05
7	—	734	130.00–137.00	132.83
4	—	680	145.00	145.00
8	—	572	146.00–160.00	152.19
11	—	292	160.00–180.00	175.61
17	—	384	166.00–180.00	174.13
45	—	525	155.00–167.00	163.35
3	—	334	165.00–175.00	171.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	787	139.00	139.00
2	—	425	153.00–163.00	157.76
6	—	519	142.00–155.00	145.76
11	—	370	152.50–172.00	161.03
4	—	584	135.00–150.00	140.43
5	—	609	135.00–143.00	140.15
2	—	475	158.00–162.50	160.30
2	—	653	130.00–137.00	133.49
3	—	283	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	148.00	148.00
2	—	925	100.00	100.00
7	—	529	160.00–170.00	165.64
12	—	423	180.00–202.00	194.18
8	—	613	145.00–155.00	148.88
13	—	481	175.00–195.00	190.03
1	—	555	175.00	175.00
2	—	700	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	170.00–182.00	177.25
1	—	615	145.00	145.00
1	—	510	160.00	160.00
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
2	—	448	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	61.00	61.00
7	—	899	60.00–74.00	65.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,492	78.00–87.00	84.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,167	87.00–95.00	90.01
15	—	1,063	73.00–86.00	80.53
3	—	1,053	66.00–71.00	68.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,878	107.00–108.00	107.51
4	—	1,864	90.00–101.00	97.27

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,129.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	804	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	791	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	870	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.