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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 27

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Mar 20Mar 27Apr 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,121 head

▼ 301 vs last sale 1,422▼ 66 vs year ago 1,187 · −5.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 154▼ 44 vs year ago 149 · −29.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 106▲ 36 vs year ago 44 · +81.8%

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 steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bull calves steady to 6.00 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 $194.69/cwt on 554 head.

Average price

$194.69

554 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$634

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

$67.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.49

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	539	197.22	1,063	519
Medium and Large 2-3	529	169.98	899	21
Medium and Large 3	464	138.41	642	13thin
Small 2-3	330	130.00	429	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.22/cwt here — about $634 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 sale554 hd

194.69

—

TN average8 barns · 1,868 hd

194.20

+0.49

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	1,848	119.22	2,203	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	95.18	1,332	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	92.35	1,117	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	76.18	674	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,058	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,000	2thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	222	219.92/cwt	210.00–230.00	488	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	276.25/cwt	275.00–277.50	622	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	273	222.39/cwt	200.00–242.50	607	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	238.26/cwt	235.00–250.00	665	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	327	225.59/cwt	210.00–235.00	738	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	252.83/cwt	230.00–269.00	847	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	252.37/cwt	230.00–261.00	946	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	225.54/cwt	210.00–255.00	850	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	391	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,036	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	431	217.23/cwt	210.00–219.00	936	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	235.03/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,018	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,004	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	236.50/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,145	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	219.85/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,139	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	211.52/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,212	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	209.68/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,321	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	193.16/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,308	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	176.43/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,249	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	797	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,459	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	220.04/cwt	210.00–235.00	517	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	239.56/cwt	220.00–245.00	656	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	233.03/cwt	225.00–252.00	741	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	326	217.14/cwt	175.00–230.00	708	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	394	2
Heifers	—	Small 2-3	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	231.18/cwt	211.00–243.00	858	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	224.07/cwt	211.00–235.00	955	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	558	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	849	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	218.40/cwt	201.00–240.00	1,022	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	841	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	956	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	148.12/cwt	140.00–152.00	770	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	192.17/cwt	179.00–200.00	1,015	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	185.68/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,045	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	957	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,098	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	176.50/cwt	167.00–184.00	1,098	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	644	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,063	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	167.12/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,115	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,211	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	165.84/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,174	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	168.34/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,252	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,409	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	773	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	928	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,192	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	792	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	403	198.63/cwt	177.00–220.00	800	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	233.50/cwt	220.00–245.00	995	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	213.84/cwt	201.00–230.00	1,007	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	207.92/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,085	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	187.82/cwt	185.00–194.00	999	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	190.64/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,083	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,137	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	156.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,139	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	791	124.87/cwt	120.00–140.00	988	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	559	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,635	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,619	1
Bulls	—	—	1,861	119.07/cwt	114.00–123.00	2,216	9
Bulls	—	—	1,895	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,464	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	808	69.95/cwt	64.00–77.00	565	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	79.91/cwt	70.00–85.00	744	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	91.98/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,111	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,293	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,033	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	95.60/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,342	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,510	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
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	1,120	1,057.59/head	925.00–1,150.00	1,058	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Mar 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,121Last week 1,422Year ago 1,187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 154Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 106Year ago 44

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bull calves steady to 6.00 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	—	235	210.00–235.00	220.04
4	—	667	160.00–174.00	167.12
31	—	563	180.00–188.00	185.68
26	—	622	167.00–184.00	176.50
2	—	770	183.00	183.00
1	—	910	131.00	131.00
26	—	274	220.00–245.00	239.56
10	—	744	160.00–171.00	168.34
49	—	528	179.00–200.00	192.17
34	—	426	211.00–235.00	224.07
7	—	318	225.00–252.00	233.03
56	—	371	211.00–243.00	231.18
45	—	468	201.00–240.00	218.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	708	164.00–169.00	165.84
85	—	569	193.00	193.00
74	—	669	181.00	181.00
5	—	503	190.00	190.00
36	—	644	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	175.00	175.00
5	—	773	120.00	120.00
4	—	326	175.00–230.00	217.14
1	—	660	150.00	150.00
3	—	563	170.00	170.00
2	—	433	196.00	196.00
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	179.00	179.00
1	—	295	220.00	220.00
2	—	365	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	130.00	130.00
3	—	555	155.00	155.00
3	—	520	140.00–152.00	148.12
2	—	328	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	210.00–219.00	217.23
3	—	222	210.00–230.00	219.92
13	—	377	210.00–255.00	225.54
6	—	327	210.00–235.00	225.59
10	—	273	200.00–242.50	222.39
1	—	720	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	175.00	175.00
1	—	580	180.00	180.00
2	—	625	170.00	170.00
2	—	478	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	187.00	187.00
39	—	484	210.00–250.00	236.50
27	—	573	190.00–225.00	211.52
19	—	375	230.00–261.00	252.37
12	—	335	230.00–269.00	252.83
9	—	279	235.00–250.00	238.26
19	—	630	180.00–220.00	209.68
2	—	708	170.00–183.00	176.43
2	—	225	275.00–277.50	276.25
35	—	518	190.00–230.00	219.85
23	—	677	185.00–200.00	193.16
16	—	433	220.00–257.00	235.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	391	265.00	265.00
5	—	797	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	119.00	119.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	225.00	225.00
11	—	522	200.00–220.00	207.92
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	170.00	170.00
28	—	426	220.00–245.00	233.50
21	—	471	201.00–230.00	213.84
1	—	605	188.00	188.00
7	—	568	185.00–210.00	190.64
3	—	727	150.00–160.00	156.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	200.00	200.00
2	—	403	177.00–220.00	198.63
4	—	791	120.00–140.00	124.87
3	—	532	185.00–194.00	187.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,208	87.00–99.00	91.98
1	—	1,255	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	808	64.00–77.00	69.95
10	—	931	70.00–85.00	79.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,480	102.00	102.00
15	—	1,404	93.00–98.00	95.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,895	130.00	130.00
9	—	1,861	114.00–123.00	119.07

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,120	925.00–1,150.00	1,057.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.