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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 10

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Apr 3Apr 10Apr 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

673 head

▼ 437 vs last sale 1,110▼ 607 vs year ago 1,280 · −47.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 107▼ 10 vs year ago 99 · −10.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 20▼ 24 vs year ago 48 · −50.0%

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 were 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Heifers under 450 steady to4.00 lower, over 450 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Bull calves mostly steady.

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 $208.88/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$208.88

285 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$523

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

$79.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.06

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	579	218.09	1,264	205
Medium and Large 2-3	626	196.10	1,227	65
Medium and Large 3	536	138.33	741	15thin

One grade step is worth $79.76/cwt here — about $523 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 sale285 hd

208.88

—

TN average12 barns · 2,130 hd

221.94

−13.06

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	—	Average	1,558	114.11	1,777	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	93.54	1,049	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,313	93.39	1,226	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	81.26	789	19

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,080	$1,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,150	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,725	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$1,700	2thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	260.21/cwt	250.00–270.00	606	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	253.40/cwt	235.00–260.00	725	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	289	240.31/cwt	230.00–250.00	694	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	253.36/cwt	240.00–265.00	828	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	233.77/cwt	230.00–235.00	865	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	257.03/cwt	245.00–275.00	961	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	387	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	581	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,122	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	950	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	214.81/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,005	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	236.54/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,114	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,010	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,180	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	220.62/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,167	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	534	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	801	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	217.46/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,224	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	199.51/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,163	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	208.91/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,318	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	631	193.46/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,221	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	645	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,400	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,310	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	184.71/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,321	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	752	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,369	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	189.08/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,445	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	138.17/cwt	121.00–156.00	1,268	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	255	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	647	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	228.91/cwt	210.00–241.00	774	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	769	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	232.13/cwt	205.00–244.00	875	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	884	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	221.81/cwt	205.00–233.00	940	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	190.99/cwt	189.00–193.00	884	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	215.88/cwt	194.00–227.00	1,045	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,052	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	210.75/cwt	185.00–221.00	1,106	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	190.67/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,070	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	160.13/cwt	150.00–170.00	942	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	176.17/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,101	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	148.81/cwt	145.00–156.00	994	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	162.90/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,091	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,189	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	238.89/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,044	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	220.87/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,056	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	192.07/cwt	190.00–200.00	976	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	215.28/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,143	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	196.67/cwt	180.00–208.00	1,149	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,147	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	184.23/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,232	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	179.45/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,310	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,408	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,268	105.55/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,338	2
Bulls	—	—	1,622	116.01/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,882	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	573	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	81.72/cwt	75.00–86.00	802	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	92.06/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,012	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	98.81/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,187	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,054	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,293	94.68/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,224	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,416	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	1,150.30/head	1,100.00–1,420.00	1,150	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	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 Apr 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 1,110Year ago 1,280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 107Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 20Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	764	189.00–190.00	189.08
6	—	645	217.00	217.00
54	—	513	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	631	181.00–195.00	193.46
2	—	468	210.00–220.00	214.81
4	—	370	230.00–235.00	233.77
4	—	289	230.00–250.00	240.31
3	—	432	220.00	220.00
1	—	510	198.00	198.00
1	—	325	210.00	210.00
29	—	752	182.00	182.00
2	—	583	199.00–200.00	199.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	631	190.00–220.00	208.91
1	—	665	197.00	197.00
6	—	471	220.00–247.00	236.54
12	—	563	210.00–226.00	217.46
11	—	529	210.00–232.00	220.62
3	—	715	183.00–188.00	184.71
3	—	430	261.00	261.00
5	—	286	235.00–260.00	253.40
4	—	233	250.00–270.00	260.21
20	—	374	245.00–275.00	257.03
2	—	918	121.00–156.00	138.17
6	—	327	240.00–265.00	253.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	150.00	150.00
2	—	668	130.00	130.00
3	—	600	105.00	105.00
3	—	387	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	160.00	160.00
1	—	960	110.00	110.00
1	—	280	231.00	231.00
28	—	424	205.00–233.00	221.81
8	—	625	160.00–180.00	176.17
9	—	670	150.00–180.00	162.90
30	—	484	194.00–227.00	215.88
1	—	755	150.00	150.00
27	—	525	185.00–221.00	210.75
19	—	377	205.00–244.00	232.13
15	—	338	210.00–241.00	228.91
13	—	561	180.00–204.00	190.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	540	205.00	205.00
3	—	487	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
1	—	375	205.00	205.00
2	—	588	150.00–170.00	160.13
2	—	463	189.00–193.00	190.99
2	—	415	213.00	213.00
3	—	668	145.00–156.00	148.81
2	—	345	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	478	200.00–240.00	220.87
2	—	730	177.00–182.00	179.45
8	—	584	180.00–208.00	196.67
4	—	669	175.00–188.00	184.23
2	—	610	188.00	188.00
1	—	880	160.00	160.00
11	—	437	225.00–245.00	238.89
21	—	531	200.00–220.00	215.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	190.00–200.00	192.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,490	95.00	95.00
6	—	1,293	92.00–99.00	94.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,099	87.00–98.00	92.06
7	—	1,201	96.00–103.00	98.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	73.00	73.00
18	—	981	75.00–86.00	81.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,622	110.00–121.00	116.01
2	—	1,268	104.00–107.00	105.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	950	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,068	1,100.00–1,420.00	1,150.30
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,325.00	1,325.00

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.