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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 17

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,136 head

▲ 463 vs last sale 673▲ 548 vs year ago 588 · +93.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 89▲ 49 vs year ago 120 · +40.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

230 head

▲ 206 vs last sale 24▲ 184 vs year ago 46 · +400.0%

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 steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 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 $210.06/cwt on 554 head.

Average price

$210.06

554 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$768

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

$53.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.29

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	643	218.13	1,404	407
Medium and Large 2-3	744	187.87	1,398	146
Medium and Large 3	385	165.00	635	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.13/cwt here — about $768 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

210.06

—

TN average10 barns · 1,604 hd

221.35

−11.29

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	1,706	119.52	2,039	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	97.22	1,489	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	96.34	1,136	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	878	78.93	693	17

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$775	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,161	$1,865	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,628	4thin

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	623	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	279.57/cwt	250.00–300.00	772	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	241.59/cwt	240.00–245.00	785	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	256.97/cwt	232.50–287.50	856	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	259.35/cwt	253.00–273.00	983	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	227.32/cwt	220.00–240.00	862	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	257.54/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,113	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	244.93/cwt	230.00–262.00	1,149	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	214.89/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,096	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	233.39/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,214	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,096	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	221.53/cwt	202.00–235.00	1,280	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	205.92/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,281	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	223.94/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,395	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	181.45/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,132	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	645	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,284	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	687	199.74/cwt	189.50–218.50	1,372	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,349	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,397	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	186.44/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,432	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	187.59/cwt	179.00–188.00	1,518	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,548	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,499	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	915	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,601	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	932	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,785	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,391	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	662	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	646	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	249.89/cwt	220.00–259.00	715	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	243.87/cwt	222.50–256.00	768	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	701	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	242.40/cwt	221.00–251.00	909	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	204.92/cwt	200.00–215.00	799	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	226.20/cwt	215.00–247.00	970	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	209.82/cwt	200.00–217.00	913	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,053	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	888	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	214.73/cwt	203.00–226.00	1,020	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	923	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	203.46/cwt	196.00–208.00	1,066	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	539	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,175	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	194.08/cwt	182.00–205.00	1,106	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,019	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,149	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	177.53/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,115	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	635	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,111	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	173.59/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,154	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	163.96/cwt	152.00–173.50	1,171	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,112	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	154.24/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,186	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	116.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,025	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	405	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	960	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	241.74/cwt	222.00–257.00	1,015	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	222.10/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,064	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	494	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	988	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	219.84/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,145	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	201.95/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,171	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	182.54/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,132	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	632	187.85/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,187	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,286	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	176.08/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,289	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,353	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,274	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,503	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,608	2
Bulls	—	—	1,706	119.94/cwt	110.00–126.00	2,046	10
Bulls	—	—	1,910	129.92/cwt	128.00–132.00	2,481	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	678	60.62/cwt	56.00–65.00	411	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	81.37/cwt	77.00–92.00	736	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	94.90/cwt	87.00–101.00	1,105	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	102.32/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,271	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	101.46/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,474	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	96.72/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,490	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,627.91/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,628	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,540.00/head	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,540	4

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,136Last week 673Year ago 588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 89Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 230Last week 24Year ago 46

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	245	270.00	270.00
13	—	665	172.00–179.00	173.59
8	—	882	115.00–120.00	116.23
5	—	769	153.00–156.00	154.24
23	—	570	182.00–205.00	194.08
9	—	714	152.00–173.50	163.96
17	—	315	222.50–256.00	243.87
8	—	286	220.00–259.00	249.89
61	—	375	221.00–251.00	242.40
7	—	628	172.00–180.00	177.53
34	—	475	203.00–226.00	214.73
14	—	524	196.00–208.00	203.46
35	—	429	215.00–247.00	226.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	218.00	218.00
29	—	611	188.00	188.00
17	—	466	226.00	226.00
32	—	579	176.00	176.00
23	—	722	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	160.00	160.00
1	—	635	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	212.50	212.50
3	—	278	232.50	232.50
3	—	435	200.00–217.00	209.82
1	—	470	189.00	189.00
2	—	513	180.00	180.00
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
1	—	240	210.00	210.00
6	—	390	200.00–215.00	204.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	510	200.00–230.00	214.89
19	—	565	194.00	194.00
3	—	410	210.00	210.00
3	—	325	240.00–245.00	241.59
1	—	450	220.00	220.00
1	—	250	249.00	249.00
12	—	624	180.00–197.00	181.45
1	—	755	185.00	185.00
4	—	379	220.00–240.00	227.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	622	200.00–218.00	205.92
1	—	665	200.00	200.00
11	—	276	250.00–300.00	279.57
6	—	906	165.50	165.50
22	—	809	179.00–188.00	187.59
13	—	578	202.00–235.00	221.53
1	—	1,095	127.00	127.00
2	—	768	183.00–190.00	186.44
35	—	379	253.00–273.00	259.35
33	—	469	230.00–262.00	244.93
40	—	432	245.00–270.00	257.54
9	—	733	184.00	184.00
12	—	333	232.50–287.50	256.97
15	—	520	222.00–240.00	233.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	932	191.50	191.50
33	—	687	189.50–218.50	199.74
57	—	828	187.00	187.00
44	—	623	222.00–228.00	223.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	915	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	167.00	167.00
1	—	695	185.00	185.00
11	—	580	196.00–210.00	201.95
16	—	521	210.00–224.00	219.84
4	—	980	130.00	130.00
10	—	732	174.00–184.00	176.08
8	—	420	222.00–257.00	241.74
13	—	620	180.00–188.00	182.54
12	—	479	210.00–230.00	222.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
1	—	410	220.00	220.00
1	—	585	200.00	200.00
4	—	494	200.00	200.00
6	—	632	180.00–196.00	187.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	56.00–65.00	60.62
15	—	905	77.00–92.00	81.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,164	87.00–101.00	94.90
12	—	1,242	98.00–109.00	102.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,541	88.00–99.00	96.72
2	—	1,453	101.00–102.00	101.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	128.00–132.00	129.92
2	—	1,503	107.00	107.00
10	—	1,706	110.00–126.00	119.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	800	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,627.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,300	1,540.00	1,540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,050	2,125.00	2,125.00

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.