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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 15

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← May 8May 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

690 head

▼ 340 vs last sale 1,030▼ 280 vs year ago 970 · −28.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 153▲ 1 vs year ago 137 · +0.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 22▼ 34 vs year ago 88 · −38.6%

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 3.00 higher. Steers steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 higher. Bulls calves mostly steady.

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 $208.50/cwt on 263 head.

Average price

$208.50

263 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$62.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.34

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	516	209.61	1,082	240
Medium and Large 2-3	442	207.25	915	19thin
Medium and Large 3	551	147.50	813	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.11/cwt here — about $269 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 sale263 hd

208.50

—

TN average9 barns · 1,515 hd

198.16

+10.34

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	1,617	115.21	1,863	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	95.23	1,138	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	94.74	1,320	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	84.23	823	20

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,275	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,057	$1,529	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,510	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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	229.91/cwt	220.00–240.00	639	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	261.76/cwt	240.00–270.00	877	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	258.42/cwt	210.00–270.00	959	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	217.14/cwt	200.00–220.00	814	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	251.97/cwt	235.00–266.00	1,081	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	252.27/cwt	244.00–270.00	1,085	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	209.94/cwt	200.00–220.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	239.25/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,139	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	233.22/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,229	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	247.19/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,320	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	227.16/cwt	190.00–231.00	1,338	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	226.98/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,405	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	184.66/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,250	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	204.69/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,464	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,619	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,465	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	619	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	242.51/cwt	229.00–265.00	689	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	254.76/cwt	237.00–261.00	833	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	252.52/cwt	205.00–261.00	899	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	212.19/cwt	211.00–213.00	927	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	224.42/cwt	215.00–227.00	983	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	220.68/cwt	201.00–229.00	1,057	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	494	208.33/cwt	180.00–213.00	1,029	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	204.32/cwt	185.00–212.00	1,069	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	557	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,014	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	189.27/cwt	187.50–191.00	1,056	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,126	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	192.36/cwt	180.00–213.00	1,096	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	182.24/cwt	172.00–190.00	1,152	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	182.85/cwt	172.00–186.00	1,253	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	156.63/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,157	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,234	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,231	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	222.85/cwt	215.00–240.00	969	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	211.60/cwt	210.00–215.00	925	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	229.10/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,061	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	212.41/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,015	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	214.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,111	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	193.80/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,023	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	203.59/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,201	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	195.30/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,201	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,217	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,180	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,301	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,195	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,297	1
Bulls	—	—	1,439	109.46/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,575	7
Bulls	—	—	1,805	122.76/cwt	114.00–128.00	2,216	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	728	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	84.72/cwt	77.00–87.00	828	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	93.85/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,121	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	100.73/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,210	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	95.52/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,321	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,311	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	5

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 May 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 1,030Year ago 970

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 153Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 22Year ago 88

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 higher. Bulls calves mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	230.00	230.00
2	—	558	187.50–191.00	189.27
7	—	494	180.00–213.00	208.33
2	—	335	200.00	200.00
1	—	510	180.00	180.00
5	—	437	211.00–213.00	212.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	136.00	136.00
21	—	356	205.00–261.00	252.52
14	—	771	160.00	160.00
13	—	685	172.00–186.00	182.85
10	—	284	229.00–265.00	242.51
1	—	245	252.50	252.50
19	—	438	215.00–227.00	224.42
14	—	632	172.00–190.00	182.24
8	—	327	237.00–261.00	254.76
33	—	570	180.00–213.00	192.36
65	—	479	201.00–229.00	220.68
5	—	739	150.00–161.00	156.63
23	—	523	185.00–212.00	204.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	460	170.00	170.00
1	—	715	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	563	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	230.00	230.00
2	—	490	220.00	220.00
2	—	278	220.00–240.00	229.91
2	—	443	200.00–220.00	209.94
2	—	585	190.00	190.00
7	—	375	200.00–220.00	217.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	866	187.00	187.00
31	—	429	235.00–266.00	251.97
10	—	371	210.00–270.00	258.42
49	—	527	220.00–244.00	233.22
1	—	235	250.00	250.00
7	—	335	240.00–270.00	261.76
1	—	1,010	145.00	145.00
12	—	715	185.00–210.00	204.69
15	—	589	190.00–231.00	227.16
32	—	619	210.00–239.00	226.98
3	—	677	182.00–190.00	184.66
7	—	476	220.00–245.00	239.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	430	244.00–270.00	252.27
34	—	534	246.00–248.00	247.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	590	200.00–215.00	203.59
3	—	813	160.00	160.00
2	—	658	185.00	185.00
22	—	615	182.00–200.00	195.30
1	—	720	175.00	175.00
6	—	463	225.00–240.00	229.10
3	—	435	215.00–240.00	222.85
3	—	517	210.00–220.00	214.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	210.00–215.00	211.60
2	—	528	190.00–197.50	193.80
4	—	478	210.00–220.00	212.41
2	—	885	135.00	135.00
1	—	690	171.00	171.00
1	—	635	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	977	77.00–87.00	84.72
1	—	970	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,441	91.00	91.00
24	—	1,383	92.00–103.00	95.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,194	89.00–99.00	93.85
4	—	1,201	100.00–102.00	100.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,439	105.00–114.00	109.46
1	—	1,365	95.00	95.00
8	—	1,805	114.00–128.00	122.76

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,510.00	1,510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,100	1,275.00	1,275.00

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.