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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 14

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

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Feeder Cattle receipts

910 head

▼ 152 vs last sale 1,062▼ 29 vs year ago 939 · −3.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

197 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 145▲ 60 vs year ago 137 · +43.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 17▼ 14 vs year ago 22 · −63.6%

Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers mostly steady to sharply higher; Feeder heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder bulls mostly steady to sharply higher; Slaughter cows mostly steady to 7.00 higher; Slaughter bulls mostly steady to 4.00 lower.

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 $247.31/cwt on 387 head.

Average price

$247.31

387 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$70

per head · Small 1-2 over Small 2-3

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.18

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	465	250.00	1,163	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	741	249.66	1,849	291
Medium and Large 2-3	708	240.72	1,704	92
Small 2-3	560	220.00	1,232	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale387 hd

247.31

—

TN average11 barns · 2,221 hd

247.12

+0.18

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	1,559	127.44	1,987	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	117.78	1,647	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	111.74	1,450	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	99.90	997	21

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,036	$1,600	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,375	1thin

Every lot

88 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 2-3	368	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	957	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	281.62/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,050	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	266.55/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,136	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,095	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	264.31/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,229	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	275.64/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,345	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	498	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,389	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,436	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	253.07/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,318	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	268.54/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,413	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,537	6
Steers	—	Small 2-3	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	261.07/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,488	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	249.95/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,462	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,568	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	258.32/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,612	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	641	234.01/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,500	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	248.46/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,685	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	235.87/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,712	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,796	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,729	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	240.22/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,845	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,872	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	801	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,882	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	242.41/cwt	237.00–242.50	1,980	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,083	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	907	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,141	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	237	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	656	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	811	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	249.86/cwt	242.00–255.00	847	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	249.03/cwt	241.00–261.00	956	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	932	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	238.02/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,007	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	231.45/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,014	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	223.71/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,036	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	472	253.48/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,196	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	235.63/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,124	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	218.61/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,126	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	245.75/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,278	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	231.37/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,210	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	244.39/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,288	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	225.35/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,296	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	621	217.81/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,353	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	215.09/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,338	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,500	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	208.69/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,421	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,327	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,557	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,490	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	232	283.81/cwt	275.00–300.00	658	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	297	280.00/cwt	270.00–300.00	832	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	287.50/cwt	280.00–290.00	978	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	269.05/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,047	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	263.27/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,114	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	249.32/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,057	4
Bulls	—	Small 2-3	425	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,007	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	244.65/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,150	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	249.93/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,187	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	250.71/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,289	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	227.96/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,220	12
Bulls	—	Small 2-3	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	233.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,334	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	592	227.36/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,346	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	228.35/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,427	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	215.91/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,436	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,898	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,284	116.79/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,500	5
Bulls	—	—	1,492	125.73/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,876	7
Bulls	—	—	1,743	133.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,335	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	90.70/cwt	88.00–95.00	875	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	100.09/cwt	94.00–110.00	993	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	108.15/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,149	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	108.70/cwt	98.00–113.00	1,387	63
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	117.92/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,581	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	119.86/cwt	112.00–127.00	1,658	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	109.81/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,602	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,036	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	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 Aug 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 910Last week 1,062Year ago 939

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 145Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 17Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	242.00	242.00
2	—	385	242.00	242.00
8	—	463	215.00–227.00	223.71
7	—	515	210.00–220.00	218.61
4	—	438	227.00–236.00	231.45
2	—	245	245.00	245.00
10	—	621	210.00–226.00	217.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	240.00–248.00	244.39
3	—	652	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	523	220.00–240.00	231.37
3	—	737	180.00	180.00
16	—	384	241.00–261.00	249.03
11	—	681	200.00–220.00	208.69
29	—	575	220.00–232.00	225.35
3	—	763	204.00	204.00
1	—	290	270.00	270.00
37	—	622	200.00–225.00	215.09
2	—	828	180.00	180.00
5	—	339	242.00–255.00	249.86
3	—	237	277.00	277.00
17	—	423	231.00–242.00	238.02
33	—	477	230.00–245.00	235.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	252.00–255.00	253.48
9	—	520	244.00–248.00	245.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	585	243.00–255.00	249.95
7	—	465	260.00–265.00	264.31
1	—	765	226.00	226.00
59	—	801	235.00	235.00
5	—	521	250.00–255.00	253.07
2	—	438	250.00	250.00
2	—	368	260.00	260.00
5	—	641	230.00–240.00	234.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	907	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	260.00–270.00	266.55
9	—	768	237.00–243.00	240.22
61	—	817	237.00–242.50	242.41
57	—	850	245.00	245.00
25	—	526	260.00–275.00	268.54
12	—	624	250.00–270.00	258.32
11	—	488	270.00–280.00	275.64
14	—	678	240.00–257.00	248.46
10	—	570	260.00–271.00	261.07
7	—	726	232.00–240.00	235.87
6	—	373	270.00–290.00	281.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	240.00	240.00
1	—	615	255.00	255.00
6	—	557	276.00	276.00
3	—	730	246.00	246.00
3	—	512	280.50	280.50
2	—	498	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	389	265.00–270.00	269.05
10	—	475	242.00–255.00	249.93
7	—	514	240.00–265.00	250.71
2	—	710	200.00	200.00
1	—	935	203.00	203.00
1	—	750	200.00	200.00
7	—	297	270.00–300.00	280.00
15	—	423	260.00–270.00	263.27
4	—	340	280.00–290.00	287.50
3	—	232	275.00–300.00	283.81
6	—	625	225.00–235.00	228.35
6	—	670	220.00	220.00
20	—	570	230.00–240.00	233.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	200.00	200.00
1	—	425	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	240.00–252.00	244.65
1	—	600	210.00	210.00
4	—	424	240.00–257.50	249.32
5	—	665	210.00–225.00	215.91
3	—	395	260.00	260.00
9	—	592	220.00–230.00	227.36
12	—	535	220.00–235.00	227.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	992	94.00–110.00	100.09
3	—	965	88.00–95.00	90.70
3	—	1,062	101.00–115.00	108.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,459	106.00–114.00	109.81
23	—	1,383	112.00–127.00	119.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,276	98.00–113.00	108.70
31	—	1,341	114.00–126.00	117.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,743	130.00–140.00	133.96
5	—	1,284	115.00–119.00	116.79
7	—	1,492	121.00–129.00	125.73

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,036	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.