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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 21

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

844 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 910▼ 225 vs year ago 1,069 · −21.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 197▼ 46 vs year ago 146 · −31.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 21 vs year ago 31 · −67.7%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

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 $231.96/cwt on 347 head.

Average price

$231.96

347 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$31.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.67

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	568	235.10	1,335	284
Medium and Large 2-3	546	219.33	1,197	55
Small 1-2	506	211.20	1,068	4thin
Medium and Large 3	541	203.79	1,103	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.31/cwt here — about $232 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 sale347 hd

231.96

—

TN average12 barns · 2,072 hd

224.29

+7.67

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	1,637	133.11	2,179	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,341	109.86	1,473	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	107.38	1,244	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	922	93.44	862	25

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,338	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$1,025	2thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	285.12/cwt	277.50–300.00	813	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	769	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	269.92/cwt	265.00–275.00	872	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	283.08/cwt	270.00–290.00	948	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	275.25/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,032	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	251.65/cwt	240.00–265.00	964	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	273.98/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,162	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,168	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	467	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,261	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	270.86/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,292	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	511	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,303	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	263.99/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,378	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,236	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,479	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	259.41/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,471	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	269.64/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,645	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	241.38/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,521	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	634	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,553	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	642	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,637	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	246.63/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,647	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	672	235.33/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,581	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	686	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,715	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	711	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,664	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,815	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	759	227.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,730	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	219.92/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,799	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,573	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	270.35/cwt	260.00–274.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	728	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	751	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	264.25/cwt	247.50–270.00	864	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	238.80/cwt	232.50–243.00	884	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	258.19/cwt	247.50–261.00	963	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	240.67/cwt	238.00–244.00	992	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	233.86/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,022	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	243.93/cwt	231.00–253.00	1,127	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	253.00/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,182	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	229.67/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,098	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	478	209.84/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,003	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	236.05/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,232	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	205.05/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,077	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	533	212.56/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,133	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	534	217.19/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,160	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	548	247.70/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,357	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	223.53/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,285	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	231.29/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,348	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	587	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,291	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,411	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	606	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,364	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	621	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,242	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	216.86/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,355	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,573	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	217.54/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,449	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	203.95/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,366	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	705	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	723	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,482	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	204.51/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,495	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,668	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	758	184.90/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,402	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,701	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	256.51/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,077	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	247.68/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,045	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	248.36/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,185	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	252.85/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,221	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	244.71/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,260	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	539	227.47/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,226	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	238.22/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,370	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	221.60/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,290	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	231.33/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,393	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	627	212.55/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,333	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	223.30/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,485	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	192.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,371	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	121.95/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,494	2
Bulls	—	—	1,492	129.37/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,930	6
Bulls	—	—	1,849	138.70/cwt	133.00–144.00	2,565	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	82.28/cwt	79.00–85.00	695	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	95.56/cwt	85.00–103.00	895	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	103.58/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,146	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,106	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	114.26/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,419	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,286	107.03/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,376	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,392	114.04/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,587	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,520	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	833	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,230	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,340	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 844Last week 910Year ago 1,069

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 197Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	630	235.00–250.00	241.38
3	—	285	277.50–300.00	285.12
15	—	375	265.00–280.00	275.25
12	—	477	255.00–275.00	270.86
4	—	424	265.00–280.00	273.98
21	—	567	250.00–265.00	259.41
39	—	726	250.00	250.00
11	—	335	270.00–290.00	283.08
2	—	818	215.00–225.00	219.92
2	—	1,085	145.00	145.00
1	—	245	310.00	310.00
18	—	522	258.00–270.00	263.99
3	—	668	240.00–250.00	246.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	250.00	250.00
5	—	467	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	265.00–275.00	269.92
1	—	575	245.00	245.00
2	—	535	231.00	231.00
3	—	383	240.00–265.00	251.65
3	—	672	233.00–240.00	235.33
2	—	458	255.00	255.00
2	—	290	265.00	265.00
5	—	759	220.00–230.00	227.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	642	255.00	255.00
5	—	560	260.00	260.00
5	—	365	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	686	250.00	250.00
9	—	536	276.00	276.00
1	—	855	220.00	220.00
3	—	555	265.00	265.00
27	—	610	260.00–270.00	269.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	711	234.00	234.00
6	—	634	245.00	245.00
4	—	511	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	763	223.00	223.00
10	—	548	245.00–248.00	247.70
12	—	658	239.00	239.00
12	—	603	234.00	234.00
2	—	575	235.00	235.00
10	—	467	251.00–255.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	225.00	225.00
4	—	723	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	373	247.50–261.00	258.19
1	—	895	180.00	180.00
4	—	225	260.00–274.00	270.35
38	—	522	225.00–244.00	236.05
43	—	462	231.00–253.00	243.93
28	—	583	225.00–237.00	231.29
8	—	412	238.00–244.00	240.67
14	—	666	210.00–220.00	217.54
2	—	758	220.00	220.00
9	—	731	200.00–220.00	204.51
12	—	327	247.50–270.00	264.25
1	—	280	260.00	260.00
6	—	625	210.00–224.00	216.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	200.00–220.00	209.84
2	—	533	200.00–225.00	212.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	587	220.00	220.00
1	—	680	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	200.00	200.00
3	—	525	200.00–207.50	205.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	220.00–238.00	233.86
5	—	575	220.00–226.00	223.53
5	—	670	195.00–210.00	203.95
2	—	275	250.00	250.00
3	—	370	232.50–243.00	238.80
2	—	313	240.00	240.00
1	—	220	242.50	242.50
6	—	478	226.00–231.00	229.67
4	—	758	170.00–200.00	184.90
4	—	621	200.00	200.00
9	—	534	210.00–230.00	217.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	250.00–260.00	256.51
3	—	602	230.00–234.00	231.33
1	—	805	180.00	180.00
34	—	575	230.00–250.00	238.22
3	—	665	220.00–227.00	223.30
16	—	483	245.00–260.00	252.85
27	—	515	237.00–250.00	244.71
5	—	714	190.00–200.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	180.00	180.00
12	—	422	220.00–255.00	247.68
6	—	477	240.00–250.00	248.36
5	—	582	220.00–224.00	221.60
6	—	627	210.00–215.00	212.55
1	—	705	190.00	190.00
12	—	539	210.00–235.00	227.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	845	79.00–85.00	82.28
21	—	937	85.00–103.00	95.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	97.00	97.00
12	—	1,242	111.00–122.00	114.26
19	—	1,106	98.00–107.00	103.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,286	102.00–112.00	107.03
10	—	1,392	111.00–120.00	114.04
1	—	1,490	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,849	133.00–144.00	138.70
6	—	1,492	127.00–134.00	129.37
2	—	1,225	121.00–123.00	121.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	833	1,025.00	1,025.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	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.