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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 28

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,038 head

▲ 194 vs last sale 844▲ 108 vs year ago 930 · +11.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 100▼ 68 vs year ago 127 · −53.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 10▲ 19 vs year ago 11 · +172.7%

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 mostly steady. Slaughter bulls steady on lite comparison. Steers under 500 lbs 6.00 to 14.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 6.00 lower. Bulls 4.00 to 14.00 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 $252.42/cwt on 511 head.

Average price

$252.42

511 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$652

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

$63.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.66

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	699	253.50	1,773	490
Medium and Large 2-3	653	229.10	1,496	20
Medium and Large 3	590	190.00	1,121	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.50/cwt here — about $652 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 sale511 hd

252.42

—

TN average12 barns · 1,629 hd

242.76

+9.66

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	1,732	126.82	2,196	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	112.76	1,618	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,116	107.92	1,204	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	95.27	952	16

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)	1,230	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$1,225	1thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	284.90/cwt	280.00–290.00	741	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	262.39/cwt	250.00–275.00	729	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	300.03/cwt	292.50–307.50	978	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	289.02/cwt	265.00–307.50	1,064	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	279.89/cwt	272.00–292.50	1,234	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	270.47/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,320	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	256.66/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,345	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	260.22/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,468	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	239.25/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,371	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,569	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,251	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	264.56/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,656	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	252.27/cwt	230.00–266.00	1,599	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	246.00/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,658	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	684	252.35/cwt	249.00–264.00	1,726	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	252.08/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,810	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	723	230.16/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,664	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	240.92/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,778	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	240.16/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,852	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	813	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,033	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	235.27/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,957	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	855	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,026	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	943	235.50/cwt	235.00–236.00	2,221	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,920	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	217.64/cwt	200.00–232.00	714	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	262.02/cwt	242.00–267.00	893	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	248.92/cwt	240.00–252.50	911	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	225.89/cwt	222.00–230.00	847	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	230.91/cwt	225.00–237.00	965	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	247.09/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,070	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	444	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,110	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	221.40/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,030	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	244.65/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,165	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	186.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	970	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	522	214.80/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,121	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	237.59/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,262	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,300	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	223.42/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,278	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	210.08/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,239	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	617	203.07/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,253	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	224.68/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,402	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,510	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	203.09/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,385	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	204.18/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,468	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	182.02/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,431	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,747	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	280.49/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,192	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	443	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	983	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	271.25/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,240	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,040	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	242.27/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,262	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	224.83/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,293	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	194.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,244	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	187.50/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,200	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	208.01/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,338	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	209.09/cwt	187.00–220.00	1,388	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	186.27/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,432	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	131.36/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,283	3
Bulls	—	—	2,250	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,858	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	95.27/cwt	87.00–101.00	952	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,008	112.76/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,137	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	105.93/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,229	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	116.33/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,631	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	111.94/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,614	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,038Last week 844Year ago 930

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 100Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 10Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	719	200.00–214.00	204.18
2	—	803	194.00	194.00
18	—	572	210.00–242.00	223.42
41	—	624	205.00–230.00	224.68
5	—	786	180.00–185.00	182.02
5	—	366	240.00–252.50	248.92
70	—	531	210.00–250.00	237.59
12	—	341	242.00–267.00	262.02
8	—	682	195.00–215.00	203.09
3	—	1,092	160.00	160.00
38	—	476	237.00–248.00	244.65
55	—	433	235.00–253.00	247.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	200.00–232.00	217.64
6	—	590	200.00–220.00	210.08
2	—	375	222.00–230.00	225.89
5	—	418	225.00–237.00	230.91
2	—	465	217.00–226.00	221.40
2	—	520	210.00	210.00
4	—	617	196.00–210.00	203.07
1	—	720	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	632	239.00	239.00
2	—	535	243.00	243.00
7	—	444	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	210.00–222.00	214.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	180.00–190.00	186.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	723	210.00–233.00	230.16
1	—	535	220.00	220.00
2	—	955	201.00	201.00
1	—	760	227.00	227.00
4	—	573	237.00–240.00	239.25
2	—	610	200.00–210.00	205.00
2	—	278	250.00–275.00	262.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	634	230.00–266.00	252.27
7	—	832	225.00–238.00	235.27
4	—	674	240.00–254.00	246.00
8	—	771	233.00–250.00	240.16
20	—	738	220.00–246.00	240.92
43	—	441	272.00–292.50	279.89
28	—	524	250.00–265.00	256.66
2	—	260	280.00–290.00	284.90
15	—	488	255.00–277.00	270.47
18	—	368	265.00–307.50	289.02
4	—	326	292.50–307.50	300.03
46	—	564	230.00–275.00	260.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	718	250.00–255.00	252.08
51	—	813	250.00	250.00
12	—	581	270.00	270.00
5	—	855	237.00	237.00
116	—	943	235.00–236.00	235.50
11	—	626	259.00–269.00	264.56
30	—	684	249.00–264.00	252.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	575	220.00–235.00	224.83
11	—	664	187.00–220.00	209.09
14	—	521	225.00–260.00	242.27
5	—	425	267.00–290.00	280.49
6	—	715	190.00	190.00
4	—	769	185.00–190.00	186.27
10	—	643	190.00–210.00	208.01
8	—	457	260.00–275.00	271.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	222.00	222.00
1	—	575	190.00	190.00
4	—	640	180.00–190.00	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	190.00–200.00	194.94
1	—	510	220.00	220.00
1	—	460	226.00	226.00
1	—	760	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
13	—	1,442	105.00–118.00	111.94
3	—	1,402	114.00–118.00	116.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,008	108.00–116.00	112.76
17	—	1,160	99.00–111.00	105.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	999	87.00–101.00	95.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	113.00	113.00
3	—	1,738	128.00–134.00	131.36
1	—	2,250	127.00	127.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,375.00	1,375.00

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.