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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 11

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Aug 28Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,417 head

▲ 379 vs last sale 1,038▲ 182 vs year ago 1,235 · +14.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

219 head

▲ 160 vs last sale 59▲ 112 vs year ago 107 · +104.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

255 head

▲ 225 vs last sale 30▲ 220 vs year ago 35 · +628.6%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were no trends this week because no sale labor week.

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 $250.82/cwt on 599 head.

Average price

$250.82

599 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

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

$5.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.52

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	678	251.29	1,704	548
Medium and Large 2-3	509	245.79	1,251	51

One grade step is worth $5.50/cwt here — about $453 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 sale599 hd

250.82

—

TN average13 barns · 1,945 hd

249.30

+1.52

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	1,652	129.55	2,141	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	113.45	1,526	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	108.69	1,270	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	90.94	864	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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$1,398	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,351	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,147	9

Every lot

89 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	670	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	271.37/cwt	270.00–280.00	719	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	280.98/cwt	272.00–290.00	781	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	278.99/cwt	270.00–300.00	932	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	248.97/cwt	230.00–260.00	931	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	286.22/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,093	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	266.32/cwt	253.00–280.00	1,265	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	234.84/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,115	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	264.72/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,339	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,451	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	257.70/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,477	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	267.38/cwt	255.00–274.00	1,543	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	587	229.06/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,345	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	256.42/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,551	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	251.09/cwt	232.00–255.00	1,559	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,429	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,698	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	249.73/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,691	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	238.09/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,719	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	249.41/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,821	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	238.46/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,822	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	773	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,871	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	229.07/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,865	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	822	244.83/cwt	240.00–245.50	2,013	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	853	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,098	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,009	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	913	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,945	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,022	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	193.66/cwt	193.00–195.00	1,979	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,250	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,091	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	760	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	254.22/cwt	250.00–262.00	803	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	232.44/cwt	224.00–242.00	844	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	258.70/cwt	240.00–267.00	968	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	245.97/cwt	237.00–261.00	1,053	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	218.89/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,035	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	245.88/cwt	232.00–255.00	1,178	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,308	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	214.85/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,128	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	238.46/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,254	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	223.92/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,292	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	602	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,457	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	228.69/cwt	210.00–243.00	1,418	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	212.44/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,326	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	220.39/cwt	204.00–235.00	1,479	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	223.12/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,502	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	211.93/cwt	180.00–216.00	1,536	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	209.09/cwt	175.00–217.00	1,648	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	193.20/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,685	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,803	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	261.42/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,098	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	213.42/cwt	210.00–215.00	933	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	461	235.03/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,083	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	250.96/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,187	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	218.04/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,149	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	238.36/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,270	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	228.57/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,344	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	224.49/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,396	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	208.33/cwt	190.00–222.00	1,398	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	193.76/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,372	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	187.75/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,476	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,590	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	119.98/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,554	2
Bulls	—	—	1,712	131.15/cwt	125.00–134.00	2,245	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	640	75.91/cwt	75.00–77.00	486	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	92.94/cwt	86.00–99.00	922	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	102.46/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,099	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	108.96/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,288	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	116.05/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,375	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	112.75/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,497	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	119.32/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,770	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,147.02/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,147	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	1,350.95/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,351	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	1,397.90/head	1,125.00–1,700.00	1,398	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	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 Sep 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,417Last week 1,038Year ago 1,235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 59Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 255Last week 30Year ago 35

There were no trends this week because no sale labor week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	722	229.00–246.00	238.09
29	—	764	226.00–245.00	238.46
1	—	855	235.00	235.00
17	—	334	270.00–300.00	278.99
35	—	475	253.00–280.00	266.32
14	—	382	270.00–302.00	286.22
7	—	814	219.00–240.00	229.07
1	—	930	197.00	197.00
3	—	1,022	193.00–195.00	193.66
1	—	415	270.00	270.00
41	—	621	232.00–255.00	251.09
9	—	506	255.00–276.00	264.72
33	—	573	240.00–270.00	257.70
2	—	1,283	163.00	163.00
3	—	278	272.00–290.00	280.98
3	—	963	210.00	210.00
1	—	235	285.00	285.00
27	—	677	240.00–258.00	249.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	122.00	122.00
1	—	635	225.00	225.00
1	—	655	235.00	235.00
8	—	374	230.00–260.00	248.97
8	—	265	270.00–280.00	271.37
3	—	770	215.00	215.00
15	—	587	225.00–230.00	229.06
2	—	475	230.00–240.00	234.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	773	242.00	242.00
10	—	577	255.00–274.00	267.38
3	—	653	260.00	260.00
58	—	853	246.00	246.00
72	—	822	240.00–245.50	244.83
32	—	730	247.00–252.00	249.41
17	—	913	213.00	213.00
16	—	520	279.00	279.00
78	—	605	250.00–260.00	256.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	520	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	533	230.00–250.00	238.36
10	—	671	190.00–222.00	208.33
4	—	708	185.00–200.00	193.76
30	—	473	235.00–260.00	250.96
25	—	588	220.00–235.00	228.57
10	—	420	255.00–270.00	261.42
22	—	622	210.00–230.00	224.49
8	—	786	180.00–194.00	187.75
1	—	935	170.00	170.00

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	213.42
8	—	461	210.00–250.00	235.03
9	—	527	210.00–230.00	218.04
5	—	585	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	620	210.00–243.00	228.69
3	—	872	180.00–200.00	193.20
1	—	980	184.00	184.00
7	—	788	175.00–217.00	209.09
20	—	374	240.00–267.00	258.70
26	—	577	210.00–235.00	223.92
34	—	479	232.00–255.00	245.88
1	—	210	260.00	260.00
32	—	725	180.00–216.00	211.93
45	—	428	237.00–261.00	245.97
69	—	526	220.00–250.00	238.46
43	—	671	204.00–235.00	220.39
1	—	910	200.00	200.00
16	—	316	250.00–262.00	254.22
1	—	285	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	523	250.00	250.00
60	—	602	242.00	242.00
29	—	673	214.00–230.00	223.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	212.00–220.00	214.85
10	—	473	210.00–226.00	218.89
1	—	310	245.00	245.00
9	—	363	224.00–242.00	232.44
6	—	624	205.00–220.00	212.44
1	—	680	200.00	200.00
1	—	570	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,328	109.00–117.00	112.75
3	—	1,483	119.00–120.00	119.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	992	86.00–99.00	92.94
2	—	640	75.00–77.00	75.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,073	100.00–103.00	102.46
3	—	1,185	115.00–118.00	116.05
33	—	1,182	104.00–113.00	108.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	117.00–123.00	119.98
12	—	1,712	125.00–134.00	131.15

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,268	1,125.00–1,700.00	1,397.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	960	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,147.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.95

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.