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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 18

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Sep 11Sep 18Sep 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,414 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 1,417▲ 257 vs year ago 1,157 · +22.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 219▲ 91 vs year ago 109 · +83.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 227 vs last sale 255▲ 11 vs year ago 17 · +64.7%

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 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to weak.

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 $229.85/cwt on 469 head.

Average price

$229.85

469 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$19.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.27

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	507	231.90	1,175	384
Medium and Large 2-3	471	221.14	1,042	79
Medium and Large 3	360	220.00	792	1thin
Small 1-2	504	211.97	1,068	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.93/cwt here — about $107 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 sale469 hd

229.85

—

TN average12 barns · 2,975 hd

224.57

+5.27

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	1,703	127.59	2,173	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	108.19	1,552	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	101.53	1,182	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	88.88	926	35

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)	1,177	$1,674	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,129	$1,105	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,075	2thin

Every lot

101 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 2-3	245	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	674	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	255	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	307.70/cwt	300.00–310.00	871	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	292.05/cwt	280.00–305.00	932	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	262.85/cwt	250.00–282.00	849	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	256.11/cwt	250.00–265.00	942	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	278.08/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,046	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	413	252.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,043	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	258.33/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,093	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	274.54/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,178	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	263.97/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,241	42
Steers	—	Small 1-2	470	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,137	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	248.92/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,187	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	262.04/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,405	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	536	232.01/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,244	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	252.76/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,438	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	220.74/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,263	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	266.38/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,548	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	247.91/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,537	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	262.86/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,635	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	252.32/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,663	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	243.31/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,650	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	239.86/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,746	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,796	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	232.87/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,807	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	778	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,937	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	232.57/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,909	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,930	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	856	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,029	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	211.23/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,948	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	208	276.42/cwt	265.00–282.00	575	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	269	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	646	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	259.26/cwt	255.00–260.00	703	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	253.46/cwt	240.00–265.00	819	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	346	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	865	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	250.99/cwt	240.00–255.00	934	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	386	223.49/cwt	220.00–240.00	863	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	416	225.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	937	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	237.58/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,014	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	438	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,095	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	463	226.62/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,049	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	237.22/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,101	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	480	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,090	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	223.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,086	20
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	219.90/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,137	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	230.11/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,208	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	218.90/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,256	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	211.67/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,232	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	217.21/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,329	43
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	619	192.51/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,192	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	671	201.70/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,353	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	216.44/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,461	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,588	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	201.91/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,482	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	805	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,715	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,575	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	941	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,882	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	400	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	908	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	266.96/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,119	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,058	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	235.42/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,106	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	249.54/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,193	48
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,191	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	243.76/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,280	29
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	232.13/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,321	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	218.01/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,273	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	219.32/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,362	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	214.16/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,426	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	676	201.28/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,361	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	713	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,426	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	202.86/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,477	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	190.12/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,559	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,524	119.24/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,817	5
Bulls	—	—	1,672	127.70/cwt	123.00–131.00	2,135	15
Bulls	—	—	1,975	135.62/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,678	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	79.55/cwt	77.00–87.00	756	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,050	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,040	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	93.15/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,010	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	95.17/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,055	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	112.10/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,334	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	103.70/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,235	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	106.81/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,516	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	113.51/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,726	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,102	1,014.50/head	875.00–1,075.00	1,015	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	1,673.51/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,674	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,200	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	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 Sep 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,414Last week 1,417Year ago 1,157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 219Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 255Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	477	230.00–260.00	248.92
5	—	368	250.00–265.00	256.11
1	—	630	240.00	240.00
7	—	572	220.00–225.00	220.74
5	—	536	220.00–240.00	232.01
6	—	245	275.00	275.00
9	—	423	250.00–260.00	258.33
12	—	323	250.00–282.00	262.85
4	—	295	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	620	235.00–256.00	247.91
4	—	922	200.00–223.00	211.23
35	—	678	235.00–251.00	243.31
30	—	569	240.00–260.00	252.76
34	—	536	245.00–266.00	262.04
33	—	429	260.00–280.00	274.54
12	—	728	230.00–248.00	239.86
12	—	821	230.00–237.00	232.57
4	—	283	300.00–310.00	307.70
26	—	376	270.00–282.00	278.08
17	—	319	280.00–305.00	292.05
42	—	470	250.00–282.00	263.97
1	—	850	227.00	227.00
4	—	776	220.00–237.00	232.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	240.00	240.00
1	—	255	230.00	230.00
1	—	395	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	250.00–255.00	252.45
1	—	470	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	856	237.00	237.00
2	—	733	240.00–250.00	245.02
13	—	581	260.00–272.00	266.38
3	—	778	249.00	249.00
7	—	622	260.00–265.00	262.86
4	—	659	250.00–259.00	252.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	230.00	230.00
3	—	722	220.00	220.00
3	—	438	250.00	250.00
1	—	805	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	525	220.00–240.00	230.11
85	—	464	230.00–245.00	237.22
8	—	734	200.00–205.00	201.91
3	—	208	265.00–282.00	276.42
49	—	574	210.00–230.00	218.90
18	—	427	230.00–250.00	237.58
33	—	323	240.00–265.00	253.46
43	—	612	205.00–230.00	217.21
25	—	372	240.00–255.00	250.99
4	—	941	200.00	200.00
18	—	675	200.00–230.00	216.44
7	—	271	255.00–260.00	259.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	200.00	200.00
3	—	463	220.00–230.00	226.62
1	—	615	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	220.00–230.00	225.33
18	—	386	220.00–240.00	223.49
7	—	517	210.00–225.00	219.90
1	—	245	257.00	257.00
1	—	890	177.00	177.00
4	—	346	250.00	250.00
4	—	619	180.00–200.00	192.51
6	—	582	210.00–215.00	211.67
20	—	487	220.00–230.00	223.04
6	—	671	200.00–205.00	201.70
4	—	269	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	478	240.00–260.00	249.54
33	—	419	250.00–280.00	266.96
2	—	820	180.00–200.00	190.12
29	—	525	230.00–250.00	243.76
18	—	621	210.00–225.00	219.32
8	—	728	200.00–205.00	202.86
1	—	795	190.00	190.00
13	—	666	205.00–220.00	214.16
32	—	569	220.00–240.00	232.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	180.00	180.00
10	—	470	226.00–240.00	235.42
3	—	518	230.00	230.00
2	—	713	200.00	200.00
15	—	676	180.00–210.00	201.28
1	—	423	250.00	250.00
5	—	584	210.00–220.00	218.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	227.00	227.00
1	—	545	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,419	103.00–111.00	106.81
1	—	1,050	99.00	99.00
10	—	1,521	112.00–114.00	113.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	950	77.00–87.00	79.55
24	—	1,084	85.00–97.00	93.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,191	97.00–109.00	103.70
26	—	1,109	93.00–99.00	95.17
6	—	1,190	111.00–115.00	112.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,975	132.00–140.00	135.62
15	—	1,672	123.00–131.00	127.70
5	—	1,524	115.00–121.00	119.24

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)	3	—	1,177	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,673.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,102	875.00–1,075.00	1,014.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.