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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 9

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Oct 2Oct 9Oct 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,326 head

▲ 188 vs last sale 1,138▼ 251 vs year ago 1,577 · −15.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

158 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 162▼ 235 vs year ago 393 · −59.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 22▼ 192 vs year ago 221 · −86.9%

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 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers 5.00 to 11.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls 6.00 to 10.00 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 $246.22/cwt on 414 head.

Average price

$246.22

414 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,033

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

$67.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.01

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	688	247.54	1,704	396
Medium and Large 3	325	230.00	748	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	524	221.17	1,159	15thin
Small 1-2	373	180.00	671	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.54/cwt here — about $1,033 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 sale414 hd

246.22

—

TN average15 barns · 2,266 hd

240.20

+6.01

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	1,742	117.85	2,053	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	101.24	1,482	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	95.05	1,118	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	79.27	775	26

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$1,625	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$1,375	1thin

Every lot

100 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	235	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	275.51/cwt	252.00–285.00	769	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	288.46/cwt	270.00–300.00	920	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	373	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	671	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	279.75/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,071	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	958	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,212	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	260.88/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,250	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	249.68/cwt	226.00–260.00	1,296	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	203.20/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,075	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	249.85/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,442	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,517	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	231.58/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,348	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	235.55/cwt	220.00–259.00	1,489	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,721	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	239.28/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,634	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	240.47/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,724	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	239.80/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,890	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	225.58/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,872	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,114	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	924	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,125	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,836	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,032	226.75/cwt	226.75–226.75	2,340	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	240.00/cwt	230.00–250.00	576	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	245.12/cwt	240.00–250.00	806	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	243.29/cwt	230.00–250.00	929	15
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	417	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	542	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	238.68/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,022	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	219.03/cwt	200.00–230.00	957	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	233.92/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,102	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	219.26/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,039	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	243.03/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,254	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	231.77/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,212	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	221.99/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,259	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	196.72/cwt	184.00–210.00	1,147	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	236.16/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,441	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	212.96/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,348	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	203.57/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,364	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	682	165.30/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,127	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	196.70/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,424	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	201.69/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,543	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	186.74/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,529	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	880	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,663	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,715	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	261.33/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,092	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	232.97/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,020	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	233.20/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,087	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	219.48/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,062	17
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	226.73/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,188	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	218.28/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,251	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	603	161.04/cwt	152.00–170.00	971	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	210.58/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,301	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	202.48/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,255	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	672	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,142	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	198.35/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,337	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	688	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,170	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	188.86/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,356	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,413	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,389	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	853	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,203	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,424	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,575	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	917	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,256	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	110.58/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,670	2
Bulls	—	—	1,769	118.04/cwt	112.00–120.00	2,088	6
Bulls	—	—	1,893	124.53/cwt	124.00–125.00	2,357	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	62.22/cwt	53.00–71.00	513	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	80.69/cwt	74.00–87.00	799	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	935	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	94.32/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,094	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	102.89/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,312	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	100.22/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,447	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	106.07/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,653	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	5

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 Oct 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,326Last week 1,138Year ago 1,577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 162Year ago 393

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 22Year ago 221

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers 5.00 to 11.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls 6.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	524	220.00–235.00	226.73
18	—	618	205.00–215.00	210.58
16	—	674	190.00–210.00	198.35
36	—	573	210.00–230.00	218.28
9	—	718	180.00–190.00	188.86
1	—	885	170.00	170.00
21	—	466	220.00–242.00	233.20
4	—	817	170.00	170.00
4	—	764	185.00	185.00
1	—	900	175.00	175.00
3	—	418	250.00–270.00	261.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	152.00–170.00	161.04
3	—	688	170.00	170.00
1	—	465	180.00	180.00
2	—	853	141.00	141.00
3	—	917	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	180.00	180.00
1	—	755	170.00	170.00
2	—	395	240.00	240.00
4	—	620	200.00–210.00	202.48
17	—	484	210.00–235.00	219.48
1	—	890	160.00	160.00
3	—	672	170.00	170.00
2	—	515	220.00	220.00
4	—	438	220.00–237.00	232.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
1	—	530	180.00	180.00
4	—	682	150.00–180.00	165.30
1	—	805	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	382	230.00–250.00	243.29
33	—	523	210.00–240.00	231.77
53	—	633	190.00–230.00	212.96
10	—	329	240.00–250.00	245.12
44	—	471	220.00–240.00	233.92
2	—	240	230.00–250.00	240.00
16	—	428	230.00–245.00	238.68
1	—	270	260.00	260.00
40	—	567	210.00–235.00	221.99
4	—	819	185.00–189.00	186.74
7	—	724	190.00–201.00	196.70
30	—	670	190.00–220.00	203.57
6	—	765	197.00–205.00	201.69
1	—	980	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	210.00	210.00
1	—	560	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	880	189.00	189.00
64	—	610	230.00–240.00	236.16
25	—	516	234.00–250.00	243.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	210.00–227.00	219.26
1	—	355	220.00	220.00
4	—	583	184.00–210.00	196.72
1	—	285	220.00	220.00
1	—	505	200.00	200.00
3	—	437	200.00–230.00	219.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	230.00–235.00	231.58
1	—	235	240.00	240.00
2	—	415	235.00	235.00
1	—	330	240.00	240.00
4	—	529	193.00–210.00	203.20
1	—	815	180.00	180.00
2	—	383	250.00	250.00
1	—	1,020	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,032	226.75	226.75
8	—	924	230.00	230.00
48	—	675	255.00	255.00
9	—	545	270.00	270.00
4	—	579	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	683	220.00–246.00	239.28
25	—	519	226.00–260.00	249.68
7	—	433	280.00	280.00
37	—	479	235.00–285.00	260.88
15	—	319	270.00–300.00	288.46
4	—	383	265.00–290.00	279.75
13	—	717	235.00–243.00	240.47
56	—	881	240.00	240.00
44	—	577	230.00–260.00	249.85
26	—	632	220.00–259.00	235.55
9	—	279	252.00–285.00	275.51
7	—	830	220.00–233.00	225.58
5	—	788	239.00–241.00	239.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	990	74.00–87.00	80.69
2	—	825	53.00–71.00	62.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,444	96.00–104.00	100.22
4	—	1,558	104.00–108.00	106.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,160	87.00–100.00	94.32
3	—	1,100	85.00	85.00
6	—	1,275	100.00–108.00	102.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	124.00–125.00	124.53
6	—	1,769	112.00–120.00	118.04
2	—	1,510	110.00–111.00	110.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,400	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,460	1,625.00	1,625.00

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.