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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 16

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,063 head

▼ 263 vs last sale 1,326▼ 197 vs year ago 1,260 · −15.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

237 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 158▲ 149 vs year ago 88 · +169.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 29▲ 2 vs year ago 37 · +5.4%

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 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 550 lbs steady to 7.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 7.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. 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 $229.17/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$229.17

324 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$32.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.36

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	523	232.26	1,214	275
Medium and Large 2-3	522	212.59	1,109	46
Small 1-2	435	200.00	870	2thin
Medium and Large 3	575	200.00	1,150	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.26/cwt here — about $64 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 sale324 hd

229.17

—

TN average11 barns · 1,805 hd

209.81

+19.36

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	1,746	116.49	2,034	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	97.52	1,396	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	91.09	1,118	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	81.90	844	74

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)	1,278	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,039	$885	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,013	$858	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$775	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,064	$1,186	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,100	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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	666	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	755	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	299.96/cwt	280.00–307.00	996	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	288.53/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,096	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	259.17/cwt	250.00–267.00	993	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	272.92/cwt	267.00–282.00	1,111	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	254.20/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,080	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	237.03/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,102	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	273.91/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,296	19
Steers	—	Small 1-2	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	512	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,254	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	268.76/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,387	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	256.89/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,326	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,453	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	248.56/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,414	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	224.80/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,286	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	579	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,390	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,338	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	260.68/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,629	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	242.37/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,532	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	239.99/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,625	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	729	249.15/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,816	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	768	196.29/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,508	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	795	242.26/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,926	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,689	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	250.24/cwt	240.00–260.00	771	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	324	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	910	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	343	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	779	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	367	236.60/cwt	221.00–247.00	868	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	250.52/cwt	240.00–257.00	962	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	386	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,031	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	220.60/cwt	215.00–232.00	927	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	239.12/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,007	20
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	223.79/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,047	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	237.42/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,137	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	231.26/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,214	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	206.85/cwt	188.00–225.00	1,107	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	228.58/cwt	217.00–233.00	1,312	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	210.75/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,214	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	209.19/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,303	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	192.34/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,202	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,250	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,367	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	200.90/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,360	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	197.94/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,441	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	195.13/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,501	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	788	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,418	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	175.31/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,502	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,607	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	238.65/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,021	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,106	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	238.61/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,138	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	219.79/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,059	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	223.04/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,158	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	206.68/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,079	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	220.36/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,271	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	209.93/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,218	13
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	199.89/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,229	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	206.44/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,323	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,356	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	687	191.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,319	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	194.91/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,388	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	183.98/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,395	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,443	108.54/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,566	5
Bulls	—	—	1,879	119.72/cwt	115.00–124.00	2,250	10
Bulls	—	—	1,935	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,399	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	81.90/cwt	75.00–89.00	844	74
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	91.51/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,116	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	84.66/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,048	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	100.77/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,335	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	96.07/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,354	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	92.80/cwt	87.00–104.00	1,330	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	103.56/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,555	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,064	1,186.45/head	1,025.00–1,550.00	1,186	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	910	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	980	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,013	858.42/head	825.00–875.00	858	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,039	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,140	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	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 Oct 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,063Last week 1,326Year ago 1,260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 158Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 29Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	332	280.00–307.00	299.96
29	—	516	250.00–265.00	256.89
21	—	569	240.00–250.00	248.56
6	—	407	267.00–282.00	272.92
19	—	473	250.00–285.00	273.91
12	—	632	230.00–253.00	242.37
1	—	945	185.00	185.00
30	—	380	270.00–302.00	288.53
2	—	770	230.00	230.00
2	—	250	302.00	302.00
10	—	677	230.00–245.00	239.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	180.00–215.00	196.29
2	—	245	272.00	272.00
2	—	608	220.00	220.00
1	—	965	175.00	175.00
5	—	425	235.00–267.00	254.20
3	—	465	230.00–250.00	237.03
1	—	525	230.00	230.00
1	—	735	237.00	237.00
8	—	383	250.00–267.00	259.17
6	—	572	200.00–230.00	224.80
1	—	295	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	200.00	200.00
4	—	579	240.00	240.00
1	—	375	180.00	180.00
1	—	485	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	559	260.00	260.00
15	—	729	248.00–251.00	249.15
33	—	625	250.00–265.00	260.68
8	—	516	268.00–270.00	268.76
1	—	680	250.00	250.00
4	—	795	240.00–243.00	242.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	623	190.00–220.00	209.19
23	—	384	240.00–257.00	250.52
52	—	574	217.00–233.00	228.58
1	—	913	176.00	176.00
20	—	421	230.00–252.00	239.12
36	—	525	226.00–240.00	231.26
5	—	769	192.00–200.00	195.13
2	—	308	240.00–260.00	250.24
40	—	479	225.00–245.00	237.42
7	—	728	190.00–201.00	197.94
1	—	835	192.00	192.00
3	—	857	172.00–182.00	175.31
21	—	677	190.00–212.00	200.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	180.00–200.00	192.34
5	—	420	215.00–232.00	220.60
3	—	367	221.00–247.00	236.60
1	—	795	170.00	170.00
1	—	845	174.00	174.00
2	—	658	190.00	190.00
6	—	576	200.00–224.00	210.75
2	—	343	227.00	227.00
2	—	535	188.00–225.00	206.85
16	—	468	200.00–230.00	223.79
1	—	285	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	386	267.00	267.00
17	—	324	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	190.00	190.00
1	—	500	200.00	200.00
1	—	585	210.00	210.00
1	—	450	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	641	205.00–210.00	206.44
2	—	438	250.00–255.00	252.49
4	—	712	180.00–200.00	194.91
7	—	655	207.00	207.00
5	—	758	180.00–185.00	183.98
14	—	519	215.00–230.00	223.04
18	—	477	230.00–250.00	238.61
13	—	577	210.00–225.00	220.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	580	180.00–215.00	209.93
3	—	522	200.00–210.00	206.68
5	—	687	190.00–200.00	191.95
3	—	482	210.00–230.00	219.79
6	—	428	230.00–250.00	238.65
7	—	615	180.00–205.00	199.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,409	93.00–102.00	96.07
4	—	1,433	87.00–104.00	92.80
12	—	1,502	99.00–106.00	103.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,030	75.00–89.00	81.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,238	77.00–87.00	84.66
3	—	1,325	99.00–103.00	100.77
54	—	1,220	85.00–99.00	91.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	124.00	124.00
10	—	1,879	115.00–124.00	119.72
5	—	1,443	102.00–112.00	108.54

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,064	1,025.00–1,550.00	1,186.45
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,278	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,013	825.00–875.00	858.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,039	885.00	885.00

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.