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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

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

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

432 head

▼ 427 vs last sale 859▼ 590 vs year ago 1,022 · −57.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 110▼ 23 vs year ago 127 · −18.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 22▲ 38 vs year ago 25 · +152.0%

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 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Steers and bulls were 5.00 to 16.00 higher. Heifers 11.00 to 15.00 higher.

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 $198.42/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$198.42

185 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$66.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

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	546	203.50	1,111	163
Medium and Large 2-3	573	169.83	973	16thin
Medium and Large 3	713	136.67	975	6thin

One grade step is worth $66.83/cwt here — about $136 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 sale185 hd

198.42

—

TN average12 barns · 1,555 hd

200.03

−1.62

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	—	Average	1,731	108.30	1,875	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	92.76	1,390	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	88.28	1,009	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	75.09	710	13

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$1,075	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,158	$950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$900	1thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	608	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	248	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	608	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	273.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	741	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	225.12/cwt	220.00–230.00	716	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	282.09/cwt	260.00–290.00	903	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	253.98/cwt	240.00–265.00	968	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	386	236.70/cwt	230.00–240.00	914	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	251.22/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,080	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	243.09/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,172	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	239.85/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,242	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,217	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	220.71/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,276	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	219.51/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,387	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	639	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,438	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	213.72/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,415	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,472	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	762	200.48/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,528	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	186.58/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,618	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,464	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	927	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,877	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,057	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,723	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,466	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,120	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,456	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	184.35/cwt	180.00–192.50	415	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	557	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	229.94/cwt	220.00–235.00	637	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	187.50/cwt	170.00–205.00	684	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	232.03/cwt	205.00–239.00	849	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	222.45/cwt	211.00–230.00	934	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	210.57/cwt	180.00–223.00	988	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	935	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	213.48/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,125	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	170.09/cwt	150.00–190.00	958	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	196.26/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,134	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	190.78/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,189	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,241	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	189.12/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,239	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,301	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,290	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	758	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	985	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	155.70/cwt	140.00–171.00	1,214	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,383	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	931	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,210	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	249.80/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,034	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	205.52/cwt	190.00–220.00	884	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	230.18/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,086	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	220.46/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,151	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	206.64/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,116	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	949	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	216.16/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,247	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	191.63/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,203	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	189.61/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,286	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	162.46/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,288	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,378	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,337	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	983	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,180	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,673	101.02/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,690	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	110.32/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,873	6
Bulls	—	—	2,105	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,484	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	493	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	76.18/cwt	70.00–82.00	730	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	87.01/cwt	82.00–93.00	968	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	100.37/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,435	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	92.76/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,390	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2

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 Dec 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 432Last week 859Year ago 1,022

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 110Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 22Year ago 25

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Steers and bulls were 5.00 to 16.00 higher. Heifers 11.00 to 15.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	737	175.00	175.00
20	—	578	180.00–200.00	196.26
2	—	780	140.00–171.00	155.70
1	—	875	158.00	158.00
1	—	300	230.00	230.00
20	—	420	211.00–230.00	222.45
1	—	235	237.00	237.00
13	—	366	205.00–239.00	232.03
2	—	1,010	110.00	110.00
3	—	277	220.00–235.00	229.94
20	—	623	180.00–200.00	190.78
22	—	469	180.00–223.00	210.57
16	—	655	175.00–195.00	189.12
27	—	527	185.00–225.00	213.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	765	180.00	180.00
2	—	703	185.00	185.00
2	—	653	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	170.00	170.00
5	—	758	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	931	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	199.00	199.00
2	—	563	150.00–190.00	170.09
2	—	600	190.00	190.00
3	—	225	180.00–192.50	184.35
2	—	365	170.00–205.00	187.50
1	—	310	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	482	237.00–250.00	243.09
2	—	225	270.00	270.00
6	—	320	260.00–290.00	282.09
6	—	271	270.00–275.00	273.46
1	—	770	185.00	185.00
11	—	632	200.00–226.00	219.51
1	—	1,070	137.00	137.00
11	—	578	200.00–235.00	220.71
9	—	518	230.00–250.00	239.85
4	—	662	210.00–215.00	213.72
3	—	867	180.00–190.00	186.58
12	—	430	235.00–260.00	251.22
12	—	381	240.00–265.00	253.98
1	—	915	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,057	163.00	163.00
54	—	927	202.50	202.50
13	—	762	195.00–204.00	200.48
2	—	663	222.00	222.00
8	—	639	225.00	225.00
2	—	518	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
1	—	420	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	180.00	180.00
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
2	—	248	245.00	245.00
1	—	1,120	130.00	130.00
2	—	318	220.00–230.00	225.12
6	—	386	230.00–240.00	236.70
1	—	935	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	190.00–220.00	205.52
3	—	540	200.00–210.00	206.64
4	—	983	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	170.00	170.00
1	—	480	220.00	220.00
1	—	630	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	240.00–255.00	249.80
7	—	577	213.00–220.00	216.16
1	—	835	165.00	165.00
2	—	678	175.00–205.00	189.61
1	—	955	140.00	140.00
5	—	628	190.00–194.00	191.63
14	—	522	210.00–230.00	220.46
11	—	472	220.00–240.00	230.18
2	—	793	150.00–175.00	162.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	147.00	147.00
5	—	568	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	958	70.00–82.00	76.18
1	—	795	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,498	89.00–98.00	92.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	95.00–104.00	100.37
19	—	1,113	82.00–93.00	87.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,698	105.00–115.00	110.32
3	—	1,673	95.00–107.00	101.02
1	—	2,105	118.00	118.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,158	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,118	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.