Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2022-01-24

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 24
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,312 head
887 vs last sale 425 259 vs year ago 1,053 · +24.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
92 vs last sale 26 20 vs year ago 98 · +20.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
46 vs last sale 8 40 vs year ago 94 · 42.6%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were no comparison due to weather last week and reporter being absent.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $160.23/cwt on 390 head.
Average price
$160.23
390 head · 587 lb average
Value per head Derived
$940
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$547
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$31.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.02
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2599161.83969352
Medium and Large 2-3497148.0273528
Medium and Large 3413138.775749thin
Small 1-2325130.004231thin
One grade step is worth $31.83/cwt here — about $547 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 sale390 hd
160.23
TN average8 barns · 1,178 hd
160.21
+0.02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,74582.941,44718
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48368.921,02224
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22262.7176728
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00650.4050719

Every lot, as filed

95 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2-3260162.00/cwt162.00–162.004211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483171.73/cwt161.00–178.0082934
SteersMedium and Large 1-2860134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added570160.00/cwt160.00–160.009121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added735150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1033
SteersMedium and Large 2-3230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2326187.25/cwt185.00–195.0061011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527163.55/cwt155.00–175.0086242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2714144.47/cwt140.00–147.001,03215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added678152.24/cwt150.00–154.001,03220
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added818151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,23562
SteersMedium and Large 2-3715133.06/cwt130.00–140.009515
SteersMedium and Large 2-3663127.88/cwt125.00–136.008484
SteersMedium and Large 2-3645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009031
SteersMedium and Large 2-3374160.30/cwt150.00–170.006006
SteersMedium and Large 2-3585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy510170.00/cwt170.00–170.008673
SteersMedium and Large 3295147.00/cwt147.00–147.004341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2371185.41/cwt170.00–200.0068829
SteersMedium and Large 1-2763145.09/cwt138.00–147.001,1078
SteersMedium and Large 1-2274189.95/cwt180.00–200.005204
SteersMedium and Large 1-2626148.97/cwt145.00–156.009339
SteersMedium and Large 3508130.00/cwt130.00–130.006603
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3585127.63/cwt124.00–130.007473
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474146.70/cwt140.00–152.0069540
SteersMedium and Large 3430131.00/cwt131.00–131.005631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added637161.02/cwt158.00–163.001,02632
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added776146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1334
SteersSmall 1-2325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
HeifersSmall 1-235092.00/cwt92.00–92.003221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added518151.10/cwt150.00–152.0078311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3334157.49/cwt150.00–160.005264
SteersMedium and Large 3450139.00/cwt139.00–139.006261
SteersMedium and Large 3305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
SteersMedium and Large 3358150.95/cwt144.00–158.005402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670132.90/cwt129.00–136.0089015
SteersMedium and Large 2-3477154.77/cwt150.00–165.007385
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577159.55/cwt150.00–166.0092138
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added534172.30/cwt168.00–180.0092010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2432174.43/cwt166.00–180.0075414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680147.19/cwt140.00–152.001,00112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2975100.88/cwt93.00–109.009842
BullsMedium and Large 1-2823121.46/cwt120.00–123.001,0002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430171.67/cwt160.00–180.0073825
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472163.30/cwt150.00–174.0077129
BullsSmall 1-2594124.23/cwt114.00–127.0073814
BullsSmall 1-2535135.00/cwt135.00–135.007221
CowsLean 85-90%1,05452.50/cwt47.00–58.0055315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44072.53/cwt71.00–74.001,0442
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21562.74/cwt57.00–69.0076223
CowsLean 85-90%82842.54/cwt38.00–45.003524
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47174.62/cwt74.00–77.001,0984
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48567.78/cwt61.00–71.001,00720
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13355.94/cwt55.00–57.006343
Bulls1,80884.85/cwt79.00–88.001,53414
Bulls1,52476.25/cwt74.00–77.001,1624
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,205800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,6402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0011,6152
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100941.67/cwt875.00–975.0010,3583
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,7052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,265975.00/cwt975.00–975.0012,3341
BullsMedium and Large 2-3609131.25/cwt130.00–136.007995
BullsMedium and Large 2-3675130.01/cwt120.00–135.008784
BullsMedium and Large 2-3427149.49/cwt145.00–160.006385
BullsMedium and Large 2-3778126.75/cwt116.00–138.009862
BullsMedium and Large 2-3484149.79/cwt131.00–160.007254
BullsMedium and Large 3480136.92/cwt132.00–142.006576
BullsMedium and Large 3375107.00/cwt107.00–107.004011
BullsMedium and Large 2-3568141.06/cwt130.00–151.008017
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574149.84/cwt145.00–160.0086021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620142.10/cwt138.00–146.0088115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377148.86/cwt140.00–155.0056116
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520139.00/cwt139.00–139.007231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2322152.84/cwt150.00–162.0049220
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2282154.69/cwt140.00–164.004368
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2576142.82/cwt134.00–148.0082335
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625136.26/cwt120.00–140.0085231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2429148.10/cwt137.00–154.0063536
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3390139.60/cwt131.00–141.0054413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2529145.45/cwt135.00–150.0076978
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2819124.27/cwt119.00–128.001,0187
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2788120.43/cwt110.00–125.009495
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3490133.00/cwt133.00–133.006522
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3332142.00/cwt142.00–142.004714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2218163.24/cwt155.00–171.003563
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2718131.61/cwt123.00–135.0094533
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3612129.93/cwt125.00–135.007954
HeifersSmall 1-2605123.00/cwt123.00–123.007441
HeifersSmall 1-2515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006702
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522159.41/cwt146.00–165.0083231
HeifersMedium and Large 3495121.00/cwt121.00–121.005993
HeifersMedium and Large 3285120.22/cwt111.00–130.003433
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003649
BullsMedium and Large 1-2707131.33/cwt130.00–133.009293
BullsMedium and Large 1-2677133.35/cwt128.00–140.0090310

How this sale compares

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.