Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2022-06-13

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 13
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
973 head
360 vs last sale 1,333 179 vs year ago 1,152 · 15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
43 vs last sale 160 34 vs year ago 83 · +41.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
24 vs last sale 36 41 vs year ago 19 · +215.8%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower, instances 8.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Bulls calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.50/cwt on 371 head.
Average price
$147.50
371 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$815
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$362
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.10
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559148.89833342
Medium and Large 2-3514137.1670419thin
Medium and Large 3394119.6047110thin
One grade step is worth $29.29/cwt here — about $362 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 sale371 hd
147.50
TN average8 barns · 1,375 hd
145.40
+2.10
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
BullsLow1,532103.931,59219
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37083.781,14811
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12577.6987481
CowsLean 85-90%Low78455.2243311

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,025$7506
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$6992thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,116$1,35013

Every lot, as filed

84 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2773117.69/cwt115.00–123.009103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2291175.98/cwt175.00–180.005125
SteersMedium and Large 2-3508150.00/cwt150.00–150.007622
SteersMedium and Large 3257140.00/cwt140.00–140.003603
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627164.43/cwt160.00–166.751,03139
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2739137.96/cwt126.00–139.001,02043
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added640146.12/cwt146.00–148.0093582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added590148.00/cwt148.00–148.0087311
SteersMedium and Large 3410134.00/cwt134.00–134.005491
SteersMedium and Large 2-3325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006181
SteersMedium and Large 3370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
SteersMedium and Large 3528110.00/cwt110.00–110.005813
SteersMedium and Large 3637130.00/cwt130.00–130.008282
SteersMedium and Large 2-3587146.78/cwt130.00–150.0086215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2529165.12/cwt160.00–175.0087317
SteersMedium and Large 2-3384173.82/cwt168.00–181.006674
SteersMedium and Large 1-2422184.77/cwt183.00–190.007808
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,033113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1672
SteersMedium and Large 3665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
SteersMedium and Large 2-3478165.00/cwt165.00–165.007892
SteersMedium and Large 1-2686155.73/cwt140.00–167.001,06828
SteersMedium and Large 1-2210200.00/cwt200.00–200.004201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2612157.72/cwt150.00–165.0096520
SteersMedium and Large 2-3270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477180.14/cwt165.00–190.0085913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2333196.24/cwt185.00–210.0065313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added540171.21/cwt166.00–175.0092517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2903123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378191.40/cwt175.00–205.0072335
SteersMedium and Large 1-2282206.39/cwt190.00–217.005824
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added580179.08/cwt172.00–180.501,03953
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added662157.37/cwt155.00–168.001,0429
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added710155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568164.67/cwt155.00–170.0093516
BullsMedium and Large 2-3722129.61/cwt123.00–133.009363
BullsMedium and Large 1-2516158.78/cwt150.00–160.0081913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2657137.98/cwt130.00–140.009075
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568152.82/cwt148.00–155.008685
BullsMedium and Large 1-2608144.85/cwt135.00–148.008817
BullsSmall 1-2515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
CowsLean 85-90%67244.54/cwt37.00–63.002996
CowsLean 85-90%91968.03/cwt63.00–73.006255
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37083.78/cwt80.00–90.501,14811
CowsBoner 80-85%71860.47/cwt40.00–75.0043415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16288.87/cwt85.00–92.001,0335
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22281.01/cwt74.00–89.0099061
Bulls1,35594.28/cwt92.00–97.001,2773
Bulls1,518103.49/cwt98.00–110.001,57114
Bulls1,898121.45/cwt118.00–125.002,3052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025750.00/head750.00–750.007506
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,225850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2978698.85/head650.00–750.006992
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0561,316.32/head1,250.00–1,375.001,3169
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,2501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4254
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470175.06/cwt162.00–180.0082312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423175.49/cwt160.00–183.007425
BullsMedium and Large 2-3630131.52/cwt130.00–132.008294
BullsMedium and Large 3485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
BullsMedium and Large 3705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007763
BullsMedium and Large 3533130.00/cwt130.00–130.006932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621136.05/cwt130.00–141.0084523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515149.72/cwt131.00–155.0077140
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573141.87/cwt130.00–150.0081327
BullsMedium and Large 3615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
BullsMedium and Large 2-3482150.98/cwt145.00–154.007283
BullsMedium and Large 2-3435158.00/cwt158.00–158.006871
HeifersMedium and Large 3330127.00/cwt127.00–127.004193
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3815127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0351
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3285155.00/cwt155.00–155.004421
HeifersMedium and Large 3392115.00/cwt115.00–115.004515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421156.61/cwt154.00–165.0065928
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320174.27/cwt167.50–180.0055814
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3432149.34/cwt144.00–152.006453
HeifersMedium and Large 3493120.00/cwt120.00–120.005922
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3477144.64/cwt135.00–149.006905
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007564
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3580133.25/cwt130.00–140.007733
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3358136.50/cwt136.50–136.504892
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2215160.00/cwt160.00–160.003441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2382163.61/cwt157.00–171.0062523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671132.98/cwt128.00–135.008927
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471157.66/cwt152.00–165.0074335

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.