Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2022-12-12

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 12
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,022 head
763 vs last sale 1,785 239 vs year ago 783 · +30.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
123 vs last sale 250 12 vs year ago 115 · +10.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
0 vs last sale 25 10 vs year ago 35 · 28.6%
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 steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to6.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.77/cwt on 430 head.
Average price
$151.77
430 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$860
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$43.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.74
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572153.30877399
Medium and Large 2-3485136.0666024
Small 1-2505124.506294thin
Medium and Large 3585109.676423thin
One grade step is worth $43.63/cwt here — about $236 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 sale430 hd
151.77
TN average12 barns · 2,633 hd
146.03
+5.74
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
BullsAverage1,53384.581,29710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48674.681,11022
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21667.7682441
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02757.6859220

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)855$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$5701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)910$5501thin

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 1-2288170.00/cwt170.00–170.004903
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2324161.48/cwt151.00–170.005237
HeifersSmall 1-260092.00/cwt92.00–92.005521
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3430148.46/cwt145.00–152.006382
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3603120.00/cwt120.00–120.007242
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3572130.00/cwt130.00–130.007443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424157.63/cwt143.00–174.0066811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477152.98/cwt135.00–161.0073046
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2686148.51/cwt135.00–153.001,01919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2737134.16/cwt125.00–138.009898
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3380149.87/cwt140.00–160.005702
HeifersMedium and Large 3790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007901
HeifersMedium and Large 3295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
HeifersMedium and Large 367099.00/cwt99.00–99.006631
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3221145.93/cwt130.00–150.003235
BullsMedium and Large 2-3617125.96/cwt120.00–130.007775
BullsMedium and Large 2-3753110.00/cwt110.00–110.008282
HeifersSmall 1-2475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added595153.00/cwt153.00–153.0091025
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520137.84/cwt130.00–144.007175
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3678124.00/cwt120.00–125.008415
BullsMedium and Large 2-3482153.55/cwt145.00–158.007403
BullsMedium and Large 2-3675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008102
BullsMedium and Large 1-2683136.92/cwt132.00–140.0093525
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575149.51/cwt148.00–150.008608
BullsMedium and Large 1-2471170.62/cwt162.00–177.008049
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420179.16/cwt170.00–185.007526
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2855850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,115750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2945570.00/head570.00–570.005701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2910550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bulls1,99395.88/cwt91.00–101.001,9112
Bulls1,41881.76/cwt78.00–85.001,1598
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27078.00/cwt78.00–78.009912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13160.41/cwt58.00–63.006839
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48674.68/cwt70.00–78.001,11022
CowsLean 85-90%1,04259.12/cwt51.00–65.0061617
CowsLean 85-90%94049.52/cwt49.00–51.004653
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23869.28/cwt65.00–76.0085830
BullsSmall 1-2630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006933
BullsMedium and Large 1-2738133.88/cwt132.00–135.009888
BullsMedium and Large 1-2395180.00/cwt180.00–180.007111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2528156.94/cwt150.00–174.0082915
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618141.20/cwt138.00–150.0087317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added560170.00/cwt170.00–170.009522
SteersMedium and Large 1-2878130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2385184.92/cwt175.00–190.0071211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added683160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0933
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added628165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2474180.91/cwt170.00–185.0085817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619155.56/cwt140.00–165.0096311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527172.08/cwt165.00–188.0090723
SteersMedium and Large 1-2803166.70/cwt150.00–167.001,33959
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573165.97/cwt155.00–174.0095115
SteersMedium and Large 2-3560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2758151.91/cwt140.00–156.001,1518
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678154.28/cwt150.00–160.001,04611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3324159.59/cwt150.00–180.005175
SteersMedium and Large 2-3410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450151.00/cwt151.00–151.006801
SteersMedium and Large 2-3815120.18/cwt110.00–130.009792
SteersMedium and Large 1-2713147.16/cwt135.00–155.001,0497
SteersMedium and Large 2-3227170.93/cwt170.00–175.003885
SteersMedium and Large 2-3355140.00/cwt140.00–140.004971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2260177.50/cwt175.00–180.004622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430173.19/cwt160.00–185.007459
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy509182.00/cwt182.00–182.009265
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added489175.32/cwt175.00–176.008576
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added724159.28/cwt157.00–163.001,15323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added838165.79/cwt155.00–168.001,38975
SteersMedium and Large 2-3516151.11/cwt140.00–155.007804
SteersMedium and Large 3310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004341
HeifersSmall 1-2560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377159.49/cwt155.00–165.0060117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569144.30/cwt135.00–154.0082140
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2795125.00/cwt125.00–125.009941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added678145.00/cwt145.00–145.009835
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added624160.27/cwt158.00–163.001,000148
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621137.95/cwt130.00–145.0085729
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526149.54/cwt140.00–154.0078740
HeifersSmall 1-2385136.00/cwt136.00–136.005241

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.