Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-01-09

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 9
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,164 head
260 vs last sale 904 563 vs year ago 601 · +93.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
115 vs last sale 62 111 vs year ago 66 · +168.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
27 vs last sale 41 50 vs year ago 18 · +277.8%
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 mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher, with lean cows 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $174.19/cwt on 429 head.
Average price
$174.19
429 head · 620 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,080
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$513
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$51.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.38
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2629177.851,119367
Medium and Large 3527160.008432thin
Medium and Large 2-3572153.6487857
Small 1-2478126.676063thin
One grade step is worth $51.19/cwt here — about $513 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 sale429 hd
174.19
TN average11 barns · 2,818 hd
175.57
−1.38
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
BullsLow1,64992.091,51819
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59481.861,3057thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21577.4794239
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02066.4067738

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$9253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$9002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,230$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$7251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)750$7001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)865$7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$5601thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)710$3801thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3900560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,230850.00/head850.00–850.008501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383168.53/cwt150.00–175.0064522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added634163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,03373
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520156.61/cwt145.00–164.0081464
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2764137.92/cwt131.00–144.001,05426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2617141.73/cwt130.00–148.0087449
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2418165.22/cwt152.00–172.0069137
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2873130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1355
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added697171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,19215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2672160.97/cwt140.00–169.001,08218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2581173.75/cwt169.00–179.001,00915
SteersSmall 1-2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2333171.17/cwt156.00–175.0057024
HeifersSmall 1-2655108.00/cwt108.00–108.007071
SteersMedium and Large 2-3318167.77/cwt150.00–187.005342
SteersMedium and Large 2-3430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3223181.36/cwt179.00–185.004043
SteersMedium and Large 2-3803135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0842
SteersMedium and Large 3527160.00/cwt160.00–160.008432
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added629177.94/cwt175.00–178.001,11990
SteersMedium and Large 2-3373166.30/cwt145.00–177.006206
SteersMedium and Large 2-3546170.00/cwt170.00–170.009286
SteersMedium and Large 2-3714142.00/cwt130.00–145.001,0145
SteersMedium and Large 2-3575158.00/cwt158.00–158.009092
SteersMedium and Large 2-3663152.19/cwt130.00–155.001,00911
SteersMedium and Large 2-3631140.94/cwt120.00–150.0088917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2231208.26/cwt200.00–220.004816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2813160.54/cwt150.00–169.001,3054
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378204.70/cwt190.00–220.007742
SteersSmall 1-2415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005401
SteersSmall 1-2450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
SteersMedium and Large 2-3495162.00/cwt162.00–162.008022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719164.83/cwt151.00–169.001,18529
SteersMedium and Large 1-2524177.78/cwt165.00–193.0093225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2792163.28/cwt155.00–166.001,2937
SteersMedium and Large 1-2431193.01/cwt184.00–200.0083213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2293220.00/cwt220.00–220.006452
SteersMedium and Large 1-2469194.17/cwt182.00–201.0091130
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added808177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,43463
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added499201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added957125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1963
SteersMedium and Large 1-2324199.69/cwt182.00–220.0064712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625171.99/cwt150.00–180.001,07529
BullsMedium and Large 1-2626156.18/cwt140.00–162.0097813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470179.40/cwt168.00–189.0084324
BullsMedium and Large 1-2713140.50/cwt130.00–145.001,0024
BullsMedium and Large 1-2860120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0324
BullsMedium and Large 1-2762141.19/cwt136.00–143.001,0764
BullsSmall 1-2495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006441
CowsLean 85-90%93460.29/cwt55.00–71.005639
CowsLean 85-90%1,04768.29/cwt63.00–73.0071529
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65586.39/cwt85.00–88.001,4303
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54978.46/cwt76.00–84.001,2154
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30384.78/cwt83.00–87.001,1053
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20477.37/cwt73.00–82.0093233
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25271.29/cwt70.00–72.008933
Bulls1,66181.97/cwt71.00–90.001,3627
Bulls2,137107.13/cwt105.00–110.002,2893
Bulls1,47694.95/cwt90.00–102.001,4019
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2750700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2995725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,260925.00/head925.00–925.009253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3710380.00/head380.00–380.003801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3865700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3845800.00/head800.00–800.008001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3520159.95/cwt135.00–170.008324
BullsMedium and Large 2-3564146.00/cwt145.00–148.008233
BullsMedium and Large 2-3758120.00/cwt120.00–120.009102
BullsMedium and Large 2-3467165.32/cwt164.00–170.007729
BullsMedium and Large 2-3645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009031
BullsSmall 1-2612124.00/cwt124.00–124.007593
BullsMedium and Large 2-3441161.41/cwt153.00–172.507124
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670151.68/cwt145.00–153.001,01610
BullsMedium and Large 2-3705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423185.50/cwt180.00–192.0078519
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520172.21/cwt155.00–180.008956
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570161.97/cwt150.00–174.0092317
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3773125.00/cwt125.00–125.009662
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3638127.53/cwt125.00–130.008142
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3579127.15/cwt120.00–140.007369
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3542140.61/cwt135.00–145.007629
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3368156.81/cwt150.00–163.005772
HeifersSmall 1-2515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3673120.00/cwt120.00–120.008082
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3490141.60/cwt135.00–155.006943
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2704139.24/cwt134.00–140.009808
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675136.99/cwt130.00–140.009257
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3724107.46/cwt100.00–110.007784
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3855105.00/cwt105.00–105.008982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475164.48/cwt154.00–174.0078133
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3220152.61/cwt150.00–155.003362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2283168.18/cwt165.00–175.004763
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2940100.00/cwt100.00–100.009401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571144.93/cwt140.00–152.0082823

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.