Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-01-23

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 23
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
993 head
467 vs last sale 1,460 319 vs year ago 1,312 · 24.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
97 vs last sale 197 18 vs year ago 118 · 15.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
21 vs last sale 63 12 vs year ago 54 · 22.2%
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 and bulls were 2.00 higher. Feeder steers were steady to 5.00 higher, with instances 4.00 lower. Heifers mostly 5.00 higher, instances 3.00 lower. Bull calves steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $173.84/cwt on 490 head.
Average price
$173.84
490 head · 742 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,291
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$383
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$51.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.22
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2757175.381,327457
Medium and Large 2-3481163.1478522
Small 1-2392150.005883thin
Medium and Large 3760124.259448thin
One grade step is worth $51.13/cwt here — about $383 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 sale490 hd
173.84
TN average9 barns · 1,743 hd
176.07
−2.22
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
BullsAverage1,73694.991,6497thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45380.941,1764thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21574.9591143
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09564.1670219

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)960$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$8753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,245$8002thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 3829119.00/cwt119.00–119.009876
SteersMedium and Large 2-3640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429194.57/cwt180.00–205.0083511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy312230.00/cwt230.00–230.007183
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed397182.00/cwt182.00–182.007236
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2679131.77/cwt130.00–137.008954
SteersMedium and Large 2-3215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2332206.53/cwt200.00–210.006863
SteersMedium and Large 3553140.00/cwt140.00–140.007742
SteersMedium and Large 2-3318177.56/cwt170.00–185.005652
SteersMedium and Large 2-3835120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0021
SteersMedium and Large 2-3770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1553
SteersMedium and Large 1-2915140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2811
SteersMedium and Large 2-3573157.47/cwt155.00–160.009022
SteersMedium and Large 2-3490162.53/cwt160.00–165.007962
SteersMedium and Large 2-3382182.48/cwt180.00–185.006974
SteersMedium and Large 2-3525160.00/cwt160.00–160.008401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2779161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2544
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added690172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1872
SteersMedium and Large 1-2688169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1632
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290202.20/cwt185.00–220.005862
SteersMedium and Large 1-2565178.13/cwt170.00–185.001,00622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619169.65/cwt160.00–178.001,05012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2880152.67/cwt152.00–153.001,3433
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472190.72/cwt185.00–200.0090013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2376196.48/cwt180.00–210.0073913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2724160.39/cwt150.00–169.001,16110
SteersSmall 1-2392150.00/cwt150.00–150.005883
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added872171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,49160
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added957172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,65157
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added618178.73/cwt177.00–180.001,10515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed656182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1946
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed635174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1054
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed528190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added752180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,35469
BullsMedium and Large 1-2778149.47/cwt140.00–159.001,1632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2428192.61/cwt180.00–205.0082414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2637150.00/cwt150.00–150.009566
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468180.01/cwt175.00–185.0084211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2569165.96/cwt155.00–172.009447
CowsLean 85-90%1,10266.04/cwt55.00–74.0072817
CowsLean 85-90%1,03348.16/cwt45.00–53.004972
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45380.94/cwt79.00–84.001,1764
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23369.10/cwt67.00–73.008526
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26883.16/cwt81.00–85.001,0546
Bulls1,80497.13/cwt89.00–102.001,7524
Bulls1,45885.71/cwt81.00–89.001,2502
Bulls2,020105.00/cwt105.00–105.002,1211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20174.50/cwt69.00–81.0089531
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,245800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2960975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,140875.00/head875.00–875.008753
BullsMedium and Large 2-3487154.00/cwt154.00–154.007503
BullsMedium and Large 2-3558148.36/cwt140.00–155.008283
HeifersMedium and Large 1441156.00/cwt156.00–156.006885
BullsSmall 1-2425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
BullsMedium and Large 2-3418167.28/cwt160.00–175.006992
BullsMedium and Large 1-2528173.45/cwt160.00–178.0091617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added580155.00/cwt155.00–155.008993
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474164.20/cwt158.00–170.0077827
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3210150.00/cwt150.00–150.003151
BullsMedium and Large 2-3785120.00/cwt120.00–120.009421
BullsMedium and Large 2-3535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008031
BullsMedium and Large 2-3720130.00/cwt130.00–130.009361
HeifersSmall 1-2473145.00/cwt145.00–145.006862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added683148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0115
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3535152.94/cwt150.00–156.008182
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3483134.38/cwt130.00–139.006492
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300142.50/cwt142.50–142.504281
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3669122.50/cwt120.00–125.008204
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2729137.15/cwt130.00–142.001,0008
SteersMedium and Large 1-2516190.23/cwt180.00–200.0098212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578155.27/cwt148.00–160.0089721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2291178.01/cwt170.00–180.005186
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2796134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0675
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523160.10/cwt151.00–165.0083745
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added642154.00/cwt154.00–154.0098911
SteersMedium and Large 2-3283176.00/cwt170.00–190.004984
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419169.90/cwt153.00–174.0071241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630144.42/cwt135.00–150.0091018
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383171.21/cwt157.50–175.0065617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2321169.95/cwt161.00–175.0054610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added840168.77/cwt157.00–173.001,418128

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.