Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-01-30

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 30
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
802 head
191 vs last sale 993 320 vs year ago 1,122 · 28.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
38 vs last sale 100 38 vs year ago 100 · 38.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
1 vs last sale 42 12 vs year ago 31 · +38.7%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 400 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.02/cwt on 325 head.
Average price
$161.02
325 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$890
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$404
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$17.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.39
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561162.51912286
Medium and Large 2-3497150.2274638
Medium and Large 3350145.005081thin
One grade step is worth $17.51/cwt here — about $404 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 sale325 hd
161.02
TN average8 barns · 1,350 hd
158.63
+2.39
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
BullsHigh1,869100.681,8816thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49284.961,26813
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08481.0487923
CowsLean 85-90%Low88265.185758thin

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)1,125$1,1292thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)822$9466
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)791$90014
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$7504thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$7251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)855$5502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)890$1,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,0751thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1-2700150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577173.97/cwt165.00–185.001,00425
SteersMedium and Large 2-3369183.31/cwt170.00–190.006763
SteersMedium and Large 2-3423174.28/cwt160.00–190.007375
SteersMedium and Large 1-2512186.34/cwt183.00–191.009543
SteersMedium and Large 1-2629168.78/cwt165.00–172.001,0628
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378214.44/cwt205.00–225.0081111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462193.39/cwt191.00–197.0089315
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added459210.00/cwt210.00–210.009648
SteersMedium and Large 2-3319186.66/cwt180.00–190.005953
SteersMedium and Large 2-3820130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0661
SteersMedium and Large 3223180.00/cwt180.00–180.004016
SteersMedium and Large 2-3218200.00/cwt200.00–200.004362
SteersMedium and Large 2-3468180.38/cwt170.00–183.008448
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added610158.34/cwt150.00–160.0096612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added530166.90/cwt165.00–170.0088515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added428179.97/cwt176.00–181.0077023
SteersSmall 1-2375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006382
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added440200.00/cwt200.00–200.008804
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added612174.29/cwt170.00–181.001,0676
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added465174.84/cwt170.00–176.0081315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added932130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2125
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2605142.47/cwt138.00–146.008624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added722157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,13734
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420190.00/cwt190.00–190.007981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2265222.50/cwt222.50–222.505901
SteersMedium and Large 2-3574158.27/cwt150.00–165.009086
SteersMedium and Large 2-3532166.55/cwt157.00–170.008865
SteersMedium and Large 1-2908146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3262
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2322
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,030130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2675167.04/cwt163.00–175.001,1284
SteersMedium and Large 1-2322215.10/cwt205.00–220.006933
SteersMedium and Large 2-3273200.00/cwt200.00–200.005467
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added682171.41/cwt168.00–177.001,16945
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added770161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2401
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added545175.00/cwt175.00–175.009541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added897169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,51659
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added824161.40/cwt155.00–164.001,33028
SteersSmall 1-2300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added520193.76/cwt190.00–195.001,0084
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added737157.81/cwt156.00–165.001,1635
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added583183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0676
BullsMedium and Large 1-2680148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2925100.00/cwt100.00–100.009252
BullsMedium and Large 1-2529165.64/cwt160.00–170.008767
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423194.18/cwt180.00–202.0082112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2613148.88/cwt145.00–155.009138
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481190.03/cwt175.00–195.0091413
CowsLean 85-90%76561.00/cwt61.00–61.004671
CowsLean 85-90%89965.78/cwt60.00–74.005917
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49284.96/cwt78.00–87.001,26813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16790.01/cwt87.00–95.001,0505
Bulls1,878107.51/cwt107.00–108.002,0192
Bulls1,86497.27/cwt90.00–101.001,8134
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06380.53/cwt73.00–86.0085615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05368.61/cwt66.00–71.007223
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2910925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2945725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3855550.00/head550.00–550.005502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3804950.00/head950.00–950.009505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,129.33/head1,050.00–1,200.001,1292
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3791900.00/head900.00–900.0090014
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28901,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3870700.00/head700.00–700.007003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,090900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added756155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,17228
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477164.04/cwt160.00–171.0078226
BullsMedium and Large 3410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
BullsMedium and Large 2-3473177.25/cwt170.00–182.008383
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555175.00/cwt175.00–175.009711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added679150.31/cwt147.00–152.001,0219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added596159.40/cwt158.00–160.0095010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428170.05/cwt167.00–175.0072810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2734132.83/cwt130.00–137.009757
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680145.00/cwt145.00–145.009864
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572152.19/cwt146.00–160.008718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2292175.61/cwt160.00–180.0051311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2384174.13/cwt166.00–180.0066917
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3787139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0943
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3425157.76/cwt153.00–163.006702
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3519145.76/cwt142.00–155.007566
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370161.03/cwt152.50–172.0059611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525163.35/cwt155.00–167.0085845
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2334171.55/cwt165.00–175.005733
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3584140.43/cwt135.00–150.008204
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3609140.15/cwt135.00–143.008545
HeifersMedium and Large 3350145.00/cwt145.00–145.005081
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475160.30/cwt158.00–162.507612
BullsMedium and Large 2-3615145.00/cwt145.00–145.008921
BullsMedium and Large 2-3510160.00/cwt160.00–160.008161
BullsMedium and Large 2-3555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008331
BullsMedium and Large 2-3448180.00/cwt180.00–180.008062
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3653133.49/cwt130.00–137.008722
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3283160.00/cwt160.00–160.004533
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0922

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.