Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-03-27

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 27
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,121 head
301 vs last sale 1,422 66 vs year ago 1,187 · 5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
49 vs last sale 154 44 vs year ago 149 · 29.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
26 vs last sale 106 36 vs year ago 44 · +81.8%
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 steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bull calves steady to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.69/cwt on 554 head.
Average price
$194.69
554 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,044
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$634
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 2-3
$67.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.49
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539197.221,063519
Medium and Large 2-3529169.9889921
Medium and Large 3464138.4164213thin
Small 2-3330130.004291thin
One grade step is worth $67.22/cwt here — about $634 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 sale554 hd
194.69
TN average8 barns · 1,868 hd
194.20
+0.49
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
BullsLow1,848119.222,20312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40095.181,33217
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21092.351,11730
CowsLean 85-90%Low88576.1867416

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,0585
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,0002thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2235220.04/cwt210.00–235.005173
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2667167.12/cwt160.00–174.001,1154
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2563185.68/cwt180.00–188.001,04531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622176.50/cwt167.00–184.001,09826
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added708165.84/cwt164.00–169.001,17425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added569193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,09885
SteersMedium and Large 2-3431217.23/cwt210.00–219.009365
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2770183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2910131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2484236.50/cwt210.00–250.001,14539
SteersMedium and Large 2-3222219.92/cwt210.00–230.004883
SteersSmall 1-2310210.00/cwt210.00–210.006511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2274239.56/cwt220.00–245.0065626
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added669181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,21174
SteersMedium and Large 2-3377225.54/cwt210.00–255.0085013
SteersMedium and Large 2-3327225.59/cwt210.00–235.007386
SteersMedium and Large 2-3273222.39/cwt200.00–242.5060710
SteersMedium and Large 2-3720130.00/cwt130.00–130.009361
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1381
SteersMedium and Large 2-3580180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573211.52/cwt190.00–225.001,21227
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375252.37/cwt230.00–261.0094619
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added391265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0366
SteersMedium and Large 2-3625170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0632
SteersMedium and Large 2-3478210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0042
SteersMedium and Large 3385175.00/cwt175.00–175.006741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335252.83/cwt230.00–269.0084712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2279238.26/cwt235.00–250.006659
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630209.68/cwt180.00–220.001,32119
Dairy SteersLarge 3470119.00/cwt119.00–119.005592
Dairy SteersLarge 3630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2708176.43/cwt170.00–183.001,2492
SteersMedium and Large 1-2225276.25/cwt275.00–277.506222
SteersMedium and Large 1-2518219.85/cwt190.00–230.001,13935
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added797183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4595
SteersMedium and Large 1-2677193.16/cwt185.00–200.001,30823
BullsMedium and Large 1-2352225.00/cwt225.00–225.007923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522207.92/cwt200.00–220.001,08511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2885110.00/cwt110.00–110.009741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1391
BullsMedium and Large 1-2426233.50/cwt220.00–245.0099528
BullsMedium and Large 1-2471213.84/cwt201.00–230.001,00721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20891.98/cwt87.00–99.001,11129
CowsLean 85-90%80869.95/cwt64.00–77.005656
CowsLean 85-90%93179.91/cwt70.00–85.0074410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0331
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,2931
Bulls1,63599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,6191
Bulls1,895130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,4642
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,480102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,5101
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40495.60/cwt93.00–98.001,34215
Bulls1,861119.07/cwt114.00–123.002,2169
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,057.59/head925.00–1,150.001,0585
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2605188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added503190.00/cwt190.00–190.009565
BullsMedium and Large 2-3485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009704
BullsMedium and Large 2-3403198.63/cwt177.00–220.008002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568190.64/cwt185.00–210.001,0837
BullsMedium and Large 1-2727156.72/cwt150.00–160.001,1393
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3515175.00/cwt175.00–175.009011
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3773120.00/cwt120.00–120.009285
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3326217.14/cwt175.00–230.007084
HeifersMedium and Large 3429130.00/cwt130.00–130.005585
BullsMedium and Large 2-3791124.87/cwt120.00–140.009884
BullsMedium and Large 2-3532187.82/cwt185.00–194.009993
HeifersSmall 2-3330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
HeifersMedium and Large 3555155.00/cwt155.00–155.008603
HeifersMedium and Large 3520148.12/cwt140.00–152.007703
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added644165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,06336
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3660150.00/cwt150.00–150.009901
HeifersMedium and Large 3328120.00/cwt120.00–120.003942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2744168.34/cwt160.00–171.001,25210
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3563170.00/cwt170.00–170.009573
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3433196.00/cwt196.00–196.008492
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528192.17/cwt179.00–200.001,01549
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426224.07/cwt211.00–235.0095534
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2318233.03/cwt225.00–252.007417
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470179.00/cwt179.00–179.008411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3295220.00/cwt220.00–220.006491
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3365180.00/cwt180.00–180.006572
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371231.18/cwt211.00–243.0085856
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468218.40/cwt201.00–240.001,02245
SteersMedium and Large 1-2433235.03/cwt220.00–257.001,01816

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.