Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-04-17

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 17
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,136 head
463 vs last sale 673 548 vs year ago 588 · +93.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
80 vs last sale 89 49 vs year ago 120 · +40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
230 head
206 vs last sale 24 184 vs year ago 46 · +400.0%
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 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $210.06/cwt on 554 head.
Average price
$210.06
554 head · 670 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,406
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$768
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$53.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.29
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2643218.131,404407
Medium and Large 2-3744187.871,398146
Medium and Large 3385165.006351thin
One grade step is worth $53.13/cwt here — about $768 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
210.06
TN average10 barns · 1,604 hd
221.35
−11.29
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
BullsHigh1,706119.522,03914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53297.221,48919
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17996.341,13662
CowsLean 85-90%Low87878.9369317

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 Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$7753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,161$1,8659
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,6284thin

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 1-2245270.00/cwt270.00–270.006622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665173.59/cwt172.00–179.001,15413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy645199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added539218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1755
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added611188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,14929
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added466226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,05317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added579176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,01932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2882116.23/cwt115.00–120.001,0258
SteersMedium and Large 2-3510214.89/cwt200.00–230.001,09620
SteersMedium and Large 1-2622205.92/cwt200.00–218.001,28114
SteersMedium and Large 2-3565194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,09619
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2276279.57/cwt250.00–300.0077211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2906165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,4996
SteersMedium and Large 2-3410210.00/cwt210.00–210.008613
SteersMedium and Large 2-3325241.59/cwt240.00–245.007853
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450220.00/cwt220.00–220.009901
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250249.00/cwt249.00–249.006231
SteersMedium and Large 2-3624181.45/cwt180.00–197.001,13212
SteersMedium and Large 3385165.00/cwt165.00–165.006351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2809187.59/cwt179.00–188.001,51822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578221.53/cwt202.00–235.001,28013
SteersMedium and Large 2-3755185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3971
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,095127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,3911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2768186.44/cwt183.00–190.001,4322
SteersMedium and Large 2-3379227.32/cwt220.00–240.008624
SteersMedium and Large 1-2379259.35/cwt253.00–273.0098335
SteersMedium and Large 1-2469244.93/cwt230.00–262.001,14933
SteersMedium and Large 1-2432257.54/cwt245.00–270.001,11340
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added932191.50/cwt191.50–191.501,78557
SteersMedium and Large 1-2733184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3499
SteersMedium and Large 1-2333256.97/cwt232.50–287.5085612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520233.39/cwt222.00–240.001,21415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added687199.74/cwt189.50–218.501,37233
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added828187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,54857
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added623223.94/cwt222.00–228.001,39544
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added915175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,60182
BullsMedium and Large 1-2810167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3531
BullsMedium and Large 1-2695185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2861
BullsMedium and Large 1-2580201.95/cwt196.00–210.001,17111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521219.84/cwt210.00–224.001,14516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2980130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2744
BullsSmall 1-2405237.00/cwt237.00–237.009602
CowsLean 85-90%67860.62/cwt56.00–65.004112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16494.90/cwt87.00–101.001,10550
CowsBoner 80-85%1,242102.32/cwt98.00–109.001,27112
Bulls1,910129.92/cwt128.00–132.002,4812
CowsLean 85-90%90581.37/cwt77.00–92.0073615
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54196.72/cwt88.00–99.001,49017
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,453101.46/cwt101.00–102.001,4742
Bulls1,503107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,6082
Bulls1,706119.94/cwt110.00–126.002,04610
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800775.00/head775.00–775.007753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,627.91/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6284
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,540.00/head1,540.00–1,540.001,5404
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0502,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1255
BullsMedium and Large 2-3680170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1561
BullsMedium and Large 2-3505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2732176.08/cwt174.00–184.001,28910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420241.74/cwt222.00–257.001,0158
BullsMedium and Large 2-3410220.00/cwt220.00–220.009021
BullsMedium and Large 2-3585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
HeifersSmall 1-2540160.00/cwt160.00–160.008641
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3330212.50/cwt212.50–212.507011
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3278232.50/cwt232.50–232.506463
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620182.54/cwt180.00–188.001,13213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2479222.10/cwt210.00–230.001,06412
BullsMedium and Large 2-3494200.00/cwt200.00–200.009884
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added722154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,11223
HeifersSmall 1-2635175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3435209.82/cwt200.00–217.009133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2769154.24/cwt153.00–156.001,1865
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570194.08/cwt182.00–205.001,10623
BullsMedium and Large 2-3632187.85/cwt180.00–196.001,1876
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470189.00/cwt189.00–189.008881
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3513180.00/cwt180.00–180.009232
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2714163.96/cwt152.00–173.501,1719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315243.87/cwt222.50–256.0076817
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2286249.89/cwt220.00–259.007158
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3240210.00/cwt210.00–210.005041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375242.40/cwt221.00–251.0090961
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3390204.92/cwt200.00–215.007996
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628177.53/cwt172.00–180.001,1157
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475214.73/cwt203.00–226.001,02034
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524203.46/cwt196.00–208.001,06614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2429226.20/cwt215.00–247.0097035

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.