Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-05-22

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, May 22
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
863 head
173 vs last sale 690 89 vs year ago 952 · 9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
14 vs last sale 138 2 vs year ago 122 · +1.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
24 vs last sale 54 29 vs year ago 49 · +59.2%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers were mostly steady; Feeder Heifers were 2.00-6.00 lower; Feeder Bulls were 5.00-9.00 higher.

Slaughter cows mostly 3.00-4.00 higher, with lean cows 5.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady on a limited test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $218.59/cwt on 426 head.
Average price
$218.59
426 head · 683 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,493
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$702
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$48.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.45
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2689219.651,514410
Medium and Large 2-3590209.281,2358thin
Small 1-2430190.008171thin
Medium and Large 3474171.278127thin
One grade step is worth $48.38/cwt here — about $702 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 sale426 hd
218.59
TN average9 barns · 1,230 hd
223.04
−4.45
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
BullsLow1,518120.351,82717
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,436102.561,47323
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23899.241,22922
CowsLean 85-90%Average97388.2485939

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$8751thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1-2666190.78/cwt175.00–195.001,27111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2413230.15/cwt221.00–236.0095120
SteersMedium and Large 1-2910160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2718150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2838140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2276241.69/cwt235.00–255.006675
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy633235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4883
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528207.72/cwt200.00–213.001,09744
SteersMedium and Large 2-3575204.83/cwt200.00–210.001,1782
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added488227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,10819
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added558210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1724
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577199.34/cwt190.00–209.001,15019
SteersSmall 1-2430190.00/cwt190.00–190.008171
SteersMedium and Large 3378165.46/cwt150.00–172.506253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2671211.44/cwt191.00–232.001,41911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525234.13/cwt220.00–240.001,22942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy275300.00/cwt300.00–300.008252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy320289.84/cwt280.00–300.009274
SteersMedium and Large 2-3355220.00/cwt220.00–220.007811
SteersMedium and Large 3865170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2385259.11/cwt250.00–265.009986
SteersMedium and Large 3585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008781
SteersMedium and Large 3445210.00/cwt210.00–210.009351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2422259.74/cwt250.00–270.001,09628
SteersMedium and Large 2-3762193.34/cwt190.00–195.001,4733
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290280.00/cwt280.00–280.008121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2225250.00/cwt250.00–250.005631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2858189.59/cwt185.00–190.001,62712
SteersMedium and Large 2-3465232.26/cwt225.00–240.001,0802
SteersMedium and Large 3290172.50/cwt172.50–172.505001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2765205.08/cwt201.00–210.001,56910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477236.71/cwt220.00–250.001,12915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2333251.80/cwt240.00–260.0083811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2833191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2610212.97/cwt205.00–220.001,2999
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added579238.01/cwt234.00–239.001,37818
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added722215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,55210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573228.84/cwt220.00–234.001,31143
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added861202.84/cwt202.25–204.001,746179
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478224.92/cwt220.00–230.001,0752
BullsMedium and Large 1-2567209.09/cwt200.00–210.001,18611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2749170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2734
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,030120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2363
BullsMedium and Large 1-2429235.34/cwt230.00–240.001,01011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
CowsLean 85-90%1,01492.54/cwt88.00–99.0093821
CowsLean 85-90%91582.13/cwt75.00–88.0075117
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,436102.56/cwt97.00–106.001,47323
CowsLean 85-90%1,115102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1371
Bulls1,053105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1062
CowsBoner 80-85%99088.00/cwt88.00–88.008711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,317109.11/cwt106.00–111.001,4373
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23998.22/cwt92.00–103.001,21718
Bulls1,809132.09/cwt130.00–135.002,3904
Bulls1,497118.87/cwt115.00–125.001,77911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,040875.00/head875.00–875.008751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2532225.93/cwt220.00–233.001,20224
BullsMedium and Large 1-2660190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2543
BullsMedium and Large 1-2609200.90/cwt195.00–205.001,22311
BullsMedium and Large 2-3805160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2881
BullsMedium and Large 2-3615190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1691
BullsMedium and Large 2-3508194.93/cwt180.00–200.009904
BullsMedium and Large 2-3490210.06/cwt200.00–221.001,0298
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy310252.50/cwt252.50–252.507831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy405242.00/cwt242.00–242.009801
BullsMedium and Large 3455180.00/cwt180.00–180.008191
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3490175.05/cwt170.00–180.008582
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3569193.74/cwt180.00–201.001,1023
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3727150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620184.62/cwt175.00–191.001,14528
HeifersSmall 1-2575189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326232.52/cwt226.00–237.007584
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3434211.83/cwt200.00–221.009198
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3647174.60/cwt174.00–175.001,1305
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3230240.00/cwt240.00–240.005521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473210.99/cwt205.00–221.0099824
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3533186.44/cwt185.00–190.009947
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3675175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy369253.00/cwt253.00–253.009347
HeifersMedium and Large 3715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009301
HeifersMedium and Large 3645150.00/cwt150.00–150.009681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2387235.14/cwt225.00–241.0091012
BullsMedium and Large 2-3420223.25/cwt220.00–230.009383
BullsMedium and Large 2-3562203.29/cwt190.00–210.001,1423
HeifersSmall 1-2690150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0351
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3285210.00/cwt210.00–210.005991
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3335222.50/cwt222.50–222.507451
HeifersMedium and Large 3650141.00/cwt141.00–141.009171
BullsSmall 1-2453180.00/cwt180.00–180.008152
BullsMedium and Large 2-3698180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2562

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.