Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-06-12

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 12
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,266 head
5 vs last sale 1,261 293 vs year ago 973 · +30.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
29 vs last sale 169 23 vs year ago 117 · +19.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
4 vs last sale 38 18 vs year ago 60 · 30.0%
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 and bulls mostly steady. Steers and bull calves under 450 lbs 3.00 to 10.0 lower, over 450 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 11.00 lower, over 400 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.05/cwt on 473 head.
Average price
$214.05
473 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,132
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$482
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$49.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.57
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530215.031,140444
Medium and Large 2-3517201.571,04127
Medium and Large 3398165.506582thin
One grade step is worth $49.53/cwt here — about $482 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 sale473 hd
214.05
TN average10 barns · 2,812 hd
213.49
+0.57
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
BullsLow1,854123.492,28913
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,351107.521,45223
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,208102.301,23614
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03388.0891036

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,3601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$1,7004thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2Value Added425225.00/cwt225.00–225.009561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added684200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,36811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added611206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2597
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added581215.05/cwt210.00–216.001,24913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added545218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1885
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2726185.57/cwt174.00–187.001,34712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added573250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4333
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added655231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2524242.07/cwt224.00–255.001,26823
SteersMedium and Large 1-2677223.41/cwt185.00–236.001,51219
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy512255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3067
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added315260.00/cwt260.00–260.008193
SteersMedium and Large 2-3491227.26/cwt226.00–236.001,1168
SteersMedium and Large 2-3322248.49/cwt220.00–260.008005
SteersMedium and Large 3950150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4251
SteersMedium and Large 2-3435235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0223
SteersMedium and Large 2-3690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2432258.54/cwt240.00–267.001,11727
SteersMedium and Large 1-2865190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2255280.00/cwt280.00–280.007141
SteersMedium and Large 2-3395240.00/cwt240.00–240.009483
SteersMedium and Large 2-3615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2301
SteersMedium and Large 2-3585210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2291
SteersMedium and Large 2-3520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2383272.85/cwt262.00–280.001,04510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577237.79/cwt215.00–250.001,37282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478251.73/cwt230.00–273.001,20353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2774208.76/cwt205.00–210.001,6168
SteersMedium and Large 1-2226288.23/cwt280.00–300.006515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2332280.41/cwt250.00–300.0093115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2844193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6297
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added428275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1776
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added634240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,52221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added526252.02/cwt250.00–256.001,3266
SteersMedium and Large 1-2722212.72/cwt185.00–220.001,53616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630231.31/cwt220.00–240.001,45741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2681204.28/cwt180.00–219.001,3919
BullsMedium and Large 1-2787184.14/cwt180.00–190.001,4496
BullsMedium and Large 1-2803182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2577218.16/cwt208.00–230.001,25919
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710186.00/cwt182.00–190.001,3212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2925115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0641
CowsLean 85-90%1,04989.21/cwt77.00–99.0093634
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,306112.00/cwt109.00–115.001,4637
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,370105.56/cwt101.00–109.001,44616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,383115.55/cwt115.00–116.001,5982
CowsBoner 80-85%1,179100.56/cwt97.00–107.001,18611
CowsLean 85-90%76568.88/cwt57.00–80.005272
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1161
Bulls1,515110.48/cwt104.00–115.001,6743
Bulls1,988134.57/cwt132.00–139.002,6753
Bulls1,941124.32/cwt118.00–129.002,4137
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,360.00/head1,360.00–1,360.001,3601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7004
BullsMedium and Large 1-2432253.97/cwt242.00–262.001,09723
BullsMedium and Large 2-3546215.68/cwt215.00–222.001,17810
BullsMedium and Large 3952125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,19025
BullsMedium and Large 3410187.25/cwt162.00–210.007686
BullsMedium and Large 2-3669197.05/cwt180.00–200.001,31814
BullsMedium and Large 2-3487220.17/cwt220.00–221.001,0726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2677192.26/cwt175.00–200.001,30236
BullsMedium and Large 2-3710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2071
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476245.28/cwt239.00–254.001,16826
BullsMedium and Large 1-2611208.84/cwt207.00–210.001,2767
BullsMedium and Large 1-2868180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5622
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525229.66/cwt224.00–235.001,20629
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2262247.78/cwt230.00–255.006498
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3618184.03/cwt180.00–188.001,1374
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3377221.38/cwt220.00–222.008353
HeifersMedium and Large 3455181.00/cwt181.00–181.008241
HeifersMedium and Large 3340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3488205.70/cwt200.00–215.001,00413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573210.60/cwt200.00–217.001,207131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520212.41/cwt200.00–220.001,10548
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430225.59/cwt210.00–245.0097043
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469223.41/cwt200.00–235.001,048104
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3448220.00/cwt220.00–220.009863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2362242.37/cwt228.00–250.0087710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2322250.53/cwt238.00–260.008076
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2611198.93/cwt190.00–203.001,2155
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3785164.04/cwt158.00–170.001,2882
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3585190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3601

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.