Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-07-17

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 17
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,132 head
61 vs last sale 1,071 46 vs year ago 1,178 · 3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
42 vs last sale 199 86 vs year ago 243 · 35.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
8 vs last sale 31 1 vs year ago 22 · +4.5%
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 and bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.09/cwt on 405 head.
Average price
$219.09
405 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,182
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$320
per head · Small 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$40.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.59
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small 1-2380225.008551thin
Medium and Large 1-2546220.571,205339
Medium and Large 2-3504211.681,06664
Medium and Large 2635185.001,1751thin
One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about −$320 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 sale405 hd
219.09
TN average12 barns · 2,941 hd
214.50
+4.59
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
BullsHigh1,804122.842,21711
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,429107.081,53123
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,227103.631,27277
CowsLean 85-90%Average99989.8589727

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)1,045$1,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,048$9513thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$1,5632thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,569110.46/cwt106.00–116.001,7338
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,355105.28/cwt101.00–108.001,42715
CowsBoner 80-85%96687.16/cwt85.00–93.008424
CowsBoner 80-85%1,256107.56/cwt105.00–112.001,35131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,231102.29/cwt95.00–106.001,25942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added558225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,25613
SteersSmall 1-2410230.12/cwt220.00–240.009432
SteersMedium and Large 1-2614232.91/cwt225.00–240.001,43010
SteersMedium and Large 2-3640199.84/cwt190.00–220.001,2793
SteersMedium and Large 2-3333265.78/cwt255.00–270.008858
SteersMedium and Large 2-3382255.61/cwt246.00–270.009769
SteersMedium and Large 2-3428250.29/cwt241.00–260.001,0715
SteersMedium and Large 2-3579227.05/cwt225.00–230.001,3155
SteersMedium and Large 2-3240275.00/cwt275.00–275.006601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2724226.70/cwt220.00–240.001,6416
SteersMedium and Large 2-3810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
SteersMedium and Large 2-3540230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2875220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2463261.79/cwt250.00–275.001,21214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added705198.29/cwt190.00–200.001,39818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added829184.67/cwt180.00–185.001,53115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added663215.09/cwt210.00–218.001,42622
SteersMedium and Large 2-3726218.29/cwt217.00–220.001,5859
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added483239.41/cwt230.00–241.001,15614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added623211.69/cwt210.00–214.001,3197
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379246.37/cwt233.00–257.0093418
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3326240.00/cwt220.00–245.007827
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528218.72/cwt210.00–224.001,15550
SteersMedium and Large 1-2529254.51/cwt240.00–265.001,34622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2943170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added956228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,18056
SteersMedium and Large 3315230.00/cwt230.00–230.007251
SteersMedium and Large 2-3465253.03/cwt252.00–255.001,1773
SteersMedium and Large 2-3775180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2760228.74/cwt223.00–235.001,7385
SteersMedium and Large 1-2377277.99/cwt270.00–285.001,0485
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added631256.10/cwt245.00–265.001,61649
SteersMedium and Large 1-2567248.89/cwt235.00–260.001,41122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2285281.37/cwt275.00–300.008024
SteersMedium and Large 1-2666232.94/cwt220.00–240.001,55122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added526263.96/cwt260.00–270.001,38826
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added666252.03/cwt247.00–263.001,67920
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added468270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2645
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added774232.62/cwt231.00–236.001,80017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2333287.56/cwt280.00–290.0095814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2414266.53/cwt260.00–280.001,10311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added433273.76/cwt270.00–280.001,1854
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added838225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8862
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added578258.70/cwt255.00–264.001,49520
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added917213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,95317
BullsMedium and Large 1-2860172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4791
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675215.04/cwt210.00–220.001,4522
BullsMedium and Large 1-2719199.97/cwt190.00–210.001,4384
BullsMedium and Large 1-2845183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,5461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2632216.99/cwt205.00–225.001,37117
BullsSmall 1-2470227.82/cwt220.00–235.001,0712
CowsLean 85-90%1,00990.93/cwt83.00–97.0091724
CowsLean 85-90%91781.18/cwt80.00–83.007443
Bulls1,955129.06/cwt128.00–130.002,5233
Bulls1,846127.30/cwt124.00–130.002,3504
Bulls1,650113.71/cwt110.00–119.001,8764
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2701,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29451,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,048950.91/head925.00–975.009513
BullsMedium and Large 2-3754191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4405
BullsMedium and Large 2-3526221.41/cwt210.00–230.001,16514
BullsMedium and Large 2-3630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1341
BullsMedium and Large 2-3670190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2734
BullsMedium and Large 1-2935170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5901
BullsMedium and Large 2-3422253.11/cwt251.00–257.001,0683
BullsMedium and Large 1-2534232.96/cwt224.00–240.001,24420
BullsMedium and Large 1-2577223.21/cwt220.00–230.001,28814
HeifersSmall 1-2380225.00/cwt225.00–225.008551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2419260.96/cwt255.00–265.001,09315
BullsMedium and Large 3472220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0383
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added410253.73/cwt247.00–257.001,0406
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2694187.16/cwt185.00–190.001,2997
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475216.09/cwt205.00–224.001,02619
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2860170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525228.12/cwt225.00–230.001,1988
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2261263.23/cwt240.00–270.006875
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2612203.91/cwt190.00–210.001,24817
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3815146.76/cwt134.00–160.001,1962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419243.07/cwt231.00–250.001,01829
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469226.28/cwt220.00–230.001,06137
HeifersMedium and Large 2635185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577212.54/cwt210.00–222.001,22658
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2735182.52/cwt180.00–190.001,3424
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3373230.87/cwt222.50–245.008615
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3635190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2071
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420226.36/cwt223.00–235.009514
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3729180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3124
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3557209.14/cwt195.00–217.001,1657
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3860170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2479252.75/cwt243.00–262.001,21121
BullsMedium and Large 2-3473231.30/cwt222.00–237.001,0944
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2332257.26/cwt252.00–260.008549
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3655185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2123
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3270240.00/cwt240.00–240.006481
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3521206.98/cwt200.00–210.001,07810
BullsMedium and Large 2-3585216.07/cwt215.00–225.001,2649

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.