Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-07-31

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 31
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
506 head
472 vs last sale 978 636 vs year ago 1,142 · 55.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
68 vs last sale 189 55 vs year ago 176 · 31.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
35 vs last sale 52 28 vs year ago 45 · 62.2%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Steers and bulls under 500lbs were 8.00-16.00 higher, over 500lbs steady-3.00 higher. Heifers were sharply higher. Slaughter cows mostly 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.19/cwt on 188 head.
Average price
$234.19
188 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,244
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.75
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535235.631,261173
Small 1-2460220.001,0121thin
Medium and Large 2-3486217.371,05714thin
One grade step is worth $18.26/cwt here — about $204 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 sale188 hd
234.19
TN average11 barns · 1,456 hd
219.44
+14.75
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
BullsHigh1,445124.761,80312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,442111.311,60527
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203107.751,29625
CowsLean 85-90%Low93089.7883524

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,2801thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,1502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)880$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,4003thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2331266.83/cwt265.00–272.0088311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3588210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2356
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370220.00/cwt220.00–220.008141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2673205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3802
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432231.66/cwt230.00–232.001,0016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2719200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4384
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added596238.33/cwt231.00–239.001,42059
HeifersSmall 1-2460220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373247.53/cwt245.00–252.009237
SteersMedium and Large 2-3595245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4581
SteersMedium and Large 2-3540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2380287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,0911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2476280.65/cwt276.00–284.001,3369
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2236277.46/cwt270.00–280.006554
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2616206.25/cwt200.00–210.001,27112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576252.56/cwt250.00–257.001,45514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620264.32/cwt257.00–267.001,63911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2674250.88/cwt240.00–256.001,6917
SteersMedium and Large 2-3619235.03/cwt230.00–240.001,4554
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469230.66/cwt220.00–240.001,08210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2838223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,8692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added679259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,7597
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420280.63/cwt280.00–282.001,1793
SteersMedium and Large 1-2768230.99/cwt227.00–235.001,7742
SteersMedium and Large 2-3465267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,2421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2532274.57/cwt265.00–278.001,4618
SteersMedium and Large 1-2340285.00/cwt285.00–285.009691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2725254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,84215
SteersMedium and Large 2-3670230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2697190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3245
BullsMedium and Large 1-2554237.99/cwt230.00–250.001,3184
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420257.77/cwt250.00–263.001,0833
BullsMedium and Large 1-2337302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,0183
BullsMedium and Large 1-2495255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2623
BullsMedium and Large 1-2526245.17/cwt238.00–250.001,2909
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,360103.48/cwt99.00–108.001,4073
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,452112.29/cwt109.00–118.001,63024
Bulls1,895132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,5011
Bulls1,456125.34/cwt122.00–129.001,8259
CowsLean 85-90%91385.30/cwt81.00–91.0077912
CowsLean 85-90%94794.26/cwt92.00–101.0089312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,229111.55/cwt109.00–117.001,37113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,175103.63/cwt99.00–108.001,21812
Bulls1,173118.52/cwt118.00–119.001,3902
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2880900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,280.00/head1,280.00–1,280.001,2801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
BullsMedium and Large 1-2255307.00/cwt307.00–307.007832
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,38611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3505227.53/cwt220.00–230.001,1494
BullsMedium and Large 2-3340230.00/cwt230.00–230.007821
BullsMedium and Large 2-3433238.44/cwt235.00–242.001,0322
BullsMedium and Large 2-3488223.45/cwt220.00–227.001,0902
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy476256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,2194
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy620228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,41414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0086
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4303
BullsMedium and Large 2-3839175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4686
BullsMedium and Large 1-2389280.16/cwt270.00–282.001,0908
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3435223.50/cwt220.00–227.009722
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3320235.00/cwt235.00–235.007522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2514229.57/cwt224.00–239.001,18012
BullsSmall 2-3548210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1513
BullsMedium and Large 2-3681200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3626
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy537244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3103
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3467215.39/cwt212.00–217.001,0063
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2780200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5602
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2288285.00/cwt285.00–285.008212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2563223.90/cwt220.00–231.001,26115

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.