Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-08-28

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 28
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,038 head
194 vs last sale 844 108 vs year ago 930 · +11.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
41 vs last sale 100 68 vs year ago 127 · 53.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
20 vs last sale 10 19 vs year ago 11 · +172.7%
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 mostly steady. Slaughter bulls steady on lite comparison. Steers under 500 lbs 6.00 to 14.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 6.00 lower. Bulls 4.00 to 14.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $252.42/cwt on 511 head.
Average price
$252.42
511 head · 697 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,760
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$652
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$63.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.66
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2699253.501,773490
Medium and Large 2-3653229.101,49620
Medium and Large 3590190.001,1211thin
One grade step is worth $63.50/cwt here — about $652 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 sale511 hd
252.42
TN average12 barns · 1,629 hd
242.76
+9.66
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
BullsLow1,732126.822,1965thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,435112.761,61816
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,116107.921,20424
CowsLean 85-90%Average99995.2795216

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)1,230$1,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$1,2251thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2719204.18/cwt200.00–214.001,46810
SteersMedium and Large 2-3723230.16/cwt210.00–233.001,6648
SteersMedium and Large 2-3535220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1771
SteersMedium and Large 2-3955201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,9202
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3328217.64/cwt200.00–232.007143
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added632239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,5107
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added535243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,3002
SteersMedium and Large 2-3760227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7251
SteersMedium and Large 2-3573239.25/cwt237.00–240.001,3714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2634252.27/cwt230.00–266.001,59922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2803194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5582
SteersMedium and Large 2-3610205.00/cwt200.00–210.001,2512
SteersMedium and Large 2-3278262.39/cwt250.00–275.007292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2832235.27/cwt225.00–238.001,9577
SteersMedium and Large 1-2674246.00/cwt240.00–254.001,6584
SteersMedium and Large 1-2771240.16/cwt233.00–250.001,8528
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added718252.08/cwt250.00–255.001,81048
SteersMedium and Large 1-2738240.92/cwt220.00–246.001,77820
SteersMedium and Large 1-2441279.89/cwt272.00–292.501,23443
SteersMedium and Large 1-2524256.66/cwt250.00–265.001,34528
SteersMedium and Large 1-2260284.90/cwt280.00–290.007412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added813250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,03351
SteersMedium and Large 3590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2488270.47/cwt255.00–277.001,32015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2368289.02/cwt265.00–307.501,06418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2326300.03/cwt292.50–307.509784
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added581270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,56912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added855237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,0265
SteersMedium and Large 1-2564260.22/cwt230.00–275.001,46846
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added943235.50/cwt235.00–236.002,221116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added626264.56/cwt259.00–269.001,65611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added684252.35/cwt249.00–264.001,72630
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575224.83/cwt220.00–235.001,29314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2664209.09/cwt187.00–220.001,38811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521242.27/cwt225.00–260.001,26214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425280.49/cwt267.00–290.001,1925
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3596
BullsMedium and Large 1-2769186.27/cwt185.00–190.001,4324
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,442111.94/cwt105.00–118.001,61413
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,402116.33/cwt114.00–118.001,6313
CowsBoner 80-85%1,008112.76/cwt108.00–116.001,1377
CowsBoner 80-85%1,160105.93/cwt99.00–111.001,22917
CowsLean 85-90%99995.27/cwt87.00–101.0095216
Bulls1,195113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3501
Bulls1,738131.36/cwt128.00–134.002,2833
Bulls2,250127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,8581
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2301,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2643208.01/cwt190.00–210.001,33810
BullsMedium and Large 3443222.00/cwt222.00–222.009833
BullsMedium and Large 1-2457271.25/cwt260.00–275.001,2408
BullsMedium and Large 2-3638194.94/cwt190.00–200.001,2442
BullsMedium and Large 3575190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0931
BullsMedium and Large 3640187.50/cwt180.00–190.001,2004
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572223.42/cwt210.00–242.001,27818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624224.68/cwt205.00–230.001,40241
BullsMedium and Large 2-3510220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1221
HeifersSmall 1-2522214.80/cwt210.00–222.001,1215
BullsMedium and Large 2-3460226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3760180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3681
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3590210.08/cwt200.00–220.001,2396
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375225.89/cwt222.00–230.008472
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3418230.91/cwt225.00–237.009655
HeifersMedium and Large 3520186.51/cwt180.00–190.009703
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3465221.40/cwt217.00–226.001,0302
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2786182.02/cwt180.00–185.001,4315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2366248.92/cwt240.00–252.509115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2531237.59/cwt210.00–250.001,26270
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2341262.02/cwt242.00–267.0089312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2682203.09/cwt195.00–215.001,3858
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,092160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7473
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added444250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1107
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476244.65/cwt237.00–248.001,16538
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2433247.09/cwt235.00–253.001,07055
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3617203.07/cwt196.00–210.001,2534
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4401

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.