Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-10-09

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 9
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,326 head
188 vs last sale 1,138 251 vs year ago 1,577 · 15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
4 vs last sale 162 235 vs year ago 393 · 59.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
7 vs last sale 22 192 vs year ago 221 · 86.9%
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 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers 5.00 to 11.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls 6.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $246.22/cwt on 414 head.
Average price
$246.22
414 head · 680 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,674
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,033
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$67.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.01
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2688247.541,704396
Medium and Large 3325230.007481thin
Medium and Large 2-3524221.171,15915thin
Small 1-2373180.006712thin
One grade step is worth $67.54/cwt here — about $1,033 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 sale414 hd
246.22
TN average15 barns · 2,266 hd
240.20
+6.01
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
BullsHigh1,742117.852,05310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,464101.241,48223
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17695.051,11832
CowsLean 85-90%Average97779.2777526

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,460$1,6255
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,335$1,4751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,400$1,4252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)905$1,3751thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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
BullsSmall 1-2490210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0291
CowsLean 85-90%99080.69/cwt74.00–87.0079924
HeifersMedium and Large 3450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2382243.29/cwt230.00–250.0092915
HeifersMedium and Large 3560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523231.77/cwt210.00–240.001,21233
HeifersSmall 1-2417130.00/cwt130.00–130.005423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2633212.96/cwt190.00–230.001,34853
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2329245.12/cwt240.00–250.0080610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471233.92/cwt220.00–240.001,10244
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2240240.00/cwt230.00–250.005762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428238.68/cwt230.00–245.001,02216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2270260.00/cwt260.00–260.007021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2567221.99/cwt210.00–235.001,25940
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2819186.74/cwt185.00–189.001,5294
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2724196.70/cwt190.00–201.001,4247
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added880189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,66313
SteersMedium and Large 2-3582231.58/cwt230.00–235.001,3483
SteersMedium and Large 2-3235240.00/cwt240.00–240.005641
SteersMedium and Large 2-3415235.00/cwt235.00–235.009752
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1,032226.75/cwt226.75–226.752,34054
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added924230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1258
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added610236.16/cwt230.00–240.001,44164
SteersMedium and Large 2-3330240.00/cwt240.00–240.007921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2683239.28/cwt220.00–246.001,63425
SteersMedium and Large 2-3529203.20/cwt193.00–210.001,0754
SteersMedium and Large 3325230.00/cwt230.00–230.007481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2519249.68/cwt226.00–260.001,29625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2433280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2127
SteersMedium and Large 1-2479260.88/cwt235.00–285.001,25037
SteersMedium and Large 2-3815180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4671
SteersMedium and Large 2-3383250.00/cwt250.00–250.009582
SteersMedium and Large 2-31,020180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2319288.46/cwt270.00–300.0092015
SteersSmall 1-2373180.00/cwt180.00–180.006712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2383279.75/cwt265.00–290.001,0714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2717240.47/cwt235.00–243.001,72413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2881240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,11456
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577249.85/cwt230.00–260.001,44244
SteersMedium and Large 1-2632235.55/cwt220.00–259.001,48926
SteersMedium and Large 1-2279275.51/cwt252.00–285.007699
SteersMedium and Large 1-2830225.58/cwt220.00–233.001,8727
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added675255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,72148
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added545270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4729
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added579262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5174
SteersMedium and Large 1-2788239.80/cwt239.00–241.001,8905
BullsMedium and Large 1-2524226.73/cwt220.00–235.001,18825
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618210.58/cwt205.00–215.001,30118
BullsMedium and Large 1-2674198.35/cwt190.00–210.001,33716
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573218.28/cwt210.00–230.001,25136
BullsMedium and Large 1-2718188.86/cwt180.00–190.001,3569
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,444100.22/cwt96.00–104.001,44719
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16094.32/cwt87.00–100.001,09423
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10085.00/cwt85.00–85.009353
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275102.89/cwt100.00–108.001,3126
CowsLean 85-90%82562.22/cwt53.00–71.005132
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,558106.07/cwt104.00–108.001,6534
Bulls1,893124.53/cwt124.00–125.002,3572
Bulls1,769118.04/cwt112.00–120.002,0886
Bulls1,510110.58/cwt110.00–111.001,6702
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29051,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3351,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2870875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4601,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6255
BullsMedium and Large 3603161.04/cwt152.00–170.009712
BullsMedium and Large 3688170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1703
BullsMedium and Large 3465180.00/cwt180.00–180.008371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2885170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5051
BullsMedium and Large 3853141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2032
BullsMedium and Large 3917137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2563
BullsMedium and Large 2-3705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
BullsMedium and Large 1-2466233.20/cwt220.00–242.001,08721
BullsMedium and Large 2-3755170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2841
BullsMedium and Large 2-3395240.00/cwt240.00–240.009482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670203.57/cwt190.00–220.001,36430
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3474219.26/cwt210.00–227.001,0394
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765201.69/cwt197.00–205.001,5436
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3355220.00/cwt220.00–220.007811
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3583196.72/cwt184.00–210.001,1474
HeifersMedium and Large 3530180.00/cwt180.00–180.009541
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3285220.00/cwt220.00–220.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0101
HeifersMedium and Large 3682165.30/cwt150.00–180.001,1274
HeifersSmall 1-2470210.00/cwt210.00–210.009871
HeifersSmall 1-2560210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2817170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3894
BullsMedium and Large 1-2764185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4134
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2980175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added516243.03/cwt234.00–250.001,25425
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3437219.03/cwt200.00–230.009573
HeifersMedium and Large 3805150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2081
BullsMedium and Large 2-3620202.48/cwt200.00–210.001,2554
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2418261.33/cwt250.00–270.001,0923
BullsMedium and Large 2-3484219.48/cwt210.00–235.001,06217
BullsMedium and Large 2-3890160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4241
BullsMedium and Large 2-3672170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1423
BullsMedium and Large 2-3515220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1332
BullsMedium and Large 2-3438232.97/cwt220.00–237.001,0204

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.