Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-10-23

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 23
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,280 head
217 vs last sale 1,063 195 vs year ago 1,085 · +18.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
89 vs last sale 237 28 vs year ago 176 · 15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
4 vs last sale 39 33 vs year ago 68 · 48.5%
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 steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers 2.00 to 6.00 lower, instances 12.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower,, instances 13.00 lower. Bulls 15.00 to 20.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.36/cwt on 338 head.
Average price
$222.36
338 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,148
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$428
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$75.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.26
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2522225.461,177297
Medium and Large 2-3474208.9799133
Medium and Large 3435184.008003thin
Small 1-2500149.837495thin
One grade step is worth $75.63/cwt here — about $428 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 sale338 hd
222.36
TN average12 barns · 2,072 hd
207.10
+15.26
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
BullsAverage1,757113.501,99417
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,31797.021,27820
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25790.971,14420
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08176.3682625

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$1,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,0451thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)975$8251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$8001thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1-2615209.36/cwt190.00–231.001,28832
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3735174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2792
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450220.00/cwt220.00–220.009902
HeifersSmall 1-2555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2873183.42/cwt178.00–189.001,6012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2659199.66/cwt180.00–215.001,31621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424237.10/cwt225.00–245.001,00526
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2735190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568223.02/cwt205.00–228.001,26755
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519228.16/cwt215.00–239.001,18445
SteersMedium and Large 2-3802208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6687
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added949220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,08814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added828236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,95856
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2289248.68/cwt230.00–252.007199
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2805190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5302
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245250.00/cwt250.00–250.006133
SteersMedium and Large 2-3435209.77/cwt190.00–230.009122
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0611
SteersMedium and Large 3340210.00/cwt210.00–210.007141
SteersMedium and Large 2-3313224.88/cwt220.00–230.007042
SteersMedium and Large 2-3580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
SteersMedium and Large 3463150.00/cwt150.00–150.006953
SteersMedium and Large 2-3389234.02/cwt220.00–262.009106
SteersSmall 1-2405232.00/cwt232.00–232.009401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2671239.82/cwt220.00–253.001,60925
SteersMedium and Large 2-3295241.00/cwt241.00–241.007113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2366274.72/cwt267.00–292.001,00511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2762228.39/cwt220.00–235.001,74012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2332295.91/cwt277.00–305.0098221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573241.83/cwt230.00–255.001,38619
SteersMedium and Large 1-2713226.40/cwt200.00–241.001,6148
SteersMedium and Large 1-2276290.22/cwt280.00–302.008016
SteersMedium and Large 1-2534249.85/cwt230.00–270.001,33434
SteersMedium and Large 1-2464261.63/cwt235.00–280.001,21410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added635256.82/cwt230.00–261.001,6317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added868226.08/cwt220.00–230.001,9625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2826225.08/cwt220.00–230.001,8598
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618239.05/cwt215.00–250.001,47732
SteersMedium and Large 1-2895180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added580254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4733
SteersMedium and Large 1-2411273.16/cwt265.00–277.001,1235
SteersMedium and Large 1-2221275.89/cwt250.00–285.006104
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,080150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2795180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2567211.95/cwt190.00–230.001,20229
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625207.06/cwt185.00–210.001,29441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2682193.21/cwt180.00–200.001,31811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2726179.92/cwt170.00–190.001,3065
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519223.84/cwt220.00–230.001,16239
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2991
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30797.60/cwt94.00–103.001,27619
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0791
CowsLean 85-90%1,02269.54/cwt66.00–74.007118
CowsLean 85-90%1,10979.57/cwt75.00–87.0088217
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25591.39/cwt83.00–99.001,14719
Bulls1,726116.66/cwt111.00–120.002,01410
Bulls1,806106.81/cwt103.00–112.001,9296
Bulls1,770122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,1591
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2975825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,045.00/head1,045.00–1,045.001,0451
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2890800.00/head800.00–800.008001
BullsMedium and Large 3678150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0172
BullsMedium and Large 3515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2945150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4182
BullsMedium and Large 3810150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2151
BullsMedium and Large 2-3688172.53/cwt170.00–175.001,1872
BullsMedium and Large 2-3770160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2321
BullsMedium and Large 2-3940130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2221
BullsMedium and Large 3460190.00/cwt190.00–190.008741
BullsMedium and Large 2-3840150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425252.88/cwt220.00–266.001,07525
BullsSmall 1-2435210.00/cwt210.00–210.009141
BullsMedium and Large 2-3570192.50/cwt180.00–210.001,0974
HeifersSmall 1-2495210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3870150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3051
BullsMedium and Large 2-3720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2243
BullsMedium and Large 2-3413241.56/cwt217.00–255.009986
BullsMedium and Large 1-2825180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4851
BullsMedium and Large 2-3525207.68/cwt180.00–215.001,09016
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3433228.01/cwt210.00–241.009877
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3330207.38/cwt180.00–222.006843
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3532204.26/cwt200.00–210.001,0878
BullsMedium and Large 2-3613186.41/cwt180.00–190.001,1437
BullsSmall 1-2515212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472228.54/cwt220.00–240.001,07931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328249.03/cwt232.00–262.008178
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added483233.84/cwt225.00–239.001,12911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2774214.60/cwt190.00–221.001,66116
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3284229.19/cwt220.00–235.006515
HeifersSmall 1-2523149.57/cwt120.00–180.007822
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3645165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0642
HeifersSmall 1-2405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 3435184.00/cwt184.00–184.008003
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3572194.97/cwt190.00–200.001,1154
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373243.40/cwt227.00–255.0090830
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2464227.29/cwt220.00–233.001,05535

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.