Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-01-19

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 19
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
928 head
▼ 494 vs last sale 1,422▼ 831 vs year ago 1,759 · −47.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 124▲ 20 vs year ago 107 · +18.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 80▲ 74 vs year ago 39 · +189.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady-$3.00 lower, Feeder Heifers steady-$4.00 higher, Feeder Bulls mostly steady, Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 lower. Quality good, Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $431.59/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 19 of 34 comparable sales and sits +2.28 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$431.59
53 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,367
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$54.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.58
vs TN average
−33.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547435.702,38349
Medium and Large 2569381.252,1684thin
One grade step is worth $54.45/cwt here — about $214 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale53 hd
431.59
—
TN average14 barns · 502 hd
424.01
+7.58
National average169 barns · 18,411 hd
465.33
−33.74
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
+2.28
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
502447392337median 429.3103/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $350.65, median $429.31 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Average1,697182.973,10513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,474168.362,48132
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,240157.171,94949
CowsLean 85-90%Low987138.331,36523

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$3,3258
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,093$3,10010
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,114$2,88222
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,166$2,5599
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,087$2,52123
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$2,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,018$2,3173thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,203$2,2204thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$1,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,9002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)940$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)705$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,420$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,232$2,7365
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,185$2,5001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$2,3833thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)915$1,7001thin

Every lot

141 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315504.05/cwt485.00–525.001,5882
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,0151
Steers350–400Small 1365370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3511
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379511.45/cwt500.00–525.001,9386
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed380560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,1281
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383467.55/cwt465.00–470.001,7912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410541.93/cwt530.00–560.002,2225
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419456.54/cwt430.00–480.001,9134
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added460508.20/cwt500.00–510.002,33811
Steers450–500Small 1460400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468465.13/cwt442.00–477.002,17721
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477410.70/cwt400.00–430.001,9594
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,4358
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0061
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538434.50/cwt420.00–457.002,33825
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574402.00/cwt395.00–412.002,3077
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added576434.76/cwt430.00–437.002,5049
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580383.33/cwt380.00–385.002,2233
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626361.88/cwt350.00–380.002,26511
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added631416.03/cwt400.00–422.002,62521
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679376.48/cwt372.00–378.002,5564
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717351.92/cwt340.00–362.002,52313
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added742368.95/cwt362.00–370.002,73835
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1792331.42/cwt320.00–337.002,6253
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added795346.77/cwt346.00–362.002,75760
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1804336.84/cwt335.00–340.002,70813
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added833340.37/cwt339.00–341.002,83519
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added859339.29/cwt337.00–342.002,91532
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875329.27/cwt325.00–332.002,8814
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7121
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added966329.27/cwt326.50–332.003,181109
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,0071
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Value Added1,025295.00/cwt295.00–295.003,0242
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270509.44/cwt500.00–520.001,3752
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315489.53/cwt475.00–500.001,5425
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324441.59/cwt410.00–455.001,4319
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380458.29/cwt440.00–475.001,74217
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386426.02/cwt400.00–435.001,6445
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415351.47/cwt335.00–370.001,4593
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added417481.58/cwt472.00–487.002,00812
Heifers400–450Small 1420350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4701
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424441.33/cwt430.00–460.001,87110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431418.15/cwt410.00–425.001,8027
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added463419.43/cwt417.00–422.001,9422
Heifers450–500Small 1463352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,6302
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471367.42/cwt350.00–370.001,7318
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486389.57/cwt370.00–400.001,89325
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added523400.82/cwt400.00–410.002,09612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527380.48/cwt360.00–390.002,00528
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529344.95/cwt320.00–350.001,8256
Heifers500–550Small 1535335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7921
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585361.12/cwt340.00–370.002,11329
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622352.37/cwt337.00–360.002,19210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added626367.63/cwt365.00–370.002,30124
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2637324.51/cwt320.00–330.002,0676
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,2071
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679318.71/cwt310.00–327.002,1646
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2721
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added726324.94/cwt320.00–332.002,3595
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9851
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767323.25/cwt310.00–328.002,47912
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773292.28/cwt285.00–300.002,2592
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added836302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,5254
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1933266.68/cwt265.00–270.002,4886
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,1851
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,5801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed260570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4821
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275589.82/cwt580.00–600.001,6222
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6003
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2339478.77/cwt470.00–515.001,6235
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340557.93/cwt535.00–575.001,89710
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369507.16/cwt500.00–520.001,8718
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2393435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7102
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed430509.94/cwt500.00–515.002,1933
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1432464.21/cwt450.00–480.002,0056
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2437415.14/cwt395.00–420.001,81411
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464400.79/cwt375.00–415.001,86011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476428.31/cwt420.00–450.002,03912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed485464.27/cwt462.00–465.002,2524
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518422.95/cwt400.00–437.002,19114
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522360.35/cwt350.00–380.001,8813
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed535445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3812
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560358.92/cwt350.00–377.002,0103
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576398.57/cwt390.00–422.002,29613
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618366.01/cwt350.00–375.002,26210
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9841
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1661360.57/cwt342.00–370.002,3839
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2677326.08/cwt320.00–332.002,2084
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3601
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760324.07/cwt305.00–329.002,4635
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5892
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1863310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6752
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,477170.04/cwt165.00–177.002,5113
Bulls——1,732185.39/cwt180.00–190.003,2119
Bulls——2,040200.00/cwt200.00–200.004,0801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875124.02/cwt121.00–125.001,0854
Cows—Lean 85-90%987139.85/cwt135.00–144.001,3809
Cows—Lean 85-90%998150.43/cwt146.00–155.001,5016
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,081131.07/cwt128.00–133.001,4174
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123169.94/cwt165.00–177.001,90810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267156.90/cwt154.00–164.001,98823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274149.59/cwt146.00–151.001,90616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,358157.81/cwt154.00–159.002,1435
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425176.84/cwt171.00–183.002,52013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560164.26/cwt160.00–165.002,56214
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1252,714.00/head2,500.00–2,950.002,7142
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3052,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3282,724.76/head2,600.00–2,850.002,7252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39281,963.75/head1,850.00–2,050.001,9642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29901,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0522,279.02/head1,900.00–2,550.002,27913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0672,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,95018
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Small 11,0851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0933,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,10010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1302,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1572,189.46/head2,000.00–2,400.002,1895
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1783,020.44/head2,750.00–3,400.003,0204
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2402,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2782,414.33/head2,350.00–2,475.002,4142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3003,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3262,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3433,212.48/head3,100.00–3,300.003,2122
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27051,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29652,383.15/head2,350.00–2,450.002,3833

This sale against other markets

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.