Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-02-23

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 23
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,581 head
▲ 844 vs last sale 737▲ 790 vs year ago 791 · +99.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 76▼ 18 vs year ago 95 · −18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 21▼ 161 vs year ago 206 · −78.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $8.00-$12.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $9.00-$11.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $8.00-$13.00 higher, Slaughter Cows & Slaughter Bulls unevenly steady. Quality good to fancy, 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 $471.18/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 26 of 34 comparable sales and sits +41.87 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.
Average price
$471.18
49 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$24
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.47
vs TN average
−15.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558474.452,64940
Medium and Large 2575456.672,6259thin
One grade step is worth $17.78/cwt here — about $24 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale49 hd
471.18
—
TN average15 barns · 645 hd
460.71
+10.47
National average172 barns · 11,832 hd
487.02
−15.84
This barn, trailing median34 sales
429.31
+41.87
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—Average1,859195.233,6298thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,530175.312,68217
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,209171.052,06821
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low971142.771,38613

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)1,500$3,6751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,480$3,4673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,336$3,2707
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,288$3,2502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,288$2,8438
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$2,1501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)845$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,323$2,6002thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,185$2,7501thin

Every lot

123 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280637.84/cwt630.00–645.001,7866
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,0164
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318641.18/cwt625.00–665.002,0393
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377544.91/cwt540.00–570.002,0546
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384512.83/cwt490.00–520.001,9698
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422486.89/cwt450.00–500.002,0558
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424550.54/cwt535.00–560.002,3347
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,52010
Steers450–500Small 1450425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9131
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added470532.00/cwt532.00–532.002,5002
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481508.73/cwt500.00–520.002,44728
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515496.31/cwt475.00–510.002,5567
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added528512.39/cwt510.00–520.002,7054
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2891
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added572468.96/cwt465.00–475.002,68220
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575452.79/cwt442.00–462.002,6049
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed577465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,6837
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5671
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618390.14/cwt385.00–395.002,4112
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622420.89/cwt410.00–425.002,6186
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added641436.94/cwt429.00–445.002,801256
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added664426.25/cwt407.00–430.002,83034
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683389.62/cwt362.00–400.002,66120
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705347.96/cwt337.00–365.002,4533
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added725403.34/cwt392.00–403.502,924146
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732380.19/cwt377.00–387.002,7839
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1769355.76/cwt350.00–358.002,7367
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added794374.57/cwt370.00–374.752,974129
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added843344.66/cwt344.00–352.002,90570
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added855347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,9672
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added926336.87/cwt334.75–338.753,119104
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2950275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,6131
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Value Added1,010300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2651
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277571.81/cwt550.00–600.001,5845
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326531.41/cwt520.00–550.001,73211
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334497.58/cwt475.00–505.001,6624
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1362540.42/cwt520.00–555.001,95612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed377516.25/cwt515.00–520.001,9464
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381504.80/cwt485.00–515.001,9234
Heifers400–450Small 1408420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7142
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426433.37/cwt420.00–455.001,8468
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433503.66/cwt490.00–520.002,18124
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed433473.98/cwt470.00–480.002,0526
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added453500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2654
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477457.73/cwt435.00–470.002,1839
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480405.67/cwt400.00–430.001,94711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed485435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1104
Heifers450–500Small 1497400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9883
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added516451.09/cwt440.00–465.002,32816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524365.50/cwt350.00–390.001,9158
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527416.94/cwt400.00–440.002,19714
Heifers500–550Small 1535370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566379.43/cwt370.00–387.002,14811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0026
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added576396.16/cwt395.00–400.002,28211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627352.74/cwt347.00–360.002,2125
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added629375.25/cwt368.00–390.002,36029
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added674360.23/cwt357.00–367.002,4286
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676344.48/cwt335.00–350.002,3297
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full695320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2242
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added707336.66/cwt333.00–347.002,380102
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4068
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added765336.80/cwt336.50–342.002,57775
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3101
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4221
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added868313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,71761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,3281
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1267732.49/cwt695.00–750.001,9563
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,6661
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1302706.67/cwt700.00–710.002,1346
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323601.30/cwt585.00–615.001,9424
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed328645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,1163
Bulls350–400Small 1363442.55/cwt435.00–450.001,6062
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378526.82/cwt520.00–535.001,9915
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388478.34/cwt442.00–550.001,8564
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427475.91/cwt450.00–495.002,03212
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431517.16/cwt500.00–550.002,2294
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461468.93/cwt450.00–480.002,1629
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472501.18/cwt490.00–515.002,3669
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed518511.70/cwt510.00–515.002,6516
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530462.83/cwt445.00–472.002,4533
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1533490.25/cwt480.00–500.002,61315
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563477.57/cwt475.00–480.002,6899
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,2831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623392.95/cwt370.00–415.002,4482
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624409.48/cwt400.00–427.002,5557
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2751
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655402.00/cwt397.00–412.002,6333
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4842
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1762345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6293
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2951
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840306.70/cwt300.00–320.002,5763
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,786194.47/cwt185.00–200.003,4736
Bulls——1,915175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,3511
Bulls——2,240220.00/cwt220.00–220.004,9281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%938136.44/cwt135.00–138.001,2804
Cows—Lean 85-90%955157.03/cwt155.00–160.001,5004
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008144.74/cwt142.00–147.001,4593
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013123.95/cwt122.00–127.001,2562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,095155.26/cwt152.00–159.001,7002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,126166.30/cwt165.00–169.001,8735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255175.00/cwt172.00–183.002,19614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,323161.98/cwt158.00–166.002,1433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,529179.98/cwt177.00–186.002,75210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,688173.65/cwt170.00–176.002,9314
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0102,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1232,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3363,270.36/head2,700.00–3,575.003,2707
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3432,990.45/head2,900.00–3,100.002,9906
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,4103,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5003,675.00/head3,675.00–3,675.003,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,7153,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28451,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28752,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2052,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4402,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1852,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.