Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-01-12

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 12
● Final140 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,422 head
149 vs last sale 1,571 722 vs year ago 700 · +103.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
45 vs last sale 169 92 vs year ago 32 · +287.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
35 vs last sale 45 53 vs year ago 27 · +196.3%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 600 lbs $15.00-$20.00 higher, over 600lbs steady, Feeder Heifers $3.00 $10.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $6.00-$12.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$3.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good to strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $433.86/cwt on 79 head, up $38.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 30 comparable sales and sits 14.09 against this barn's trailing median of $447.95.
Average price
$433.86
38.78 vs prior sale
79 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,377
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.99
vs TN average
38.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551436.652,40569
Medium and Large 2528414.612,18710thin
One grade step is worth $22.04/cwt here — about $218 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
502455408361median 447.9512/1503/0204/2706/2208/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $375.33, median $447.95 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale79 hd
433.86
TN average16 barns · 648 hd
417.87
+15.99
National average187 barns · 29,067 hd
471.98
−38.12
This barn, trailing median30 sales
447.95
−14.09
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
BullsAverage1,704186.953,18618
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,386166.022,30130
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,181159.201,88034
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,016142.351,44618

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,272$3,15923
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$3,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,173$2,76516
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,190$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,257$2,6016
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,308$2,2784thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,318$2,0632thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,185$3,4501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$3,1001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)820$2,0751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,304$3,0214thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)896$2,4176

Every lot, as filed

140 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
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750709351.34/cwt330.00–360.002,49121
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350324517.34/cwt505.00–525.001,6764
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524452.89/cwt442.00–470.002,37316
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400363526.72/cwt505.00–550.001,9122
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900850297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,5251
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750725320.67/cwt320.00–322.002,3259
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800760320.35/cwt320.00–321.002,43538
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650637367.96/cwt360.00–370.002,344128
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500474420.86/cwt417.00–421.001,99528
SteersMedium and Large 1Full550–600595350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0831
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850835308.37/cwt297.00–311.002,57515
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400389418.00/cwt410.00–425.001,6269
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300274453.23/cwt450.00–460.001,2423
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350328464.55/cwt462.00–470.001,5246
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600565370.11/cwt370.00–375.002,09144
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550526388.09/cwt380.00–395.002,04122
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600577319.95/cwt310.00–325.001,8464
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335405.54/cwt400.00–412.001,3594
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550533349.95/cwt340.00–360.001,86519
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450405395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6001
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400371447.00/cwt447.00–447.001,6588
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added250–300283520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4722
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800781310.33/cwt300.00–312.002,4247
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850825286.44/cwt285.00–290.002,3637
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900885220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9471
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718289.98/cwt285.00–300.002,0823
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700671313.65/cwt310.00–317.002,1058
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850825250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0634
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500487389.53/cwt370.00–397.001,89724
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650629310.62/cwt290.00–325.001,9547
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600574345.46/cwt330.00–360.001,98340
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400383449.67/cwt437.00–455.001,72215
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000950195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8531
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700677325.13/cwt320.00–335.002,20125
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900873284.94/cwt280.00–290.002,4884
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450424412.68/cwt400.00–430.001,7504
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600569440.98/cwt432.00–450.002,5096
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450419504.57/cwt495.00–517.002,11412
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250245540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,3231
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600566418.59/cwt410.00–426.002,36938
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770342.06/cwt330.00–347.002,63417
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700684373.00/cwt367.00–375.002,55114
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468501.36/cwt490.00–505.002,3468
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500476416.51/cwt400.00–432.001,9834
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350330493.04/cwt480.00–500.001,6273
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700652350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,28219
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550517419.01/cwt410.00–427.002,1668
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700673339.81/cwt330.00–350.002,2872
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650621395.77/cwt377.00–407.002,45816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800761347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,64471
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450433453.45/cwt445.00–485.001,96310
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400368425.85/cwt400.00–450.001,5672
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,2632
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750706309.02/cwt300.00–315.002,1825
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625365.63/cwt357.00–370.002,2853
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450413532.55/cwt530.00–535.002,1992
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900858353.56/cwt335.00–354.503,03463
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added1000–10501,036297.00/cwt297.00–297.003,0777
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550513497.51/cwt495.00–500.002,5528
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800771353.49/cwt350.00–360.002,72511
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750717372.78/cwt372.00–373.002,6739
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850808332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,6832
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700670400.96/cwt395.00–414.002,686154
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650643411.74/cwt407.00–413.002,64727
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350332534.21/cwt520.00–550.001,7747
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4361
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950900180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6201
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550524397.42/cwt390.00–400.002,0824
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300288450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2962
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700698320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2346
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,391154.59/cwt149.00–159.002,1508
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,383175.47/cwt171.00–180.002,42711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,166166.59/cwt163.00–173.001,94213
CowsBoner 80-85%1,335147.29/cwt146.00–149.001,9663
CowsLean 85-90%1,112145.49/cwt143.00–147.001,6188
CowsLean 85-90%973155.31/cwt155.00–156.001,5113
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,386164.88/cwt160.00–168.002,28511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,166155.84/cwt152.00–160.001,81718
CowsLean 85-90%925133.21/cwt124.00–139.001,2327
Bulls1,721191.06/cwt190.00–195.003,2887
Bulls1,699176.15/cwt170.00–180.002,9937
Bulls1,907204.89/cwt200.00–210.003,9073
BullsLight Weight1,015180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8271
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1902,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3082,277.68/head2,100.00–2,450.002,2784
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0503,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2853,210.56/head2,775.00–3,350.003,2119
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-38202,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2403,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2602,481.63/head2,250.00–2,925.002,4825
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,4652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1701,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39841,923.98/head1,650.00–2,100.001,9244
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29703,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1853,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38952,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2723,158.70/head3,050.00–3,200.003,15923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0872,547.24/head2,250.00–3,100.002,5473
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
BullsMedium and Large 11,3043,021.14/head2,700.00–3,400.003,0214
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500480448.21/cwt430.00–462.002,15110
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550534369.24/cwt347.00–375.001,97214
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850828296.23/cwt285.00–307.002,4532
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950930287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,6691
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350312447.99/cwt435.00–460.001,3983
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450433417.21/cwt400.00–430.001,80722
HeifersSmall 1350–400355400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4201
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950940250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519369.03/cwt365.00–380.001,91511
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450422378.98/cwt370.00–387.001,59910
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500471359.01/cwt350.00–370.001,69110
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250215411.63/cwt400.00–425.008852
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350315465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4651
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300279538.34/cwt500.00–550.001,5024
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400387426.02/cwt400.00–435.001,6499
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850828255.02/cwt250.00–260.002,1122
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650629341.56/cwt332.00–360.002,14816
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270495.95/cwt475.00–510.001,3394
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600555399.72/cwt385.00–409.002,21811
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800765330.67/cwt330.00–332.002,5303
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600578371.83/cwt350.00–377.002,1497
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500488416.82/cwt400.00–422.002,03426
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900860285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4511
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450422430.99/cwt400.00–450.001,81912
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550526414.49/cwt400.00–430.002,18016
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450417473.11/cwt450.00–487.001,97312
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250215650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,3981
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650622314.95/cwt300.00–345.001,9593
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700677336.66/cwt335.00–338.002,2793
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300267609.33/cwt605.00–620.001,6277
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700672350.43/cwt340.00–362.002,3555
BullsSmall 1500–550500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400384494.71/cwt470.00–507.001,9008
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900855250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1381
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750730310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2631
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710335.32/cwt330.00–342.002,3814
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650630366.97/cwt352.00–377.002,31219
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000950282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,6791

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.