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%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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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 class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $431.59/cwt on 53 head, down $2.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits 17.04 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.
Average price
$431.59
2.27 vs prior sale
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

What quality paid 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
502455408361median 448.6301/0503/0904/2706/2208/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $375.33, median $448.63 across 29 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 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 median29 sales
448.63
−17.04
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
BullsAverage1,697182.973,10513
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, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400380560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,1281
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750742368.95/cwt362.00–370.002,73835
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850833340.37/cwt339.00–341.002,83519
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650626361.88/cwt350.00–380.002,26511
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900875329.27/cwt325.00–332.002,8814
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500477410.70/cwt400.00–430.001,9594
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900859339.29/cwt337.00–342.002,91532
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600576434.76/cwt430.00–437.002,5049
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550518470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,4358
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000970310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,0071
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450410541.93/cwt530.00–560.002,2225
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600574402.00/cwt395.00–412.002,3077
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550538434.50/cwt420.00–457.002,33825
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400386426.02/cwt400.00–435.001,6445
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700679376.48/cwt372.00–378.002,5564
SteersSmall 1450–500460400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8401
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850804336.84/cwt335.00–340.002,70813
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700655337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,2071
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315489.53/cwt475.00–500.001,5425
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550529344.95/cwt320.00–350.001,8256
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750726324.94/cwt320.00–332.002,3595
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550523400.82/cwt400.00–410.002,09612
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650626367.63/cwt365.00–370.002,30124
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600585361.12/cwt340.00–370.002,11329
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700679318.71/cwt310.00–327.002,1646
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380458.29/cwt440.00–475.001,74217
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450431418.15/cwt410.00–425.001,8027
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500471367.42/cwt350.00–370.001,7318
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350324441.59/cwt410.00–455.001,4319
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650622352.37/cwt337.00–360.002,19210
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850836302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,5254
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270509.44/cwt500.00–520.001,3752
HeifersSmall 1500–550535335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7921
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800767323.25/cwt310.00–328.002,47912
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650637324.51/cwt320.00–330.002,0676
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500486389.57/cwt370.00–400.001,89325
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550527380.48/cwt360.00–390.002,00528
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
HeifersSmall 1450–500463352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,6302
HeifersSmall 1400–450420350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4701
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450424441.33/cwt430.00–460.001,87110
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800773292.28/cwt285.00–300.002,2592
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550522360.35/cwt350.00–380.001,8813
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450415351.47/cwt335.00–370.001,4593
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468465.13/cwt442.00–477.002,17721
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450417481.58/cwt472.00–487.002,00812
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500463419.43/cwt417.00–422.001,9422
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800792331.42/cwt320.00–337.002,6253
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950935290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7121
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550535375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0061
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400383467.55/cwt465.00–470.001,7912
SteersSmall 1350–400365370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3511
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,0151
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450419456.54/cwt430.00–480.001,9134
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750717351.92/cwt340.00–362.002,52313
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added1000–10501,025295.00/cwt295.00–295.003,0242
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500460508.20/cwt500.00–510.002,33811
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800795346.77/cwt346.00–362.002,75760
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350315504.05/cwt485.00–525.001,5882
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400379511.45/cwt500.00–525.001,9386
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580383.33/cwt380.00–385.002,2233
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added950–1000966329.27/cwt326.50–332.003,181109
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650631416.03/cwt400.00–422.002,62521
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250–300260570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4821
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9841
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550535445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3812
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450430509.94/cwt500.00–515.002,1933
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500485464.27/cwt462.00–465.002,2524
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
CowsBoner 80-85%1,267156.90/cwt154.00–164.001,98823
CowsLean 85-90%1,081131.07/cwt128.00–133.001,4174
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,358157.81/cwt154.00–159.002,1435
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,560164.26/cwt160.00–165.002,56214
CowsLean 85-90%998150.43/cwt146.00–155.001,5016
CowsLean 85-90%987139.85/cwt135.00–144.001,3809
CowsBoner 80-85%1,123169.94/cwt165.00–177.001,90810
CowsLean 85-90%875124.02/cwt121.00–125.001,0854
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,425176.84/cwt171.00–183.002,52013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,274149.59/cwt146.00–151.001,90616
Bulls1,732185.39/cwt180.00–190.003,2119
Bulls1,477170.04/cwt165.00–177.002,5113
Bulls2,040200.00/cwt200.00–200.004,0801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,3052,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2552,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,3282,724.76/head2,600.00–2,850.002,7252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 38851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0522,279.02/head1,900.00–2,550.002,27913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 39281,963.75/head1,850.00–2,050.001,9642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0672,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,95018
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2782,414.33/head2,350.00–2,475.002,4142
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3433,212.48/head3,100.00–3,300.003,2122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0933,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,10010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1572,189.46/head2,000.00–2,400.002,1895
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2402,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsSmall 11,0851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1783,020.44/head2,750.00–3,400.003,0204
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,0151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3003,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3258
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29901,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29652,383.15/head2,350.00–2,450.002,3833
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750735270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9851
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950933266.68/cwt265.00–270.002,4886
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750710320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2721
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600560358.92/cwt350.00–377.002,0103
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760324.07/cwt305.00–329.002,4635
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700677326.08/cwt320.00–332.002,2084
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350339478.77/cwt470.00–515.001,6235
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250230515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,1851
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5401
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500476428.31/cwt420.00–450.002,03912
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300–350320500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6003
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250245645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,5801
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500464400.79/cwt375.00–415.001,86011
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950905280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5341
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600576398.57/cwt390.00–422.002,29613
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3601
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450437415.14/cwt395.00–420.001,81411
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400393435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7102
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850835310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5892
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900863310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6752
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350340557.93/cwt535.00–575.001,89710
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518422.95/cwt400.00–437.002,19114
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400369507.16/cwt500.00–520.001,8718
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618366.01/cwt350.00–375.002,26210
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700661360.57/cwt342.00–370.002,3839
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450432464.21/cwt450.00–480.002,0056
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275589.82/cwt580.00–600.001,6222
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1252,714.00/head2,500.00–2,950.002,7142
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,4202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3262,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1302,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0006
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 27051,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.