Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2026-02-09

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 9
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
897 head
804 vs last sale 93 99 vs year ago 996 · 9.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
60 vs last sale 14 30 vs year ago 104 · 28.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
26 vs last sale 3 66 vs year ago 95 · 69.5%
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable receipts last week. Quality good to fancy, Demand good to strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $422.79/cwt on 52 head, down $8.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits 25.15 against this barn's trailing median of $447.95.
Average price
$422.79
8.80 vs prior sale
52 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,310
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$513
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$84.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.50
vs TN average
55.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540434.852,35041
Medium and Large 2573380.622,18210thin
Medium and Large 3525350.001,8381thin
One grade step is worth $84.85/cwt here — about $513 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale52 hd
422.79
TN average14 barns · 350 hd
436.29
−13.50
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−55.60
This barn, trailing median30 sales
447.95
−25.15
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
BullsAverage1,718191.163,28511
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,347178.582,40511
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,180168.901,99324
CowsLean 85-90%High1,064147.441,56917

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,454$3,3024thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,320$3,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$2,4247
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,313$2,3712thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)825$1,6501thin

Every lot, as filed

132 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 1700–750730362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,6431
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320599.84/cwt595.00–605.001,9192
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850842343.65/cwt342.00–347.002,8943
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700672357.85/cwt350.00–377.002,40517
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800787345.40/cwt337.00–350.002,7189
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600576414.90/cwt405.00–427.002,39011
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550528435.18/cwt426.00–443.002,29815
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900872332.84/cwt332.00–337.002,9026
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400387569.11/cwt555.00–575.002,20211
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250233662.63/cwt660.00–665.001,5442
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615405.46/cwt400.00–410.002,4945
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600591390.24/cwt390.00–392.002,3068
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800753330.13/cwt327.00–332.002,4868
SteersMedium and Large 3200–250240470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1281
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550525350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8381
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300277622.56/cwt605.00–670.001,7244
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468497.77/cwt485.00–510.002,3309
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430417.19/cwt412.00–420.001,7948
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400383469.51/cwt462.00–477.001,79810
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500450472.00/cwt472.00–472.002,1242
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475393.88/cwt370.00–400.001,87110
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed200–250200510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,0202
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900895295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6403
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320462.35/cwt445.00–475.001,4809
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620303.39/cwt300.00–310.001,8813
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700685314.05/cwt310.00–325.002,1516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600580374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,16911
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450413492.35/cwt482.00–500.002,0337
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350335535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7922
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,5261
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750708322.05/cwt320.00–330.002,2805
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478427.53/cwt415.00–452.002,0446
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550521341.97/cwt320.00–360.001,78214
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425503.38/cwt492.00–520.002,1396
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650633355.98/cwt340.00–380.002,2535
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375525.20/cwt520.00–530.001,9703
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800750320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4001
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450403430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7332
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350300500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5003
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700682333.36/cwt330.00–335.002,2743
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285510.18/cwt500.00–520.001,4542
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850835310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5891
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650635310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9691
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750725332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,4071
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950915250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2881
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600587372.02/cwt350.00–375.002,1848
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added950–1000969334.75/cwt334.75–334.753,24458
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950903335.00/cwt335.00–335.003,02555
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800779360.82/cwt352.00–366.002,81120
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550518453.95/cwt447.00–460.002,35112
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250–300280570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,5961
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550518415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1502
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450428530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,2682
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850829359.75/cwt359.75–359.752,98259
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650648424.00/cwt422.00–427.002,74810
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700662413.10/cwt402.00–417.002,7359
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600562430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4173
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900853349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,9778
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750723376.36/cwt372.00–380.002,72110
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400356605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,1545
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600565390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2041
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350319535.92/cwt530.00–545.001,7105
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500470410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9271
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300295550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6231
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650610320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9521
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500495520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,5741
CowsLean 85-90%1,128153.25/cwt149.00–156.001,7299
CowsLean 85-90%996143.98/cwt142.00–145.001,4345
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,200184.93/cwt179.00–197.002,2195
CowsBoner 80-85%1,244174.53/cwt171.00–178.002,17113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,059165.79/cwt160.00–169.001,7567
CowsBoner 80-85%1,185156.05/cwt155.00–157.001,8494
CowsLean 85-90%987135.79/cwt132.00–139.001,3403
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,469173.28/cwt171.00–175.002,5456
Bulls1,639188.48/cwt182.00–196.003,0897
Bulls1,985203.79/cwt199.00–207.004,0453
Bulls1,475172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,5371
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 28251,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3203,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4903,535.46/head3,500.00–3,600.003,5353
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3452,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3132,371.14/head2,050.00–2,650.002,3712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1603,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred CowsSmall 11,0151,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1732,856.18/head2,750.00–2,950.002,8562
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,0952,036.30/head1,800.00–2,250.002,0363
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1102,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950910277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,5211
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550533429.81/cwt412.00–440.002,29111
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650603390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3522
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850805280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2541
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250215625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,3441
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400370465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7211
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800768321.85/cwt307.00–337.002,4722
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300260616.20/cwt600.00–625.001,6023
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473492.30/cwt470.00–505.002,3298
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450414515.71/cwt500.00–545.002,13511
BullsSmall 1550–600590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0651
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250220605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,3311
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600581347.31/cwt332.00–360.002,01810
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600577376.12/cwt365.00–385.002,17039
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900860250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650626353.67/cwt337.00–362.002,21416
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850816307.43/cwt300.00–312.002,5099
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700686344.05/cwt335.00–352.002,36025
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400367504.58/cwt500.00–520.001,85210
HeifersSmall 1300–350320420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3441
HeifersSmall 1400–450425375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5941
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350319498.67/cwt490.00–505.001,5914
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422434.53/cwt422.00–465.001,83420
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550531377.95/cwt370.00–400.002,00726
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950945250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3631
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5081
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500490346.00/cwt342.00–350.001,6952
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650633376.33/cwt375.00–377.002,3829
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750719331.67/cwt330.00–338.002,38519
HeifersSmall 1450–500485350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6981
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350336422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,4184
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370555.03/cwt540.00–575.002,0545
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500472457.41/cwt440.00–465.002,15911
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430467.00/cwt467.00–467.002,0081
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0281
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700670320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1441
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy850–900893230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0542
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350314575.00/cwt560.00–595.001,80617
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600558420.24/cwt410.00–432.002,34520
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900855280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3941
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750708324.95/cwt320.00–340.002,3014
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620335.12/cwt330.00–340.002,0782
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400376527.45/cwt525.00–530.001,9834
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700671358.62/cwt345.00–370.002,4066

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.