Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $7.00-$13.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $7.00-$14.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $11.00-$17.00 higher, Slaughter Cows Steady-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $5.00-$7.00 higher. Quality good, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $430.91/cwt on 46 head, up $8.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits −17.72 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.

Average price

$430.91

▲ 8.12 vs prior sale

46 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$54.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.42

vs TN average

−56.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	438.08	2,433	40
Medium and Large 2	549	383.13	2,101	6thin

One grade step is worth $54.95/cwt here — about $332 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

29 sales

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 sale46 hd

430.91

—

TN average15 barns · 490 hd

454.33

−23.42

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−56.44

This barn, trailing median29 sales

448.63

−17.72

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,836	195.73	3,593	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	174.22	2,451	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	161.69	1,843	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	149.03	1,636	15

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,440	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,375	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,244	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,182	$1,950	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	368.70/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,699	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	428.11/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,487	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	573.72/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,347	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	943	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	3,183	55
Steers	Small 1	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	437.22/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,239	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	574.69/cwt	570.00–585.00	2,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	373.80/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	414.09/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	383.40/cwt	375.00–389.00	2,385	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,448	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	412.79/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,147	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	429	581.18/cwt	580.00–585.00	2,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	559	452.81/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	545	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	460.53/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	383.48/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	491.01/cwt	487.00–500.00	1,885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	348	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	339.24/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,263	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	519.67/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,736	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	416.66/cwt	400.00–447.00	1,979	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	483.64/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,283	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	239	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	1,685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	336.44/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,920	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	353.77/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	515.23/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,169	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	441.28/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,123	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	366.25/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	353.84/cwt	350.00–357.00	2,406	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	384.14/cwt	380.00–392.00	2,708	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	681	403.09/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,745	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	867	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	3,052	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	456	537.57/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	345	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	427.98/cwt	425.00–432.00	2,645	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	358	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	755	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	958	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	559.65/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	358.84/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,877	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	462.51/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	561	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,463	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	140.18/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,256	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	159.93/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,574	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	147.85/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,890	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	177.14/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,517	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	168.37/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,322	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	166.85/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,044	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	150.74/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,589	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	175.86/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,080	4
Bulls	—	—	1,877	195.23/cwt	192.00–200.00	3,664	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	184.83/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,198	3
Bulls	—	—	1,933	212.82/cwt	205.00–220.00	4,114	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,045	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	940	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,175	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	2,234.40/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,234	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	2,687.78/head	2,675.00–2,700.00	2,688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,105	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,345	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	376.97/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,511	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	432.59/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,271	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	340.06/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	467.37/cwt	440.00–482.00	1,982	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	401.75/cwt	397.00–420.00	1,728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	519.25/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,958	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	320.31/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,306	5
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	390	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,544	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	354.23/cwt	335.00–362.00	2,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	370.34/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,111	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	396.39/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,081	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	363.30/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	460.42/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,219	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	467.00/cwt	452.00–470.00	2,172	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	418.78/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	566.88/cwt	545.00–585.00	2,137	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	408.03/cwt	382.00–420.00	1,967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	477.37/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	531.45/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,243	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	395.90/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,455	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	690.00/cwt	665.00–715.00	1,760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	592.03/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,894	2

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Mon Feb 16, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 737Last week 897Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 74Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 29Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	239	705.00	705.00
1	250–300	250	615.00	615.00
1	300–350	340	600.00	600.00
3	350–400	373	570.00–585.00	574.69
4	400–450	409	570.00–575.00	573.72
5	450–500	472	460.00–510.00	483.64
11	500–550	512	430.00–450.00	437.22
19	550–600	581	420.00–440.00	428.11
10	600–650	626	400.00–420.00	414.09
8	650–700	686	365.00–395.00	373.80
15	700–750	732	365.00–372.00	368.70
4	750–800	774	350.00–355.00	353.77
3	800–850	820	347.00	347.00
7	850–900	868	335.00–337.00	336.44
1	900–950	920	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	615.00	615.00
2	350–400	358	610.00	610.00
4	400–450	429	580.00–585.00	581.18
4	450–500	456	530.00–545.00	537.57
3	500–550	545	470.00	470.00
7	550–600	559	450.00–460.00	452.81
13	600–650	618	425.00–432.00	427.98
89	650–700	681	400.00–410.00	403.09
14	700–750	705	380.00–392.00	384.14
2	750–800	755	362.00	362.00
60	850–900	867	352.00	352.00
55	900–950	943	337.50	337.50
3	950–1000	958	317.00	317.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
8	400–450	421	505.00–530.00	515.23
7	450–500	481	420.00–450.00	441.28
3	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	572	340.00–380.00	366.25
1	600–650	645	372.00	372.00
7	650–700	680	350.00–357.00	353.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	465	452.00–470.00	467.00
7	500–550	520	410.00–420.00	412.79
10	600–650	622	375.00–389.00	383.40
21	650–700	658	372.00	372.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	485.00	485.00
5	300–350	319	450.00–470.00	460.53
3	350–400	384	487.00–500.00	491.01
6	400–450	430	397.00–420.00	401.75
2	450–500	475	382.00–385.00	383.48
1	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
4	550–600	574	320.00–350.00	340.06
2	600–650	600	307.00	307.00
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	575.00	575.00
12	300–350	334	500.00–535.00	519.67
12	350–400	377	505.00–530.00	519.25
19	400–450	424	440.00–482.00	467.37
23	450–500	475	400.00–447.00	416.66
28	500–550	525	380.00–400.00	396.39
28	550–600	570	350.00–385.00	370.34
4	600–650	628	335.00–362.00	354.23
12	650–700	667	330.00–360.00	339.24
5	700–750	720	300.00–330.00	320.31
3	750–800	768	332.00	332.00
2	800–850	820	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	550.00–570.00	559.65
5	350–400	379	450.00–470.00	462.51
2	400–450	438	470.00–485.00	477.37
3	450–500	482	382.00–420.00	408.03
5	500–550	523	350.00–375.00	358.84
2	550–600	580	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	627	350.00–370.00	363.30
1	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	850	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	561	439.00	439.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	354	520.00	520.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	665.00–715.00	690.00
2	300–350	320	585.00–600.00	592.03
18	350–400	377	545.00–585.00	566.88
10	400–450	422	500.00–550.00	531.45
10	450–500	482	430.00–475.00	460.42
12	500–550	525	420.00–440.00	432.59
5	550–600	574	395.00–425.00	418.78
20	600–650	620	380.00–405.00	395.90
6	650–700	666	367.00–385.00	376.97
1	750–800	755	337.00	337.00
2	800–850	842	322.00	322.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	896	138.00–142.00	140.18
4	—	984	157.00–167.00	159.93
7	—	1,278	143.00–153.00	147.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,421	173.00–183.00	177.14
4	—	1,379	167.00–169.00	168.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,225	163.00–169.00	166.85
8	—	1,054	146.00–153.00	150.74
4	—	1,183	172.00–177.00	175.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,877	192.00–200.00	195.23
3	—	1,730	180.00–188.00	184.83
2	—	1,933	205.00–220.00	212.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,170	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,234.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,135	2,675.00–2,700.00	2,687.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,900.00	1,900.00

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