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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $471.18/cwt on 49 head, up $40.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 29 comparable sales and sits +22.56 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.
Average price
$471.18
40.27 vs prior sale
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

What quality paid 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.

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 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 median29 sales
448.63
+22.56
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
BullsAverage1,859195.233,6298thin
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, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800765336.80/cwt336.50–342.002,57775
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750707336.66/cwt333.00–347.002,380102
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800769355.76/cwt350.00–358.002,7367
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575452.79/cwt442.00–462.002,6049
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318641.18/cwt625.00–665.002,0393
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500481508.73/cwt500.00–520.002,44728
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800770300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3101
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500485435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1104
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700683389.62/cwt362.00–400.002,66120
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650622420.89/cwt410.00–425.002,6186
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750732380.19/cwt377.00–387.002,7839
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650629375.25/cwt368.00–390.002,36029
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250230550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2651
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700676344.48/cwt335.00–350.002,3297
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500453500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2654
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450422486.89/cwt450.00–500.002,0558
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550528512.39/cwt510.00–520.002,7054
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400381504.80/cwt485.00–515.001,9234
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650627352.74/cwt347.00–360.002,2125
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550524365.50/cwt350.00–390.001,9158
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450433473.98/cwt470.00–480.002,0526
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700674360.23/cwt357.00–367.002,4286
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400377516.25/cwt515.00–520.001,9464
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480405.67/cwt400.00–430.001,94711
HeifersSmall 1400–450408420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7142
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566379.43/cwt370.00–387.002,14811
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850835290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4221
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500475370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7581
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350334497.58/cwt475.00–505.001,6624
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350326531.41/cwt520.00–550.001,73211
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300288700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,0164
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300280637.84/cwt630.00–645.001,7866
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550–600577465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,6837
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5671
SteersSmall 1450–500450425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9131
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450410415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7021
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550545420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2891
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950926336.87/cwt334.75–338.753,119104
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800794374.57/cwt370.00–374.752,974129
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500450560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,52010
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400377544.91/cwt540.00–570.002,0546
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515496.31/cwt475.00–510.002,5567
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650618390.14/cwt385.00–395.002,4112
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900855347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,9672
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850843344.66/cwt344.00–352.002,90570
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added1000–10501,010300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0301
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750705347.96/cwt337.00–365.002,4533
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450424550.54/cwt535.00–560.002,3347
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700664426.25/cwt407.00–430.002,83034
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600572468.96/cwt465.00–475.002,68220
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650641436.94/cwt429.00–445.002,801256
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750725403.34/cwt392.00–403.502,924146
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400384512.83/cwt490.00–520.001,9698
SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000950275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,6131
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500470532.00/cwt532.00–532.002,5002
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550518511.70/cwt510.00–515.002,6516
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300–350328645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,1163
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650623392.95/cwt370.00–415.002,4482
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530462.83/cwt445.00–472.002,4533
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,6661
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250225590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,3281
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,529179.98/cwt177.00–186.002,75210
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,323161.98/cwt158.00–166.002,1433
CowsLean 85-90%1,013123.95/cwt122.00–127.001,2562
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,688173.65/cwt170.00–176.002,9314
CowsLean 85-90%938136.44/cwt135.00–138.001,2804
CowsLean 85-90%955157.03/cwt155.00–160.001,5004
CowsLean 85-90%1,008144.74/cwt142.00–147.001,4593
CowsBoner 80-85%1,095155.26/cwt152.00–159.001,7002
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255175.00/cwt172.00–183.002,19614
CowsBoner 80-85%1,126166.30/cwt165.00–169.001,8735
Bulls1,786194.47/cwt185.00–200.003,4736
Bulls1,915175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,3511
Bulls2,240220.00/cwt220.00–220.004,9281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0102,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 28451,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 28752,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3363,270.36/head2,700.00–3,575.003,2707
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2052,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5003,675.00/head3,675.00–3,675.003,6751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,7153,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3432,990.45/head2,900.00–3,100.002,9906
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1232,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,4103,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,1852,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4402,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300280500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378526.82/cwt520.00–535.001,9915
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350302706.67/cwt700.00–710.002,1346
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550533490.25/cwt480.00–500.002,61315
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500472501.18/cwt490.00–515.002,3669
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550516451.09/cwt440.00–465.002,32816
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900868313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,71761
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300277571.81/cwt550.00–600.001,5845
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450426433.37/cwt420.00–455.001,8468
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600572350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0026
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550527416.94/cwt400.00–440.002,19714
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450433503.66/cwt490.00–520.002,18124
HeifersSmall 1500–550535370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9801
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400362540.42/cwt520.00–555.001,95612
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750729330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4068
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500477457.73/cwt435.00–470.002,1839
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600576396.16/cwt395.00–400.002,28211
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600563477.57/cwt475.00–480.002,6899
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400388478.34/cwt442.00–550.001,8564
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500461468.93/cwt450.00–480.002,1629
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full650–700695320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2242
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800765300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2951
HeifersSmall 1450–500497400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9883
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350323601.30/cwt585.00–615.001,9424
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600590387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,2831
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2751
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450431517.16/cwt500.00–550.002,2294
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450427475.91/cwt450.00–495.002,03212
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750720345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4842
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650624409.48/cwt400.00–427.002,5557
BullsSmall 1350–400363442.55/cwt435.00–450.001,6062
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900860310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6661
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800762345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6293
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850840306.70/cwt300.00–320.002,5763
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300267732.49/cwt695.00–750.001,9563
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655402.00/cwt397.00–412.002,6333

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.