Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady-$5.00 lower, Feeder Heifers $2.00-$4.00 lower, Feeder Bulls mostly steady, Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$6.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $422.89/cwt on 73 head, down $4.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −25.74 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.

Average price

$422.89

▼ 4.40 vs prior sale

73 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$78.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.01

vs TN average

−36.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	428.77	2,405	56
Medium and Large 1-2	523	420.00	2,197	11thin
Medium and Large 2	558	385.00	2,146	4thin
Small 1	588	350.00	2,058	2thin

One grade step is worth $78.77/cwt here — about $347 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale73 hd

422.89

—

TN average15 barns · 470 hd

425.89

−3.01

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−36.16

This barn, trailing median29 sales

448.63

−25.74

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	—	High	1,728	214.13	3,700	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,357	192.40	2,612	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	175.42	2,173	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	155.93	1,597	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$2,948	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	853	$2,204	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	768	$2,450	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$2,151	6

Every lot, as filed

115 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 2	200–250	235	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	444.52/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,907	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,279	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	329.83/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,388	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	2,203.96/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	470.00/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,555	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	405.01/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,197	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,948.46/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	410.91/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,124	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	2,150.51/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,151	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	642	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,677	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,416	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	476.14/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	344	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	565.93/cwt	545.00–590.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	326.67/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	346.61/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,347	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	326.77/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	374.22/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	430.18/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,099	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	314.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	463.86/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	320.07/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,141	4
Steers	Small 1	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	453	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,812	2
Heifers	Small 1	800–850	803	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,887	2
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	478	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,745	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Steers	Small 1	550–600	588	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,058	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,274	175.51/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,236	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	232.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	4,071	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	185.08/cwt	183.00–189.00	2,626	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	162.53/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,902	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	188.23/cwt	184.00–195.00	2,439	8
Bulls	—	—	1,595	199.00/cwt	192.00–205.00	3,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	175.49/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,188	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	153.12/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,462	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	162.48/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,925	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	202.91/cwt	198.00–208.00	2,727	12
Bulls	—	—	1,799	215.82/cwt	210.00–224.00	3,883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	358.37/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,570	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	417.93/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,994	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	738	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	779	371.56/cwt	352.00–377.00	2,894	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	439.29/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,697	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	378.15/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,541	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	522	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,036	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	381.06/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,321	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	330.16/cwt	322.00–347.00	2,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,445	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	395.93/cwt	380.00–417.00	2,455	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	343.86/cwt	332.00–347.00	2,720	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	517.53/cwt	502.00–535.00	1,972	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	454.72/cwt	440.00–462.00	2,424	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	343.31/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,293	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	523.31/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	358.61/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,259	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	475.37/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,220	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	498.88/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,210	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	317.05/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	341.22/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	328.31/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,377	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	371.77/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,164	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	413.27/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,385	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	608.94/cwt	600.00–625.00	1,675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	662	423.54/cwt	402.00–427.00	2,804	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	410.93/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,149	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	434.02/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,053	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	468.37/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,981	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	386.39/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,253	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	382.12/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,212	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	464	477.93/cwt	477.00–480.00	2,218	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	530.96/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	860	346.75/cwt	346.75–346.75	2,982	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	510.08/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,918	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	729	379.30/cwt	372.00–384.50	2,765	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	681	353.23/cwt	352.00–355.00	2,405	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	450.26/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,089	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	646.84/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,533	3

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 Jun 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,300Last week 983Year ago 1,047

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 87Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 32Year ago 111

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	650.00	650.00
2	300–350	323	545.00–590.00	565.93
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	418	470.00	470.00
8	450–500	488	420.00–450.00	430.18
2	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
7	600–650	616	370.00	370.00
12	650–700	677	342.00–350.00	346.61
4	700–750	724	325.00–335.00	329.83
3	750–800	750	325.00–330.00	326.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	523	420.00	420.00
62	600–650	642	417.00	417.00
12	700–750	730	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	344	600.00	600.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	588	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	730.00	730.00
1	300–350	320	635.00	635.00
6	350–400	370	520.00	520.00
13	400–450	443	485.00–500.00	498.88
12	450–500	467	470.00–495.00	475.37
19	500–550	533	440.00–462.00	454.72
34	550–600	577	400.00–430.00	413.27
53	600–650	620	380.00–417.00	395.93
45	650–700	672	365.00–385.00	378.15
13	700–750	717	350.00–362.00	358.37
9	750–800	791	332.00–347.00	343.86
3	800–850	822	322.00–347.00	330.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	473	517.00	517.00
3	550–600	555	440.00	440.00
28	600–650	614	435.00–440.00	439.29
93	650–700	662	402.00–427.00	423.54
30	700–750	729	372.00–384.50	379.30
80	750–800	779	352.00–377.00	371.56
56	850–900	860	346.75	346.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	580.00	580.00
4	350–400	398	450.00–490.00	470.00
4	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	494	400.00–415.00	405.01
2	500–550	543	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	632	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	685	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	640.00–650.00	646.84
3	250–300	275	600.00–625.00	608.94
2	300–350	335	565.00	565.00
10	350–400	376	500.00–525.00	510.08
8	400–450	433	460.00–485.00	476.14
9	450–500	473	420.00–450.00	434.02
17	500–550	517	400.00–420.00	410.91
14	550–600	579	370.00–400.00	382.12
9	600–650	609	370.00–390.00	381.06
3	650–700	684	337.00–350.00	341.22
1	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	770	300.00–335.00	317.05
1	900–950	945	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	384	450.00–495.00	463.86
13	400–450	429	425.00–455.00	444.52
7	450–500	477	410.00–425.00	417.93
9	500–550	519	360.00–385.00	374.22
2	550–600	575	310.00–320.00	314.96
3	600–650	625	320.00–330.00	326.77
4	650–700	669	315.00–325.00	320.07
2	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	792	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	700–750	731	330.50	330.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	365.00	365.00
2	800–850	803	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	464	477.00–480.00	477.93
25	550–600	583	385.00–395.00	386.39
12	650–700	681	352.00–355.00	353.23
4	700–750	738	337.00	337.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	522	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	200	630.00	630.00
3	250–300	277	520.00–530.00	523.31
5	300–350	335	500.00–545.00	530.96
16	350–400	381	502.00–535.00	517.53
30	400–450	423	450.00–485.00	468.37
16	450–500	464	440.00–465.00	450.26
48	500–550	523	400.00–435.00	410.93
88	550–600	582	350.00–385.00	371.77
25	600–650	630	350.00–365.00	358.61
47	650–700	668	330.00–350.00	343.31
12	700–750	724	310.00–335.00	328.31
1	750–800	760	327.00	327.00
3	800–850	842	312.00	312.00
1	900–950	945	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,218	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,948.46
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	853	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,203.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	768	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	973	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,274	175.00–177.00	175.51
8	—	1,419	183.00–189.00	185.08
12	—	1,344	198.00–208.00	202.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,170	157.00–168.00	162.53
8	—	1,296	184.00–195.00	188.23
11	—	1,247	170.00–179.00	175.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	955	150.00–157.00	153.12
3	—	1,185	161.00–165.00	162.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	230.00–235.00	232.62
3	—	1,595	192.00–205.00	199.00
5	—	1,799	210.00–224.00	215.82

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Dickson Livestock Auction

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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