Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $17.00-$23.00 lower, Feeder Heifers $18.00-$26.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $23.00-$34.00 lower, Slaughter Cows unevenly steady, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$4.00 higher. Quality good to fancy, Demand good. Stronger demand for weaned & thinner fleshed calves; discounts for fleshier, unweaned, & bull calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $431.33/cwt on 93 head, down $13.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −17.29 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.

Average price

$431.33

▼ 13.08 vs prior sale

93 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,379

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$30.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.02

vs TN average

+12.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	437.27	2,425	75
Medium and Large 2	539	406.60	2,192	18thin

One grade step is worth $30.67/cwt here — about $233 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

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 sale93 hd

431.33

—

TN average16 barns · 655 hd

417.31

+14.02

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+12.29

This barn, trailing median29 sales

448.63

−17.29

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	1,956	209.92	4,105	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	193.75	2,797	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	187.04	2,110	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	150.98	1,635	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,716	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,185	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	329.90/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	688	376.04/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,587	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	413.92/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,343	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	505.00/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,146	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	464	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,042	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,124	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	542.48/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	851	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,961	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,635	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	948	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,844	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,907.38/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,907	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	377.86/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,195	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	437.85/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,452	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	384.95/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	426.22/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,986	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	368.07/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,929	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	417.66/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,184	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	852	312.34/cwt	310.00–317.00	2,661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	554.87/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	318.73/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	329.64/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,876	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	382.65/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	458.45/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,728	3
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Steers	Small 1	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Steers	Small 1	400–450	418	424.85/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,776	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,680	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	145.28/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,585	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,549	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	200.02/cwt	194.00–205.00	3,032	6
Bulls	—	—	1,985	221.59/cwt	219.00–224.00	4,399	2
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	5,670	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	164.35/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,931	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,208	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	189.57/cwt	184.00–191.00	2,572	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	194.20/cwt	184.00–195.00	2,161	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	174.87/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,121	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	885	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,103	2,427.89/head	1,800.00–3,100.00	2,428	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	4,524	1
Bulls	—	—	1,756	198.55/cwt	193.00–204.00	3,487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	418.76/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,446	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	801	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,783	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	454	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,202	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	446.65/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,354	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	366.89/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,058	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,405	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	484.19/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,126	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	403.70/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,503	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	906	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,999	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	364.65/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,082	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	458.73/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,179	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	349.08/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,548	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	388.38/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,066	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	516.43/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	518.69/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	358.37/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	452.15/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,714	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	293.58/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	341.40/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,100	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	413.70/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,949	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	296.65/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	624.09/cwt	610.00–640.00	1,654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	310.17/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,236	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	466.44/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,020	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	331.30/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,236	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	441.03/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,905	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	427.59/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,061	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	328.36/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,230	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	502.99/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,962	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	418.23/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,175	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	551	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,094	4

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 Jul 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 732Last week 926Year ago 609

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 57Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 20Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	265	610.00–640.00	624.09
2	300–350	303	540.00–545.00	542.48
6	350–400	390	500.00–520.00	502.99
10	400–450	433	455.00–470.00	466.44
15	450–500	482	420.00–440.00	427.59
16	500–550	520	400.00–435.00	418.23
24	550–600	566	400.00–422.00	413.92
4	600–650	629	320.00–350.00	329.90
7	650–700	679	320.00–350.00	328.36
4	700–750	721	300.00–320.00	310.17
2	750–800	798	280.00	280.00
2	900–950	948	300.00	300.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	570.00	570.00
2	250–300	283	550.00–560.00	554.87
5	300–350	337	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	377	445.00–485.00	458.45
2	400–450	428	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	473	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	535	380.00–390.00	384.95
10	550–600	561	350.00–380.00	366.89
4	600–650	629	315.00–320.00	318.73
2	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	678	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	454	485.00	485.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	508	490.00	490.00
19	550–600	560	435.00–440.00	437.85
7	600–650	620	425.00	425.00
19	650–700	688	375.00–380.00	376.04
32	800–850	801	347.50	347.50
56	850–900	851	348.00	348.00
60	900–950	906	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	500.00–510.00	505.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	470.00	470.00
9	450–500	466	400.00–435.00	426.22
13	500–550	523	400.00–425.00	417.66
5	550–600	581	370.00–385.00	377.86
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
3	850–900	852	310.00–317.00	312.34
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	400.00–450.00	424.85
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	545.00	545.00
3	350–400	373	510.00–530.00	516.43
5	400–450	439	470.00–490.00	484.19
11	450–500	475	440.00–475.00	458.73
24	500–550	527	435.00–460.00	446.65
27	550–600	584	400.00–425.00	418.76
21	600–650	620	390.00–420.00	403.70
3	650–700	690	355.00–360.00	358.37
12	700–750	730	340.00–358.00	349.08
2	750–800	765	340.00–350.00	344.97
1	800–850	810	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	464	440.00	440.00
13	500–550	518	410.00	410.00
4	550–600	551	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	638	362.00	362.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	425.00–435.00	430.00
2	400–450	405	415.00	415.00
6	450–500	470	375.00–390.00	382.65
8	500–550	524	350.00–375.00	368.07
9	550–600	569	320.00–342.00	329.64
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	439	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	560.00	560.00
4	300–350	314	515.00–525.00	518.69
14	350–400	379	445.00–460.00	452.15
13	400–450	432	430.00–450.00	441.03
16	450–500	471	400.00–430.00	413.70
25	500–550	532	380.00–400.00	388.38
20	550–600	571	350.00–375.00	364.65
21	600–650	615	320.00–350.00	341.40
8	650–700	675	325.00–345.00	331.30
1	700–750	725	322.00	322.00
3	750–800	780	290.00–300.00	296.65
2	800–850	825	290.00–297.00	293.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,220	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,907.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,800.00–3,100.00	2,427.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,150.00	2,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	157.00	157.00
4	—	1,091	142.00–147.00	145.28
2	—	1,175	163.00–166.00	164.35
1	—	895	135.00	135.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	177.00	177.00
6	—	1,516	194.00–205.00	200.02
5	—	1,357	184.00–191.00	189.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,113	184.00–195.00	194.20
5	—	1,213	170.00–183.00	174.87
1	—	885	162.00	162.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,985	219.00–224.00	221.59
1	—	1,950	232.00	232.00
4	—	1,756	193.00–204.00	198.55
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,700	210.00	210.00

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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