Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes Feeder Cattle $5.00-$11.00 higher, with strong demand for 600-700lb Feeder Steers, Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls not well established. Quality good, Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.64/cwt on 70 head, up $17.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −26.00 against this barn's trailing median of $393.64.

Average price

$367.64

▲ 17.44 vs prior sale

70 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$57.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.05

vs TN average

−6.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	377.57	2,034	51
Medium and Large 2	543	342.15	1,858	18thin
Small 1	500	320.00	1,600	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.57/cwt here — about $434 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.38, low $350.20, median $393.64 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 sale70 hd

367.64

—

TN average15 barns · 488 hd

361.59

+6.05

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−6.39

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.64

−26.00

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	1,449	208.10	3,015	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	187.84	2,892	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	179.70	2,271	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,046	161.51	1,689	16

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,410	$4,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,393	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,423	$2,978	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$2,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,295	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1Value Added	550–600	578	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	345.08/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	357.17/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,272	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,942.68/head	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	764	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	664	401.82/cwt	395.00–403.00	2,668	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	733	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,719	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,495	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	431.99/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	363.89/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,925	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	303	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	381.78/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	382.34/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,335	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	366.22/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	421.24/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	320.85/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,989	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	333.37/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	343.91/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,847	15
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	428	393.23/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,683	3
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	468	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,544	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	172.85/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,169	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,320	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	163.74/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,700	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	189.51/cwt	189.00–190.00	2,568	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	182.39/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,274	8
Bulls	—	—	1,765	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	3,989	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	156.07/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,562	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	175.21/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,024	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	185.25/cwt	181.00–193.00	2,803	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	175.77/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,540	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	197.86/cwt	194.00–207.00	3,225	5
Bulls	—	—	1,423	208.16/cwt	205.00–215.00	2,962	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,400	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,335	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	385.00/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	406.29/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,572	3
Bulls	—	—	1,210	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	425.04/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,853	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,485	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	479.89/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,088	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,425	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	360.97/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,458	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	390.00/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,266	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	386.04/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,370	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	431.82/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,237	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	461.11/cwt	445.00–472.00	2,223	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	378.32/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,986	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	340.70/cwt	332.00–355.00	2,627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	443.96/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	404.44/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,091	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	344.64/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,154	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	377.57/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,790	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	437.43/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,618	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	501	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	333.30/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	321.92/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,199	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	460.83/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,885	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	361.64/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,054	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,299	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	504.93/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	373.63/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,115	11

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 Aug 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 436Year ago 1,213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 62Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 50Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	515.00	515.00
2	500–550	523	460.00	460.00
2	550–600	578	420.00	420.00
3	600–650	618	415.00	415.00
47	650–700	664	395.00–403.00	401.82
14	700–750	733	371.00	371.00
8	750–800	764	361.00	361.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
5	450–500	497	430.00–435.00	431.99
1	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
4	550–600	587	360.00–370.00	366.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	373	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	435	465.00–485.00	479.89
11	450–500	482	445.00–472.00	461.11
8	500–550	518	425.00–440.00	431.82
11	550–600	581	380.00–415.00	390.00
8	600–650	614	370.00–400.00	386.04
33	650–700	681	350.00–380.00	360.97
8	750–800	771	332.00–355.00	340.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	500.00–510.00	504.93
1	350–400	370	505.00	505.00
12	400–450	409	450.00–470.00	460.83
6	450–500	473	430.00–465.00	443.96
15	500–550	517	380.00–425.00	404.44
11	550–600	566	370.00–400.00	373.63
6	600–650	613	330.00–370.00	345.08
8	650–700	683	300.00–330.00	321.92
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	770	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	830	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	855	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	387	400.00–420.00	406.29
4	400–450	414	410.00–425.00	421.24
2	450–500	450	370.00–400.00	385.00
5	500–550	529	350.00–370.00	363.89
1	550–600	595	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	635	320.00–325.00	322.46
1	800–850	840	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	390.00–400.00	393.23
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	501	420.00	420.00
3	550–600	565	390.00	390.00
17	600–650	636	357.00–360.00	357.17
16	650–700	653	352.00	352.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	384	370.00–400.00	382.34
7	400–450	429	370.00–395.00	381.78
2	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
15	500–550	537	320.00–350.00	343.91
3	550–600	573	330.00–340.00	333.37
12	600–650	620	320.00–330.00	320.85
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	450.00	450.00
10	350–400	370	425.00–455.00	437.43
5	400–450	436	420.00–430.00	425.04
14	450–500	474	370.00–400.00	377.57
24	500–550	525	370.00–395.00	378.32
16	550–600	568	350.00–380.00	361.64
15	600–650	625	330.00–355.00	344.64
3	650–700	662	330.00–340.00	333.30
1	700–750	715	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	750	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	825	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	875	280.00	280.00

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)	2	—	1,435	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,942.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	3,900.00	3,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	4,900.00	4,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,295	4,000.00	4,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	3,050.00	3,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,255	167.00–177.00	172.85
2	—	1,355	189.00–190.00	189.51
8	—	1,247	177.00–187.00	182.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	132.00	132.00
7	—	1,038	160.00–167.00	163.74
5	—	1,001	152.00–157.00	156.07
3	—	1,155	172.00–177.00	175.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,513	181.00–193.00	185.25
2	—	1,445	174.00–178.00	175.77
5	—	1,630	194.00–207.00	197.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	226.00	226.00
3	—	1,423	205.00–215.00	208.16
1	—	1,210	190.00	190.00

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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