Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls $15.00-$26.00 lower with instances of $30.00-$40.00 lower. Feeder Heifers $12.00-$26.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $4.00-$6.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls not well established but sold with a lower undertone. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.33/cwt on 71 head, down $50.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −71.93 against this barn's trailing median of $447.26.

Average price

$375.33

▼ 50.22 vs prior sale

71 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$49.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.75

vs TN average

−21.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	377.11	2,126	68
Small 1	515	350.00	1,803	1thin
Medium and Large 2	563	327.50	1,842	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.61/cwt here — about $284 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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $350.65, median $447.26 across 31 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 sale71 hd

375.33

—

TN average13 barns · 390 hd

399.08

−23.75

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−21.45

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.26

−71.93

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	1,716	205.18	3,521	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	166.00	2,432	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	162.06	1,965	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,097	140.70	1,543	7thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,585	$3,800	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$3,276	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,226	$3,161	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,925	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$2,496	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$3,243	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,022	$2,533	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	700–750	720	343.35/cwt	343.00–347.00	2,472	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	364.31/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,781	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	446.41/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,638	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	3,243.38/head	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	430.00/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	344.32/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,990	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	584	373.10/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,179	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,276.37/head	3,250.00–3,300.00	3,276	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	3,161.26/head	2,000.00–3,550.00	3,161	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,718.80/head	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	295.93/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,977	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	351.15/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,858	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	712	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,207	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	276.19/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,135	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,925.34/head	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,925	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	383.32/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,629	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	2,533.12/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	333.06/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	328.38/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	374.91/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	309.04/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	146.24/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,816	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	180.31/cwt	172.00–190.00	2,194	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	158.93/cwt	152.00–167.00	1,915	14
Bulls	—	—	1,719	203.19/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,493	7
Bulls	—	—	1,413	176.19/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,490	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	223.15/cwt	210.00–231.00	4,157	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,320	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	124.61/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,300	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	147.14/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,645	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,108	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	168.75/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	319.70/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,631	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	423.84/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	336.71/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	422.95/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,946	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	397.13/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,680	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	235.00/cwt	220.00–250.00	2,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	336.28/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,105	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	358.66/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,836	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	389.67/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,108	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	348.29/cwt	340.00–362.00	2,403	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	353.03/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,048	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	408.72/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,860	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	298.11/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	326.63/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	355.63/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,176	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	435	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	597	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,185	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	407.40/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,381	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	945	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	797	338.73/cwt	337.75–339.75	2,700	137

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 953Year ago 839

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 66Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 42Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	550–600	584	365.00–375.00	373.10
4	600–650	645	375.00	375.00
70	700–750	720	343.00–347.00	343.35
137	750–800	797	337.75–339.75	338.73
5	900–950	945	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	708	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	425	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	639	300.00–312.00	309.04
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	510.00	510.00
5	350–400	388	420.00–430.00	423.84
2	400–450	400	420.00	420.00
8	450–500	460	400.00–435.00	422.95
31	500–550	541	385.00–390.00	389.67
12	550–600	580	345.00–365.00	353.03
6	600–650	612	340.00–370.00	355.63
8	650–700	690	340.00–362.00	348.29
3	700–750	710	335.00–340.00	336.71
6	750–800	772	315.00–335.00	326.63
10	800–850	823	317.00–320.00	319.70
1	900–950	930	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	420.00–450.00	430.00
4	300–350	339	405.00–415.00	407.40
1	350–400	360	415.00	415.00
11	400–450	423	385.00–410.00	397.13
14	450–500	489	355.00–380.00	364.31
8	500–550	512	335.00–370.00	358.66
14	550–600	578	335.00–355.00	344.32
10	600–650	626	330.00–342.00	336.28
2	650–700	658	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
3	750–800	762	290.00	290.00
3	800–850	843	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	865	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	415.00	415.00
33	550–600	597	366.00	366.00
23	700–750	712	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	395	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	425	380.00–385.00	383.32
4	450–500	477	320.00–345.00	333.06
3	500–550	540	320.00–335.00	328.38
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	540.00	540.00
9	350–400	367	420.00–450.00	446.41
2	400–450	429	435.00	435.00
7	450–500	455	400.00–430.00	408.72
9	500–550	529	340.00–360.00	351.15
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	623	325.00	325.00
5	650–700	668	280.00–300.00	295.93
5	700–750	708	290.00–310.00	298.11
4	750–800	773	270.00–285.00	276.19
2	950–1000	950	220.00–250.00	235.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	423	370.00–380.00	374.91
1	450–500	465	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	543	320.00–325.00	322.51
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	795	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,585	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	3,250.00–3,300.00	3,276.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,226	2,000.00–3,550.00	3,161.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,350	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,718.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,283	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,925.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,233	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,243.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,022	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,533.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	145.00–147.00	146.24
5	—	1,217	172.00–190.00	180.31
14	—	1,205	152.00–167.00	158.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	122.00–127.00	124.61
5	—	1,118	145.00–151.00	147.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,491	166.00–172.00	168.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,719	200.00–210.00	203.19
2	—	1,413	170.00–185.00	176.19
4	—	1,863	210.00–231.00	223.15

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

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