Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to a lack of comparable receipts, trends could not be established. Quality fair to good, Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.18/cwt on 25 head, up $17.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits −0.26 against this barn's trailing median of $390.44.

Average price

$390.18

▲ 17.28 vs prior sale

25 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$24.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.49

vs TN average

−41.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	392.12	2,152	23
Medium and Large 2	518	367.92	1,906	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.20/cwt here — about $247 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.38, low $343.52, median $390.44 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 sale25 hd

390.18

—

TN average2 barns · 36 hd

392.67

−2.49

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−41.36

This barn, trailing median31 sales

390.44

−0.26

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	1,560	186.00	2,902	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,865	173.00	3,226	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	160.67	1,842	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	129.30	1,403	4thin

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)	1,185	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	450–500	486	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,148	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	348.06/cwt	330.00–367.00	2,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	595	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	367.50/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	483	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,179	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	400.08/cwt	397.00–410.00	2,108	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	417.14/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	367.92/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	357.01/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,821	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,510	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,498	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,910	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,964	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,591	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,226	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,503	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	127.07/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,370	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 Feb 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 928Year ago 1,475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 127Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 113Year ago 38

Due to a lack of comparable receipts, trends could not be established. Quality fair to good, Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	640.00	640.00
3	350–400	373	525.00	525.00
4	450–500	486	442.00	442.00
2	500–550	510	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	598	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	630	330.00–367.00	348.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	472	330.00–370.00	357.01
2	500–550	518	350.00–385.00	367.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	415	400.00–420.00	417.14
9	500–550	527	397.00–410.00	400.08
1	600–650	635	337.00	337.00
1	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
2	850–900	878	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	483	415.00	415.00
14	550–600	563	387.00	387.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	488	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	500	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	600	350.00–385.00	367.50
1	750–800	750	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	455	385.00	385.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,635	178.00	178.00
1	—	1,520	195.00	195.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,365	183.00	183.00
1	—	1,075	148.00	148.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	173.00	173.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	136.00	136.00
3	—	1,078	125.00–130.00	127.07

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

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle