Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady-$5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $8.00-$13.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $4.00-$8.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $5.00-$7.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$4.00 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 $471.49/cwt on 69 head, down $7.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 29 comparable sales and sits +22.86 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.

Average price

$471.49

▼ 7.24 vs prior sale

69 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$636

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$125.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.00

vs TN average

−0.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	485.98	2,670	49
Medium and Large 1-2	568	450.00	2,556	13thin
Medium and Large 2	569	418.33	2,380	6thin
Medium and Large 3	565	360.00	2,034	1thin

One grade step is worth $125.98/cwt here — about $636 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale69 hd

471.49

—

TN average15 barns · 406 hd

452.49

+19.00

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−0.63

This barn, trailing median29 sales

448.63

+22.86

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	—	Low	1,396	191.13	2,667	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,412	180.18	2,545	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	170.81	1,990	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	139.98	1,414	12

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)	1,101	$2,399	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$2,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	922	$2,250	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	660	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,725	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,153	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	135.29/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,314	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	143.85/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,449	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	184.50/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,522	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	172.99/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,574	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	175.55/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,043	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,837	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,346	1
Bulls	—	—	1,130	180.47/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,039	6
Bulls	—	—	1,880	206.88/cwt	204.00–210.00	3,889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	352.54/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	507.43/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	485.99/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,842	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	459.49/cwt	450.00–477.00	1,962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	334.79/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	510.95/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	385.06/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,052	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	552.43/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	627	433.72/cwt	433.50–440.00	2,719	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	721	363.54/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,621	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,492	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	716.24/cwt	690.00–745.00	1,955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	539	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	416.04/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	398	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	524.24/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	595.00/cwt	590.00–605.00	1,904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	925	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	437.44/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,524	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	553.25/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,285	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	617.76/cwt	595.00–640.00	1,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	363.45/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,406	3
Steers	Small 1	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	537.02/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,003	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	983	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	418.33/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,556	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	368.74/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	520.24/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,731	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	786	340.60/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,677	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	557.31/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,667	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	458	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	870	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,845	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	486.11/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,299	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	715.00/cwt	715.00–715.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	293	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	2,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	212	808.66/cwt	800.00–820.00	1,714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	660.98/cwt	660.00–670.00	2,016	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,474	2
Bulls	—	—	1,458	194.38/cwt	186.00–202.00	2,834	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	960	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	660	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,555	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,243	2,024.55/head	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	2,148.33/head	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	687.99/cwt	675.00–705.00	1,878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	411.52/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,156	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	518.06/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,212	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	401.59/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,317	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	557.54/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	509.97/cwt	495.00–545.00	1,917	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	370.15/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,310	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,356	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	520.61/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,957	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	358.78/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	348.56/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,203	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	380.02/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,189	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	345.56/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,346	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	459.91/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	422.33/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,217	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	311.03/cwt	307.00–315.00	2,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	800	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	639	365.68/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,337	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	613.35/cwt	610.00–615.00	1,736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	491.21/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,063	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	300	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	407.02/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	535.81/cwt	515.00–555.00	1,752	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	443.87/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,148	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	688.08/cwt	645.00–695.00	1,493	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	787.35/cwt	785.00–795.00	1,598	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	522.03/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,464	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	370.09/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,980	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	630.00/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,827	2
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	478.99/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,997	5

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 Mar 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 730Last week 875Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 72Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 36Year ago 132

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,435	150.00	150.00
6	—	1,164	172.00–181.00	175.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	971	130.00–137.00	135.29
5	—	1,007	140.00–148.00	143.85
1	—	1,170	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,060	127.00	127.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,367	182.00–189.00	184.50
3	—	1,488	170.00–177.00	172.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,130	175.00–184.00	180.47
2	—	1,880	204.00–210.00	206.88
10	—	1,458	186.00–202.00	194.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	217	645.00–695.00	688.08
3	250–300	283	610.00–615.00	613.35
14	300–350	327	515.00–555.00	535.81
15	350–400	379	470.00–505.00	485.99
14	400–450	420	485.00–500.00	491.21
19	450–500	484	430.00–470.00	443.87
27	500–550	525	400.00–440.00	422.33
12	550–600	576	375.00–390.00	380.02
8	600–650	632	335.00–365.00	348.56
7	650–700	679	340.00–360.00	345.56
2	750–800	780	307.00–315.00	311.03
2	800–850	840	312.00	312.00
1	850–900	850	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	625.00	625.00
2	250–300	278	545.00–560.00	552.43
1	300–350	335	475.00	475.00
8	350–400	373	450.00–470.00	459.91
5	400–450	427	450.00–477.00	459.49
7	450–500	474	390.00–450.00	416.04
8	500–550	533	350.00–395.00	385.06
4	550–600	573	350.00–355.00	352.54
1	800–850	810	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	595.00	595.00
4	400–450	428	505.00–510.00	507.43
4	500–550	539	450.00	450.00
28	600–650	639	365.00–372.00	365.68
8	800–850	800	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	400.00–420.00	407.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	690.00–745.00	716.24
3	300–350	320	590.00–605.00	595.00
10	350–400	373	525.00–550.00	537.02
6	400–450	413	545.00–555.00	553.25
8	450–500	479	520.00–540.00	524.24
5	500–550	529	505.00–515.00	510.95
12	550–600	577	430.00–440.00	437.44
38	600–650	623	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	662	360.00–370.00	363.45
2	700–750	730	320.00–350.00	334.79
5	750–800	793	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	458	560.00	560.00
20	500–550	525	520.00–525.00	520.24
12	550–600	571	467.00	467.00
89	600–650	627	433.50–440.00	433.72
24	700–750	721	360.00–365.00	363.54
8	750–800	786	340.00–345.00	340.60
54	850–900	870	327.00	327.00
2	900–950	925	310.00	310.00
2	950–1000	983	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	398	490.00	490.00
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	595.00–640.00	617.76
4	300–350	337	550.00–565.00	557.31
1	350–400	390	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	440	485.00	485.00
4	450–500	461	470.00	470.00
6	550–600	569	410.00–420.00	418.33
4	600–650	637	350.00–385.00	368.74
3	750–800	783	315.00	315.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	568	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	715.00	715.00
2	250–300	290	620.00–640.00	630.00
8	350–400	376	495.00–545.00	509.97
5	400–450	417	475.00–485.00	478.99
5	450–500	473	480.00–490.00	486.11
4	500–550	535	350.00–390.00	370.09
4	550–600	565	350.00–370.00	358.78
2	650–700	663	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	815	312.00	312.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	800.00–820.00	808.66
2	250–300	293	750.00	750.00
10	300–350	305	660.00–670.00	660.98
2	500–550	508	487.00	487.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	203	785.00–795.00	787.35
3	250–300	273	675.00–705.00	687.99
4	300–350	325	555.00–565.00	557.54
7	350–400	376	510.00–530.00	520.61
7	400–450	427	500.00–530.00	518.06
17	450–500	472	505.00–530.00	522.03
6	500–550	524	400.00–435.00	411.52
12	550–600	577	400.00–420.00	401.59
9	600–650	624	350.00–380.00	370.15
6	650–700	678	345.00–350.00	347.46
1	700–750	710	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	785	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	800	327.00	327.00
3	850–900	850	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	575.00	575.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	450	430.00	430.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	2,400.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,555	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,243	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,024.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,148.33

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