Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers mostly steady; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; No trends on Feeder Bulls due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows 6.00 to 8.00 higher with good quality and strong demand; Slaughter Bulls not well tested however traded with a higher undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $473.27/cwt on 169 head, down $2.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 29 comparable sales and sits +24.64 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.

Average price

$473.27

▼ 2.46 vs prior sale

169 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$587

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

$96.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

vs TN average

−0.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	494.67	2,654	114
Medium and Large 2	551	431.33	2,376	51
Medium and Large 3	519	398.31	2,067	4thin

One grade step is worth $96.36/cwt here — about $587 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale169 hd

473.27

—

TN average16 barns · 828 hd

470.75

+2.52

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−0.43

This barn, trailing median29 sales

448.63

+24.64

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	1,459	202.80	2,959	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	190.26	2,869	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	183.41	2,309	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	154.04	1,507	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	170.00	2,057	1thin

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)	1,303	$3,570	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,114	$4,050	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$4,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,053	$3,750	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,289	$3,676	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,185	$2,844	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	861	$2,400	5

Every lot, as filed

99 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 2	550–600	559	420.56/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,351	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	512.16/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,622	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,715	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,751	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	793.55/cwt	790.00–800.00	1,825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	621.73/cwt	605.00–635.00	2,263	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	337.34/cwt	325.00–347.00	2,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	650.21/cwt	640.00–660.00	2,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	430.21/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	624	403.52/cwt	402.00–405.00	2,518	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,132	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	463.66/cwt	447.00–470.00	2,638	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	1,994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	429.62/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,260	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	722.90/cwt	700.00–775.00	2,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	380.88/cwt	380.00–381.00	2,636	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	677.48/cwt	675.00–680.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	466.33/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,444	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	561.72/cwt	555.00–575.00	2,387	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	427.21/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,644	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	533.75/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,535	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	417	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	333.45/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	491.19/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,151	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,050	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	398.31/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	542.48/cwt	500.00–570.00	2,067	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	392.56/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	367.03/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	371.26/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,502	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	325.34/cwt	300.00–355.00	2,310	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	437.06/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,290	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	334.02/cwt	300.00–370.00	2,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	545.63/cwt	500.00–575.00	2,030	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,057	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	182.82/cwt	174.00–187.00	2,342	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	169.77/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,054	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	137.69/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,205	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	186.10/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,743	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	194.29/cwt	189.00–203.00	2,380	6
Bulls	—	—	1,365	206.99/cwt	204.00–210.00	2,825	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	155.67/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,557	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	167.94/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,763	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	194.05/cwt	191.00–200.00	2,986	11
Bulls	—	—	1,725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,795	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,698	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,844.00/head	2,844.00–2,844.00	2,844	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,225	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	3,563.32/head	3,425.00–3,700.00	3,563	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	861	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	3,569.67/head	3,500.00–3,650.00	3,570	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	502.21/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,426	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	591.18/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,217	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	393.20/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	476.82/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,945	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	516.53/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,211	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	346.49/cwt	345.00–348.00	2,734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	452	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	469.95/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	371.35/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,473	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	494.24/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,076	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	325.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	465.71/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,273	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	528.66/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,056	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	483.91/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	431.57/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	334.94/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	354.32/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,381	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	408.13/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,310	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	380.54/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,397	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	396.08/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,099	9

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 May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 666Last week 746Year ago 893

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 69Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 33Year ago 114

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	725.00	725.00
1	300–350	330	550.00	550.00
8	350–400	381	500.00–570.00	542.48
7	400–450	438	480.00–520.00	491.19
1	450–500	450	480.00	480.00
12	500–550	524	440.00–480.00	466.33
39	550–600	559	370.00–425.00	420.56
4	600–650	615	370.00–400.00	392.56
4	650–700	674	370.00–375.00	371.26
3	700–750	710	300.00–355.00	325.34
3	750–800	778	325.00–347.00	337.34
1	1050–1100	1,050	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	790.00–800.00	793.55
3	250–300	278	700.00–775.00	722.90
4	300–350	331	640.00–660.00	650.21
5	350–400	364	605.00–635.00	621.73
21	400–450	425	555.00–575.00	561.72
14	450–500	475	525.00–550.00	533.75
51	500–550	512	500.00–515.00	512.16
47	550–600	569	447.00–470.00	463.66
17	600–650	619	420.00–440.00	427.21
25	650–700	692	380.00–381.00	380.88
5	700–750	733	360.00–370.00	367.03
2	800–850	813	330.00–337.00	333.45
2	850–900	898	332.00	332.00
2	900–950	943	327.00	327.00
9	950–1000	985	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	519	530.00	530.00
13	600–650	610	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	605.00	605.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	519	370.00–410.00	398.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	272	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	300	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	388	505.00	505.00
6	400–450	419	400.00–450.00	431.57
6	450–500	470	420.00–440.00	430.21
9	500–550	530	385.00–410.00	396.08
1	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	624	402.00–405.00	403.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	790.00	790.00
2	250–300	258	675.00–680.00	677.48
25	350–400	389	525.00–545.00	528.66
28	400–450	420	475.00–515.00	494.24
55	450–500	488	455.00–485.00	465.71
29	500–550	526	420.00–445.00	429.62
19	550–600	566	390.00–415.00	408.13
9	600–650	630	365.00–390.00	380.54
8	650–700	672	350.00–375.00	354.32
3	700–750	722	330.00–340.00	334.94
2	750–800	790	320.00–330.00	325.03
1	800–850	825	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	510.00	510.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	452	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	623	270.00	270.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	715	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	500.00–575.00	545.63
6	400–450	408	470.00–490.00	476.82
2	450–500	470	465.00–475.00	469.95
7	500–550	524	400.00–465.00	437.06
2	600–650	628	300.00–370.00	334.02
1	650–700	685	340.00	340.00
1	950–1000	975	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	590.00–595.00	591.18
9	400–450	428	510.00–520.00	516.53
7	450–500	483	495.00–505.00	502.21
5	500–550	519	470.00–490.00	483.91
3	600–650	630	390.00–400.00	393.20
11	650–700	666	370.00–385.00	371.35
4	750–800	789	345.00–348.00	346.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,281	174.00–187.00	182.82
4	—	1,210	167.00–172.00	169.77
6	—	1,225	189.00–203.00	194.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	132.00–143.00	137.69
3	—	1,000	153.00–157.00	155.67
2	—	1,050	167.00–169.00	167.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,474	184.00–188.00	186.10
11	—	1,539	191.00–200.00	194.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	204.00–210.00	206.99
1	—	1,725	220.00	220.00
2	—	1,420	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,053	3,750.00	3,750.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,114	4,050.00	4,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,303	3,500.00–3,650.00	3,569.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,844.00	2,844.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	861	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,258	3,425.00–3,700.00	3,563.32

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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Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Dickson Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle