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Dickson Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 3

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

509 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 436▼ 704 vs year ago 1,213 · −58.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 62▼ 36 vs year ago 103 · −35.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 50▼ 3 vs year ago 29 · −10.3%

Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

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 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −14.98 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median34 sales

382.62

−14.98

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.38, low $323.74, median $382.62 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,612	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,865	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	428	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,204	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	479.89/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,088	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	461.11/cwt	445.00–472.00	2,223	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	431.99/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,147	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	431.82/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,237	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,406	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	578	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,428	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	390.00/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,266	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	366.22/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,150	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	386.04/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,370	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	618	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,565	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	664	401.82/cwt	395.00–403.00	2,668	47
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	360.97/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,458	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	733	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,719	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	764	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,758	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	340.70/cwt	332.00–355.00	2,627	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,121	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	437.43/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,618	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	382.34/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,468	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	381.78/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,638	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	425.04/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,853	5
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	468	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,544	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	377.57/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,790	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	2
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	501	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,104	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	378.32/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,986	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	343.91/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,847	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	361.64/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,054	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	333.37/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,910	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	320.85/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,989	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	344.64/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,154	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	636	357.17/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,272	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	653	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,299	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	333.30/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,206	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,475	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,450	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	303	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,515	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,495	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	504.93/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,717	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,869	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	406.29/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,572	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	460.83/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,885	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	421.24/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,744	4
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	428	393.23/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,683	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	385.00/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,733	2
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	443.96/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,100	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	404.44/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,091	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	363.89/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,925	5
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	373.63/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,115	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	1
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	345.08/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,115	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,048	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	321.92/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,199	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,478	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,565	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,210	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,299	1
Bulls	—	—	1,423	208.16/cwt	205.00–215.00	2,962	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	3,989	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,320	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	156.07/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,562	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	163.74/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,700	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	175.21/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,024	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	182.39/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,274	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	172.85/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,169	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	189.51/cwt	189.00–190.00	2,568	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	175.77/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,540	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	185.25/cwt	181.00–193.00	2,803	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	197.86/cwt	194.00–207.00	3,225	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,335	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
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 2-3	1,400	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,425	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	2,942.68/head	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,943	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,485	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,335	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1

This sale against other markets

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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	—	1,485	4,900.00	4,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,295	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.