Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $8.00-$10.00 lower, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$12.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$15.00 lower, Slaughter Cows unevenly steady, Slaughter Bulls $3.00-$6.00 lower. Quality fair to good, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.83/cwt on 62 head, down $13.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −88.01 against this barn's trailing median of $445.84.

Average price

$357.83

▼ 13.90 vs prior sale

62 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$30.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

vs TN average

−13.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	363.25	2,012	51
Medium and Large 2	554	332.71	1,843	11thin

One grade step is worth $30.54/cwt here — about $169 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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $350.65, median $445.84 across 32 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 sale62 hd

357.83

—

TN average14 barns · 417 hd

359.28

−1.45

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−13.56

This barn, trailing median32 sales

445.84

−88.01

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	1,735	190.16	3,299	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,337	165.58	2,214	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	156.87	1,861	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,031	129.13	1,332	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,315	$3,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,580	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,781	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$2,521	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,119	$2,388	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$2,334	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,660	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,334.47/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,334	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,520.66/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,521	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,704.86/head	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	314.30/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,952	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	317.07/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	977	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,029	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	402.43/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,073	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	877	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,684	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	340.08/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,782	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	276.70/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,970	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,660	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	826	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,313	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	419.43/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,632	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,780.90/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	841	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,725	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	509.71/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	317.88/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,980	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	364.59/cwt	357.00–367.00	2,224	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	929	293.25/cwt	293.25–293.25	2,724	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	276.27/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	431.67/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	290.98/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	427.03/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,379	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	348.55/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,311	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	323.80/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,703	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	294.94/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	328.71/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	352.28/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	339.71/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	349.57/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	319.87/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	307.46/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,393	2
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	483	306.53/cwt	270.00–345.00	1,481	2
Steers	Small 1	650–700	670	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,090	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	168.17/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,169	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	145.11/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,567	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	156.98/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,863	8
Bulls	—	—	1,785	175.12/cwt	174.00–176.00	3,126	2
Bulls	—	—	1,728	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	3,646	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	188.23/cwt	185.00–192.00	3,238	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,749	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	166.46/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,226	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,095	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,653	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,179	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	132.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,375	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	126.04/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	341.66/cwt	325.00–357.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	336.76/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,579	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,911.67/head	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,912	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	467	426.21/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,990	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	538	351.10/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,889	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	759	320.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,433	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	357.28/cwt	340.00–367.00	2,026	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	311.15/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,259	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	372.02/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,789	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	391.47/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,883	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	362.05/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	416.83/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	325.22/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,153	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	512.30/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	235.97/cwt	232.00–240.00	2,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	338.89/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,762	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	360.97/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,552	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	337.46/cwt	327.00–350.00	2,116	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	329.01/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,043	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	309.97/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,387	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	300.94/cwt	292.00–305.00	2,179	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	327.63/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,884	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	347.46/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,654	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	530.95/cwt	500.00–565.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	313.81/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,134	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	320.42/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,830	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	400.35/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,493	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	404.56/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,129	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	311.77/cwt	307.00–320.00	2,064	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	365.08/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	306.23/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,205	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	246.23/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,169	4

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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 845Last week 1,440Year ago 1,108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 65Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 22Year ago 37

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	255	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	340	420.00–455.00	431.67
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	443	380.00	380.00
6	450–500	479	335.00–360.00	352.28
4	500–550	526	320.00–350.00	339.71
7	550–600	570	320.00–337.00	328.71
9	600–650	621	300.00–325.00	314.30
2	650–700	658	280.00–310.00	294.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	467	425.00–435.00	426.21
6	500–550	515	400.00–415.00	402.43
28	600–650	610	357.00–367.00	364.59
18	750–800	759	320.00–325.00	320.55
60	800–850	841	324.00	324.00
11	850–900	877	306.00	306.00
53	900–950	929	293.25	293.25
53	950–1000	977	310.00	310.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	500.00–565.00	530.95
2	300–350	320	500.00–525.00	512.30
8	350–400	357	475.00	475.00
6	400–450	421	400.00–420.00	416.83
18	450–500	481	370.00–415.00	391.47
7	500–550	517	350.00–370.00	362.05
38	550–600	567	340.00–367.00	357.28
15	600–650	627	327.00–350.00	337.46
16	650–700	662	320.00–345.00	325.22
26	700–750	726	300.00–320.00	311.15
7	750–800	770	300.00–315.00	309.97
2	800–850	838	302.00	302.00
2	850–900	855	302.00	302.00
2	900–950	940	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	465.00	465.00
5	300–350	323	425.00–430.00	427.03
9	350–400	376	340.00–370.00	348.55
2	400–450	433	315.00	315.00
12	450–500	469	335.00–345.00	336.76
7	500–550	522	300.00–320.00	317.07
2	600–650	630	290.00–292.00	290.98
1	650–700	675	297.00	297.00
3	700–750	712	270.00–280.00	276.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	505.00	505.00
3	300–350	324	505.00–520.00	509.71
6	350–400	389	400.00–430.00	419.43
8	400–450	415	350.00–375.00	365.08
9	450–500	481	350.00–390.00	372.02
10	500–550	524	330.00–355.00	340.08
21	550–600	571	300.00–335.00	320.42
13	600–650	623	300.00–335.00	317.88
6	650–700	662	307.00–320.00	311.77
9	700–750	724	292.00–305.00	300.94
4	750–800	782	275.00–280.00	276.27
1	800–850	830	285.00	285.00
4	850–900	881	245.00–250.00	246.23
1	900–950	930	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	950	235.00	235.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	232.00–240.00	235.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	270.00–345.00	306.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	538	350.00–355.00	351.10
16	800–850	826	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	320.00–370.00	349.57
2	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	423	325.00–357.00	341.66
2	450–500	453	300.00–315.00	307.46
9	500–550	526	320.00–330.00	323.80
2	550–600	578	310.00–330.00	319.87
2	650–700	663	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	279	400.00–430.00	404.56
4	300–350	329	400.00–420.00	410.00
21	350–400	373	385.00–405.00	400.35
11	400–450	430	350.00–370.00	360.97
26	450–500	476	330.00–375.00	347.46
32	500–550	520	320.00–350.00	338.89
28	550–600	575	320.00–340.00	327.63
33	600–650	621	310.00–335.00	329.01
9	650–700	680	300.00–325.00	313.81
11	700–750	720	300.00–312.00	306.23
1	950–1000	965	270.00	270.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,580	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,248	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,334.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,253	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,520.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,165	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,704.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	995	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,780.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,911.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	3,850.00	3,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,660	3,200.00	3,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	167.00–170.00	168.17
2	—	1,080	143.00–147.00	145.11
8	—	1,187	152.00–161.00	156.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	174.00	174.00
7	—	1,337	163.00–171.00	166.46
1	—	1,095	151.00	151.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,038	132.00–135.00	132.48
5	—	1,017	122.00–127.00	126.04
1	—	1,075	142.00	142.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	174.00–176.00	175.12
2	—	1,728	210.00–212.00	211.00
6	—	1,720	185.00–192.00	188.23

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle