Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to a lack of comparable data, trends could not be established but tended to sell with a mostly steady undertone. Quality fair to good, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.65/cwt on 23 head, down $7.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −95.19 against this barn's trailing median of $445.84.

Average price

$350.65

▼ 7.18 vs prior sale

23 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$36.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

vs TN average

−39.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	360.29	1,966	17thin
Medium and Large 2	568	323.33	1,835	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.96/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale23 hd

350.65

—

TN average12 barns · 169 hd

350.32

+0.34

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−39.94

This barn, trailing median32 sales

445.84

−95.19

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	1,413	195.59	2,764	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	163.24	2,381	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,128	153.65	1,733	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	132.97	1,297	8thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,815	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$2,500	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	359.03/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,533	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	301.69/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	348.13/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,287	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	323.73/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	311.68/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	317.96/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	303.34/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	325.40/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,825	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	305.82/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	176.04/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,773	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	166.06/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,300	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,643	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	163.05/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,875	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	151.77/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,645	4
Bulls	—	—	1,413	195.59/cwt	192.00–198.00	2,764	3
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,815	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	354.65/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,188	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	331.68/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,930	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	735	329.51/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,422	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	822	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,667	117
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	365.05/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	723	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,256	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	348.42/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,631	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	379.67/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	325.23/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,707	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	363.46/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,934	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,380	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	304.19/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	329.79/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	147.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,089	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,394	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,303	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	124.94/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1

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 Sep 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 845Year ago 1,368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 57Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 19Year ago 33

Due to a lack of comparable data, trends could not be established but tended to sell with a mostly steady undertone. Quality fair to good, Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	427	350.00–380.00	359.03
10	450–500	468	335.00–360.00	348.42
16	500–550	525	320.00–335.00	325.23
12	550–600	582	330.00–332.00	331.68
4	600–650	610	310.00–322.00	317.96
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	773	297.00	297.00
1	850–900	880	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	358	320.00–340.00	329.79
4	400–450	422	320.00–335.00	323.73
2	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	505	309.00	309.00
5	550–600	569	300.00–310.00	305.82
2	650–700	680	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	723	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
6	400–450	433	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	465	370.00–400.00	379.67
13	500–550	532	345.00–375.00	363.46
4	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
14	600–650	617	350.00–355.00	354.65
17	650–700	657	320.00–350.00	348.13
3	700–750	730	300.00–305.00	301.69
2	800–850	845	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	870	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	415	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	573	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	623	310.00–315.00	311.68
5	650–700	663	300.00–320.00	304.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	700–750	735	327.00–330.00	329.51
117	800–850	822	324.50	324.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	455	360.00–370.00	365.05
11	550–600	561	315.00–330.00	325.40
3	650–700	664	300.00–310.00	303.34
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	818	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	175.00–177.00	176.04
2	—	1,385	165.00–167.00	166.06
2	—	1,415	145.00–150.00	147.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	133.00	133.00
3	—	1,150	161.00–167.00	163.05
4	—	1,084	147.00–157.00	151.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	138.00	138.00
2	—	905	144.00	144.00
4	—	994	119.00–128.00	124.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	192.00–198.00	195.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	870	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,815	3,750.00	3,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.

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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