Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable data last week, but all classes of Cattle tended to sell with a higher undertone. Quality & Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $378.90/cwt on 62 head, up $28.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −66.93 against this barn's trailing median of $445.84.

Average price

$378.90

▲ 28.25 vs prior sale

62 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$49.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.86

vs TN average

−24.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	386.95	2,111	52
Medium and Large 2	554	337.05	1,867	10thin

One grade step is worth $49.90/cwt here — about $244 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

378.90

—

TN average14 barns · 284 hd

360.04

+18.86

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−24.46

This barn, trailing median32 sales

445.84

−66.93

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	1,784	193.55	3,454	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	168.25	2,404	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	158.64	1,987	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	133.68	1,401	10

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1Value Added	650–700	666	362.41/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	495.02/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,259	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	365.17/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,548	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	347.89/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,004	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	569	344.88/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,962	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,920	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	434.01/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	708	307.09/cwt	307.00–310.00	2,174	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	873	303.75/cwt	303.75–303.75	2,652	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	775	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,488	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	900	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	386.40/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,862	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	785	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,567	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	654	338.58/cwt	332.00–339.50	2,214	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	363.31/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	317.81/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	347.54/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,852	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	382.53/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	308.56/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	318.03/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,708	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	361.75/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	372.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	409.65/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,508	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	169.42/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,428	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	172.94/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,136	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	160.46/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,120	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	146.93/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,602	4
Bulls	—	—	1,521	182.19/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	350.96/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,720	2
Bulls	—	—	2,012	199.49/cwt	194.00–202.00	4,014	3
Bulls	—	—	1,970	207.37/cwt	205.00–210.00	4,085	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,260	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	138.69/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,462	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	374.68/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,941	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	308.60/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	334.70/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	358.48/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	330.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,350	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	881	324.50/cwt	320.00–325.75	2,859	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	524	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	713	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	807	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,615	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	456.99/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	408.75/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,954	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	462.22/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	382.88/cwt	370.00–387.00	2,148	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	350.63/cwt	340.00–367.00	2,177	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	408.65/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	321.10/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,533	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	343.16/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,323	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	436.52/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,825	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	467.35/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	415.68/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	348.38/cwt	332.00–360.00	1,801	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	420.53/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,375	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	328.76/cwt	322.00–332.00	2,065	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	387.94/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,056	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,202	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	352.51/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,685	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	335.33/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,935	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	329.35/cwt	315.00–337.00	2,065	6

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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 792Last week 415Year ago 934

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 4Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 29Year ago 39

Trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable data last week, but all classes of Cattle tended to sell with a higher undertone. Quality & Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	524	405.00	405.00
4	650–700	666	355.00–365.00	362.41
4	700–750	713	352.00	352.00
7	750–800	785	327.00	327.00
25	800–850	807	324.00	324.00
77	850–900	881	320.00–325.75	324.50
1	900–950	900	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	850–900	873	303.75	303.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	378	400.00–430.00	409.65
2	400–450	435	370.00–375.00	372.53
6	450–500	487	380.00–385.00	382.53
6	500–550	531	355.00–365.00	361.75
4	550–600	588	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	770	300.00–317.00	308.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
5	300–350	324	450.00–470.00	462.22
4	350–400	383	460.00–480.00	467.35
8	400–450	418	415.00–445.00	436.52
14	450–500	478	400.00–425.00	408.75
20	500–550	530	375.00–395.00	387.94
27	550–600	561	370.00–387.00	382.88
26	600–650	621	340.00–367.00	350.63
8	650–700	677	320.00–355.00	343.16
20	700–750	711	330.00–335.00	330.49
11	750–800	789	320.00–322.00	321.10
1	850–900	895	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	475.00–515.00	495.02
2	350–400	370	445.00–470.00	456.99
6	400–450	416	430.00–445.00	434.01
9	450–500	482	375.00–390.00	386.40
23	500–550	518	360.00–390.00	374.68
15	550–600	576	335.00–365.00	347.89
6	600–650	627	315.00–337.00	329.35
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
4	700–750	723	310.00–315.00	312.49
1	850–900	855	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	402.00	402.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	422	350.00–395.00	363.31
2	450–500	490	347.00–355.00	350.96
2	500–550	533	340.00–355.00	347.54
4	550–600	573	315.00–322.00	317.81
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	905	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	284	400.00–450.00	408.65
11	300–350	327	400.00–425.00	420.53
10	350–400	385	405.00–425.00	415.68
21	400–450	424	350.00–380.00	365.17
21	450–500	478	340.00–370.00	352.51
18	500–550	517	332.00–360.00	348.38
26	550–600	577	320.00–345.00	335.33
10	600–650	628	322.00–332.00	328.76
5	650–700	688	320.00	320.00
4	750–800	770	275.00	275.00
3	800–850	830	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	519	370.00	370.00
6	550–600	569	340.00–350.00	344.88
84	650–700	654	332.00–339.50	338.58
32	700–750	708	307.00–310.00	307.09
1	750–800	760	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	775	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	350.00–375.00	358.48
3	400–450	422	320.00–345.00	334.70
4	450–500	478	320.00	320.00
10	500–550	537	300.00–320.00	318.03
5	550–600	562	300.00–332.00	308.60

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	176.00	176.00
3	—	1,433	165.00–173.00	169.42
1	—	1,420	157.00	157.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	171.00–175.00	172.94
10	—	1,321	155.00–167.00	160.46
4	—	1,090	142.00–152.00	146.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	122.00	122.00
7	—	1,054	132.00–144.00	138.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,521	180.00–187.00	182.19
3	—	2,012	194.00–202.00	199.49
2	—	1,970	205.00–210.00	207.37

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

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