Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500lbs $8.00-$12.00 lower, over 500lbs $6.00-$9.00 higher, Feeder Heifers mostly steady, Feeder Bulls steady to $5.00 higher, Slaughter Cattle mostly steady-$2.00 lower. Quality fair to good, Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.01/cwt on 82 head, down $2.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −54.17 against this barn's trailing median of $390.18.

Average price

$336.01

▼ 2.49 vs prior sale

82 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$29.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.11

vs TN average

−20.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	338.14	1,891	76
Medium and Large 2	557	309.10	1,723	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.03/cwt here — about $169 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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.38, low $323.74, median $390.18 across 33 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 sale82 hd

336.01

—

TN average15 barns · 747 hd

337.13

−1.11

National average178 barns · 11,809 hd

356.25

−20.24

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.18

−54.17

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	—	High	1,685	186.26	3,139	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	165.32	2,405	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	160.57	1,931	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	132.87	1,334	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	755	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,746	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,650	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,950	1thin
Heifer Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	500–550	517	375.77/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,943	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	327.73/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,898	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	355.79/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,042	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	361.52/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,281	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	321.50/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	352.33/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,635	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	349.36/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,341	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	513.08/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	485.00/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	288.74/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,261	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,265	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,300	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	163.02/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,328	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,232	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,605	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	155.71/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,858	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	116.46/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,110	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	173.92/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,423	2
Bulls	—	—	2,025	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,050	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,228	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,573	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,609	2
Bulls	—	—	1,724	189.12/cwt	180.00–194.00	3,260	6
Bulls	—	—	1,495	175.95/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	366.77/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,584	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	322.33/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	336.67/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,566	3
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	352.52/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	302.49/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	369.00/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	370.28/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,740	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	325.15/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,727	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	338.86/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,440	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,746.48/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	306.94/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	662	370.39/cwt	367.00–375.00	2,452	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	370	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	318.67/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,969	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	400.15/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	441.53/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	414.72/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,572	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	337.65/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,391	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	318.48/cwt	315.00–322.00	2,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	340.97/cwt	337.00–345.00	2,591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	337.16/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	339.20/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,777	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	435.35/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	466.57/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	314.61/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,124	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	308.50/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	933	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,888	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	335.83/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,075	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	381.11/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,547	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	346.81/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	374.16/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,934	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	347.85/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,052	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	407.67/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,920	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	307.13/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,227	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,102	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	321.63/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,210	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	524	354.22/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,856	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	333.80/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,050	8

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 792Year ago 1,240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 60Year ago 216

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	465.00	465.00
5	450–500	473	390.00–410.00	400.15
6	500–550	517	370.00–400.00	375.77
12	550–600	574	340.00–365.00	355.79
17	600–650	631	345.00–375.00	361.52
13	650–700	670	345.00–355.00	349.36
6	700–750	708	320.00–350.00	337.65
6	750–800	760	337.00–345.00	340.97
4	800–850	836	320.00–322.00	321.50
1	850–900	855	315.00	315.00
2	950–1000	960	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
5	450–500	479	350.00–385.00	369.00
4	500–550	531	350.00–360.00	352.52
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	568	370.00	370.00
7	650–700	662	367.00–375.00	370.39
57	900–950	933	309.50	309.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	440.00–480.00	466.57
3	300–350	332	435.00–445.00	441.53
13	350–400	379	400.00–435.00	414.72
12	400–450	406	365.00–400.00	381.11
18	450–500	464	340.00–365.00	352.33
19	500–550	524	330.00–355.00	339.20
32	550–600	579	320.00–340.00	327.73
15	600–650	618	300.00–332.00	318.67
12	650–700	675	310.00–330.00	314.61
4	700–750	704	315.00–322.00	318.48
4	750–800	768	300.00–317.00	308.50
1	800–850	800	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
5	400–450	425	315.00–350.00	338.86
3	450–500	465	330.00–345.00	336.67
2	500–550	538	310.00–335.00	322.33
4	550–600	567	300.00–310.00	302.49
1	700–750	730	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	440.00	440.00
11	500–550	524	350.00–360.00	354.22
14	550–600	590	345.00–355.00	347.85
8	600–650	614	330.00–340.00	333.80
5	650–700	653	330.00–342.00	337.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	268	500.00–525.00	513.08
1	300–350	340	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	360	475.00–495.00	485.00
5	400–450	422	420.00–450.00	435.35
7	450–500	471	390.00–425.00	407.67
8	500–550	517	355.00–390.00	374.16
5	550–600	579	335.00–365.00	346.81
12	600–650	618	335.00–345.00	335.83
6	650–700	687	305.00–325.00	321.63
9	700–750	725	290.00–315.00	307.13
4	750–800	783	285.00–290.00	288.74
4	800–850	810	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	850	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
13	400–450	432	360.00–395.00	366.77
14	450–500	470	340.00–390.00	370.28
12	500–550	531	300.00–340.00	325.15
5	550–600	573	295.00–315.00	306.94
1	800–850	815	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	353	430.00	430.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,280	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,746.48
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,925.00	1,925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,800.00	2,800.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	161.00–165.00	163.02
2	—	1,393	173.00–175.00	173.92
1	—	1,660	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	180.00	180.00
4	—	1,193	152.00–162.00	155.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	150.00	150.00
2	—	953	116.00–117.00	116.46
3	—	930	132.00	132.00
2	—	1,133	142.00	142.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	200.00	200.00
6	—	1,724	180.00–194.00	189.12
3	—	1,495	175.00–178.00	175.95

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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