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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 20

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

732 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 926▲ 123 vs year ago 609 · +20.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 57▼ 52 vs year ago 108 · −48.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 20▼ 23 vs year ago 35 · −65.7%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $17.00-$23.00 lower, Feeder Heifers $18.00-$26.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $23.00-$34.00 lower, Slaughter Cows unevenly steady, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$4.00 higher. Quality good to fancy, Demand good. Stronger demand for weaned & thinner fleshed calves; discounts for fleshier, unweaned, & bull calves.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $431.33/cwt on 93 head, down $13.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 33 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $431.33.

Average price

$431.33

▼ 13.08 vs prior sale

93 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,379

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$30.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.02

vs TN average

+12.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	437.27	2,425	75
Medium and Large 2	539	406.60	2,192	18thin

One grade step is worth $30.67/cwt here — about $233 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale93 hd

431.33

—

TN average16 barns · 655 hd

417.31

+14.02

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+12.29

This barn, trailing median33 sales

431.33

+0.00

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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $350.65, median $431.33 across 33 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	—	Average	1,956	209.92	4,105	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	193.75	2,797	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	187.04	2,110	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	150.98	1,635	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,716	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,185	$2,150	1thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,760	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	516.43/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,926	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,814	4
Steers	400–450	Small 1	418	424.85/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,776	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	425	505.00/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,146	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	484.19/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,126	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	426.22/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,986	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	458.73/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,179	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	508	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,489	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	417.66/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,184	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	446.65/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,354	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	437.85/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,452	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	377.86/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,195	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	418.76/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,446	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,635	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	403.70/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,503	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	688	376.04/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,587	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	358.37/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,473	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	349.08/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,548	12
Steers	750–800	Small 1	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,639	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	801	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,783	32
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,673	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	851	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,961	56
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	852	312.34/cwt	310.00–317.00	2,661	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	906	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,999	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,613	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	518.69/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,629	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	452.15/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,714	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	430.00/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,699	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	441.03/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,905	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,405	7
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	464	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,042	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	382.65/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,798	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	413.70/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,949	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,124	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	368.07/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,929	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	388.38/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,066	25
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	551	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,094	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	329.64/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,876	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	364.65/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,082	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	341.40/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,100	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,310	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	331.30/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,236	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,335	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	296.65/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,314	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	293.58/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,422	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,283	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	624.09/cwt	610.00–640.00	1,654	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	554.87/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,570	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	542.48/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,644	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,634	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	458.45/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,728	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	502.99/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,962	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,712	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	466.44/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,020	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	454	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,202	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,939	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	427.59/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,061	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	418.23/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,175	16
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	384.95/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,059	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	366.89/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,058	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	413.92/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,343	24
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	329.90/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,075	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	318.73/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,005	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,831	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	328.36/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,230	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	310.17/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,236	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,234	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	948	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,844	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,020	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,756	198.55/cwt	193.00–204.00	3,487	4
Bulls	—	—	1,950	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	4,524	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	221.59/cwt	219.00–224.00	4,399	2
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	5,670	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	885	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,434	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,208	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,680	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	145.28/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,585	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	194.20/cwt	184.00–195.00	2,161	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	164.35/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,931	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	174.87/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,121	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,357	189.57/cwt	184.00–191.00	2,572	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,549	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	200.02/cwt	194.00–205.00	3,032	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,103	2,427.89/head	1,800.00–3,100.00	2,428	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,907.38/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,907	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,185	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 Jul 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 732Last week 926Year ago 609

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 57Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 20Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	265	610.00–640.00	624.09
2	300–350	303	540.00–545.00	542.48
6	350–400	390	500.00–520.00	502.99
10	400–450	433	455.00–470.00	466.44
15	450–500	482	420.00–440.00	427.59
16	500–550	520	400.00–435.00	418.23
24	550–600	566	400.00–422.00	413.92
4	600–650	629	320.00–350.00	329.90
7	650–700	679	320.00–350.00	328.36
4	700–750	721	300.00–320.00	310.17
2	750–800	798	280.00	280.00
2	900–950	948	300.00	300.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	570.00	570.00
2	250–300	283	550.00–560.00	554.87
5	300–350	337	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	377	445.00–485.00	458.45
2	400–450	428	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	473	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	535	380.00–390.00	384.95
10	550–600	561	350.00–380.00	366.89
4	600–650	629	315.00–320.00	318.73
2	650–700	675	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	678	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	525	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	454	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	508	490.00	490.00
19	550–600	560	435.00–440.00	437.85
7	600–650	620	425.00	425.00
19	650–700	688	375.00–380.00	376.04
32	800–850	801	347.50	347.50
56	850–900	851	348.00	348.00
60	900–950	906	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	500.00–510.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	470.00	470.00
9	450–500	466	400.00–435.00	426.22
13	500–550	523	400.00–425.00	417.66
5	550–600	581	370.00–385.00	377.86
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
3	850–900	852	310.00–317.00	312.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	400.00–450.00	424.85
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	545.00	545.00
3	350–400	373	510.00–530.00	516.43
5	400–450	439	470.00–490.00	484.19
11	450–500	475	440.00–475.00	458.73
24	500–550	527	435.00–460.00	446.65
27	550–600	584	400.00–425.00	418.76
21	600–650	620	390.00–420.00	403.70
3	650–700	690	355.00–360.00	358.37
12	700–750	730	340.00–358.00	349.08
2	750–800	765	340.00–350.00	344.97
1	800–850	810	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	464	440.00	440.00
13	500–550	518	410.00	410.00
4	550–600	551	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	638	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	425.00–435.00	430.00
2	400–450	405	415.00	415.00
6	450–500	470	375.00–390.00	382.65
8	500–550	524	350.00–375.00	368.07
9	550–600	569	320.00–342.00	329.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	545	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	439	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	560.00	560.00
4	300–350	314	515.00–525.00	518.69
14	350–400	379	445.00–460.00	452.15
13	400–450	432	430.00–450.00	441.03
16	450–500	471	400.00–430.00	413.70
25	500–550	532	380.00–400.00	388.38
20	550–600	571	350.00–375.00	364.65
21	600–650	615	320.00–350.00	341.40
8	650–700	675	325.00–345.00	331.30
1	700–750	725	322.00	322.00
3	750–800	780	290.00–300.00	296.65
2	800–850	825	290.00–297.00	293.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	3	—	1,220	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,907.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,800.00–3,100.00	2,427.89

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,150.00	2,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	157.00	157.00
4	—	1,091	142.00–147.00	145.28
2	—	1,175	163.00–166.00	164.35
1	—	895	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	177.00	177.00
6	—	1,516	194.00–205.00	200.02
5	—	1,357	184.00–191.00	189.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,113	184.00–195.00	194.20
5	—	1,213	170.00–183.00	174.87
1	—	885	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,985	219.00–224.00	221.59
1	—	1,950	232.00	232.00
4	—	1,756	193.00–204.00	198.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,700	210.00	210.00

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.