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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 17

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

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Feeder Cattle receipts

580 head

▼ 373 vs last sale 953▼ 259 vs year ago 839 · −30.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 66▲ 0 vs year ago 50 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 42▼ 20 vs year ago 57 · −35.1%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls $15.00-$26.00 lower with instances of $30.00-$40.00 lower. Feeder Heifers $12.00-$26.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $4.00-$6.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls not well established but sold with a lower undertone. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

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 $375.33/cwt on 71 head, down $50.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −53.98 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.

Average price

$375.33

▼ 50.22 vs prior sale

71 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$49.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.75

vs TN average

−21.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	377.11	2,126	68
Small 1	515	350.00	1,803	1thin
Medium and Large 2	563	327.50	1,842	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.61/cwt here — about $284 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale71 hd

375.33

—

TN average13 barns · 390 hd

399.08

−23.75

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−21.45

This barn, trailing median34 sales

429.31

−53.98

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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $350.65, median $429.31 across 34 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	1,716	205.18	3,521	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	166.00	2,432	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	162.06	1,965	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,097	140.70	1,543	7thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,585	$3,800	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$3,276	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,226	$3,161	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,925	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$2,496	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$3,243	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,022	$2,533	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,400	2thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	423.84/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,644	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	422.95/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,946	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	389.67/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,108	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	353.03/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,048	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	584	373.10/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,179	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	355.63/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,176	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	309.04/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,975	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,419	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	348.29/cwt	340.00–362.00	2,403	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,266	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	336.71/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,391	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	343.35/cwt	343.00–347.00	2,472	70
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	326.63/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,522	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	797	338.73/cwt	337.75–339.75	2,700	137
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	319.70/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,631	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,790	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	945	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,816	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	430.00/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,247	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	407.40/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,381	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	397.13/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,680	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	383.32/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,629	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	435	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,805	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	333.06/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,589	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	364.31/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,781	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	358.66/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,836	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	328.38/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,773	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	344.32/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,990	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	597	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,185	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	336.28/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,105	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,106	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	712	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,207	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,210	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,276	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,701	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	446.41/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,638	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	374.91/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,586	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,866	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	408.72/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,860	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	351.15/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,858	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,751	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,025	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	295.93/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,977	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	298.11/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,111	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	276.19/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,135	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,147	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	235.00/cwt	220.00–250.00	2,233	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,090	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,180	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,413	176.19/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,490	2
Bulls	—	—	1,719	203.19/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,493	7
Bulls	—	—	1,863	223.15/cwt	210.00–231.00	4,157	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	124.61/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,300	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	147.14/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,645	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	158.93/cwt	152.00–167.00	1,915	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	180.31/cwt	172.00–190.00	2,194	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	146.24/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,816	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,108	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	168.75/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,516	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	3,276.37/head	3,250.00–3,300.00	3,276	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,226	3,161.26/head	2,000.00–3,550.00	3,161	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	2,925.34/head	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,925	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,320	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,718.80/head	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,719	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,585	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	3,243.38/head	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,243	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	2,533.12/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,533	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2

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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 953Year ago 839

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 66Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 42Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	550–600	584	365.00–375.00	373.10
4	600–650	645	375.00	375.00
70	700–750	720	343.00–347.00	343.35
137	750–800	797	337.75–339.75	338.73
5	900–950	945	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	708	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	425	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	639	300.00–312.00	309.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	510.00	510.00
5	350–400	388	420.00–430.00	423.84
2	400–450	400	420.00	420.00
8	450–500	460	400.00–435.00	422.95
31	500–550	541	385.00–390.00	389.67
12	550–600	580	345.00–365.00	353.03
6	600–650	612	340.00–370.00	355.63
8	650–700	690	340.00–362.00	348.29
3	700–750	710	335.00–340.00	336.71
6	750–800	772	315.00–335.00	326.63
10	800–850	823	317.00–320.00	319.70
1	900–950	930	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	420.00–450.00	430.00
4	300–350	339	405.00–415.00	407.40
1	350–400	360	415.00	415.00
11	400–450	423	385.00–410.00	397.13
14	450–500	489	355.00–380.00	364.31
8	500–550	512	335.00–370.00	358.66
14	550–600	578	335.00–355.00	344.32
10	600–650	626	330.00–342.00	336.28
2	650–700	658	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
3	750–800	762	290.00	290.00
3	800–850	843	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	865	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	415.00	415.00
33	550–600	597	366.00	366.00
23	700–750	712	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	395	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	425	380.00–385.00	383.32
4	450–500	477	320.00–345.00	333.06
3	500–550	540	320.00–335.00	328.38
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	540.00	540.00
9	350–400	367	420.00–450.00	446.41
2	400–450	429	435.00	435.00
7	450–500	455	400.00–430.00	408.72
9	500–550	529	340.00–360.00	351.15
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	623	325.00	325.00
5	650–700	668	280.00–300.00	295.93
5	700–750	708	290.00–310.00	298.11
4	750–800	773	270.00–285.00	276.19
2	950–1000	950	220.00–250.00	235.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	423	370.00–380.00	374.91
1	450–500	465	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	543	320.00–325.00	322.51
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	795	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,585	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	3,250.00–3,300.00	3,276.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,226	2,000.00–3,550.00	3,161.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,350	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,718.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,283	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,925.34

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,233	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,243.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,022	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,533.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	145.00–147.00	146.24
5	—	1,217	172.00–190.00	180.31
14	—	1,205	152.00–167.00	158.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	122.00–127.00	124.61
5	—	1,118	145.00–151.00	147.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,491	166.00–172.00	168.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,719	200.00–210.00	203.19
2	—	1,413	170.00–185.00	176.19
4	—	1,863	210.00–231.00	223.15

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.