Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no trends could be established due to insufficient receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.04/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −63.77 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

Average price

$324.04

8 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$146

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

$6.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.70

vs TN average

−16.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	330.00	1,650	1thin
Medium and Large 1	556	323.19	1,796	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.81/cwt here — about −$146 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.50, low $316.45, median $387.81 across 17 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 sale8 hd

324.04

—

TN average14 barns · 835 hd

337.74

−13.70

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−16.14

This barn, trailing median17 sales

387.81

−63.77

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	1,918	192.56	3,693	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	157.53	1,928	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	152.00	2,371	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	139.73	1,403	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$2,125	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 lots · USDA AMS · Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,371	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	131.40/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,242	2
Bulls	—	—	1,918	192.56/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,693	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	157.53/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,928	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	148.06/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	359.23/cwt	332.50–372.50	1,674	6
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	800	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	440	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	328.46/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	490	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	598	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	735	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	318.25/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	621	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,174	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	367.56/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,489	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,194	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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