Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Heifers sold steady-6.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls, Feeder Bulls and Feeder Steers were not well established, due to a lack of comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $380.62/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 6 of 17 comparable sales and sits −7.19 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

Average price

$380.62

113 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$57.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+37.44

vs TN average

+29.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	384.16	2,064	106
Medium and Large 2	541	327.15	1,771	7thin

One grade step is worth $57.01/cwt here — about $293 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale113 hd

380.62

—

TN average16 barns · 910 hd

343.18

+37.44

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

+29.81

This barn, trailing median17 sales

387.81

−7.19

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	1,612	180.26	2,906	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,265	167.44	2,118	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	159.82	1,802	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	146.55	1,470	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$2,473	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,013	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	425	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	465.05/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	435.13/cwt	434.00–440.00	1,867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	408	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	367.88/cwt	362.00–374.00	1,895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	586	361.73/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,120	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	343.89/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,809	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	326.89/cwt	326.00–332.00	1,974	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	427.17/cwt	410.00–437.00	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	467.84/cwt	452.00–485.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	368.74/cwt	362.00–372.00	1,737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	450.05/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	433	364.99/cwt	364.00–366.00	1,580	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,646.42/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,131	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	855	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	600	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,782	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	146.55/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,470	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,210	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	165.16/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,073	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	152.15/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,556	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	161.63/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,862	17
Bulls	—	—	1,875	202.50/cwt	202.00–203.00	3,797	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,125	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,823	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	180.82/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,920	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	174.80/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,628	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	329.67/cwt	318.00–340.00	1,764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	376.43/cwt	367.00–395.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	379.33/cwt	354.00–392.00	1,764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	387.30/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	335.69/cwt	326.00–346.00	1,907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	400.62/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	416.02/cwt	415.00–417.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	345.08/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	435.98/cwt	426.00–442.00	1,652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	537	392.52/cwt	360.00–394.00	2,108	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	386.79/cwt	384.00–390.00	1,478	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,106	1

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.

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