Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This sale was not reported last week, therefor no trends could be established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.41/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −52.40 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

Average price

$335.41

17 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

per head · Small 1 over Medium and Large 2

$45.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.64

vs TN average

−34.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1	500	350.00	1,750	1thin
Medium and Large 1	539	344.40	1,856	12thin
Medium and Large 2	559	304.80	1,703	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.20/cwt here — about $47 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

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 sale17 hd

335.41

—

TN average16 barns · 1,154 hd

358.05

−22.64

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−34.40

This barn, trailing median17 sales

387.81

−52.40

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	—	Low	1,469	173.32	2,546	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	160.50	2,291	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	158.68	1,927	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	142.75	1,423	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$2,675	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,263	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,358	$3,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 2	900–950	910	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	353.53/cwt	340.00–368.00	1,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	306.41/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	619	314.79/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,949	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,393	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	411.35/cwt	392.00–422.00	1,802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	352.97/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	385.98/cwt	375.00–396.00	1,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	339.34/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	564	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	318.84/cwt	312.00–326.00	2,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	292.84/cwt	278.00–308.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	404.63/cwt	395.00–414.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	411.34/cwt	400.00–424.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	810	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	385.38/cwt	382.00–387.00	1,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	347.44/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	368.10/cwt	365.00–378.00	1,947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	285.98/cwt	285.00–287.00	2,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	365.15/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	3,975.14/head	3,950.00–4,000.00	3,975	2
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	485	358.01/cwt	352.00–362.00	1,736	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	945	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	148.10/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,559	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	161.03/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,013	9
Bulls	—	—	1,365	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,307	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	187.80/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,024	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,431	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	144.04/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,420	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,211	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,363	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,345	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,381	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,245	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	322.00/cwt	310.00–334.00	1,852	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	383.02/cwt	382.00–384.00	1,858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	351.07/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	391.60/cwt	385.00–402.00	1,703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	345.92/cwt	324.00–349.00	2,228	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	381.74/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	293.73/cwt	234.00–340.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	365.89/cwt	361.00–370.00	2,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	364.73/cwt	363.00–370.00	2,064	4

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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