Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trends on Feeder Cattle could not be well established due to a lack of comparable receipts. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $379.35/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 6 of 17 comparable sales and sits −8.47 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

Average price

$379.35

70 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$61.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.32

vs TN average

+7.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	387.21	2,061	61
Medium and Large 2	544	326.03	1,774	9thin

One grade step is worth $61.18/cwt here — about $287 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale70 hd

379.35

—

TN average13 barns · 688 hd

359.03

+20.32

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

+7.84

This barn, trailing median17 sales

387.81

−8.47

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	1,491	183.70	2,739	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	170.27	2,358	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,103	164.65	1,817	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	823	152.85	1,258	2thin

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)	1,170	$2,969	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,194	$2,889	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,168	$2,548	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$2,350	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,515	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	977	$3,603	4thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	308.19/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	351.05/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,667	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	462.55/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	268.76/cwt	265.00–272.50	2,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	327.12/cwt	322.50–332.00	2,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	391.66/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	397.37/cwt	388.00–404.25	2,094	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	308.79/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,177	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,548.18/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	380.72/cwt	345.00–384.50	2,456	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,162	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	367.03/cwt	365.00–371.00	1,905	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	893	3,380.25/head	3,250.00–3,500.00	3,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,207	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	401.50/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	453.79/cwt	452.50–455.00	1,452	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	450	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,688	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	980	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	635	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,984	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,015	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,305	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,453	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	176.40/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,505	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	152.85/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,258	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	170.27/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,358	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	910	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,365	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,531	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	1,515	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	167.58/cwt	155.00–173.00	1,914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	403.71/cwt	402.50–405.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,221	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	3,028.62/head	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,029	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,902.93/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	371.34/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,030	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	376.87/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	338.50/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	310.44/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	331.86/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,124	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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