Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter cows steady. No trends could be established for slaughter bulls or feeder cattle 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 $322.20/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −65.61 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

Average price

$322.20

17 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$590

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$119.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.54

vs TN average

−62.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	379.50	1,950	8thin
Medium and Large 2	570	310.71	1,771	2thin
Small 1	585	260.00	1,521	1thin
Medium and Large 3	523	260.00	1,360	6thin

One grade step is worth $119.50/cwt here — about $590 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 sale17 hd

322.20

—

TN average14 barns · 572 hd

346.74

−24.54

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−62.19

This barn, trailing median17 sales

387.81

−65.61

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	1,722	193.45	3,331	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	165.58	2,522	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,307	160.66	2,100	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	145.03	1,546	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)	1,253	$2,983	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$2,534	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,838	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1Value Added	550–600	586	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,262	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	989	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,196	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,860	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	338.63/cwt	328.00–350.00	1,771	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	698	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,352	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	371.84/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	326.90/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,533	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	327.92/cwt	314.00–342.00	1,485	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,000	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	407.48/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,477	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	2,393.25/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,393	2
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	485	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	160.94/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,194	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,046	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	159.94/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,108	6
Bulls	—	—	1,893	203.17/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,846	4
Bulls	—	—	1,623	191.23/cwt	187.00–195.00	3,104	2
Bulls	—	—	1,235	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,360	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	145.03/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,546	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	170.21/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	279.50/cwt	278.00–281.00	1,901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	411.90/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	310.71/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	2,982.53/head	2,750.00–3,250.00	2,983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	294.87/cwt	282.00–308.00	2,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	409.94/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	338	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	606	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	367.96/cwt	362.00–374.00	1,718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	298.73/cwt	276.00–313.00	2,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	828	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	423	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	434	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	717	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,574	16

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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