Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable receipts last week. However a higher undertone for feeder cattle was noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.14/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −62.35 against this barn's trailing median of $426.50.

Average price

$364.14

20 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$63.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.46

vs TN average

−54.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	376.00	2,080	15thin
Medium and Large 2	570	339.00	1,932	3thin
Small 1	565	312.92	1,768	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.08/cwt here — about $312 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

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $464.87, low $396.79, median $426.50 across 9 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 sale20 hd

364.14

—

TN average14 barns · 480 hd

371.60

−7.46

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−54.96

This barn, trailing median9 sales

426.50

−62.35

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	1,599	176.89	2,828	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,175	159.00	1,868	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	152.12	1,764	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	133.50	1,275	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,097	$2,409	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$2,333	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$2,003	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$3,042	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,067	$2,337	3thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	Small 1	600–650	645	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	249.96/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,119	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,995.70/head	1,650.00–2,400.00	1,996	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,108	2,002.54/head	1,550.00–2,400.00	2,003	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	2,245.60/head	1,950.00–2,700.00	2,246	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	590	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	419	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,655	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	2,515.93/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	401.75/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	2,154.81/head	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	305.37/cwt	297.00–325.00	1,634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	279.21/cwt	272.00–300.00	2,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,833	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	850	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	530	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	850	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	915	2,215.98/head	1,550.00–2,800.00	2,216	2
Steers	Small 1	650–700	650	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,963	1
Steers	Small 1	550–600	565	312.92/cwt	304.00–322.00	1,768	2
Steers	Small 1	450–500	498	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,868	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,132	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,050	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,617	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,791	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	153.04/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,757	9
Bulls	—	—	1,360	165.35/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,249	3
Bulls	—	—	1,837	188.43/cwt	184.00–194.00	3,461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	268.58/cwt	254.00–278.00	1,808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,422	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,076	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	136.13/cwt	129.00–146.00	1,327	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	411.40/cwt	402.00–412.50	1,954	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	2,837.84/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	2,700.33/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	353.47/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	387.16/cwt	377.00–397.00	1,851	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,244	3,133.07/head	2,775.00–3,700.00	3,133	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	301.29/cwt	294.00–340.00	1,741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	419.86/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	423.60/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,589	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	406.68/cwt	404.00–435.00	1,578	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	409.87/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	404.33/cwt	402.00–420.00	1,787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	388.98/cwt	380.00–392.00	1,626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	333.35/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,863	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	470.24/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	387	440.91/cwt	440.00–442.00	1,706	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	357.83/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,696	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	342.10/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,779	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	333.26/cwt	322.00–345.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,643	2

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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