Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Feeder cattle and Slaughter Bulls not well established due to a lack of comparable receipts. Slaughter Cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.26/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −68.55 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

Average price

$319.26

15 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$14.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.55

vs TN average

−37.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	322.10	1,752	12thin
Medium and Large 2	530	307.89	1,633	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.22/cwt here — about $119 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 sale15 hd

319.26

—

TN average17 barns · 982 hd

323.81

−4.55

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−37.63

This barn, trailing median17 sales

387.81

−68.55

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	1,647	177.08	2,917	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	151.75	2,123	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	151.54	1,804	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	136.52	1,465	6thin

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)	1,310	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,076	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,409	$2,014	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,873	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	500–550	513	306.83/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	387.53/cwt	385.00–388.00	1,473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	342.99/cwt	336.00–352.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	325.63/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	394.84/cwt	394.00–400.00	1,607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	326.79/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,039	6
Steers	Small 1	600–650	625	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	315.05/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	398.30/cwt	396.00–405.00	1,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	432.38/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	380.41/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	356.42/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	406.73/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	312.87/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,996	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,854	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	150.77/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,038	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	150.65/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,757	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,904	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	136.52/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,465	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	158.44/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,139	3
Bulls	—	—	1,467	166.16/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,438	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,268	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	156.69/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,020	5
Bulls	—	—	1,958	190.50/cwt	190.00–191.00	3,730	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,864	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,540	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,872.56/head	2,335.00–3,475.00	2,873	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,343	1,821.51/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,822	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,076.44/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,076	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	289.68/cwt	268.00–312.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,028	1
Steers	Small 1	700–750	735	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	353.92/cwt	348.00–360.00	1,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	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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