Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to a reporter not being available since 11/19/25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.64/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 3 of 17 comparable sales and sits −37.17 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

Average price

$350.64

20 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$32.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.67

vs TN average

−27.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	359.30	1,941	14thin
Medium and Large 2	539	332.50	1,792	4thin
Small 1	540	326.31	1,762	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.99/cwt here — about $179 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 sale20 hd

350.64

—

TN average14 barns · 661 hd

340.97

+9.67

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−27.32

This barn, trailing median17 sales

387.81

−37.17

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	1,873	175.50	3,286	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,356	155.76	2,112	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	148.42	1,822	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	142.34	1,455	3thin

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)	1,080	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,518	$2,818	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Bulls	Small 1	750–800	785	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,061	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	386.88/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,791	3
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	500	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	383.14/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	362.46/cwt	347.50–377.50	2,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	382.99/cwt	370.00–402.50	1,662	7
Steers	Small 1	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	346.26/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,199	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	483.69/cwt	482.50–485.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	392.34/cwt	387.50–395.00	1,479	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	447.54/cwt	442.50–452.50	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	456.81/cwt	442.50–485.00	1,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	433.17/cwt	430.00–437.50	1,373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	410.04/cwt	402.50–412.50	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	383.41/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	416.58/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,583	8
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	540	326.31/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,963	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	155.76/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,112	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	142.34/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,455	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	146.33/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,697	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	149.98/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,917	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,681	1
Bulls	—	—	2,100	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,948	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,235	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,518	2,818.20/head	2,550.00–3,100.00	2,818	2
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	485	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,855	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	630	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	332.72/cwt	327.50–339.00	2,123	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	367.09/cwt	357.50–372.50	1,762	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	361.27/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,936	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	343.04/cwt	337.50–360.00	2,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	343.78/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	355.43/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,887	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	356.77/cwt	352.50–362.50	2,041	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	411.09/cwt	392.50–417.50	1,764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	438.78/cwt	437.50–440.00	1,198	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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