Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to a reporter not being available since 12/10/2025.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.07/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 8 of 17 comparable sales and sits −2.75 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

Average price

$385.07

76 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$54.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.18

vs TN average

−25.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	387.21	2,238	73
Small 1	557	333.00	1,855	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.21/cwt here — about $383 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 sale76 hd

385.07

—

TN average17 barns · 959 hd

372.89

+12.18

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−25.80

This barn, trailing median17 sales

387.81

−2.75

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	1,370	179.00	2,452	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	151.00	2,051	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	145.28	1,786	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	124.85	1,346	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$2,225	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,050	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	—	1,370	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,452	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	147.92/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,849	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,604	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,051	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	124.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,690	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,130	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	557	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,855	3
Steers	Small 1	650–700	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,627	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,894	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	471	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,860	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	351.00/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	405.11/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	747	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,484	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1050–1100	1,050	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,171	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	925	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	778	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,630	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	579	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,247	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	860	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	754	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,383	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	343.04/cwt	342.00–346.00	1,938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	457.92/cwt	422.00–487.00	1,964	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	745	371.69/cwt	328.00–373.90	2,769	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	397.08/cwt	394.00–400.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	432.25/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	284.64/cwt	270.00–292.00	2,567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	452.09/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,468	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	805	218.75/cwt	206.00–230.00	1,761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	326.97/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,315	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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