Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This sale was not reported last week therefor, no trends could be established.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $439.61/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 8 of 9 comparable sales and sits +13.12 against this barn's trailing median of $426.50.

Average price

$439.61

18 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$47.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.52

vs TN average

−38.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	442.24	2,298	17thin
Medium and Large 2	545	395.00	2,153	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.24/cwt here — about $145 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

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 sale18 hd

439.61

—

TN average14 barns · 458 hd

443.13

−3.52

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−38.78

This barn, trailing median9 sales

426.50

+13.12

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	1,759	195.76	3,443	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	165.62	2,441	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,495	162.30	2,426	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	141.07	1,557	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,775	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$2,600	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	162.30/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,426	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	132.45/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,364	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	149.68/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,762	3
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	410	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	280	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	587.38/cwt	585.00–590.00	1,880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	674	388.55/cwt	366.00–396.00	2,619	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	417.01/cwt	402.00–422.00	2,364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	738	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,273	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	852	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,914	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	476.27/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	462.53/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	504	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,311	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,843	1
Steers	Small 1	300–350	310	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,643	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	757	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,763	3
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	535	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	390.21/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,025	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	717	342.09/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,453	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	362.36/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	351.75/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,213	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	342	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,283	3
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	418.22/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	343.73/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,224	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	422.56/cwt	415.00–424.00	2,354	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	476.62/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,213	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,884	1
Bulls	—	—	1,699	193.85/cwt	189.00–202.00	3,294	5
Bulls	—	—	1,978	209.43/cwt	209.00–210.00	4,143	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,075	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,320	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	166.32/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,327	8

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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