Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to a lack of comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $416.07/cwt on 162 head, up $36.81 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 17 comparable sales and sits +28.26 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

Average price

$416.07

▲ 36.81 vs prior sale

162 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

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

$71.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.70

vs TN average

−13.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	416.96	2,399	160
Medium and Large 2	588	345.00	2,029	2thin

One grade step is worth $71.96/cwt here — about $370 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale162 hd

416.07

—

TN average16 barns · 879 hd

404.37

+11.70

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−13.10

This barn, trailing median17 sales

387.81

+28.26

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	1,761	187.35	3,299	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	158.99	1,978	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	151.47	1,436	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	938	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	Lean 85-90%	—	948	151.47/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,436	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	154.42/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,007	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	163.55/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,943	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	168.70/cwt	161.00–177.00	3,155	2
Bulls	—	—	1,706	196.67/cwt	185.00–203.00	3,355	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	648	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,398	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	485.10/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,181	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	530.10/cwt	527.50–535.00	2,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	576	419.12/cwt	416.00–422.00	2,414	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	493	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,169	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	435.24/cwt	395.00–455.00	2,024	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	454.46/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	552.54/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	432.33/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	439.38/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,316	8
Steers	Small 1	400–450	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	681.88/cwt	660.00–705.00	1,862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	373.32/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	578.75/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,028	4
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	334	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,887	4
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	473.85/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,431	13

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →