Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

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 $399.67/cwt on 16 head, down $16.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 17 comparable sales and sits +11.86 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

Average price

$399.67

▼ 16.40 vs prior sale

16 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$45.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

vs TN average

−30.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	405.98	2,208	13thin
Medium and Large 2	543	378.50	2,053	2thin
Small 1	505	360.00	1,818	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.98/cwt here — about $390 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 sale16 hd

399.67

—

TN average15 barns · 569 hd

405.43

−5.76

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−30.74

This barn, trailing median17 sales

387.81

+11.86

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	2,103	200.90	4,225	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	167.56	2,183	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,280	158.00	2,022	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	145.20	1,644	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)	1,160	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,105	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$2,675	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	268.01/cwt	264.00–272.00	2,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	375.59/cwt	367.00–380.00	2,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	448.10/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	629	358.76/cwt	358.00–359.00	2,257	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	411.83/cwt	400.00–424.00	2,195	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,069	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	333.44/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	395.40/cwt	392.00–400.00	2,463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	586.67/cwt	520.00–600.00	2,288	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,093	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,255	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	149.44/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,100	1
Steers	Small 1	400–450	410	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,948	1
Steers	Small 1	600–650	630	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	414.56/cwt	405.00–417.00	1,915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	484.49/cwt	480.00–492.50	1,851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	367.28/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	688	353.94/cwt	352.00–354.00	2,435	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	780	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	425.62/cwt	425.00–426.00	2,235	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	673	400.55/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,696	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	788	365.25/cwt	365.25–365.25	2,878	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	401.01/cwt	387.00–410.00	2,554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	606.56/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	537.45/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	434.48/cwt	422.00–460.00	2,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	509.76/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,090	3
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	572	395.53/cwt	367.00–415.00	2,262	3
Bulls	Small 1	700–750	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	166.57/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,164	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,022	1
Bulls	—	—	2,103	200.90/cwt	200.00–202.00	4,225	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	169.54/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,221	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,135	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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