Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to a reporter not being available last week and a lack of comparable receipts this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.21/cwt on 16 head, down $16.46 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 17 comparable sales and sits −4.60 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

Average price

$383.21

▼ 16.46 vs prior sale

16 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$5.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.20

vs TN average

−30.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	384.85	2,115	11thin
Medium and Large 2	528	379.61	2,004	5thin

One grade step is worth $5.24/cwt here — about $111 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 sale16 hd

383.21

—

TN average15 barns · 501 hd

389.41

−6.20

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−30.57

This barn, trailing median17 sales

387.81

−4.60

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	1,791	192.91	3,455	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,268	164.51	2,086	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	157.12	1,845	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	142.25	1,448	4thin

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)	1,005	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$4,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$3,133	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	459.57/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	370.90/cwt	367.00–375.00	2,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	513.13/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	442.00/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,029	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	379.61/cwt	370.00–382.00	2,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,457	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	490	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	579.86/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	604.66/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	443.44/cwt	440.00–447.00	2,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	569.54/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,988	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	164.24/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,976	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,296	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	144.67/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,500	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	164.51/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,086	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,718	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	184.18/cwt	177.00–189.00	3,063	3
Bulls	—	—	2,015	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	4,272	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,020	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	374.39/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	487.65/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	423	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	421.44/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	396.27/cwt	387.00–407.00	2,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	422.35/cwt	380.00–450.00	1,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	516.54/cwt	490.00–545.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	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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