Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $426.50/cwt on 107 head, down $10.53 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 9 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $426.50.

Average price

$426.50

▼ 10.53 vs prior sale

107 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$568

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

$48.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.64

vs TN average

−45.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	432.34	2,567	94
Medium and Large 2	520	384.28	1,998	13thin

One grade step is worth $48.06/cwt here — about $568 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 sale107 hd

426.50

—

TN average16 barns · 451 hd

450.14

−23.64

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−45.62

This barn, trailing median9 sales

426.50

+0.00

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	1,340	176.00	2,358	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	162.29	2,059	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	148.43	1,526	9thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	700	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$3,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,340	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,358	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	148.43/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,526	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,425	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	160.05/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,941	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,810	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	700	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	440	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,747	1
Steers	Small 1	300–350	310	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	455	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	376.00/cwt	375.00–377.00	1,948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,093	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	384.28/cwt	375.00–417.00	1,998	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	428.78/cwt	412.00–445.00	1,878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	449.02/cwt	425.00–474.00	1,675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	486	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,270	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	462.13/cwt	437.00–470.00	2,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	423.43/cwt	420.00–427.00	2,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	346.91/cwt	342.00–352.00	2,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	594	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,569	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	431	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	694	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	2,571	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	402.82/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,147	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	472.37/cwt	467.00–475.00	1,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	607.93/cwt	602.00–620.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	456.10/cwt	447.00–495.00	2,166	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	562.00/cwt	562.00–562.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	361.59/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,338	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,769	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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