Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not 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 $401.28/cwt on 22 head, up $18.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 17 comparable sales and sits +13.46 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

Average price

$401.28

▲ 18.94 vs prior sale

22 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

per head · Small 1 over Medium and Large 2

$46.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.37

vs TN average

−20.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1	545	406.10	2,213	14thin
Medium and Large 1	555	403.85	2,241	6thin
Medium and Large 2	573	359.80	2,062	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.30/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale22 hd

401.28

—

TN average16 barns · 776 hd

415.65

−14.37

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−20.89

This barn, trailing median17 sales

387.81

+13.46

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	1,295	188.00	2,435	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	182.95	2,383	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	180.83	2,591	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	150.55	1,612	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	400–450	440	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,156	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	133.56/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,480	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	167.54/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,731	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	180.83/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,591	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	188.11/cwt	184.00–192.00	2,617	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	176.08/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,087	3
Bulls	—	—	1,295	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,435	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,366	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	465	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,302	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	530	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	533.14/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,303	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	541	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,545	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	470	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	734	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,496	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	429.39/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	523.74/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	359.80/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	536.28/cwt	510.00–565.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	511.25/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,173	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	378.30/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,201	4
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	545	406.10/cwt	355.00–410.00	2,213	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	534.07/cwt	500.00–542.50	2,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	713	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,467	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,310	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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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