Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable receipts. Quality average to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $403.69/cwt on 29 head, down $18.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 9 comparable sales and sits −22.81 against this barn's trailing median of $426.50.

Average price

$403.69

▼ 18.72 vs prior sale

29 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

per head · Small 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.22

vs TN average

−50.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1	530	415.00	2,200	1thin
Medium and Large 1	554	403.69	2,236	20
Medium and Large 2	515	402.28	2,072	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.72/cwt here — about $128 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

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 sale29 hd

403.69

—

TN average15 barns · 483 hd

429.91

−26.22

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−50.03

This barn, trailing median9 sales

426.50

−22.81

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	—	High	1,918	211.00	4,046	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	176.45	2,555	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,073	163.00	1,749	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	148.72	1,502	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,308	$3,309	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,615	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$2,575	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,325	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$2,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$5,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$5,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$5,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$4,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$4,755	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,062	$4,004	10

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1	500–550	526	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,157	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	385.05/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,249	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	453.28/cwt	447.00–465.00	1,967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	512.60/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,905	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	4,423.95/head	4,300.00–4,550.00	4,424	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	3,308.79/head	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	5,650.00/head	5,650.00–5,650.00	5,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	820	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,070	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	980	5,300.00/head	5,300.00–5,300.00	5,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	995	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,782	1
Steers	Small 1	300–350	345	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,777	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	530	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	485	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	910	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	4,850.00/head	4,850.00–4,850.00	4,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,037	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	148.72/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,502	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	176.45/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,555	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,749	2
Bulls	—	—	2,050	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	4,551	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,372	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,165	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	5,050.00/head	5,050.00–5,050.00	5,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	4,713.37/head	4,500.00–5,100.00	4,713	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	4,730.83/head	4,500.00–5,000.00	4,731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	495.15/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	410.55/cwt	405.00–412.00	1,761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	490.00/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	2,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	402.28/cwt	387.00–407.00	2,072	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	783	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	386.12/cwt	377.00–390.00	2,224	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	2,229	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	377.45/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	474.16/cwt	467.00–480.00	2,195	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	436.32/cwt	432.00–442.00	2,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	331.07/cwt	322.00–340.00	2,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	446.49/cwt	437.00–452.00	1,862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	375.54/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	417.43/cwt	416.00–422.00	2,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,695	2

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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