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 3 of 10 comparable sales and sits −20.76 against this barn's trailing median of $424.46.

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

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $464.87, low $331.53, median $424.46 across 10 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 median10 sales

424.46

−20.76

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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