Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to a lack of comparable receipts. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $427.41/cwt on 39 head, up $23.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 10 comparable sales and sits +2.95 against this barn's trailing median of $424.46.

Average price

$427.41

▲ 23.71 vs prior sale

39 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$15.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

vs TN average

−31.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	427.81	2,350	38
Medium and Large 2	525	412.00	2,163	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about $187 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 sale39 hd

427.41

—

TN average16 barns · 464 hd

426.49

+0.91

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−31.64

This barn, trailing median10 sales

424.46

+2.95

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	1,300	186.00	2,418	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	174.44	2,489	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	173.16	2,121	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,088	157.47	1,714	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$3,279	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,530	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,168	$2,532	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$2,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	554	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,393	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	503.76/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	495.03/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	398.52/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,232	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	338.36/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,023	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	436.14/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	431.70/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	384.81/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	421.83/cwt	412.00–436.00	2,215	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	468.12/cwt	450.00–487.00	1,723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	443.26/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,039	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	388.85/cwt	387.00–395.00	2,084	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	1,803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	516.15/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,910	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	495	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,866	2
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Steers	Small 1	400–450	408	425.15/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,735	2
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	470	359.87/cwt	342.00–377.00	1,691	2
Steers	Small 1	250–300	260	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	174.42/cwt	163.00–180.00	2,151	5
Bulls	—	—	1,405	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,740	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,104	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	156.52/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,676	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,564	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	172.51/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,526	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,531.81/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,532	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,234	1
Bulls	—	—	1,195	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,115	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,159	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,074	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,549.80/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	3,279.43/head	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,279	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	376.47/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	412.26/cwt	402.00–422.00	1,971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	438.75/cwt	438.75–438.75	2,681	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	610	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,160	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1

How this sale compares

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