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 6 of 9 comparable sales and sits +0.91 against this barn's trailing median of $426.50.

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

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 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 median9 sales

426.50

+0.91

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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