Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $405.49/cwt on 6 head, up $14.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 6 comparable sales and sits +1.14 against this barn's trailing median of $404.35.

Average price

$405.49

▲ 14.58 vs prior sale

6 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

per head · Small 1 over Medium and Large 2

$67.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1	515	437.00	2,251	1thin
Medium and Large 1	565	406.49	2,297	4thin
Medium and Large 2	575	370.00	2,128	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.00/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

6 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $457.50, low $364.25, median $404.35 across 6 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 sale6 hd

405.49

—

TN average14 barns · 272 hd

405.16

+0.33

This barn, trailing median6 sales

404.35

+1.14

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	1,495	198.67	2,970	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,140	182.00	2,075	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	174.50	2,021	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	155.22	1,462	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	2,045	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	4,683	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,020	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,734	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,075	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	155.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,462	3
Bulls	—	—	1,420	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,797	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,716	1
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	275	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	335	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,213	1
Steers	Small 1	650–700	685	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,274	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	515	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	403.21/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	457.21/cwt	417.00–470.00	1,952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	354.38/cwt	347.00–362.00	2,197	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	830	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	485	425.88/cwt	420.00–427.00	2,066	6
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	690	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	503.71/cwt	483.00–530.00	1,682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	469.06/cwt	462.00–487.00	2,031	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	355.93/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	426.46/cwt	417.00–445.00	2,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	366.91/cwt	362.00–377.00	2,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	588	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	480.11/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	577.41/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	383.47/cwt	372.00–395.00	2,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	477.69/cwt	452.00–502.00	1,720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	414.61/cwt	410.00–417.00	2,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	328.63/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,218	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	171.63/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	402.98/cwt	402.00–405.00	2,337	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	523.88/cwt	505.00–560.00	1,949	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,005	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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