Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the July 4th holiday lay off and the unavailability of a reporter last week, no trend comparisons could be established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $387.81/cwt on 79 head, down $8.22 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 17 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

Average price

$387.81

▼ 8.22 vs prior sale

79 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

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

$28.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

vs TN average

−8.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	388.17	2,235	78
Medium and Large 2	505	360.00	1,818	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.17/cwt here — about $417 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.50, low $316.45, median $387.81 across 17 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 sale79 hd

387.81

—

TN average15 barns · 737 hd

386.59

+1.22

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−8.24

This barn, trailing median17 sales

387.81

+0.00

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	1,830	209.01	3,825	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,365	175.61	2,398	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,105	170.03	1,879	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	165.47	1,787	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,229	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2	1000–1050	1,020	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	366.84/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,054	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	452.80/cwt	445.00–458.00	1,893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	485.92/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,030	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	338.58/cwt	327.00–350.00	2,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	345.99/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,218	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	588	384.24/cwt	372.00–386.00	2,259	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	389.15/cwt	375.00–402.00	2,277	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	413.21/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	410.00/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,001	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	443.63/cwt	435.00–452.00	2,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	306.19/cwt	302.00–325.00	2,269	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,232	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,498	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	170.91/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,347	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,297	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,735	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	168.56/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,761	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,291	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	514	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,159	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	867	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	454.55/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	387.87/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	442.30/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	978	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	543	382.51/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	483	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,294	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,090	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	210.01/cwt	208.00–213.00	3,938	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	165.47/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,787	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,544	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,163	2,229.35/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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