Sale reports / Tennessee / Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN / 2026-09-09

Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 9
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903
Feeder Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 81▲ 101 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 41▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 35▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to a lack of comparable receipts. However Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold with a lower undertone. Demand moderate. Quality poor to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.40/cwt on 5 head, up $7.95 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −61.11 against this barn's trailing median of $385.51.
Average price
$324.40
▲ 7.95 vs prior sale
5 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.56
vs TN average
−13.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518335.001,7353thin
Medium and Large 2538308.501,6582thin
One grade step is worth $26.50/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales
449400351302median 385.5102/1103/2506/1007/2209/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.50, low $316.45, median $385.51 across 18 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 sale5 hd
324.40
—
TN average11 barns · 208 hd
329.96
−5.56
National average138 barns · 5,113 hd
337.79
−13.39
This barn, trailing median18 sales
385.51
−61.11
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,355176.672,3943thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,441156.682,2579thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,227154.601,8978thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average905136.001,2311thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,297$3,2293thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,450$2,3513thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$1,8632thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,185$2,9001thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,472163.61/cwt161.00–166.002,4083
CowsLean 85-90%—905136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2311
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,220153.26/cwt144.00–160.001,8707
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,275164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,0911
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,260143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,8021
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,458155.26/cwt151.00–161.002,2645
SteersSmall 1500–550510337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,7191
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450403430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7333
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400395425.03/cwt420.00–430.001,6796
HeifersSmall 1350–400350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2251
BullsSmall 1500–550540305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6471
BullsSmall 1750–800795237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8841
BullsSmall 1450–500473315.05/cwt305.00–325.001,4902
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5193
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450433367.43/cwt347.00–372.001,5918
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,0401,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300250425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0631
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500460400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8402
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515355.88/cwt352.00–360.001,8332
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550500322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,6101
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600595310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8451
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500462425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9643
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560333.32/cwt330.00–335.001,8679
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7353
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700690310.86/cwt292.00–330.002,1452
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350320377.85/cwt355.00–400.001,2092
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650645295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9031
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3771
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420383.10/cwt375.00–395.001,6093
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473341.67/cwt325.00–360.001,6162
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225420.00/cwt420.00–420.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500492342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,6832
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350330360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1881
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427346.64/cwt340.00–350.001,4803
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550545280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5261
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400391376.09/cwt365.00–380.001,4715
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6961
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1652,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2973,228.82/head2,550.00–3,900.003,2293
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,2952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400390410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5992
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300265385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0201
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700660290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9141
Bulls——1,515175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,6511
Bulls——1,415190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,6891
Bulls—Light Weight—1,135165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8731
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,1852,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5282,526.76/head2,500.00–2,550.002,5272

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.