Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to a lack of comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.19/cwt on 15 head, up $1.74 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −69.62 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

Average price

$318.19

▲ 1.74 vs prior sale

15 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$16.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.94

vs TN average

−38.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	325.00	1,755	2thin
Medium and Large 2	539	318.72	1,717	11thin
Small 1	568	308.50	1,751	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.50/cwt here — about $4 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale15 hd

318.19

—

TN average16 barns · 766 hd

340.13

−21.94

National average175 barns · 11,689 hd

356.67

−38.48

This barn, trailing median17 sales

387.81

−69.62

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	—	Low	1,477	168.50	2,488	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	150.13	1,800	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,585	145.86	2,312	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	129.64	1,312	5thin

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)	1,120	$4,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$3,841	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$3,648	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$4,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,418	$3,895	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$3,000	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$4,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	Small 1	550–600	550	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	455	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,649	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	3,895.30/head	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,895	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	315.32/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	642	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	650	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	374.35/cwt	360.00–382.00	1,920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	375.05/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	284.93/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	316.07/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	351.95/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,862	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	405.05/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	305.00/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	459.27/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	386.49/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	419.77/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	423.18/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	271.11/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	339.98/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	315.24/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	353.49/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	317.12/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	393.15/cwt	392.00–395.00	1,848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	343.34/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	322.97/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,857	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	3,648.33/head	3,100.00–4,100.00	3,648	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	436	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	140.91/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,585	2
Bulls	—	—	1,455	162.25/cwt	150.00–173.00	2,361	2
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,150	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,245	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	4,037.61/head	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,038	3
Heifers	Small 1	750–800	775	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,759	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	582	285.44/cwt	260.00–340.00	1,661	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	595	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,737	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	150.47/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,876	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,145	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	132.55/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,356	4
Bulls	—	—	1,520	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,751	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	145.86/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,312	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	157.82/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,665	2

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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