Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could 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 $325.89/cwt on 16 head, down $2.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −60.81 against this barn's trailing median of $386.70.

Average price

$325.89

▼ 2.19 vs prior sale

16 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$18.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.78

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	338.78	1,883	5thin
Medium and Large 2	555	320.04	1,777	10thin
Small 1	540	320.00	1,728	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.78/cwt here — about $155 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

8 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $457.50, low $325.89, median $386.70 across 8 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 sale16 hd

325.89

—

TN average15 barns · 601 hd

340.68

−14.78

This barn, trailing median8 sales

386.70

−60.81

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	1,620	176.75	2,863	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	144.89	2,108	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	142.12	1,882	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,144	125.90	1,441	10

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)	1,207	$2,755	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,170	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$3,106	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	450–500	489	333.65/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	366.68/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,529	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,368	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,249	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	127.50/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,490	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	144.89/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,108	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	341.65/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	356.83/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	407.70/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	320.18/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	444.59/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	335.97/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	595	315.56/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	414.81/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	399	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	354.03/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,756	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,886	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,818.97/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,819	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	3,106.43/head	2,750.00–3,450.00	3,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	268.55/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	333.32/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	314.35/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,798	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	312.44/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	530	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,760	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	795	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	397	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,409	2
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	690	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	135.92/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,859	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,138	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	144.47/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,843	5
Bulls	—	—	1,905	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,677	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,090	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,425	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,408	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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