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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 14

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Sep 30Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 140▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 33▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 29▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-8.00 lower. No trends for Feeder Cattle or Slaughter Bulls could be established due to a lack of comparable receipts. Quality fair to fancy. demand moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $363.08/cwt on 12 head, up $45.74 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 18 comparable sales and sits −19.69 against this barn's trailing median of $382.77.

Average price

$363.08

▲ 45.74 vs prior sale

12 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$53.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.83

vs TN average

−9.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	372.00	2,094	10thin
Medium and Large 2	553	318.50	1,760	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.50/cwt here — about $335 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

363.08

—

TN average14 barns · 587 hd

339.26

+23.83

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−9.68

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.77

−19.69

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.50, low $316.45, median $382.77 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,856	179.03	3,323	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	141.12	2,054	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	131.04	1,487	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	120.77	1,259	7thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$4,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$3,654	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$3,088	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,038	$2,559	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	972	$2,400	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,923	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$3,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,586	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,013	$3,333	3thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,001	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,211	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	280	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,442	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	509	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,067	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,082	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,094	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	474.62/cwt	470.00–477.00	1,376	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	387	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,587	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	401	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,534	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	391.59/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,664	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,756	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	323.75/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,573	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,859	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,094	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,974	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,866	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,903	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,130	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,768	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	392.38/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,648	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	413.28/cwt	407.50–437.00	1,794	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,897	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	364.27/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,748	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,790	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,020	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,953	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,834	178.04/cwt	170.00–183.00	3,265	5
Bulls	—	—	1,965	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,616	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	105.77/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,013	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	124.96/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,336	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,481	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	131.04/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,487	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	138.70/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,981	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	143.53/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,129	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	800	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	900	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,165	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	3,515.86/head	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,516	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	880	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	956	1,986.73/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,987	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,038	2,559.04/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,559	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,802.50/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,803	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	3,654.49/head	3,250.00–4,000.00	3,654	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,122	1,963.67/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,964	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	3,087.84/head	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,088	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Wed Oct 14, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 140Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	434	407.50–437.00	413.28
2	450–500	457	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
4	650–700	669	302.00	302.00
1	750–800	760	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	390.00–395.00	392.38
2	450–500	480	330.00–400.00	364.27
2	600–650	628	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	387	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	470.00–477.00	474.62
7	400–450	425	375.00–400.00	391.59
1	450–500	485	362.00	362.00
10	550–600	563	372.00	372.00
2	600–650	617	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	880	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	401	382.50	382.50
2	650–700	690	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
6	450–500	486	317.00–325.00	323.75
1	500–550	545	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	560	332.00	332.00
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	755	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	575	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	509	406.00	406.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	455.00	455.00
1	250–300	255	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	625	335.00	335.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,293	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,515.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	4,400.00	4,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,450.00	3,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	3,250.00–4,000.00	3,654.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	4,000.00	4,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,295	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,087.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	3,950.00	3,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,802.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	956	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,986.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,122	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,963.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,559.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,834	170.00–183.00	178.04
1	—	1,965	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	142.00–145.00	143.53
2	—	1,428	136.00–141.00	138.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	126.00–135.00	131.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	100.00–112.00	105.77
1	—	1,105	134.00	134.00
4	—	1,069	123.00–127.00	124.96

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.