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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 23

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Jul 16Jul 23Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 105▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 38▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 12▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no trends could be established due to insufficient receipts.

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 $324.04/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 4 of 17 comparable sales and sits −58.30 against this barn's trailing median of $382.33.

Average price

$324.04

8 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$146

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

$6.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.70

vs TN average

−16.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	330.00	1,650	1thin
Medium and Large 1	556	323.19	1,796	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.81/cwt here — about −$146 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 sale8 hd

324.04

—

TN average14 barns · 835 hd

337.74

−13.70

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−16.14

This barn, trailing median17 sales

382.33

−58.30

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

17 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.50, low $316.45, median $382.33 across 17 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	1,918	192.56	3,693	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	157.53	1,928	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	152.00	2,371	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	139.73	1,403	4thin

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)	1,210	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$2,125	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1	215	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	951	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,104	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,299	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,553	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	490	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,850	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	621	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,174	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	735	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,260	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	876	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	937	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,163	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,194	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,267	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,474	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	367.56/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,489	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,473	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	440	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,375	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	455	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,467	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	359.23/cwt	332.50–372.50	1,674	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	328.46/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,770	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	598	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,854	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,228	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,220	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,533	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,649	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	318.25/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,680	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,826	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,918	192.56/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,693	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	131.40/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,242	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	148.06/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,574	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	157.53/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,928	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,371	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	800	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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 Jul 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 105Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week, no trends could be established due to insufficient receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	126.00–136.00	131.40
2	—	1,063	147.00–149.00	148.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	153.00–164.00	157.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,918	190.00–195.00	192.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	427.50	427.50
1	300–350	300	387.50	387.50
2	350–400	393	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	405	362.50–372.50	367.56
6	450–500	466	332.50–372.50	359.23
5	500–550	539	327.50–332.50	328.46
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	598	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	407.50	407.50
1	300–350	325	367.50	367.50
1	350–400	370	342.50	342.50
1	400–450	430	342.50	342.50
1	500–550	500	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	402.50	402.50
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	455	362.50	362.50
1	750–800	750	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	367.50	367.50
1	400–450	435	352.50	352.50
3	500–550	528	312.50–322.50	318.25
1	550–600	575	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	387.50	387.50
5	400–450	417	372.50	372.50
1	450–500	465	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	377.50	377.50
6	600–650	621	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	735	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	442.50	442.50
1	300–350	315	412.50	412.50
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,050.00	2,050.00

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.