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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 13

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Aug 6Aug 13Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

254 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 229▲ 254 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 27▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 17▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Heifers sold steady-6.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls, Feeder Bulls and Feeder Steers were not well established, due to a lack of comparable 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 $380.62/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 9 of 17 comparable sales and sits −1.71 against this barn's trailing median of $382.33.

Average price

$380.62

113 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$57.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+37.44

vs TN average

+29.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	384.16	2,064	106
Medium and Large 2	541	327.15	1,771	7thin

One grade step is worth $57.01/cwt here — about $293 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale113 hd

380.62

—

TN average16 barns · 910 hd

343.18

+37.44

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

+29.81

This barn, trailing median17 sales

382.33

−1.71

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	—	High	1,612	180.26	2,906	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,265	167.44	2,118	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	159.82	1,802	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	146.55	1,470	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$2,473	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,013	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	465.05/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,246	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	416.02/cwt	415.00–417.00	1,290	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	467.84/cwt	452.00–485.00	1,464	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	400.62/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,510	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	435.98/cwt	426.00–442.00	1,652	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,628	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	425	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,734	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	435.13/cwt	434.00–440.00	1,867	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,869	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	379.33/cwt	354.00–392.00	1,764	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,922	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,760	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	533	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,972	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	586	361.73/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,120	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,171	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,106	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,016	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	855	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,719	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,033	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	450.05/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,229	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	427.17/cwt	410.00–437.00	1,363	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	376.43/cwt	367.00–395.00	1,269	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	386.79/cwt	384.00–390.00	1,478	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,426	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	408	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,579	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	433	364.99/cwt	364.00–366.00	1,580	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,431	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	368.74/cwt	362.00–372.00	1,737	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	343.89/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,809	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	329.67/cwt	318.00–340.00	1,764	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	537	392.52/cwt	360.00–394.00	2,108	88
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,893	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	573	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,006	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,810	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	600	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,782	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,002	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,827	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,171	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	387.30/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,569	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,710	2
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	345.08/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,684	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	367.88/cwt	362.00–374.00	1,895	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	335.69/cwt	326.00–346.00	1,907	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	326.89/cwt	326.00–332.00	1,974	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,933	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,168	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,131	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,125	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,823	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	174.80/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,802	5
Bulls	—	—	1,615	180.82/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,920	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	202.50/cwt	202.00–203.00	3,797	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	146.55/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,470	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,023	152.15/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,556	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	161.63/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,862	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	165.16/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,073	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,210	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	795	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,010	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	2,646.42/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,646	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,075	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	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 Aug 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 229Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	408.00	408.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	460.00–470.00	465.05
2	300–350	313	452.00–485.00	467.84
8	350–400	379	426.00–442.00	435.98
5	400–450	429	434.00–440.00	435.13
1	450–500	465	402.00	402.00
2	500–550	525	366.00	366.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	370.00	370.00
7	550–600	586	360.00–362.00	361.73
2	600–650	603	360.00	360.00
1	850–900	855	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	415.00–417.00	416.02
3	350–400	377	390.00–410.00	400.62
4	400–450	424	384.00	384.00
3	450–500	465	354.00–392.00	379.33
1	500–550	530	332.00	332.00
1	650–700	675	312.00	312.00
1	800–850	800	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	445.00–455.00	450.05
4	300–350	319	410.00–437.00	427.17
7	350–400	382	384.00–390.00	386.79
5	450–500	471	362.00–372.00	368.74
12	500–550	526	340.00–352.00	343.89
4	550–600	560	338.00	338.00
1	650–700	650	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	364.00–366.00	364.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	337	367.00–395.00	376.43
2	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	405	352.00	352.00
6	500–550	535	318.00–340.00	329.67
1	550–600	580	312.00	312.00
1	700–750	725	252.00	252.00
3	850–900	865	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
88	500–550	537	360.00–394.00	392.52
2	550–600	573	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	412.00	412.00
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	515	362.00–374.00	367.88
9	600–650	604	326.00–332.00	326.89
3	650–700	657	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	715	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	382.00–390.00	387.30
2	450–500	488	340.00–350.00	345.08
2	550–600	568	326.00–346.00	335.69
1	600–650	640	302.00	302.00
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	—	1,035	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,293	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,646.42

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	2,350.00	2,350.00

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	—	990	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,250.00	2,250.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	3,200.00	3,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,003	135.00–155.00	146.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	172.00	172.00
2	—	1,255	161.00–169.00	165.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,023	147.00–156.00	152.15
17	—	1,152	154.00–168.00	161.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	202.00–203.00	202.50
2	—	1,615	180.00–182.00	180.82
5	—	1,603	169.00–180.00	174.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	162.00	162.00

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.