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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 27

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Aug 13Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

203 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 254▲ 203 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 50▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 18▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This sale was not reported last week, therefor no trends could be established.

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 $335.41/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 4 of 17 comparable sales and sits −46.92 against this barn's trailing median of $382.33.

Average price

$335.41

17 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

per head · Small 1 over Medium and Large 2

$45.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.64

vs TN average

−34.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1	500	350.00	1,750	1thin
Medium and Large 1	539	344.40	1,856	12thin
Medium and Large 2	559	304.80	1,703	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.20/cwt here — about $47 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale17 hd

335.41

—

TN average16 barns · 1,154 hd

358.05

−22.64

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−34.40

This barn, trailing median17 sales

382.33

−46.92

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	—	Low	1,469	173.32	2,546	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	160.50	2,291	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	158.68	1,927	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	142.75	1,423	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$2,675	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,263	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,358	$3,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,571	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,923	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	381.74/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,775	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	564	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,138	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,011	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	365.89/cwt	361.00–370.00	2,078	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,393	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,207	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,675	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	411.34/cwt	400.00–424.00	1,308	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	404.63/cwt	395.00–414.00	1,436	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,375	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	385.98/cwt	375.00–396.00	1,586	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	353.53/cwt	340.00–368.00	1,531	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	351.07/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,629	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	365.15/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,724	5
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	352.97/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,821	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,825	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	293.73/cwt	234.00–340.00	1,660	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	339.34/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,927	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	322.00/cwt	310.00–334.00	1,852	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	619	314.79/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,949	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	306.41/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,961	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	345.92/cwt	324.00–349.00	2,228	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	292.84/cwt	278.00–308.00	2,000	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	810	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,033	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	398	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,640	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	391.60/cwt	385.00–402.00	1,703	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	411.35/cwt	392.00–422.00	1,802	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	385.38/cwt	382.00–387.00	1,838	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	383.02/cwt	382.00–384.00	1,858	2
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	485	358.01/cwt	352.00–362.00	1,736	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	368.10/cwt	365.00–378.00	1,947	4
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	364.73/cwt	363.00–370.00	2,064	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,900	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	347.44/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,102	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,948	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	318.84/cwt	312.00–326.00	2,120	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	285.98/cwt	285.00–287.00	2,045	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,076	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,345	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,381	1
Bulls	—	—	1,365	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,307	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,052	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	187.80/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,024	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	144.04/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,420	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	148.10/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,559	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,431	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	161.03/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,013	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,211	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,363	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,245	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,358	3,975.14/head	3,950.00–4,000.00	3,975	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	845	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	945	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 254Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 0

This sale was not reported last week, therefor no trends could be established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	408.00	408.00
3	450–500	465	370.00–390.00	381.74
1	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	565	356.00	356.00
1	650–700	675	327.00	327.00
1	900–950	910	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	564	379.00	379.00
5	600–650	628	381.00	381.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	460	418.00	418.00
3	550–600	568	361.00–370.00	365.89
3	650–700	680	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	382.00	382.00
4	400–450	433	340.00–368.00	353.53
3	450–500	464	340.00–357.00	351.07
1	500–550	540	338.00	338.00
3	550–600	565	234.00–340.00	293.73
3	600–650	640	285.00–320.00	306.41
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	900	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	619	300.00–325.00	314.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	400.00–424.00	411.34
2	350–400	355	395.00–414.00	404.63
4	400–450	411	375.00–396.00	385.98
5	450–500	472	360.00–375.00	365.15
7	500–550	516	340.00–360.00	352.97
3	550–600	568	337.00–342.00	339.34
8	600–650	644	324.00–349.00	345.92
2	650–700	683	278.00–308.00	292.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	575	310.00–334.00	322.00
1	800–850	810	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	392.00–422.00	411.35
3	450–500	477	382.00–387.00	385.38
4	500–550	529	365.00–378.00	368.10
4	550–600	566	363.00–370.00	364.73
2	600–650	605	340.00–355.00	347.44
2	650–700	665	312.00–326.00	318.84
2	700–750	715	285.00–287.00	285.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	352.00–362.00	358.01
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	412.00	412.00
6	400–450	435	385.00–402.00	391.60
2	450–500	485	382.00–384.00	383.02
1	600–650	605	322.00	322.00
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	740	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	865	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	322.00	322.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,358	3,950.00–4,000.00	3,975.14

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	—	1,245	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,825.00	2,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	146.00–150.00	148.10
9	—	1,250	156.00–167.00	161.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	135.00	135.00
6	—	986	140.00–157.00	144.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,515	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,610	185.00–190.00	187.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	177.00	177.00
1	—	1,415	145.00	145.00

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.