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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 24

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

259 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 153▲ 259 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 42▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 32▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to a lack of comparable receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $410.73/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 8 of 11 comparable sales and sits +7.04 against this barn's trailing median of $403.69.

Average price

$410.73

92 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$591

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$95.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.56

vs TN average

−6.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	415.24	2,319	87
Medium and Large 2	554	335.25	1,857	4thin
Medium and Large 3	540	320.00	1,728	1thin

One grade step is worth $95.24/cwt here — about $591 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 sale92 hd

410.73

—

TN average16 barns · 640 hd

385.17

+25.56

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−6.36

This barn, trailing median11 sales

403.69

+7.04

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

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $464.87, low $331.47, median $403.69 across 11 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	1,710	179.00	3,061	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	161.58	2,084	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	161.56	2,292	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,106	149.73	1,655	9thin

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)	1,390	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$3,000	1thin

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. 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,449	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	424.88/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,372	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	406.80/cwt	398.00–422.00	1,908	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	554	335.25/cwt	335.00–336.00	1,857	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,327	83
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	378.74/cwt	368.00–390.00	2,147	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,098	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,324	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	673	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,416	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	333.65/cwt	328.00–338.00	2,292	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,654	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	411.42/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,325	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	422.60/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,606	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	371.05/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,588	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	474	407.88/cwt	398.00–409.00	1,933	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	369.22/cwt	360.00–376.00	1,750	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	344.80/cwt	314.00–350.00	1,665	13
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,424	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	343.24/cwt	334.00–362.00	1,802	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	528	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,059	3
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	293.35/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,672	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	322.98/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,986	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,142	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,204	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,484	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	940	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,237	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,116	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,434	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	427.13/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,619	4
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,171	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,064	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,043	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	141.38/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,425	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	150.16/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,689	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	156.99/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,813	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	159.61/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,997	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,263	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,926	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	169.44/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,448	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	166.08/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,485	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	990	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 Sep 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 153Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 32Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to a lack of comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	305	470.00	470.00
4	350–400	379	420.00–450.00	427.13
5	700–750	705	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	455.00	455.00
2	350–400	380	420.00–425.00	422.60
2	400–450	428	362.00–380.00	371.05
8	450–500	474	360.00–376.00	369.22
3	500–550	525	334.00–362.00	343.24
2	600–650	615	320.00–326.00	322.98
10	650–700	659	325.00	325.00
1	900–950	920	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
29	450–500	474	398.00–409.00	407.88
3	500–550	528	390.00	390.00
2	650–700	668	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	405.00–415.00	411.42
13	450–500	483	314.00–350.00	344.80
1	500–550	505	282.00	282.00
2	550–600	570	285.00–302.00	293.35
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	940	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	410.00–440.00	424.88
4	550–600	554	335.00–336.00	335.25
2	600–650	603	348.00	348.00
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	460.00	460.00
2	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
8	450–500	469	398.00–422.00	406.80
4	550–600	567	368.00–390.00	378.74
1	600–650	635	366.00	366.00
7	650–700	687	328.00–338.00	333.65
1	800–850	840	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	550–600	558	417.00	417.00
8	650–700	673	359.00	359.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	156.00–158.00	156.99
2	—	1,008	140.00–143.00	141.38
5	—	1,125	148.00–152.00	150.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	150.00–155.00	152.53
4	—	1,496	165.00–167.00	166.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	169.00–170.00	169.44
8	—	1,251	152.00–166.00	159.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	188.00	188.00
1	—	1,790	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,950.00	2,950.00

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	—	1,390	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,550.00	2,550.00

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	—	1,085	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	3,000.00	3,000.00

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.