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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 8

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Sep 24Oct 8Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

220 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 259▲ 220 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 26▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter cows steady. No trends could be established for slaughter bulls or feeder cattle 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 $322.20/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 4 of 17 comparable sales and sits −60.13 against this barn's trailing median of $382.33.

Average price

$322.20

17 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$590

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

$119.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.54

vs TN average

−62.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	379.50	1,950	8thin
Medium and Large 2	570	310.71	1,771	2thin
Small 1	585	260.00	1,521	1thin
Medium and Large 3	523	260.00	1,360	6thin

One grade step is worth $119.50/cwt here — about $590 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 sale17 hd

322.20

—

TN average14 barns · 572 hd

346.74

−24.54

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−62.19

This barn, trailing median17 sales

382.33

−60.13

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	1,722	193.45	3,331	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	165.58	2,522	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,307	160.66	2,100	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	145.03	1,546	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)	1,253	$2,983	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$2,534	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,838	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,144	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	407.48/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,316	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	338	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,572	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	371.84/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,413	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	423	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,904	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	409.94/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,816	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,477	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,725	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	338.63/cwt	328.00–350.00	1,771	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	586	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,262	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,268	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	717	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,574	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	294.87/cwt	282.00–308.00	2,147	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	828	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,741	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,022	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	411.90/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,083	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,285	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,512	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	434	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,727	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	327.92/cwt	314.00–342.00	1,485	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	367.96/cwt	362.00–374.00	1,718	6
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	485	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,562	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,860	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	522	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,004	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,360	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	310.71/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,771	2
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	606	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,127	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	698	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,352	24
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	298.73/cwt	276.00–313.00	2,145	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	989	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,196	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,676	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	326.90/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,533	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,782	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,545	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,963	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	279.50/cwt	278.00–281.00	1,901	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,073	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,235	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,964	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	191.23/cwt	187.00–195.00	3,104	2
Bulls	—	—	1,893	203.17/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,846	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	145.03/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,546	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,046	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	159.94/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,108	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	160.94/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,194	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,683	170.21/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,865	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	2,393.25/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,393	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,130	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	2,982.53/head	2,750.00–3,250.00	2,983	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,490	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,000	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 259Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Slaughter cows steady. No trends could be established for slaughter bulls or feeder cattle due to a lack of comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	423	450.00	450.00
8	550–600	586	386.00	386.00
16	700–750	717	359.00	359.00
4	800–850	828	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	323	405.00–410.00	407.48
3	350–400	380	365.00–385.00	371.84
1	400–450	445	332.00	332.00
2	500–550	523	328.00–350.00	338.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	400.00–420.00	409.94
2	450–500	460	370.00–380.00	375.00
1	650–700	675	336.00	336.00
2	700–750	728	282.00–308.00	294.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	400	378.00	378.00
6	450–500	467	362.00–374.00	367.96
3	500–550	500	372.00	372.00
1	600–650	645	335.00	335.00
4	700–750	718	276.00–313.00	298.73
7	950–1000	989	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	398.00	398.00
5	500–550	522	384.00	384.00
7	600–650	606	351.00	351.00
24	650–700	698	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	435.00	435.00
3	250–300	263	395.00–425.00	411.90
1	350–400	355	362.00	362.00
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	453	314.00–342.00	327.92
2	550–600	570	300.00–322.00	310.71
1	750–800	775	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	485	322.00	322.00
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	469	320.00–334.00	326.90
1	550–600	550	324.00	324.00
1	600–650	625	314.00	314.00
2	700–750	743	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	583	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	463	362.00	362.00
2	650–700	680	278.00–281.00	279.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	—	1,130	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,393.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,253	2,750.00–3,250.00	2,982.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,900.00	2,900.00

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	—	1,000	2,675.00	2,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,363	160.00–163.00	160.94
4	—	1,683	169.00–173.00	170.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	165.00	165.00
6	—	1,318	155.00–164.00	159.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,066	139.00–154.00	145.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,893	200.00–208.00	203.17
2	—	1,623	187.00–195.00	191.23
1	—	1,235	159.00	159.00

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.