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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 25

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

253 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 335▲ 253 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 16▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 15▲ 17 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $399.67/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 17 of 18 comparable sales and sits +16.90 against this barn's trailing median of $382.77.

Average price

$399.67

16 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$45.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

vs TN average

−30.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	405.98	2,208	13thin
Medium and Large 2	543	378.50	2,053	2thin
Small 1	505	360.00	1,818	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.98/cwt here — about $390 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 sale16 hd

399.67

—

TN average15 barns · 569 hd

405.43

−5.76

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−30.74

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.77

+16.90

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

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.50, low $316.45, median $382.77 across 18 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	2,103	200.90	4,225	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	167.56	2,183	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,280	158.00	2,022	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	145.20	1,644	6thin

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)	1,160	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,105	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$2,675	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2	295	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,667	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,584	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	606.56/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,971	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	537.45/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,978	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,989	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	403	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,975	4
Steers	400–450	Small 1	410	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,948	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,179	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,474	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,318	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	434.48/cwt	422.00–460.00	2,537	3
Steers	600–650	Small 1	630	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,300	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	401.01/cwt	387.00–410.00	2,554	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	673	400.55/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,696	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	367.28/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,479	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,555	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	788	365.25/cwt	365.25–365.25	2,878	26
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,100	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,612	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,633	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	484.49/cwt	480.00–492.50	1,851	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	413	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,920	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,037	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	448.10/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,066	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	414.56/cwt	405.00–417.00	1,915	5
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	425.62/cwt	425.00–426.00	2,235	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,210	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	411.83/cwt	400.00–424.00	2,195	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	375.59/cwt	367.00–380.00	2,171	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,069	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	629	358.76/cwt	358.00–359.00	2,257	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	688	353.94/cwt	352.00–354.00	2,435	31
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,093	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	780	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,551	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	268.01/cwt	264.00–272.00	2,487	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	586.67/cwt	520.00–600.00	2,288	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	509.76/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,090	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,328	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,200	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,589	3
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	572	395.53/cwt	367.00–415.00	2,262	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	395.40/cwt	392.00–400.00	2,463	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,332	1
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Bulls	700–750	Small 1	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	333.44/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,444	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,538	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,103	200.90/cwt	200.00–202.00	4,225	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,135	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	149.44/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,757	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,022	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	166.57/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,164	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	169.54/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,221	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,185	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,255	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	900	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 Feb 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 335Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 15Year 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 — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	520.00–600.00	586.67
3	400–450	410	500.00–515.00	509.76
1	450–500	475	490.00	490.00
3	500–550	545	475.00	475.00
5	600–650	623	392.00–400.00	395.40
3	700–750	733	320.00–345.00	333.44
2	850–900	875	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	572	367.00–415.00	395.53
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	715	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	440.00	440.00
1	650–700	655	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	305	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	355	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	462	405.00–417.00	414.56
1	500–550	530	417.00	417.00
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	605	342.00	342.00
2	650–700	693	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	520.00	520.00
4	350–400	382	480.00–492.50	484.49
1	400–450	420	485.00	485.00
5	450–500	461	440.00–465.00	448.10
4	500–550	533	400.00–424.00	411.83
4	550–600	578	367.00–380.00	375.59
1	650–700	680	360.00	360.00
2	900–950	928	264.00–272.00	268.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	525	425.00–426.00	425.62
8	600–650	629	358.00–359.00	358.76
31	650–700	688	352.00–354.00	353.94
6	750–800	780	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	475.00	475.00
1	600–650	630	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	403	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	600.00–620.00	606.56
2	350–400	368	535.00–540.00	537.45
1	400–450	415	525.00	525.00
1	450–500	485	510.00	510.00
3	500–550	518	447.50	447.50
3	550–600	584	422.00–460.00	434.48
5	600–650	637	387.00–410.00	401.01
1	700–750	730	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	390	510.00	510.00
2	650–700	675	360.00–375.00	367.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	673	400.00–410.00	400.55
26	750–800	788	365.25	365.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	495.00	495.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,650.00	3,650.00

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	—	1,160	3,150.00	3,150.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	3,100.00	3,100.00

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	—	900	2,550.00	2,550.00

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	—	1,050	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	1	—	1,000	4,500.00	4,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,176	145.00–151.00	149.44
1	—	915	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,299	163.00–168.00	166.57
2	—	1,310	169.00–170.00	169.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,103	200.00–202.00	200.90

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.