Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.22/cwt on 95 head, up $7.01 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 17 comparable sales and sits +2.40 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

Average price

$390.22

▲ 7.01 vs prior sale

95 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$539

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

$74.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.18

vs TN average

−34.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	591	397.75	2,351	80
Medium and Large 1	561	354.11	1,986	13thin
Medium and Large 2	560	323.50	1,812	2thin

One grade step is worth $74.25/cwt here — about $539 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.50, low $316.45, median $387.81 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale95 hd

390.22

—

TN average16 barns · 834 hd

404.40

−14.18

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−34.97

This barn, trailing median17 sales

387.81

+2.40

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	2,054	206.50	4,241	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	167.00	2,288	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	156.84	1,783	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	855	130.99	1,120	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$3,123	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,278	$2,830	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,784	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$2,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,200	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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,784.26/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	330.58/cwt	327.00–342.00	1,914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	431.39/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,864	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	591	397.75/cwt	397.75–397.75	2,351	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	394.94/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,406	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	2,830.23/head	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	422.00/cwt	392.00–452.00	1,962	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,171	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,812	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	119.88/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,031	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,391	1
Bulls	—	—	2,033	210.75/cwt	208.00–214.00	4,285	2
Bulls	—	—	2,095	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	4,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	414.47/cwt	412.00–417.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	158.48/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,829	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	148.15/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,606	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	136.54/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	455.17/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	503.42/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,533	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	391.77/cwt	380.00–402.00	2,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	457.59/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	358.37/cwt	352.00–365.00	2,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	453.80/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	713	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	379.67/cwt	372.00–395.00	2,411	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	3,122.79/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,123	3

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.

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