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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

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

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Mar 25Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

192 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 237▲ 192 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 64▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 9▲ 101 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 $434.50/cwt on 10 head, up $44.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 18 comparable sales and sits +51.73 against this barn's trailing median of $382.77.

Average price

$434.50

▲ 44.28 vs prior sale

10 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$58.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.48

vs TN average

+6.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	446.25	2,275	8thin
Medium and Large 2	530	387.50	2,054	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.75/cwt here — about $221 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale10 hd

434.50

—

TN average15 barns · 580 hd

411.02

+23.48

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

+6.14

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.77

+51.73

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	—	High	1,873	194.00	3,633	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	176.67	2,429	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,121	169.44	1,900	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	156.15	1,566	5thin

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)	1,197	$3,833	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,226	$3,815	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$3,800	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$3,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,003	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$3,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,303	$4,650	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$4,126	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$3,790	13
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$4,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,397	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,000	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	612.50/cwt	612.50–612.50	2,174	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1	390	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,931	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,200	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,438	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,473	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,573	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,534	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,772	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,466	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,937	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,859	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	357	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,999	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,944	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	533.36/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,091	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	507.11/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,231	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	472.46/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,164	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	405.95/cwt	395.00–417.50	1,880	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,311	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	367.28/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,329	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,482	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	315.50/cwt	315.00–316.00	2,439	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,418	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,524	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,833	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	305	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,967	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,036	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,188	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	559.09/cwt	555.00–580.00	2,365	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	447	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,280	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	508.95/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,346	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	414.85/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,033	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	453.23/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,398	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,461	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	1
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	665	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,111	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,788	1
Bulls	—	—	2,170	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	4,579	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	156.15/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,566	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,074	166.19/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,785	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	179.20/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,263	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	176.67/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,429	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	875	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	980	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	990	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	3,346.00/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,346	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,145	3,003.06/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,003	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,197	3,832.58/head	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,833	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,251	3,931.94/head	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,932	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs15 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,090	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,125	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,163	3,750.64/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,751	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,196	3,556.32/head	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,556	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,215	2,920.23/head	2,600.00–3,400.00	2,920	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,248	3,545.86/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,546	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,317	4,057.50/head	3,700.00–4,400.00	4,058	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,321	4,604.21/head	4,550.00–4,700.00	4,604	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,329	4,519.41/head	3,700.00–4,800.00	4,519	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,345	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	5,200.00/head	5,200.00–5,200.00	5,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,455	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,470	4,490.82/head	4,200.00–4,700.00	4,491	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,480	5,625.00/head	5,050.00–6,200.00	5,625	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	208.85/cwt	175.00–250.00	2,408	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,171	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	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 Apr 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 237Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 9Year 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	385	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	400	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	463	395.00–417.50	405.95
1	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	555	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	575.00	575.00
1	300–350	305	635.00	635.00
3	350–400	392	520.00–540.00	533.36
14	400–450	440	470.00–510.00	507.11
2	450–500	458	465.00–480.00	472.46
6	500–550	508	455.00	455.00
4	600–650	634	360.00–390.00	367.28
1	650–700	680	365.00	365.00
2	750–800	773	315.00–316.00	315.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	560.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	745	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	630.00	630.00
2	300–350	303	605.00	605.00
4	350–400	374	585.00	585.00
6	400–450	423	555.00–580.00	559.09
5	450–500	461	495.00–520.00	508.95
8	500–550	529	440.00–460.00	453.23
1	600–650	620	397.00	397.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	575.00	575.00
1	300–350	345	590.00	590.00
2	450–500	490	400.00–430.00	414.85
1	650–700	650	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	645.00	645.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	510.00	510.00
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	612.50	612.50
1	400–450	440	500.00	500.00
1	600–650	620	415.00	415.00
4	650–700	654	387.50	387.50
1	800–850	840	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	635.00	635.00
1	300–350	320	625.00	625.00
4	400–450	445	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	530	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,003	151.00–163.00	156.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	173.00–180.00	176.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	178.00–181.00	179.20
6	—	1,074	162.00–169.00	166.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,170	211.00	211.00
1	—	1,575	177.00	177.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,251	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,931.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,197	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,832.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	4,400.00	4,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,346.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,145	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,003.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	3,750.00	3,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,163	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,750.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,196	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,556.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,470	4,200.00–4,700.00	4,490.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,248	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,545.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	5,000.00	5,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	5,200.00	5,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,480	5,050.00–6,200.00	5,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,317	3,700.00–4,400.00	4,057.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,321	4,550.00–4,700.00	4,604.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,329	3,700.00–4,800.00	4,519.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,215	2,600.00–3,400.00	2,920.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	3,600.00	3,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,153	175.00–250.00	208.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	188.00	188.00

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	—	1,055	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	4,400.00	4,400.00

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.