Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Trends for Feeder Cattle and Slaughter Bulls could not be established due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter Cows mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $464.87/cwt on 22 head, up $38.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 9 comparable sales and sits +38.38 against this barn's trailing median of $426.50.

Average price

$464.87

▲ 38.38 vs prior sale

22 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

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

$68.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.85

vs TN average

−23.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	468.14	2,371	14thin
Medium and Large 2	517	467.60	2,417	7thin
Medium and Large 3	500	400.00	2,000	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.14/cwt here — about $371 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $464.87, low $396.79, median $426.50 across 9 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 sale22 hd

464.87

—

TN average17 barns · 672 hd

477.73

−12.85

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−23.48

This barn, trailing median9 sales

426.50

+38.38

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	1,774	212.33	3,766	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,289	172.21	2,220	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	169.53	1,947	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	155.64	1,634	2thin

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)	1,140	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$3,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$2,926	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	373.48/cwt	372.00–375.00	2,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	494.47/cwt	465.00–530.00	1,597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	303.79/cwt	297.00–307.00	2,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	566.30/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	467.60/cwt	440.00–477.00	2,417	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	755	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	483.46/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	418	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,195	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,385	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	413.81/cwt	397.00–416.00	2,533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	655.49/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	645.06/cwt	640.00–650.00	2,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	384.00/cwt	378.00–390.00	2,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	497.03/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	538.34/cwt	510.00–570.00	2,046	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,242	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	520	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,324	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	155.64/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,634	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	157.69/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,738	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	178.00/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,186	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	173.76/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,351	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,035	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,718	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	170.98/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,939	7
Bulls	—	—	1,788	219.49/cwt	215.00–224.00	3,924	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,455	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	955	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,320	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,295	2,925.77/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	450.04/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,131	4
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	415.99/cwt	415.00–417.00	2,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	465.15/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	436.45/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	433.44/cwt	395.00–442.00	2,293	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	506.96/cwt	472.00–520.00	2,114	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	464.38/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,192	3
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	420	440.65/cwt	412.00–470.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	346.32/cwt	338.00–380.00	1,860	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	509.82/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,453	4

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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