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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 15

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

220 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 192▲ 220 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 27▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 101▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

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 11 of 11 comparable sales and sits +61.18 against this barn's trailing median of $403.69.

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.

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 median11 sales

403.69

+61.18

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

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $464.87, low $331.47, median $403.69 across 11 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	1,774	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. 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,692	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	655.49/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,671	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,222	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	645.06/cwt	640.00–650.00	2,058	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,094	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,173	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	418	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,195	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,150	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	502	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,385	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	467.60/cwt	440.00–477.00	2,417	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,276	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	413.81/cwt	397.00–416.00	2,533	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,633	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,621	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,719	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	755	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,431	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,941	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,899	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	257	566.30/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,455	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	509.82/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,453	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	494.47/cwt	465.00–530.00	1,597	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,853	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,006	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	483.46/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,885	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	506.96/cwt	472.00–520.00	2,114	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,672	4
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	420	440.65/cwt	412.00–470.00	1,851	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	464.38/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,192	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	436.45/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,060	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	433.44/cwt	395.00–442.00	2,293	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	346.32/cwt	338.00–380.00	1,860	9
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	373.48/cwt	372.00–375.00	2,140	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,300	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,342	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	727	303.79/cwt	297.00–307.00	2,209	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,263	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,984	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	538.34/cwt	510.00–570.00	2,046	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,767	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	465.15/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,921	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,242	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	450.04/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,106	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	497.03/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,361	2
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	520	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,324	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	415.99/cwt	415.00–417.00	2,246	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,174	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	384.00/cwt	378.00–390.00	2,285	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,329	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,131	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,265	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,318	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,745	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,455	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	219.49/cwt	215.00–224.00	3,924	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,035	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,718	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%	1,134	170.98/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,939	7
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
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
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	905	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 2-3	1,110	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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	—	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	1,320	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,295	2,925.77/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,926	2

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 192Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 101Year ago 0

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.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	550.00–590.00	566.30
1	350–400	355	565.00	565.00
7	400–450	417	472.00–520.00	506.96
3	450–500	472	440.00–480.00	464.38
8	500–550	529	395.00–442.00	433.44
2	550–600	573	372.00–375.00	373.48
1	600–650	625	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	675	347.00	347.00
1	700–750	730	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	475.00–530.00	509.82
8	300–350	323	465.00–530.00	494.47
3	350–400	390	470.00–500.00	483.46
4	400–450	418	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	472	425.00–450.00	436.45
9	500–550	537	338.00–380.00	346.32
2	550–600	570	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	630	365.00	365.00
3	700–750	727	297.00–307.00	303.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	570.00	570.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	412.00–470.00	440.65
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	517	440.00–477.00	467.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	500	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	720.00	720.00
2	250–300	255	630.00–680.00	655.49
2	300–350	319	640.00–650.00	645.06
1	350–400	395	530.00	530.00
1	400–450	410	530.00	530.00
2	500–550	533	427.00	427.00
9	600–650	612	397.00–416.00	413.81
1	650–700	650	405.00	405.00
4	700–750	724	362.00	362.00
7	750–800	751	362.00	362.00
1	850–900	860	342.00	342.00
1	900–950	935	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	418	525.00	525.00
12	500–550	502	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	620.00	620.00
8	350–400	380	510.00–570.00	538.34
1	400–450	425	527.50	527.50
2	450–500	475	475.00–520.00	497.03
2	550–600	595	378.00–390.00	384.00
1	600–650	605	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	700	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	750	302.00	302.00
1	800–850	805	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	447.00	447.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	413	440.00–490.00	465.15
3	450–500	468	440.00–455.00	450.04
2	500–550	540	415.00–417.00	415.99
2	550–600	575	378.00	378.00
4	600–650	623	342.00	342.00
1	800–850	805	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	152.00–158.00	155.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	156.00–159.00	157.69
3	—	1,228	177.00–179.00	178.00
7	—	1,134	168.00–175.00	170.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,353	169.00–180.00	173.76
1	—	1,035	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	215.00–224.00	219.49
1	—	1,745	198.00	198.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,010	3,100.00	3,100.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	2	—	1,295	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,925.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	3,700.00	3,700.00

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.