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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 22

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

128 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 220▲ 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 26▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 16▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not 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 $401.28/cwt on 22 head, up $18.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 18 comparable sales and sits +18.50 against this barn's trailing median of $382.77.

Average price

$401.28

▲ 18.94 vs prior sale

22 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

per head · Small 1 over Medium and Large 2

$46.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.37

vs TN average

−20.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1	545	406.10	2,213	14thin
Medium and Large 1	555	403.85	2,241	6thin
Medium and Large 2	573	359.80	2,062	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.30/cwt here — about $152 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 sale22 hd

401.28

—

TN average16 barns · 776 hd

415.65

−14.37

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−20.89

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.77

+18.50

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	1,295	188.00	2,435	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	182.95	2,383	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	180.83	2,591	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	150.55	1,612	4thin

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)	1,365	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,781	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,984	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,983	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,738	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,179	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,418	4
Steers	450–500	Small 1	470	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,068	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	541	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,570	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,545	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	734	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,496	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,556	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	536.28/cwt	510.00–565.00	1,518	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	523.74/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,048	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	418	534.07/cwt	500.00–542.50	2,232	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	511.25/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,173	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,009	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	429.39/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,246	3
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	545	406.10/cwt	355.00–410.00	2,213	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	359.80/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,062	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	378.30/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,221	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	623	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,399	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,413	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,131	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	713	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,467	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,201	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	533.14/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,303	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,156	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	465	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,302	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,413	2
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	530	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,200	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,338	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,269	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,435	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	167.54/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,731	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	133.56/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,480	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	176.08/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,087	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	188.11/cwt	184.00–192.00	2,617	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	180.83/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,591	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,366	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	845	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,230	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,310	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 220Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 0

Trends could not 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	490.00	490.00
2	550–600	575	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	785	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	495.00	495.00
2	500–550	530	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	355	620.00	620.00
6	400–450	432	530.00–545.00	533.14
2	500–550	508	475.00	475.00
1	700–750	700	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	625.00	625.00
1	650–700	675	377.00	377.00
1	750–800	770	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	605.00	605.00
1	350–400	385	515.00	515.00
1	400–450	415	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	541	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	734	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	510.00–565.00	536.28
4	350–400	391	520.00–525.00	523.74
11	400–450	425	500.00–530.00	511.25
3	500–550	523	410.00–455.00	429.39
3	550–600	587	375.00–385.00	378.30
4	600–650	640	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	490	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	573	355.00–365.00	359.80
1	650–700	670	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	623	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	655	340.00	340.00
3	700–750	713	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	545	355.00–410.00	406.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	418	500.00–542.50	534.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	125.00–139.00	133.56
2	—	1,033	167.00–168.00	167.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	176.00–186.00	180.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,391	184.00–192.00	188.11
3	—	1,185	173.00–179.00	176.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	188.00	188.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	260.00	260.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	2,200.00	2,200.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	—	1,230	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,050.00	3,050.00

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.