Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to limited comparable receipts last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $408.38/cwt on 15 head, down $56.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 9 comparable sales and sits −18.12 against this barn's trailing median of $426.50.

Average price

$408.38

▼ 56.50 vs prior sale

15 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$61

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

$0.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−64.29

vs TN average

−72.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	547	408.41	2,234	6thin
Medium and Large 1	562	408.35	2,295	9thin

One grade step is worth $0.06/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale15 hd

408.38

—

TN average15 barns · 532 hd

472.67

−64.29

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−72.64

This barn, trailing median9 sales

426.50

−18.12

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	1,565	199.00	3,114	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	182.37	2,503	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	175.31	2,023	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	167.71	1,949	3thin

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)	1,210	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,077	$2,534	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,206	$3,840	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	512.40/cwt	495.00–522.00	2,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,070	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	3,324.15/head	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,324	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	740	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,208	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,973.92/head	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,974	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	510.92/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,588	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	389.83/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,249	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	355.47/cwt	352.00–362.00	2,186	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	950	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	510.00/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,416	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	443	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,016	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	930	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	—	—	2,205	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	4,829	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	179.27/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,406	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	177.52/cwt	172.00–184.00	2,059	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	167.71/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,949	3
Bulls	—	—	1,230	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,112	2,401.12/head	1,850.00–3,050.00	2,401	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	190.11/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,753	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	343	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	510.53/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	550.75/cwt	545.00–560.00	2,098	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	414.30/cwt	390.00–427.00	2,312	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	372.42/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	577	399.05/cwt	392.00–402.00	2,303	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	543.93/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	440.91/cwt	432.00–450.00	2,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	387.50/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	417.49/cwt	392.00–430.00	2,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	369.64/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	531.68/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,701	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	475.76/cwt	472.00–485.00	2,279	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	694	409.50/cwt	409.50–409.50	2,842	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	627	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,727	20

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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