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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 29

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Apr 22Apr 29May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

218 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 128▲ 218 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 14▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 10▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $408.38/cwt on 15 head, down $56.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 11 comparable sales and sits +4.69 against this barn's trailing median of $403.69.

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.

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 median11 sales

403.69

+4.69

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	1,565	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. 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,204	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,553	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,623	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	343	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,852	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,070	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	510.92/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,931	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	395	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,252	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	543.93/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,230	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	510.00/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,142	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	512.40/cwt	495.00–522.00	2,321	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,237	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	440.91/cwt	432.00–450.00	2,249	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,208	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	577	399.05/cwt	392.00–402.00	2,303	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	389.83/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,249	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,403	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	355.47/cwt	352.00–362.00	2,186	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	627	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,727	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	369.64/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,462	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	694	409.50/cwt	409.50–409.50	2,842	67
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	740	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,568	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,416	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,170	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	531.68/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,701	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	510.53/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,914	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,845	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,179	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	475.76/cwt	472.00–485.00	2,279	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,998	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,166	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	417.49/cwt	392.00–430.00	2,263	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	387.50/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,306	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,274	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,246	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	550.75/cwt	545.00–560.00	2,098	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,054	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	443	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,016	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	414.30/cwt	390.00–427.00	2,312	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	372.42/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,309	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,070	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,230	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,263	1
Bulls	—	—	1,260	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,444	1
Bulls	—	—	2,205	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	4,829	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,638	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	177.52/cwt	172.00–184.00	2,059	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	167.71/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,949	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	179.27/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,406	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	190.11/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,753	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	800	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	950	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
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
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,588	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	930	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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 2-3	1,112	2,401.12/head	1,850.00–3,050.00	2,401	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 1-2	1,210	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 128Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 10Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	675.00	675.00
1	300–350	345	600.00	600.00
5	400–450	410	520.00–550.00	543.93
3	450–500	453	495.00–522.00	512.40
2	500–550	510	432.00–450.00	440.91
3	600–650	613	392.00	392.00
5	650–700	666	355.00–380.00	369.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	600–650	627	435.00	435.00
67	650–700	694	409.50	409.50
4	700–750	740	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	535.00	535.00
3	250–300	295	550.00	550.00
4	350–400	378	475.00–530.00	510.92
2	400–450	420	500.00–520.00	510.00
1	450–500	495	452.00	452.00
3	500–550	517	427.00	427.00
3	550–600	577	380.00–400.00	389.83
3	600–650	615	352.00–362.00	355.47
1	800–850	800	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	540.00	540.00
7	550–600	577	392.00–402.00	399.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	570.00	570.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	545	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	633	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	545.00–560.00	550.75
1	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
3	550–600	558	390.00–427.00	414.30
2	600–650	620	370.00–375.00	372.42
1	650–700	650	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	585.00	585.00
2	300–350	320	515.00–550.00	531.68
2	350–400	375	500.00–520.00	510.53
1	400–450	415	525.00	525.00
7	450–500	479	472.00–485.00	475.76
3	500–550	542	392.00–430.00	417.49
2	550–600	595	380.00–395.00	387.50
1	600–650	620	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	467.00	467.00
1	450–500	485	412.00	412.00
2	600–650	623	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	442.00	442.00
1	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	720	312.00	312.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	953	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,324.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,588	4,700.00	4,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,050.00	3,050.00

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	—	1,200	4,550.00	4,550.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,973.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,050.00	2,050.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	1,850.00–3,050.00	2,401.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,205	219.00	219.00
1	—	1,230	184.00	184.00
1	—	1,260	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,342	177.00–182.00	179.27
2	—	1,448	186.00–193.00	190.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,160	172.00–184.00	177.52
1	—	1,085	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	165.00–169.00	167.71

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.