Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This sale was not reported last week due the unavailability of a reporter, therefor no trends could be established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.29/cwt on 6 head, down $27.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 17 comparable sales and sits −14.52 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

Average price

$373.29

▼ 27.98 vs prior sale

6 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$50.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.71

vs TN average

−43.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	390.67	2,137	3thin
Medium and Large 2	530	363.88	1,929	2thin
Medium and Large 3	570	340.00	1,938	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.67/cwt here — about $199 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

17 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.50, low $316.45, median $387.81 across 17 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 sale6 hd

373.29

—

TN average15 barns · 539 hd

403.00

−29.71

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−43.82

This barn, trailing median17 sales

387.81

−14.52

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	—	Average	1,485	194.29	2,885	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	180.42	2,647	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,080	169.11	1,826	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	906	149.81	1,357	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$3,071	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,060	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$3,675	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	300–350	329	505.73/cwt	502.00–507.00	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	362.30/cwt	357.00–365.00	2,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	658	328.51/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,337	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,584	1
Steers	Small 1	600–650	610	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	542.00/cwt	542.00–542.00	2,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	647	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	565	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	455.71/cwt	447.00–460.00	2,137	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,514	2
Steers	Small 1	350–400	395	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	2,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	462.36/cwt	437.00–465.00	2,353	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	536.89/cwt	512.00–540.00	2,201	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	503.36/cwt	492.00–512.00	2,371	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,843	4
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	488	440.78/cwt	427.00–455.00	2,151	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,580	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	138.42/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,163	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	163.64/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,772	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	153.39/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,362	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	180.42/cwt	171.00–188.00	2,647	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	169.75/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,794	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	159.92/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,588	2
Bulls	—	—	1,533	198.95/cwt	191.00–207.00	3,050	5
Bulls	—	—	1,245	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,129	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,071.20/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,071	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,085	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	462.86/cwt	450.00–487.00	2,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	486.96/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,031	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	768	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,358	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	498.49/cwt	497.00–500.00	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	459.47/cwt	427.00–480.00	1,994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	468.54/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	363.88/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	513.27/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,873	6

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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