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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, May 13

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Apr 29May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 218▲ 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 34▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 28▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 — 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 $373.29/cwt on 6 head, down $27.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 18 comparable sales and sits −9.48 against this barn's trailing median of $382.77.

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.

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 median18 sales

382.77

−9.48

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	1,485	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. 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,584	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,364	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,810	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,092	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,873	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1	395	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	2,062	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	542.00/cwt	542.00–542.00	2,249	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,514	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	565	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,684	1
Steers	600–650	Small 1	610	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,513	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,560	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	647	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,569	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	1,599	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,526	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,665	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,609	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	505.73/cwt	502.00–507.00	1,664	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	513.27/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,873	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	468.54/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,762	4
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	486.96/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,031	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	425	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,125	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	459.47/cwt	427.00–480.00	1,994	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	455.71/cwt	447.00–460.00	2,137	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	363.88/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,929	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,118	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,176	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,337	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	623	362.30/cwt	357.00–365.00	2,257	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3Value Added	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	658	328.51/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,162	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,436	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,622	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	768	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,358	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,752	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,843	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,890	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,026	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,961	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	536.89/cwt	512.00–540.00	2,201	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	498.49/cwt	497.00–500.00	2,084	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	503.36/cwt	492.00–512.00	2,371	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	462.86/cwt	450.00–487.00	2,199	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	488	440.78/cwt	427.00–455.00	2,151	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,260	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	462.36/cwt	437.00–465.00	2,353	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,386	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,319	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,245	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,129	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	198.95/cwt	191.00–207.00	3,050	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	138.42/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,163	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	153.39/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,362	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	993	159.92/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,588	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,057	169.75/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,794	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	163.64/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,772	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,580	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	180.42/cwt	171.00–188.00	2,647	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	1,085	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	3,071.20/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,071	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,140	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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 May 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 218Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 28Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	695.00	695.00
1	250–300	275	555.00	555.00
4	300–350	329	502.00–507.00	505.73
6	350–400	365	510.00–515.00	513.27
13	400–450	417	485.00–510.00	486.96
16	450–500	469	447.00–460.00	455.71
2	500–550	543	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	555	392.00	392.00
7	600–650	620	377.00	377.00
1	700–750	745	327.00	327.00
1	750–800	760	345.00	345.00
3	850–900	882	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	623	357.00–365.00	362.30
4	750–800	768	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	325	495.00	495.00
4	350–400	376	435.00–490.00	468.54
4	400–450	434	427.00–480.00	459.47
2	500–550	530	350.00–377.00	363.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	658	327.00–330.00	328.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	555.00	555.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	660.00	660.00
1	250–300	285	635.00	635.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	522.00	522.00
1	600–650	610	412.00	412.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	630.00	630.00
1	350–400	350	535.00	535.00
1	400–450	415	542.00	542.00
2	450–500	493	510.00	510.00
8	600–650	614	417.00	417.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	475.00	475.00
5	600–650	647	397.00	397.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	585.00	585.00
1	350–400	350	540.00	540.00
14	400–450	410	512.00–540.00	536.89
8	450–500	471	492.00–512.00	503.36
13	500–550	509	437.00–465.00	462.36
3	550–600	582	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	615	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	427.00–455.00	440.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	485	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	555.00	555.00
2	400–450	418	497.00–500.00	498.49
3	450–500	475	450.00–487.00	462.86
1	500–550	500	452.00	452.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	183.00	183.00
7	—	1,057	166.00–177.00	169.75
2	—	993	155.00–164.00	159.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	840	131.00–145.00	138.42
2	—	1,083	159.00–168.00	163.64
5	—	888	149.00–158.00	153.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,467	171.00–188.00	180.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,533	191.00–207.00	198.95
1	—	1,245	171.00	171.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	3,350.00	3,350.00

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)	2	—	1,185	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,071.20

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	3,400.00	3,400.00

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	—	1,140	3,950.00	3,950.00

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.