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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, May 20

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 200▲ 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 41▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 21▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Breaking and Boning Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower, while Lean Cows sold 2.00 higher. However trends for Feeder Cattle and Slaughter Bulls 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 $383.88/cwt on 8 head, down $17.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 18 comparable sales and sits +1.10 against this barn's trailing median of $382.77.

Average price

$383.88

▼ 17.40 vs prior sale

8 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$542

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

$65.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.88

vs TN average

−34.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	420.00	2,317	3thin
Medium and Large 2	588	364.00	2,139	4thin
Medium and Large 3	500	355.00	1,775	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.00/cwt here — about $542 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 sale8 hd

383.88

—

TN average15 barns · 689 hd

415.76

−31.88

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−34.38

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.77

+1.10

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	1,343	188.00	2,524	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,358	178.40	2,422	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	173.60	2,153	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	157.66	1,739	13

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)	1,155	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,104	$2,713	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$3,012	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,150	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,265	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	453.10/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,555	3
Steers	550–600	Small 1	585	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,311	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,390	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,112	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,562	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,576	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,669	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	3,018	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,491	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,750	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,535	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,775	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,279	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	590	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,136	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,380	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	390.23/cwt	385.00–392.00	2,377	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	333.51/cwt	332.00–335.00	2,051	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,201	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	369.60/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,410	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	696	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,408	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,601	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	329.49/cwt	328.00–332.00	2,491	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,581	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,795	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	531.12/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,885	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	605.34/cwt	580.00–620.00	2,209	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	561.63/cwt	560.00–565.00	2,376	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,488	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,134	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,301	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,241	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,317	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	580	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,262	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	375.12/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,345	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,446	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,130	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,011	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,079	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	171.48/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,634	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,414	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	156.66/cwt	144.00–162.00	1,789	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	171.92/cwt	162.00–177.00	2,085	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,332	176.47/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,351	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,344	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,453	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	182.00/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,503	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,780	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	3,011.73/head	2,750.00–3,250.00	3,012	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	835	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	942	2,684.39/head	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,684	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,140	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,185	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	2,807.54/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,808	5

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 200Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 21Year ago 0

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	210	710.00	710.00
1	250–300	250	700.00	700.00
4	600–650	609	385.00–392.00	390.23
5	650–700	652	368.00–370.00	369.60
3	700–750	743	350.00	350.00
4	750–800	756	328.00–332.00	329.49
1	850–900	875	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	430.00	430.00
4	650–700	696	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	620	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	590	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	310	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	465	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	580	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	615	332.00–335.00	333.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	660.00	660.00
4	350–400	365	580.00–620.00	605.34
3	400–450	423	560.00–565.00	561.63
1	450–500	465	535.00	535.00
5	500–550	517	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	565	410.00	410.00
2	600–650	625	370.00–380.00	375.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	355	505.00–540.00	531.12
1	450–500	485	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	540	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	670	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	564	430.00–465.00	453.10
5	600–650	607	422.00	422.00
1	750–800	785	340.00	340.00
1	900–950	920	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	425.00	425.00
9	600–650	644	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	680	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	355.00	355.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	2,750.00–3,250.00	3,011.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	942	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,684.39

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)	5	—	1,313	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,807.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	—	1,265	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,700.00	2,700.00

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	—	835	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	140.00	140.00
2	—	953	169.00–174.00	171.48
10	—	1,142	144.00–162.00	156.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	169.00	169.00
6	—	1,344	180.00–185.00	182.53
8	—	1,332	173.00–180.00	176.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	180.00–184.00	182.00
10	—	1,213	162.00–177.00	171.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	198.00	198.00
1	—	1,130	178.00	178.00

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.