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

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

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 8 of 17 comparable sales and sits −3.94 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

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.

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 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 median17 sales

387.81

−3.94

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	1,343	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.

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

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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