Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls and Feeder Cattle were not well established due to a lack of comparable receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $422.42/cwt on 26 head, up $14.04 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 9 comparable sales and sits −4.08 against this barn's trailing median of $426.50.

Average price

$422.42

▲ 14.04 vs prior sale

26 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,321

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−25.29

vs TN average

−37.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	422.42	2,321	26

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $464.87, low $396.79, median $426.50 across 9 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 sale26 hd

422.42

—

TN average11 barns · 280 hd

447.70

−25.29

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−37.95

This barn, trailing median9 sales

426.50

−4.08

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	1,948	199.24	3,882	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	178.48	2,117	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	177.16	2,608	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	157.06	1,569	6thin

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)	1,305	$3,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,565	$3,164	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,197	$2,793	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$2,095	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,236	$3,950	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	377.79/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,240	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	564	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,324	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	417.41/cwt	414.00–423.00	2,350	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	403.44/cwt	390.00–412.00	2,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	423.10/cwt	405.00–433.00	2,044	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	530.58/cwt	515.00–540.00	2,250	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	452.48/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,855	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,093	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,295	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,063	2,244.00/head	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,244	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	3,163.82/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	534.94/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	541.33/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,976	3
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	393.58/cwt	375.00–412.00	2,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,705	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,438	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	177.16/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,608	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	185.63/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,263	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	175.62/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,060	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,737	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	156.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,561	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	5,300.00/head	5,300.00–5,300.00	5,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	2,000.00/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,163	2,095.16/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,095	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,359	1
Bulls	—	—	2,145	190.86/cwt	181.00–196.00	4,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,344	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,341.54/head	2,600.00–4,100.00	3,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	482.69/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	647	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	515.66/cwt	435.00–525.00	1,965	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	460.14/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	497.86/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,237	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	420.13/cwt	410.00–422.00	2,622	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	401.83/cwt	388.00–404.00	2,624	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	995	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,756	8

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.

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