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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 17

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

301 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 186▲ 301 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 38▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 12▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to a lack of comparable receipts. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $427.41/cwt on 39 head, up $23.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 11 comparable sales and sits +23.71 against this barn's trailing median of $403.69.

Average price

$427.41

▲ 23.71 vs prior sale

39 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

vs TN average

−31.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	427.81	2,350	38
Medium and Large 2	525	412.00	2,163	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about $187 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale39 hd

427.41

—

TN average16 barns · 464 hd

426.49

+0.91

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−31.64

This barn, trailing median11 sales

403.69

+23.71

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

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $464.87, low $331.47, median $403.69 across 11 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	1,300	186.00	2,418	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	174.44	2,489	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	173.16	2,121	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,088	157.47	1,714	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)	1,283	$3,279	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,530	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,168	$2,532	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$2,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Small 1	260	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,443	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,679	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,504	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	495.03/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,772	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1	408	425.15/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,735	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,023	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,093	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,047	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1	495	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,866	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	421.83/cwt	412.00–436.00	2,215	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,163	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	554	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,393	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,296	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	611	438.75/cwt	438.75–438.75	2,681	92
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,390	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	503.76/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,662	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,634	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	468.12/cwt	450.00–487.00	1,723	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	436.14/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,836	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	443.26/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,039	3
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	470	359.87/cwt	342.00–377.00	1,691	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	384.81/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,963	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,820	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,160	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,074	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	610	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,995	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	338.36/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,115	2
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,067	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	1,803	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	516.15/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,910	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	431.70/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,029	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	412.26/cwt	402.00–422.00	1,971	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,846	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	388.85/cwt	387.00–395.00	2,084	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	398.52/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,232	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	376.47/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,199	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,341	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,140	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,115	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,740	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	156.52/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,676	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,871	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	174.42/cwt	163.00–180.00	2,151	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,234	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,104	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,159	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,564	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	172.51/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,526	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	850	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	2,531.81/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,532	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,549.80/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	3,279.43/head	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,279	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,530	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	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 Jun 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 186Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 12Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to a lack of comparable receipts. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	550–600	554	432.00	432.00
92	600–650	611	438.75	438.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	545.00	545.00
2	350–400	358	490.00–500.00	495.03
9	400–450	435	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	450	465.00	465.00
7	500–550	525	412.00–436.00	421.83
4	550–600	560	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	555.00	555.00
2	400–450	408	400.00–450.00	425.15
2	450–500	495	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	485	422.00	422.00
1	500–550	525	412.00	412.00
1	850–900	885	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	500.00–520.00	503.76
2	350–400	368	450.00–487.00	468.12
4	400–450	421	425.00–450.00	436.14
3	450–500	460	430.00–450.00	443.26
4	500–550	510	380.00–390.00	384.81
7	550–600	551	392.00	392.00
2	600–650	625	330.00–347.00	338.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	342.00–377.00	359.87
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	363	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	540	337.00	337.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	760	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	532.00	532.00
4	350–400	370	510.00–530.00	516.15
3	450–500	470	425.00–440.00	431.70
6	500–550	536	387.00–395.00	388.85
13	550–600	560	380.00–405.00	398.52
1	600–650	605	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	478	402.00–422.00	412.26
1	500–550	510	362.00	362.00
4	550–600	584	367.00–385.00	376.47
1	600–650	635	337.00	337.00
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	765	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,168	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,531.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,549.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,279.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,530	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,233	163.00–180.00	174.42
1	—	1,255	178.00	178.00
1	—	1,155	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	167.00	167.00
10	—	1,071	149.00–163.00	156.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	180.00–185.00	182.47
5	—	1,464	171.00–177.00	172.51
1	—	1,285	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,195	177.00	177.00

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.