Sale reports / Tennessee / Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN / 2026-06-24

Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 24
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903
Feeder Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 191 vs last sale 301▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 46▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 17▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $405.49/cwt on 6 head, up $14.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 7 comparable sales and sits +41.24 against this barn's trailing median of $364.25.
Average price
$405.49
▲ 14.58 vs prior sale
6 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,264
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Small 1 over Medium and Large 2
$67.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.33
vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small 1515437.002,2511thin
Medium and Large 1565406.492,2974thin
Medium and Large 2575370.002,1281thin
One grade step is worth $67.00/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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
405.49
—
TN average14 barns · 272 hd
405.16
+0.33
This barn, trailing median7 sales
364.25
+41.24
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

7 sales
467415363312median 364.2505/1306/1707/2209/3010/21
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.51, low $325.89, median $364.25 across 7 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,495198.672,9703thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,140182.002,0751thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,158174.502,0215thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average942155.221,4623thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,4501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$3,0501thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1243610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,4821
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1314577.41/cwt570.00–585.001,8134
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,0051
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0661
Steers650–700Small 1685332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,2741
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,4642
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,7391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Small 1275420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1551
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334503.71/cwt483.00–530.001,6824
Heifers300–350Small 1335362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,2131
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367480.11/cwt475.00–485.001,7623
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427457.21/cwt417.00–470.001,9526
Heifers450–500Small 1460410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9071
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484414.61/cwt410.00–417.002,0073
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533403.21/cwt400.00–410.002,1495
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564383.47/cwt372.00–395.002,1635
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added588405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3813
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620354.38/cwt347.00–362.002,1972
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,2571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360477.69/cwt452.00–502.001,7202
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372523.88/cwt505.00–560.001,9495
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7723
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433469.06/cwt462.00–487.002,0315
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478426.46/cwt417.00–445.002,0383
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,9301
Bulls450–500Small 1485425.88/cwt420.00–427.002,0666
Bulls500–550Small 1515437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,2511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,1681
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1281
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580402.98/cwt402.00–405.002,3373
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2642366.91/cwt362.00–377.002,3563
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668355.93/cwt350.00–362.002,3782
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675328.63/cwt320.00–337.002,2182
Bulls650–700Small 1690322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,2221
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,1841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,020170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7341
Bulls——1,420197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,7971
Bulls——2,045229.00/cwt229.00–229.004,6831
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%942155.22/cwt150.00–160.001,4623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,083171.63/cwt166.00–177.001,8594
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,140182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,0751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,460186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,7161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-28302,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1052,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501

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.