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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 15

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Jun 24Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

231 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 110▲ 126 vs year ago 105 · +120.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 21▼ 16 vs year ago 38 · −42.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 8▲ 0 vs year ago 12 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the July 4th holiday lay off and the unavailability of a reporter last week, no trend comparisons could be established.

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 $387.81/cwt on 79 head, down $8.22 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 18 comparable sales and sits +5.04 against this barn's trailing median of $382.77.

Average price

$387.81

▼ 8.22 vs prior sale

79 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

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

$28.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

vs TN average

−8.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	388.17	2,235	78
Medium and Large 2	505	360.00	1,818	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.17/cwt here — about $417 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 sale79 hd

387.81

—

TN average15 barns · 737 hd

386.59

+1.22

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−8.24

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.77

+5.04

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	—	High	1,830	209.01	3,825	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,365	175.61	2,398	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,105	170.03	1,879	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	165.47	1,787	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,229	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$3,200	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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,760	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,958	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	485.92/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,104	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	442.30/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,920	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	443.63/cwt	435.00–452.00	2,121	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	483	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,294	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	543	382.51/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,077	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	556	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,291	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,035	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	389.15/cwt	375.00–402.00	2,277	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,445	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,281	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	338.58/cwt	327.00–350.00	2,438	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,940	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	978	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,445	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,090	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,326	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,683	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	454.55/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,500	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	452.80/cwt	445.00–458.00	1,893	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	387.87/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,641	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	430	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,030	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,858	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	410.00/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,001	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	514	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,159	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	366.84/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,054	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	588	384.24/cwt	372.00–386.00	2,259	62
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,343	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,253	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,494	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,412	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,020	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,295	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,075	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,634	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,605	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,925	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	413.21/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,000	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,870	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,086	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	520	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,184	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,232	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,051	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	345.99/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,218	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	306.19/cwt	302.00–325.00	2,269	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	867	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,497	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,735	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,544	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	210.01/cwt	208.00–213.00	3,938	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	168.56/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,761	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,720	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	165.47/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,787	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,297	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,498	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	170.91/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,347	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,163	2,229.35/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,229	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 110Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 21Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 12

Due to the July 4th holiday lay off and the unavailability of a reporter last week, no trend comparisons could be established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	330	440.00–470.00	454.55
2	400–450	423	375.00–400.00	387.87
1	450–500	480	387.00	387.00
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
1	850–900	850	265.00	265.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	418	445.00–458.00	452.80
3	450–500	488	390.00–430.00	410.00
5	550–600	560	355.00–370.00	366.84
2	600–650	642	365.00	365.00
1	850–900	860	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	910	265.00	265.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	430	472.00	472.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	514	420.00	420.00
62	550–600	588	372.00–386.00	384.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	640.00	640.00
1	350–400	390	502.00	502.00
4	400–450	433	475.00–520.00	485.92
2	450–500	478	435.00–452.00	443.63
3	550–600	585	375.00–402.00	389.15
1	600–650	635	385.00	385.00
2	700–750	720	327.00–350.00	338.58
1	800–850	840	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	475.00	475.00
6	550–600	556	412.00	412.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	460.00	460.00
6	400–450	434	440.00–455.00	442.30
1	550–600	570	357.00	357.00
3	600–650	648	352.00	352.00
1	750–800	755	310.00	310.00
2	950–1000	978	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	380.00–385.00	382.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	492	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	637	322.00	322.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	800	290.00	290.00
3	850–900	867	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	385	500.00	500.00
4	450–500	484	395.00–435.00	413.21
1	500–550	515	405.00	405.00
3	550–600	565	395.00	395.00
5	600–650	641	340.00–355.00	345.99
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
6	700–750	741	302.00–325.00	306.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	420.00	420.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,350.00	2,350.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,229.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,200.00	3,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	185.00	185.00
2	—	1,373	168.00–175.00	170.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	183.00	183.00
2	—	1,045	164.00–173.00	168.56
1	—	1,075	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	165.00–166.00	165.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	225.00	225.00
3	—	1,875	208.00–213.00	210.01
1	—	1,865	190.00	190.00

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.