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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 22

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

260 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 231▲ 180 vs year ago 80 · +225.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 22▲ 11 vs year ago 11 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 12▲ 11 vs year ago 5 · +220.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to a lack of comparable receipts. However their was a higher undertone on Slaughter Cows and Bulls.

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 $384.27/cwt on 9 head, down $12.52 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 11 comparable sales and sits −19.42 against this barn's trailing median of $403.69.

Average price

$384.27

▼ 12.52 vs prior sale

9 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,159

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.02

vs TN average

−34.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	384.27	2,159	9thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

384.27

—

TN average15 barns · 439 hd

407.30

−23.02

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−34.77

This barn, trailing median11 sales

403.69

−19.42

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	—	Low	1,560	197.89	3,087	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	184.17	2,659	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	175.24	2,242	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	154.22	1,511	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,856	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,023	$1,975	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,883	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,007	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	481	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,020	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	393.34/cwt	387.00–400.00	2,057	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	381.68/cwt	355.00–387.00	2,187	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	608	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,493	85
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,262	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	662	335.56/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,221	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,370	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,556	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	338.65/cwt	327.00–350.00	2,641	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,122	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,502	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,392	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,709	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,676	2
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	400.97/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,856	2
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	515	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,710	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,945	5
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	570	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,636	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	583	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,895	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	320.52/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,933	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,913	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,234	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,410	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,050	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,804	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,469	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	1,778	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,771	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	436.74/cwt	422.00–447.00	1,817	8
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	430	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,772	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	381.28/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,727	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,010	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	364.07/cwt	362.00–387.00	1,911	12
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	565	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,017	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	375.84/cwt	365.00–387.00	2,169	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	361.00/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,105	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,178	1
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,271	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,302	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	174.41/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,407	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	213.55/cwt	207.00–216.00	3,588	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	154.22/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,511	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	174.53/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,175	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,192	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,641	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	178.76/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,580	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,818	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	995	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,959.64/head	2,550.00–3,400.00	2,960	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,279	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,562	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,524	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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 231Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 22Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 12Year ago 5

No trends could be established due to a lack of comparable receipts. However their was a higher undertone on Slaughter Cows and Bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	502.00	502.00
4	400–450	441	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	523	387.00–400.00	393.34
7	550–600	573	355.00–387.00	381.68
1	600–650	608	372.00	372.00
8	700–750	724	353.00	353.00
2	750–800	780	327.00–350.00	338.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	679	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	481	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	662	330.00–337.00	335.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	600–650	608	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	330	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	405	422.00	422.00
2	450–500	463	400.00–402.00	400.97
5	500–550	516	377.00	377.00
6	600–650	603	317.00–335.00	320.52
1	750–800	765	292.00	292.00
1	850–900	870	277.00	277.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	392.00	392.00
2	400–450	433	387.00	387.00
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	515	332.00	332.00
1	550–600	570	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	583	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	452.00	452.00
1	400–450	410	432.00	432.00
4	450–500	453	375.00–400.00	381.28
2	550–600	583	360.00–362.00	361.00
2	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	775	297.00	297.00
1	800–850	810	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	487.00	487.00
8	400–450	416	422.00–447.00	436.74
3	450–500	482	417.00	417.00
12	500–550	525	362.00–387.00	364.07
2	550–600	577	365.00–387.00	375.84
1	600–650	610	357.00	357.00
5	650–700	684	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	412.00	412.00
2	550–600	565	357.00	357.00
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	—	1,150	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	2,550.00–3,400.00	2,959.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	218.00	218.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	213.00	213.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	211.00	211.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	174.00–175.00	174.41
3	—	1,680	207.00–216.00	213.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,246	169.00–177.00	174.53
1	—	1,420	186.00	186.00
1	—	1,305	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	177.00–181.00	178.76
1	—	1,445	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	149.00–160.00	154.22

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.