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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 12

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Jul 29Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 37▼ 166 vs year ago 254 · −65.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 17▼ 39 vs year ago 50 · −78.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 0▼ 11 vs year ago 18 · −61.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to a lack of comparable receipts.

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 $373.72/cwt on 26 head, up $29.64 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 18 comparable sales and sits −9.05 against this barn's trailing median of $382.77.

Average price

$373.72

▲ 29.64 vs prior sale

26 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$27.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.68

vs TN average

+7.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	382.06	2,111	18thin
Medium and Large 2	532	354.96	1,888	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.10/cwt here — about $223 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale26 hd

373.72

—

TN average17 barns · 859 hd

378.41

−4.68

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

+7.07

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.77

−9.05

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,220	176.00	2,147	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	172.21	2,092	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	152.54	1,762	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	451.82/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,834	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	403.45/cwt	402.00–405.00	1,937	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,838	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,131	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,379	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	369.28/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,551	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	354.96/cwt	345.00–372.00	1,888	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	533	387.71/cwt	377.00–392.00	2,066	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	577	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,164	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,042	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,426	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,904	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,447	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,405	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,004	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,710	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	392.47/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,190	2
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	560	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,044	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,108	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,066	171.90/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,832	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	152.54/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,762	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,220	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,147	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,580	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,876	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,595	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,616	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	1,015	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 37Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 17Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 18

No trends could be established due to a lack of comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	565	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	431	465.00	465.00
2	550–600	558	390.00–395.00	392.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	500	342.00	342.00
1	650–700	665	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	533	377.00–392.00	387.71
8	550–600	577	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	630	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	420	325.00–385.00	369.28
8	500–550	532	345.00–372.00	354.96
1	600–650	615	332.00	332.00
1	700–750	700	272.00	272.00
1	750–800	760	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	576	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	402.00–405.00	403.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	406	440.00–455.00	451.82
2	600–650	618	385.00	385.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	145.00–162.00	152.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,066	164.00–176.00	171.90
1	—	1,595	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,580	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	176.00	176.00

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.