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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

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 3 of 17 comparable sales and sits −14.09 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

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

+7.03 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.50, low $316.45, median $387.81 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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 average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

+7.03

This barn, trailing median17 sales

387.81

−14.09

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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.

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

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