Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable data. Quality & Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.45/cwt on 10 head, down $57.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −71.36 against this barn's trailing median of $387.81.

Average price

$316.45

▼ 57.27 vs prior sale

10 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$477

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$94.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.92

vs TN average

−34.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	335.26	1,876	8thin
Medium and Large 3	580	241.24	1,399	2thin

One grade step is worth $94.01/cwt here — about $477 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 sale10 hd

316.45

—

TN average16 barns · 423 hd

345.37

−28.92

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

−34.73

This barn, trailing median17 sales

387.81

−71.36

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,686	190.05	3,203	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	165.57	2,131	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	142.83	1,338	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,054	$3,496	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	737	$3,050	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	758	$2,875	10

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	321.77/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,853	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,410	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	324.02/cwt	302.00–340.00	2,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	381.45/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	323.49/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	348.74/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	437.71/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	777	317.56/cwt	312.00–325.00	2,467	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	693	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,162	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	3,670.08/head	3,600.00–3,850.00	3,670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	274.88/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	241.24/cwt	227.00–255.00	1,399	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,032	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	196.39/cwt	195.00–198.00	3,669	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	171.06/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,130	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	162.83/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,130	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	142.83/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,338	3
Bulls	—	—	1,503	183.70/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,761	2

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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