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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 19

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

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Feeder Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 88▲ 92 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 11▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 7▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $316.45/cwt on 10 head, down $57.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −66.32 against this barn's trailing median of $382.77.

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

−34.47 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.

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 average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−34.47

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.77

−66.32

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	—	Low	1,686	190.05	3,203	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	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. 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,944	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,341	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	323.49/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,323	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	777	317.56/cwt	312.00–325.00	2,467	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,202	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,144	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	918	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	401	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,684	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	381.45/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,747	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	348.74/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,894	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	321.77/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,853	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	241.24/cwt	227.00–255.00	1,399	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	693	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,162	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,129	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,412	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,032	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,410	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	437.71/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,554	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,612	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,829	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	324.02/cwt	302.00–340.00	2,015	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	274.88/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,754	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,503	183.70/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,761	2
Bulls	—	—	1,868	196.39/cwt	195.00–198.00	3,669	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	142.83/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,338	3
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
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	3,670.08/head	3,600.00–3,850.00	3,670	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,075	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	10

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 88Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 7Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	181.00–186.00	183.70
2	—	1,868	195.00–198.00	196.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	140.00–145.00	142.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	160.00–165.00	162.83
2	—	1,245	169.00–173.00	171.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	480.00	480.00
4	300–350	328	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	355	430.00–460.00	437.71
1	450–500	475	405.00	405.00
4	500–550	501	365.00	365.00
3	600–650	622	302.00–340.00	324.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	464	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	638	265.00–285.00	274.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	485	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	580	227.00–255.00	241.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
4	400–450	401	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	458	365.00–390.00	381.45
4	500–550	543	330.00–365.00	348.74
4	550–600	576	310.00–330.00	321.77
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00
1	900–950	910	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	693	312.00	312.00
1	700–750	705	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	665	352.00	352.00
2	700–750	718	320.00–327.00	323.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	795	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	777	312.00–325.00	317.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	737	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,049	3,600.00–3,850.00	3,670.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	3,600.00	3,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	758	2,875.00	2,875.00

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.