Sale reports / Tennessee / Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN / 2026-09-02

Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 2
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903
Feeder Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 92▼ 356 vs year ago 437 · −81.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 17▲ 18 vs year ago 23 · +78.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 23▲ 1 vs year ago 34 · +2.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.00/cwt on 5 head, up $23.55 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 18 comparable sales and sits −42.77 against this barn's trailing median of $382.77.
Average price
$340.00
▲ 23.55 vs prior sale
5 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,753
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+17.75
vs TN average
+8.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516340.001,7535thin
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 sale5 hd
340.00
—
TN average15 barns · 362 hd
322.25
+17.75
National average157 barns · 5,611 hd
331.52
+8.48
This barn, trailing median18 sales
382.77
−42.77
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
449400351302median 382.7702/2504/1506/2408/1910/21
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,393183.342,5553thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,485161.742,4029thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,309160.292,09710
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,044142.381,48613

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$2,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,189$2,3616
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$2,1164thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6171
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9351
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2905252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,2811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280424.82/cwt420.00–430.001,1892
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2961
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382379.82/cwt360.00–400.001,4516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445346.67/cwt330.00–365.001,5433
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6101
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484358.79/cwt357.00–365.001,7376
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1502342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,7174
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added570332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,8921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,9342
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,0201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2741
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313497.48/cwt495.00–500.001,5572
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5482
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7161
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2412360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4834
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430404.53/cwt385.00–425.001,7392
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470353.15/cwt337.00–370.001,6602
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8481
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523363.36/cwt357.00–365.001,9005
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,6761
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8981
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9361
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6381
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,190202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,4041
Bulls——1,495174.01/cwt173.00–175.002,6012
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044142.38/cwt131.00–150.001,48613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210153.20/cwt149.00–155.001,8544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,8301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,393169.41/cwt168.00–172.002,3605
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,484160.52/cwt152.00–167.002,3827
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,4732
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0101,699.50/head1,650.00–1,750.001,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,172.20/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2902,059.30/head1,900.00–2,200.002,0592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3032,722.38/head2,450.00–2,900.002,7223
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3252,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.