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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 23

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Sep 9Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 101▼ 117 vs year ago 259 · −45.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 30▼ 9 vs year ago 35 · −25.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 11▲ 7 vs year ago 26 · +26.9%

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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 $318.19/cwt on 15 head, up $1.74 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −64.58 against this barn's trailing median of $382.77.

Average price

$318.19

▲ 1.74 vs prior sale

15 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$16.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.94

vs TN average

−37.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	325.00	1,755	2thin
Medium and Large 2	539	318.72	1,717	11thin
Small 1	568	308.50	1,751	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.50/cwt here — about $4 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale15 hd

318.19

—

TN average16 barns · 766 hd

340.13

−21.94

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

−37.91

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.77

−64.58

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	—	Average	1,477	168.50	2,488	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	150.13	1,800	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,585	145.86	2,312	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	129.64	1,312	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$4,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$3,841	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$3,648	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$4,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,418	$3,895	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$3,000	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$4,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,397	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,722	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,277	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	419.77/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,969	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	374.35/cwt	360.00–382.00	1,920	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	353.49/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,919	2
Steers	550–600	Small 1	550	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,936	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,064	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	642	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,894	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	305.00/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,059	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,227	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,038	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	459.27/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,263	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	405.05/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,563	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	386.49/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,708	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	375.05/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,706	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	455	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,649	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	496	343.34/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,703	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	317.12/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,665	8
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	322.97/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,857	3
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	595	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,737	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,832	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	315.32/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,971	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,081	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	284.93/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,151	2
Heifers	750–800	Small 1	775	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,759	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	423.18/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,621	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	436	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,853	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	393.15/cwt	392.00–395.00	1,848	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	339.98/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,795	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	351.95/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,862	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	315.24/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,797	7
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	582	285.44/cwt	260.00–340.00	1,661	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	316.07/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,938	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	271.11/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,667	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	650	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,833	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,000	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	162.25/cwt	150.00–173.00	2,361	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,751	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,145	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	132.55/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,356	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	157.82/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,665	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	140.91/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,585	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	150.47/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,876	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	145.86/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,312	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,245	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,418	3,895.30/head	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,895	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,179	4,037.61/head	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,038	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	3,648.33/head	3,100.00–4,100.00	3,648	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,150	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	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 Sep 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 101Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 30Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 11Year ago 26

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	450.00–470.00	459.27
1	300–350	315	435.00	435.00
5	350–400	386	395.00–430.00	405.05
3	400–450	442	370.00–410.00	386.49
3	450–500	455	365.00–380.00	375.05
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	625	310.00–332.00	315.32
1	650–700	670	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	725	287.00	287.00
2	750–800	755	275.00–295.00	284.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	595	292.00	292.00
1	750–800	775	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	340	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	496	340.00–345.00	343.34
8	500–550	525	285.00–330.00	317.12
3	550–600	575	317.00–327.00	322.97
4	600–650	617	297.00	297.00
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	355	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	435	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	469	400.00–430.00	419.77
3	500–550	513	360.00–382.00	374.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	642	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	543	352.00–355.00	353.49
3	600–650	607	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	675	295.00–315.00	305.00
1	700–750	730	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	420.00–430.00	423.18
1	400–450	440	410.00	410.00
5	450–500	470	392.00–395.00	393.15
2	500–550	528	335.00–345.00	339.98
7	550–600	570	295.00–345.00	315.24
3	600–650	615	262.00–290.00	271.11
1	650–700	685	292.00	292.00
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	470.00	470.00
7	500–550	529	335.00–360.00	351.95
1	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	613	310.00–322.00	316.07
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	582	260.00–340.00	285.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	436	425.00	425.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	4,300.00	4,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	4,200.00	4,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,418	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,895.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,184	3,100.00–4,100.00	3,648.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,179	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,037.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	4,000.00	4,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,247	144.00–155.00	150.47
2	—	1,055	156.00–160.00	157.82
2	—	1,125	140.00–142.00	140.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	118.00	118.00
4	—	1,023	130.00–134.00	132.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	142.00–150.00	145.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	181.00	181.00
2	—	1,455	150.00–173.00	162.25

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.