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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 30

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 142▲ 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 26▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 33▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $325.89/cwt on 16 head, down $2.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −38.36 against this barn's trailing median of $364.25.

Average price

$325.89

▼ 2.19 vs prior sale

16 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$18.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.78

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	338.78	1,883	5thin
Medium and Large 2	555	320.04	1,777	10thin
Small 1	540	320.00	1,728	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.78/cwt here — about $155 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale16 hd

325.89

—

TN average15 barns · 601 hd

340.68

−14.78

This barn, trailing median7 sales

364.25

−38.36

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

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.51, low $325.89, median $364.25 across 7 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	—	High	1,620	176.75	2,863	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	144.89	2,108	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	142.12	1,882	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	125.90	1,441	10

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)	1,207	$2,755	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,170	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$3,106	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	444.59/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,636	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1	530	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,760	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	356.83/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,898	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	595	315.56/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,878	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,149	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	407.70/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,174	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,275	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,349	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	397	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,409	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	399	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,616	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	320.18/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,322	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	366.68/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,529	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	333.65/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,632	7
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	312.44/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,572	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	341.65/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,783	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,841	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,886	2
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,268	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,771	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,951	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	414.81/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,925	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	496	354.03/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,756	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	333.32/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,720	3
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	335.97/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,902	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	314.35/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,798	7
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	268.55/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,826	2
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	690	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,691	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,940	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,425	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,408	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,368	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,090	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,677	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,249	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	127.50/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,490	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	144.47/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,843	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	135.92/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,859	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,138	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	144.89/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,108	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	2,818.97/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,819	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	795	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	3,106.43/head	2,750.00–3,450.00	3,106	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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Wed Sep 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 142Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 33Year ago 0

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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	700	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	425.00–465.00	444.59
1	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
5	500–550	532	352.00–360.00	356.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	595	305.00–317.00	315.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
6	450–500	496	350.00–375.00	354.03
3	500–550	516	330.00–340.00	333.32
7	550–600	572	310.00–330.00	314.35
2	650–700	680	265.00–272.00	268.55
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	770	252.00	252.00
1	800–850	815	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	690	240.00–250.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	415	470.00	470.00
6	450–500	464	405.00–425.00	414.81
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	566	335.00–337.00	335.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	399	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	522	335.00–345.00	341.65
2	550–600	595	317.00	317.00
1	800–850	810	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	400.00–415.00	407.70
2	300–350	325	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	397	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	417	365.00–370.00	366.68
7	450–500	489	325.00–337.00	333.65
5	500–550	503	305.00–327.00	312.44
1	550–600	590	312.00	312.00
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	310.00–330.00	320.18
1	450–500	455	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,213	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,818.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,360	2,750.00–3,450.00	3,106.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	130.00–141.00	135.92
1	—	1,435	149.00	149.00
5	—	1,276	141.00–148.00	144.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,455	139.00–149.00	144.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,169	123.00–131.00	127.50
2	—	1,045	119.00–120.00	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	193.00	193.00
1	—	1,670	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,480	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	169.00	169.00

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.