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Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN

Name: Trenton Regional Stockyards - Trenton, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Trenton, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 2

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3903

← Aug 19Sep 2Sep 9 →

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 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 $340.00/cwt on 5 head, up $23.55 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 17 comparable sales and sits −42.33 against this barn's trailing median of $382.33.

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

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	340.00	1,753	5thin

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 median17 sales

382.33

−42.33

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

17 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.50, low $316.45, median $382.33 across 17 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	1,393	183.34	2,555	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	161.74	2,402	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	160.29	2,097	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	142.38	1,486	13

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$2,361	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,116	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,692	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,935	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,281	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	424.82/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,189	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	379.82/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,451	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	346.67/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,543	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	358.79/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,737	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,717	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,892	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,934	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,020	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,274	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	497.48/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,557	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,716	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,483	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	404.53/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,739	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	353.15/cwt	337.00–370.00	1,660	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,848	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	363.36/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,900	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,676	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,669	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,190	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	174.01/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,601	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	142.38/cwt	131.00–150.00	1,486	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	153.20/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,854	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,830	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	169.41/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,360	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	160.52/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,382	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,473	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,010	1,699.50/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,195	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,172.20/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,172	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	2,059.30/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,059	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,303	2,722.38/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,722	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	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 2-3	1,300	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1

This sale against other markets

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 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 92Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 17Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 23Year ago 34

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	149.00–155.00	153.20
5	—	1,393	168.00–172.00	169.41
1	—	1,280	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,484	152.00–167.00	160.52
2	—	1,490	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,044	131.00–150.00	142.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	173.00–175.00	174.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	202.00	202.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	495.00–500.00	497.48
1	350–400	365	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	430	385.00–425.00	404.53
1	450–500	480	385.00	385.00
5	500–550	523	357.00–365.00	363.36
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	455.00	455.00
2	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
4	400–450	412	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	470	337.00–370.00	353.15
1	550–600	555	302.00	302.00
1	700–750	710	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	420.00–430.00	424.82
1	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
6	350–400	382	360.00–400.00	379.82
6	450–500	484	357.00–365.00	358.79
4	500–550	502	342.00	342.00
2	600–650	620	312.00	312.00
1	850–900	890	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	330.00–365.00	346.67
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	530	365.00	365.00
1	900–950	905	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	490.00	490.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,303	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,722.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,290	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,059.30

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)	1	—	1,205	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,172.20

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,699.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.