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Trenton Regional Stockyards Market Report

Trenton, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2026

289 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $376.50/cwt ≈ $1,943/hd at 516 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 289 200 0
Feeder cattle 174 121 0
Slaughter cattle 58 25 0
Replacement cattle 57 54 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$5.00 lower, Feeder Cattle & Slaughter Bulls could not be established due to a lack of comparable data. Quality good, Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,575 —
454 454 4 387.00 $387.00 $1,757 —
505–520 510 3 355.00–380.00 $363.50 $1,854 -21.50
530–537 value added 536 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,064 —
577 value added 577 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,077 —
650 650 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,308 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,445 —
450 450 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,598 -5.00
500 500 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,675 —
685 685 1 307.00 $307.00 $2,103 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 3 510.00 $510.00 $1,020 —
263–282 268 7 450.00–480.00 $471.00 $1,262 -3.62
340 340 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,496 —
375–395 385 2 375.00–400.00 $387.82 $1,493 —
417–427 423 5 370.00–385.00 $375.91 $1,590 -15.68
450–495 479 5 350.00–370.00 $363.21 $1,740 +1.21
500–531 518 9 325.00–352.00 $343.66 $1,780 —
550 value added 550 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,870 —
555 555 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,870 -35.00
600–625 618 4 302.00–320.00 $308.88 $1,909 -11.12
660 value added 660 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,881 —
710 710 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,130 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,254 -75.00
455–495 475 2 330.00–345.00 $337.18 $1,602 +13.43
540 540 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,712 +12.00
585 585 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,843 -17.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,544 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 3 485.00 $485.00 $1,067 —
285 285 3 495.00 $495.00 $1,411 —
300–345 323 2 465.00–495.00 $481.05 $1,554 —
383 383 5 470.00 $470.00 $1,800 -35.00
410–425 418 3 415.00–440.00 $429.94 $1,797 +16.66
490 490 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,984 -10.00
510–523 516 13 355.00–380.00 $376.50 $1,943 —
550–565 558 2 332.00–350.00 $341.12 $1,903 —
610–649 627 7 302.00–327.00 $313.10 $1,963 -6.90
672 672 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,915 -17.00
750 750 1 272.00 $272.00 $2,040 +15.00
875 875 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,838 —
945 945 1 217.00 $217.00 $2,051 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 370 3 405.00–425.00 $417.88 $1,546 —
425 425 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,721 +12.62
525 525 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,769 —
592 592 4 314.00 $314.00 $1,859 —
630 630 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,796 ±0.00
735–745 740 2 250.00–257.00 $253.48 $1,876 —
910 910 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,820 —
965 965 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,640 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,120 —
585 585 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,580 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,278 —
460 460 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,518 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–840 820 85-90% 2 126.00–135.00 $130.39 $1,069 —
815–1100 898 85-90% 6 88.00–98.00 $92.63 $832 —
875–1020 956 85-90% 6 100.00–108.00 $104.05 $995 -1.72
1000–1270 1114 85-90% 6 110.00–121.00 $115.74 $1,289 -18.26
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1355 1137 80-85% 5 108.00–120.00 $116.41 $1,324 -14.63
990–1365 1168 80-85% 10 128.00–137.00 $131.45 $1,535 —
1050–1285 1178 80-85% 4 138.00–144.00 $141.89 $1,671 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1430 1320 75-80% 4 134.00–138.00 $136.28 $1,799 —
1350–1430 1402 75-80% 3 140.00–142.00 $140.98 $1,977 +2.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,837 —
1535 1535 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,656 —
1590–1710 1650 2 158.00 $158.00 $2,607 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–1075 942 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 188.00–200.00 $193.00 $1,818

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1050 1008 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,850.00–2,000.00 $1,921.84
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00
1095–1100 1098 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,400.00–3,550.00 $3,474.83
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1070–1380 1227 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,950.00–2,450.00 $2,164.52
1110–1395 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,850.00–3,100.00 $2,986.99
1100–1660 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,400.00–2,950.00 $2,671.64
1315–1330 1323 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,050.00–2,200.00 $2,124.57
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1010–1065 1032 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,500.00–1,800.00 $1,647.33
955–1265 1074 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,500.00–1,800.00 $1,686.64
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1220 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1365 1365 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00
1440 1440 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
915 915 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1045 1045 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00 +300.00
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
1275–1310 1293 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,600.00–3,950.00 $3,772.63 +256.77
1365–1440 1403 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 3,100.00–3,600.00 $3,356.68 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1190–1385 1288 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1535 1535 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —

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Price trend

high 438.75 low 295.00 Oct 2025 Sep 2026

600–649 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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