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Trenton Regional Stockyards Market Report

Trenton, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 25, 2026

289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $354.13/cwt ≈ $2,436/hd at 688 lb · 32 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $365.25/cwt +20.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,878/hd at 788 lb · 26 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $400.55/cwt +5.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,696/hd at 673 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 289 366 0
Feeder cattle 253 335 0
Slaughter cattle 19 16 0
Replacement cattle 17 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–328 325 3 600.00–620.00 $606.56 $1,971 +27.81
360–375 368 2 535.00–540.00 $537.45 $1,978 +22.45
415 415 1 525.00 $525.00 $2,179 +5.00
485 485 1 510.00 $510.00 $2,474 +40.00
518 518 3 447.50 $447.50 $2,318 +8.12
575–588 584 3 422.00–460.00 $434.48 $2,537 +2.15
623–647 637 5 387.00–410.00 $401.01 $2,554 +27.69
670–673 value added 673 18 400.00–410.00 $400.55 $2,696 —
730 730 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,555 —
788 value added 788 26 365.25 $365.25 $2,878 —
820 820 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,460 -40.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 565.00 $565.00 $1,667 +12.46
390 390 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,989 —
403 thin fleshed 403 4 490.00 $490.00 $1,975 —
655–695 675 2 360.00–375.00 $367.28 $2,479 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,948 +40.00
630 630 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,300 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,584 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,612 +20.00
365–395 382 4 480.00–492.50 $484.49 $1,851 —
420 420 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,037 +30.54
450–470 461 5 440.00–465.00 $448.10 $2,066 +12.86
505–539 value added 525 5 425.00–426.00 $425.62 $2,235 —
525–540 533 4 400.00–424.00 $411.83 $2,195 +6.83
560–585 578 4 367.00–380.00 $375.59 $2,171 -4.41
608–636 value added 629 8 358.00–359.00 $358.76 $2,257 —
680 680 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,448 —
685–688 value added 688 31 352.00–354.00 $353.94 $2,435 —
780 value added 780 6 327.00 $327.00 $2,551 —
925–930 928 2 264.00–272.00 $268.01 $2,487 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,100 -35.00
305 305 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,372 —
355 355 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,633 —
405 405 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,782 -5.00
413 thin fleshed 413 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,920 —
460–470 462 5 405.00–417.00 $414.56 $1,915 +49.56
530 530 1 417.00 $417.00 $2,210 —
555 555 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,887 -5.00
605 605 3 342.00 $342.00 $2,069 —
693 693 2 302.00 $302.00 $2,093 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,818 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 6 520.00–600.00 $586.67 $2,288 —
400–430 410 3 500.00–515.00 $509.76 $2,090 -20.34
475 475 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,328 +4.90
500 500 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,200 -33.85
545 545 3 475.00 $475.00 $2,589 +1.15
605–632 623 5 392.00–400.00 $395.40 $2,463 +15.40
655 655 1 356.00 $356.00 $2,332 —
725–745 733 3 320.00–345.00 $333.44 $2,444 —
875 875 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,538 -40.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–580 572 3 367.00–415.00 $395.53 $2,262 —
655 655 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,129 —
715 715 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,181 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,702 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,135 -27.47
1090–1335 1176 85-90% 5 145.00–151.00 $149.44 $1,757 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1425 1299 80-85% 4 163.00–168.00 $166.57 $2,164 —
1195–1425 1310 80-85% 2 169.00–170.00 $169.54 $2,221 +15.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 75-80% 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,022 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1895–2310 2103 2 200.00–202.00 $200.90 $4,225 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1255 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00
1105 1105 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00

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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
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,500.00 $4,500.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,650.00 $3,650.00 —

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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.