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Trenton Regional Stockyards Market Report

Trenton, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 8, 2026

320 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $507.11/cwt +51.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,231/hd at 440 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 320 310 0
Feeder cattle 192 237 0
Slaughter cattle 27 64 0
Replacement cattle 101 9 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

This sale was not reported last week. Therefor no trends could be established.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 612.50 $612.50 $2,174 +102.50
440 440 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,200 —
575 value added 575 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,472 —
620 620 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,573 +35.33
654 654 4 387.50 $387.50 $2,534 +10.50
840 840 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,772 +18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 635.00 $635.00 $1,397 —
320 320 1 625.00 $625.00 $2,000 +145.00
445 445 4 460.00 $460.00 $2,047 —
530 530 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,438 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,930 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,466 ±0.00
305 305 1 635.00 $635.00 $1,937 +131.58
357 fancy 357 3 560.00 $560.00 $1,999 —
390–395 392 3 520.00–540.00 $533.36 $2,091 +33.36
425–448 440 14 470.00–510.00 $507.11 $2,231 +51.94
455–460 458 2 465.00–480.00 $472.46 $2,164 +14.87
508 508 6 455.00 $455.00 $2,311 +63.23
515 515 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,163 +28.23
615–640 634 4 360.00–390.00 $367.28 $2,329 +8.91
680 680 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,482 —
745 value added 745 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,458 —
765–780 773 2 315.00–316.00 $315.50 $2,439 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,858 +150.00
385 385 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,944 —
400 400 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,840 +28.61
450–475 463 2 395.00–417.50 $405.95 $1,880 -8.52
505 505 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,070 —
555 555 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,026 +60.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,418 —
303 303 2 605.00 $605.00 $1,833 —
305 thin fleshed 305 1 645.00 $645.00 $1,967 —
374 374 4 585.00 $585.00 $2,188 +105.00
415–424 423 6 555.00–580.00 $559.09 $2,365 +117.09
447 447 3 510.00 $510.00 $2,280 +68.00
455–465 461 5 495.00–520.00 $508.95 $2,346 +13.95
505 505 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,222 -13.80
507–548 529 8 440.00–460.00 $453.23 $2,398 -0.57
620 620 1 397.00 $397.00 $2,461 +2.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,524 —
345 345 1 590.00 $590.00 $2,036 —
485–495 490 2 400.00–430.00 $414.85 $2,033 -7.15
650 650 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,405 +20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,111 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1160 1074 80-85% 6 162.00–169.00 $166.19 $1,785 +18.04
1010–1515 1263 80-85% 2 178.00–181.00 $179.20 $2,263 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1180 1003 85-90% 5 151.00–163.00 $156.15 $1,566 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1665 1375 75-80% 3 173.00–180.00 $176.67 $2,429 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 1 177.00 $177.00 $2,788 —
2170 2170 1 211.00 $211.00 $4,579 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070–1285 1153 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 175.00–250.00 $208.85 $2,408
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 188.00 $188.00 $2,171

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 4,400.00 $4,400.00
1195 1195 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00
1045–1325 1197 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 3,600.00–4,200.00 $3,832.58
1095–1415 1251 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 3,600.00–4,300.00 $3,931.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00
1035–1215 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,300.00–3,400.00 $3,346.00
1110–1180 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,900.00–3,100.00 $3,003.06
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225–1585 1317 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 3,700.00–4,400.00 $4,057.50 —
1245–1485 1321 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 4,550.00–4,700.00 $4,604.21 —
1125–1530 1329 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 3,700.00–4,800.00 $4,519.41 —
1360 1360 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 5,200.00 $5,200.00 —
1455 1455 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 5,000.00 $5,000.00 —
1480 1480 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 5,050.00–6,200.00 $5,625.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,750.00 $3,750.00 —
1110–1235 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 3,400.00–3,900.00 $3,750.64 —
1020–1290 1196 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 3,400.00–3,700.00 $3,556.32 —
1075–1385 1248 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 3,500.00–3,600.00 $3,545.86 —
1230–1710 1470 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 4,200.00–4,700.00 $4,490.82 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00 —
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00 —
1115–1280 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,600.00–3,400.00 $2,920.23 —
1345 1345 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1155 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,400.00 $4,400.00 —

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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.