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Trenton Regional Stockyards Market Report

Trenton, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 15, 2026

265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $382.94/cwt -8.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,244/hd at 586 lb · 67 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $466.76/cwt +9.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,992/hd at 427 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $420.00/cwt +16.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,159/hd at 514 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 265 139 155
Feeder cattle 231 110 105
Slaughter cattle 22 21 38
Replacement cattle 12 8 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to the July 4th holiday lay off and the unavailability of a reporter last week, no trend comparisons 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
275 275 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,760 —
390 390 1 502.00 $502.00 $1,958 —
420–437 433 4 475.00–520.00 $485.92 $2,104 -9.08
470–485 478 2 435.00–452.00 $443.63 $2,121 —
483 value added 483 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,294 —
540–545 543 2 380.00–385.00 $382.51 $2,077 —
556 value added 556 6 412.00 $412.00 $2,291 —
575–595 585 3 375.00–402.00 $389.15 $2,277 —
635 635 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,445 —
715–725 720 2 327.00–350.00 $338.58 $2,438 -13.42
840 840 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,940 +18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,725 —
400–441 434 6 440.00–455.00 $442.30 $1,920 -37.70
570 570 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,035 —
648 648 3 352.00 $352.00 $2,281 —
755 755 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,340 —
978 978 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,445 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,683 +6.29
365 365 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,752 -0.11
405–430 418 3 445.00–458.00 $452.80 $1,893 -4.41
430 thin fleshed 430 8 472.00 $472.00 $2,030 —
475–495 488 3 390.00–430.00 $410.00 $2,001 -4.61
514 value added 514 11 420.00 $420.00 $2,159 —
553–590 560 5 355.00–370.00 $366.84 $2,054 -16.63
581–589 value added 588 62 372.00–386.00 $384.24 $2,259 -20.76
642 642 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,343 +10.62
705 705 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,044 —
860 860 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,494 —
910 910 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,412 —
1075 1075 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,634 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,326 —
320–340 330 2 440.00–470.00 $454.55 $1,500 —
410–435 423 2 375.00–400.00 $387.87 $1,641 —
480 480 1 387.00 $387.00 $1,858 -23.00
505 505 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,818 —
850 850 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,252 —
1020 1020 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,295 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,090 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,605 —
385 385 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,925 -23.88
470–498 484 4 395.00–435.00 $413.21 $2,000 -13.25
515 515 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,086 -12.00
520 thin fleshed 520 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,184 —
565 565 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,232 -7.98
640–643 641 5 340.00–355.00 $345.99 $2,218 —
675 675 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,194 -30.93
715–749 741 6 302.00–325.00 $306.19 $2,269 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,620 -27.69
492 492 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,870 -22.00
540 540 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,944 —
570 570 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,138 +5.00
637 637 3 322.00 $322.00 $2,051 -44.91
700 700 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,100 -12.00
800 800 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,320 —
867 867 3 288.00 $288.00 $2,497 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1060 1045 80-85% 2 164.00–173.00 $168.56 $1,761 —
1075 1075 80-85% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,720 -11.63
1255 1255 80-85% 1 183.00 $183.00 $2,297 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 75-80% 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,498 —
1140–1605 1373 75-80% 2 168.00–175.00 $170.91 $2,347 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1145 1080 85-90% 2 165.00–166.00 $165.47 $1,787 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660 1660 1 225.00 $225.00 $3,735 —
1865 1865 1 190.00 $190.00 $3,544 —
1670–2115 1875 3 208.00–213.00 $210.01 $3,938 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1320 1320 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095–1230 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,150.00–2,300.00 $2,229.35

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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
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —

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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.