Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.71/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −165.11 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$227.71

77 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$27.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.33

vs TN average

−17.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	232.53	1,256	55
Medium and Large 2	543	218.01	1,184	18thin
Medium and Large 3	556	205.02	1,139	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.51/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $429.07, low $318.98, median $392.82 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale77 hd

227.71

—

TN average18 barns · 1,179 hd

246.04

−18.33

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−17.36

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−165.11

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	High	1,480	168.39	2,492	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	146.07	2,142	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	140.68	1,731	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	121.26	1,213	34

Every lot, as filed

105 lots · USDA AMS · Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	301.12/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,253	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	301.58/cwt	300.00–305.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	270.90/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,441	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	242.79/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,622	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	234.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	253.28/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,456	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	290.89/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,353	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	217.52/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	728	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	257.00/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,717	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	316.01/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,027	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	272.73/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	275.71/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,312	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	279.88/cwt	275.00–285.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	249.77/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,581	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	312.40/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,162	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	282.96/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,234	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	252.39/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	216.23/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,092	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	261.41/cwt	250.00–275.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	224.46/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	152.52/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,260	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	145.06/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,109	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	133.38/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,431	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	151.61/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,036	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	141.61/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,715	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	101.83/cwt	91.00–115.00	863	8
Bulls	—	—	1,716	181.02/cwt	176.00–189.00	3,106	4
Bulls	—	—	1,422	166.51/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,368	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	122.73/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,263	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,264	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	131.21/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,651	12
Bulls	—	—	1,298	152.50/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,979	2
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	293.04/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,143	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	265.86/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,255	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	192.43/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	281.33/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,227	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	226.81/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,193	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	246.62/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,181	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	222.82/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,315	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	189.97/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	241.20/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,254	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	225.44/cwt	210.00–240.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	225.01/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,485	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	239.99/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,414	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	573	205.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	220.18/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,160	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	202.51/cwt	200.00–210.00	978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	228.31/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,390	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	210.98/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,285	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	214.59/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,221	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	235.87/cwt	230.00–240.00	988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	278.53/cwt	270.00–285.00	928	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	249.38/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,070	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	273.65/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,032	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	282.80/cwt	275.00–295.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	237.04/cwt	233.00–247.50	1,107	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	209.39/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,332	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	197.49/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	559	203.36/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	234.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,222	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	251.10/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,163	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	207.13/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,384	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	230.24/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,301	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	234.36/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,718	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	223.61/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	315.29/cwt	300.00–320.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,382	1
Steers	Small 1	400–450	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Steers	Small 1	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	227.98/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,103	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	214.02/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	277.39/cwt	275.00–280.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	264.35/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,681	11

How this sale compares

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.

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