Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to no sale in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.30/cwt on 165 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −110.52 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$282.30

165 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$42.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.95

vs TN average

−22.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	287.07	1,540	140
Medium and Large 2-3	542	256.08	1,387	24
Small 1-2	500	245.00	1,225	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.07/cwt here — about $315 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale165 hd

282.30

—

TN average10 barns · 535 hd

268.35

+13.95

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−22.94

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−110.52

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	1,783	173.95	3,101	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,403	133.27	1,869	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,322	133.27	1,762	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,309	120.15	1,572	13

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1-2	700–750	713	269.93/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,925	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	258.08/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	232.46/cwt	225.00–240.00	2,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	265.67/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	280.93/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	266.09/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,171	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	340.52/cwt	339.00–345.00	1,611	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	247.55/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	316.71/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,789	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	234.79/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	306.66/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	331	300.82/cwt	280.00–360.00	996	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	434	355.49/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,543	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	268.69/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,155	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	968	177.53/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	272.94/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,444	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	288.92/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,335	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	259.54/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,477	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	143.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,849	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	122.07/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,761	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	104.73/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,335	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	132.85/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,722	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	127.26/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,582	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	121.90/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,716	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	132.23/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,854	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,401	117.79/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,650	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	149.00/cwt	144.00–157.00	2,083	5
Bulls	—	—	1,772	188.59/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,342	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	175.72/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,040	4
Bulls	—	—	1,836	157.88/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	242.37/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	314.21/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	295.74/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,112	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	231.64/cwt	215.00–247.50	1,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	256.31/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	317.46/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	221.35/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	643	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	324.47/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,379	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	332.28/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,070	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	278.39/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,456	31
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	320.72/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,219	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	269.75/cwt	225.00–300.00	979	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	248.30/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,636	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	293.32/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,437	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	272.64/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,532	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	332.49/cwt	331.50–337.50	1,423	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	257.04/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,576	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	281	288.71/cwt	280.00–300.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	334	284.36/cwt	235.00–315.00	950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	256.55/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,347	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	309.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,325	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	323.57/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	385	331.07/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,275	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	283.36/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	275.75/cwt	235.00–300.00	1,299	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	305.74/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,608	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	339.63/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,406	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	518	272.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	292.23/cwt	290.00–292.25	1,569	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	268.39/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,283	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	277.55/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,180	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	397.87/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,229	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	255.41/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,443	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	285.48/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,747	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	306.86/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,702	6

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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