Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 500lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500lbs 6.00 to 7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers/Bulls mostly steady; Slaughter Cows 7.00 to 9.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $277.89/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −114.93 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$277.89

69 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$30.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

vs TN average

−26.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	285.03	1,527	53
Medium and Large 2-3	544	254.25	1,382	16thin

One grade step is worth $30.78/cwt here — about $145 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 sale69 hd

277.89

—

TN average14 barns · 866 hd

276.32

+1.58

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−26.53

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−114.93

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	1,468	171.82	2,523	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	147.67	2,051	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,458	140.20	2,045	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,182	122.51	1,447	30

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	252.91/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,449	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	236.78/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	233.11/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	349.86/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,169	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	331.90/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,255	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	280.91/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,618	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	293.48/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,429	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	261.15/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,617	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	284.65/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,497	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	266.73/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,246	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	670	221.66/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	234.70/cwt	205.00–247.50	1,479	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	276.26/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,321	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	271.72/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,158	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	334.64/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,375	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Small 2-3	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	235.05/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	350.17/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,261	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	266.88/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	287.38/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	249.96/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	238.30/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,697	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	273.51/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,663	18
Bulls	—	—	1,611	187.97/cwt	185.00–193.00	3,028	4
Bulls	—	—	1,143	140.52/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,606	2
Bulls	—	—	1,484	171.43/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,544	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	129.79/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,739	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	143.15/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,216	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	150.69/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,933	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	132.21/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,621	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	107.61/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,242	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	119.29/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,373	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	142.13/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,160	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	155.33/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,102	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	962	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	235.02/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	283.62/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,498	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	383.70/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,404	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	308.80/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,566	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	324.27/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,511	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	271.34/cwt	225.00–290.00	1,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	275.36/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	347.97/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	315.17/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,658	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	305.23/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	245.06/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	239.50/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	301.86/cwt	280.00–330.00	960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	1
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	332.89/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,418	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	376.80/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,372	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	409.68/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	303.69/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,749	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	250.21/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	397.90/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,333	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	272.52/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	328.80/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,549	8
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	515	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	255.29/cwt	215.00–270.00	1,330	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	467	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	331.16/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,374	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	315.68/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,338	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	269	313.62/cwt	305.00–325.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	300.83/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,134	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	310.01/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,023	6

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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