Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 12.00 to 16.00 higher with instances of 24.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 12.00 to 18.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls Steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder Cattle quality good with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $285.10/cwt on 193 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −107.72 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$285.10

193 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$34.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.40

vs TN average

−19.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	290.04	1,588	165
Medium and Large 2-3	550	255.98	1,408	28

One grade step is worth $34.06/cwt here — about $180 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 sale193 hd

285.10

—

TN average13 barns · 1,258 hd

278.70

+6.40

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−19.54

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−107.72

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	—	Low	1,760	176.68	3,109	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	134.68	1,884	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	134.46	1,752	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	115.10	1,285	27

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	224.98/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	352.91/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,662	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	323.46/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,656	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	281.50/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,771	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	369.28/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,388	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	272.26/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,674	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	251.26/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	298.63/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,857	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	341.60/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,776	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	288.68/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,510	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	322.21/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,824	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	247.43/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	433.33/cwt	420.00–440.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	321.65/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,962	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	338.74/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,609	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	409.43/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	282.88/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,590	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	324.88/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,364	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	253.35/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	395.76/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,413	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	271.45/cwt	260.00–272.50	2,052	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	263.57/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,898	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	290.84/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,940	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	240.92/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,730	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	386.18/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,247	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	237.93/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,837	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	349.72/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,462	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	314.60/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,472	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	234.93/cwt	230.00–245.00	2,166	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	357.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,489	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	322.57/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,677	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	421.39/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,138	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	311.76/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,752	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	453	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,495	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	263.56/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,879	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	277.34/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,858	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	327.13/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,233	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	305.16/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,456	12
Bulls	—	—	1,849	159.95/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,957	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	174.72/cwt	169.00–181.00	2,927	13
Bulls	—	—	1,853	188.23/cwt	185.00–191.00	3,488	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	103.90/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,102	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	114.30/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,238	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	121.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,435	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	262	350.68/cwt	345.00–370.00	919	15
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	602	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,460	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	553	290.05/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	258.30/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	333.32/cwt	275.00–360.00	1,093	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	666	240.96/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	239.79/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	264.44/cwt	227.50–300.00	1,528	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	253.53/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,435	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	228	372.69/cwt	370.00–375.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	362.51/cwt	305.00–395.00	1,015	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	327.25/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,410	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	290.59/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,223	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	259.24/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,371	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	322.07/cwt	280.00–332.50	1,353	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,825	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	329.23/cwt	285.00–365.00	1,228	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	181.33/cwt	165.00–197.50	1,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	242.94/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,531	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	476	335.29/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,596	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	281.31/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,333	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	325.69/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	357.46/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,190	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	245.76/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	293.17/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,536	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	384.38/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,418	8
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	900–950	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	299.81/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,418	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	247.48/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	377.47/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	411	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,603	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	296.12/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,649	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	262.51/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,628	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	260.79/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	288.17/cwt	285.00–292.50	2,060	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	136.74/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,765	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	145.61/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,921	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	127.13/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,674	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	135.61/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,957	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	148.08/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,955	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	129.78/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,779	7

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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