Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 8.00 to 12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 9.00 to 14.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Quality fair to good, Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.06/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −116.76 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$276.06

104 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$39.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.50

vs TN average

−22.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	279.68	1,527	92
Medium and Large 2-3	546	249.05	1,361	11thin
Small 1-2	545	240.00	1,308	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.68/cwt here — about $219 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 sale104 hd

276.06

—

TN average13 barns · 927 hd

271.56

+4.50

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−22.80

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−116.76

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

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2-3	950–1000	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	700–750	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	478	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,267	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	246.10/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	303.08/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,552	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	325.99/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	284.76/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,603	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	302.80/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,278	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	280.43/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,598	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	285.42/cwt	240.00–320.00	1,356	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	231.25/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	249.14/cwt	215.00–267.50	1,674	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	310.78/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,498	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	250.74/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,409	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	273.49/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	279.63/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,443	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	305.56/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,296	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	248.67/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	262.72/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,251	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	339	308.19/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	681	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	269	322.05/cwt	290.00–345.00	866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	247.45/cwt	227.50–257.50	1,571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	278.57/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,195	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	297.08/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,090	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	567	279.79/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	203.25/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	274.82/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	336.98/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,979	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	314.89/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	342.28/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,578	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	373.23/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	285.85/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,824	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,981	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	339.43/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,256	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	225.89/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	312.77/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	399.85/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,312	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	276.95/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,861	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	255.60/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,853	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	233.15/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	351.91/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	271.94/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,553	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	247.27/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,518	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	414.59/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	224.93/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	310.03/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	301.34/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,730	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	306.76/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,295	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	278.79/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,450	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	235.76/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	354.94/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	310.52/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,475	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	337.49/cwt	325.00–362.00	1,603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	835	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,000	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	407	330.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,343	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	242.95/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,754	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	195.17/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	262.01/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,779	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	342.37/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,411	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	301.52/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,140	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Gaunt	450–500	460	628.00/cwt	628.00–628.00	2,889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	271.01/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,667	110
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	343.52/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,110	16

How this sale compares

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