Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 4.00 to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 8.00 to 12.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 7.00 to 11.00 lower; Quality fair, Demand moderate; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher with good quality and good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.56/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −130.26 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$262.56

51 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$42.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.76

vs TN average

−34.44 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	275.18	1,474	36
Medium and Large 2-3	553	232.27	1,284	15thin

One grade step is worth $42.91/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale51 hd

262.56

—

TN average17 barns · 967 hd

267.32

−4.76

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−34.44

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−130.26

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	1,730	172.17	2,978	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	135.90	1,864	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	132.96	2,086	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,129	115.70	1,307	40

Every lot, as filed

75 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	950–1000	965	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	252.34/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	411	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	238.09/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,479	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	288.46/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,217	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	257.46/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	419	321.71/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,348	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	289.90/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	337.44/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	265.58/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,121	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	322.68/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	334.94/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	309.99/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,578	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	285.27/cwt	230.00–310.00	1,084	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	306.00/cwt	260.00–335.00	1,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	255.65/cwt	220.00–310.00	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	236.30/cwt	205.00–255.00	1,349	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	331	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	333.48/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,087	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	227.66/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,211	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	212.17/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	256.00/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,203	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	286.75/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	557	240.18/cwt	195.00–275.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	274.50/cwt	225.00–310.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	250–300	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	217.58/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	245.80/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,519	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,092	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	103.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,100	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	127.21/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,444	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	136.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,886	33
Bulls	—	—	1,725	186.72/cwt	183.00–193.00	3,221	6
Bulls	—	—	1,707	173.06/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,954	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	128.49/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,015	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	121.30/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,653	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	143.35/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,876	7
Bulls	—	—	1,773	158.18/cwt	142.00–164.00	2,805	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	115.80/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,326	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	142.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	299.00/cwt	285.00–315.00	978	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	134.83/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,058	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	294.57/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,237	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	300.39/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	247.02/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	334.84/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	226.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	292.62/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,498	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	501	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	257.01/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	361.25/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	267.18/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,416	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	327.85/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,210	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	292.77/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,388	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	354.11/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,487	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	274.58/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,535	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	359.95/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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