Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00 to 9.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 14.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 6.00 to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Sale consisted of good quality with strong buyer presence.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.07/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −122.75 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$270.07

18 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$34.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.37

vs TN average

−27.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	279.72	1,495	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	244.97	1,323	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.74/cwt here — about $171 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 sale18 hd

270.07

—

TN average11 barns · 254 hd

265.69

+4.37

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−27.76

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−122.75

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	—	Average	1,842	173.13	3,190	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,581	144.11	2,278	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,347	140.59	1,894	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,156	119.07	1,377	29

Every lot, as filed

67 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	300–350	337	378.40/cwt	360.00–392.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	312.36/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	321.80/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	337.30/cwt	322.00–350.00	1,427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	342.14/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,119	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	202.99/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	281.45/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,475	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	253.41/cwt	247.00–260.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	255.13/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,556	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	550–600	560	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	364.02/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,442	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	277.87/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,334	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	339	336.65/cwt	332.00–352.00	1,141	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	267.63/cwt	227.00–295.00	1,378	3
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	307.24/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	279.26/cwt	257.00–287.00	1,578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	242.82/cwt	225.00–262.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	420	262.59/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,103	2
Bulls	—	—	1,792	169.82/cwt	165.00–178.00	3,043	9
Bulls	—	—	1,573	150.95/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,374	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	157.28/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,458	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,314	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	106.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,265	5
Bulls	—	—	2,041	187.96/cwt	185.00–192.00	3,836	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	131.67/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,668	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	116.76/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,311	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	153.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,105	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	128.46/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,526	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	142.87/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,006	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	142.46/cwt	137.00–148.00	2,255	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	227.72/cwt	185.00–262.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	248.20/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	242.75/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	254.68/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	302.98/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	321.84/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	314.12/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	660	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	319.16/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	251.75/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	307.33/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,297	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	303.86/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,425	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	351.50/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	249.35/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	250.67/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	279.05/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	335.80/cwt	327.00–347.00	1,283	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	273.94/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,559	3

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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