Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of Feeders 35 higher with instances of 45 higher. Buyers paying a higher premium on the thinner fleshed 1-2's. Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher with lean cows being 10.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy with strong buyer presence throughout.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $286.75/cwt on 165 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −106.07 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$286.75

165 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$40.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.54

vs TN average

−20.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	306.99	1,620	67
Medium and Large 2	591	274.75	1,624	76
Medium and Large 2-3	554	266.58	1,477	22

One grade step is worth $40.41/cwt here — about $143 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 sale165 hd

286.75

—

TN average11 barns · 538 hd

279.22

+7.54

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−20.26

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−106.07

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	1,755	173.75	3,050	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,417	145.03	2,055	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,462	142.38	2,081	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,259	130.42	1,642	57

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2	700–750	727	234.00/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,701	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	265.86/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	341.91/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,918	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	254.26/cwt	252.00–265.00	2,016	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	368.37/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,392	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	332.03/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,414	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	227.31/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	287.83/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	300.17/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	293.08/cwt	255.00–325.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	279	308.97/cwt	300.00–320.00	862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	291.94/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	591	274.75/cwt	274.75–274.75	1,624	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	209.86/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	243.86/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	326.46/cwt	285.00–355.00	1,391	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	397.45/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	351.89/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	324.90/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,644	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,781	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	642	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	1,788	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	224.81/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	914	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,883	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	243.73/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,730	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	235.45/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,839	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	328.02/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,686	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	386.98/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,621	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	289.40/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,647	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	307.38/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,586	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	367.64/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,724	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	324.89/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,546	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	277.00/cwt	240.00–310.00	1,457	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	357.31/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,168	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	272.24/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	323.48/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,346	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	286.91/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,208	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	712	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	344.33/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	260.77/cwt	235.00–282.50	1,489	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	671	231.46/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	276.76/cwt	232.50–285.00	1,450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	332.00/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,255	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,014	1
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	485	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,479	1
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	276	327.56/cwt	310.00–335.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	322	340.22/cwt	270.00–365.00	1,096	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	137.50/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,922	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,491	156.24/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,330	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	147.75/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,092	25
Bulls	—	—	1,644	160.12/cwt	151.00–170.00	2,632	8
Bulls	—	—	1,801	187.72/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,381	6
Bulls	—	—	1,832	176.89/cwt	172.00–183.00	3,241	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	111.46/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,303	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,338	139.80/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,871	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	126.49/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,512	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	136.10/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,355	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,964	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,173	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	282.57/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	228.27/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	616	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	773	224.02/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	282.40/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,624	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	351.46/cwt	270.00–380.00	1,336	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	483	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	278.69/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,909	13
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	227.50/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,124	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	300.40/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	401.40/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,361	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	390.12/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,635	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	313.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,768	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	369.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,001	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,972	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	327.45/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,536	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	245.00/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	245.00/cwt	240.00–246.00	2,127	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	338.61/cwt	320.00–357.00	1,764	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	398.64/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	264.72/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,649	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	349.92/cwt	330.00–360.00	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	400.60/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,518	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	366.65/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,734	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	376.48/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,209	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	312.34/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,930	17

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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