Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 15.00 to 25.00 higher with feeders under 400lbs sharply higher; Feeder Heifers under 400lbs steady to 5.00 higher, 400lbs-500lbs 15.00 to 20.00 higher, over 600lbs steady; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs 20.00 to 25.00 higher, over 500lbs12.00 higher. Quality good with buyers paying a premium for thinner fleshed 1's and 2's. Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher with good quality. Demand strong on all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $298.61/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −94.21 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$298.61

84 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$49.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.83

vs TN average

−16.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	302.13	1,632	78
Medium and Large 2-3	564	252.91	1,426	6thin

One grade step is worth $49.22/cwt here — about $207 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 sale84 hd

298.61

—

TN average17 barns · 1,146 hd

289.79

+8.83

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−16.35

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−94.21

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	1,814	183.44	3,328	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,381	140.55	1,941	74
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	137.10	2,003	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,161	120.61	1,400	45

Every lot, as filed

92 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	600–650	628	301.68/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	289.73/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,663	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	347.43/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,473	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	419	436.40/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	404	376.21/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,520	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	377.79/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,409	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	394.26/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,865	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	281.13/cwt	245.00–320.00	1,594	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,981	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	488	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	327.56/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	300.08/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	239.94/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	281.71/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	303.78/cwt	245.00–360.00	1,279	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	302.98/cwt	260.00–335.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	283.17/cwt	245.00–315.00	1,481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	324	351.10/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,138	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	324	322.62/cwt	245.00–375.00	1,045	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	314.78/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	326.57/cwt	275.00–360.00	1,218	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	337.77/cwt	315.00–370.00	946	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	133.82/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,776	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	120.92/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,337	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,283	133.80/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,717	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	153.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,885	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	143.34/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,035	46
Bulls	—	—	1,490	166.87/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,486	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	86.33/cwt	75.00–92.50	798	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	108.61/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,180	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	130.64/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,879	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,925	154.57/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,975	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	140.37/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,981	13
Bulls	—	—	1,917	194.31/cwt	188.00–200.00	3,725	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	309.94/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	314.81/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	281	332.27/cwt	295.00–380.00	934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	268.24/cwt	210.00–315.00	1,288	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,457	2
Bulls	—	—	1,856	179.93/cwt	173.00–185.00	3,340	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	527	326.21/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	648	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	473	350.13/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	409.64/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	261.87/cwt	225.00–285.00	1,503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	329.88/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,062	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	464.29/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,328	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	354.33/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,853	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	304.51/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,608	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	323.77/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,667	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	353.26/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,883	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	387.86/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,257	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	451.69/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	239.96/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	253.75/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	248.02/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	431.44/cwt	390.00–460.00	1,596	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	393.01/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	453.80/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,529	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	461.16/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	344.51/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,609	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	409.06/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,726	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	387.47/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,802	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	347.83/cwt	338.00–365.00	1,948	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	287.47/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,935	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	594	328.75/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,953	4

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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