Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady. Feeder Steers 5.00 to 25.00 higher. Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 20.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs 5.00 to 15.00 higher, over 600 steady. High demand for value added and thin fleshed feeder cattle. Demand strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.56/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −88.26 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$304.56

78 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$46.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.65

vs TN average

−17.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	307.82	1,693	68
Medium and Large 2-3	537	291.39	1,565	7thin
Small 1-2	538	261.38	1,407	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.44/cwt here — about $286 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 sale78 hd

304.56

—

TN average14 barns · 858 hd

299.91

+4.65

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−17.18

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−88.26

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	—	Low	1,736	178.99	3,108	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,368	142.80	1,953	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	140.57	1,927	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,145	123.98	1,420	52

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,202	$2,212	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,983	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$4,100	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,810	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,075	$3,350	3thin

Every lot, as filed

135 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 2-3	350–400	392	401.20/cwt	397.00–410.00	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	300–350	319	404.86/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	318.00/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,339	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	370.73/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,568	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	387.23/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	326	451.67/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,472	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	284.48/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	250–300	273	493.35/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	325.20/cwt	290.00–375.00	1,408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	388.79/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	583	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	523	335.38/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,754	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	371.30/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,708	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	475.07/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	668	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	623	284.32/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	411	398.72/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	833	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,196	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	603	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	349.61/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,692	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	290.97/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	511	282.74/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	280.76/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,353	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	271.55/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	326	401.98/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,310	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	539	280.39/cwt	255.00–340.00	1,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	267.46/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	240.09/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,736	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	540	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	295.92/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,868	1
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	525	264.57/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,389	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	478	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	490	361.73/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,772	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	300–350	315	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,244	1
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	139.19/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,903	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,150	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	152.54/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,203	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	140.75/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,917	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	127.81/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,469	5
Bulls	—	—	1,567	168.66/cwt	159.00–175.00	2,643	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	259.89/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,759	3
Bulls	—	—	1,757	182.31/cwt	177.00–186.00	3,203	9
Bulls	—	—	2,015	192.96/cwt	188.00–202.00	3,888	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	107.99/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,180	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,362	138.66/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,889	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	126.95/cwt	114.00–135.00	1,450	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	350.40/cwt	315.00–380.00	1,668	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	294.15/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	360.99/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	334	387.98/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,296	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,982.67/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,983	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	2,211.73/head	2,125.00–2,325.00	2,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	445	378.33/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	322.87/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,170	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,810.00/head	3,810.00–3,810.00	3,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	487	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	540	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	389.35/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,476	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	427.00/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	289.35/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,756	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	338.32/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,763	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	410.45/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,330	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	403.61/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,699	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	427.33/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,581	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	556	315.84/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	238.25/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	273.35/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,864	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	393.06/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,828	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	319.86/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,826	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	351.52/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,842	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	290	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	267.54/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	250.04/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	311.35/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,625	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	263.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	368.55/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,566	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	356.38/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,024	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	289	413.26/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,194	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	266.46/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	338.17/cwt	310.00–357.00	1,637	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	468.66/cwt	435.00–500.00	1,345	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	436.76/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	455.65/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,499	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	412.62/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,931	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	298.50/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,725	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	325.64/cwt	300.00–332.00	2,045	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	485.90/cwt	450.00–525.00	1,142	2

How this sale compares

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