Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All classes of Feeder Cattle steady. Slaughter Cows and Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.85/cwt on 198 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −73.97 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$318.85

198 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$59.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.97

vs TN average

−2.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	319.57	1,795	194
Medium and Large 2-3	558	291.90	1,630	3thin
Small 1-2	540	260.00	1,404	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.57/cwt here — about $391 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale198 hd

318.85

—

TN average12 barns · 693 hd

310.88

+7.97

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−2.53

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−73.97

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	1,772	170.34	3,019	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	132.74	1,828	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	131.32	1,999	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	115.13	1,277	23

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	466.70/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	410.29/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,953	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	321.03/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,843	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	336.83/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,944	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	297.13/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,833	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	341.83/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,795	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	364.82/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,554	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	398.40/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	318.83/cwt	318.00–319.50	1,798	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	397	356.27/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	290.35/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	387.50/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	309.14/cwt	280.00–345.00	1,490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	350	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,444	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	1
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Steers	Small 1-2	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	105.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,116	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	124.19/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,325	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,241	114.37/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,419	6
Bulls	—	—	1,768	176.08/cwt	171.00–184.00	3,113	16
Bulls	—	—	1,738	160.16/cwt	141.00–170.00	2,784	12
Bulls	—	—	2,013	185.51/cwt	185.00–186.00	3,734	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	132.33/cwt	128.00–136.00	2,025	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	124.22/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,892	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	138.07/cwt	137.00–139.00	2,048	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	131.76/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,830	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,750	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	143.52/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	376.52/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	383.65/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,293	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	337.83/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	287	363.41/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	488	312.44/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	435.14/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,501	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	382.59/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	819	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	313.99/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,141	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	261.64/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	231	498.47/cwt	440.00–530.00	1,151	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	285.82/cwt	285.00–287.50	2,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	448	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,613	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	248.43/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	434.17/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,572	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	265.25/cwt	265.25–265.25	1,918	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	313.26/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	336.78/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,617	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	264	480.59/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,269	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	325.92/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,711	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	375.50/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,167	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	395.60/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,491	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	419.45/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,728	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	424.23/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,192	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	248.49/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	441.66/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,643	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	341.64/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,094	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	226.54/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	398.18/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,840	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	292.92/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,118	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	431.66/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,390	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	411.36/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,752	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	870	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	268	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	438.47/cwt	395.00–460.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	552	373.32/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	405.10/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	271.76/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	288.36/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	349.89/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,533	2

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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