Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder Steers 10.00 lower. Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs 6.00 to 9.00 higher, over 500 lbs 15.00 lower. Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs 10.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady. Quality fair and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.01/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −97.81 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$295.01

42 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$38.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.57

vs TN average

−21.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	308.66	1,701	27
Medium and Large 2-3	544	270.44	1,472	15thin

One grade step is worth $38.22/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale42 hd

295.01

—

TN average16 barns · 834 hd

309.58

−14.57

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−21.54

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−97.81

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	1,718	167.63	2,879	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	137.56	1,790	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	131.36	2,034	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,127	116.39	1,311	27

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)	920	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	300–350	329	423.48/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,393	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	266.69/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,963	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	412	392.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	271.28/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	309.66/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,613	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	305.52/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,745	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	370.99/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	356.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	307.29/cwt	265.00–350.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	221.19/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,912	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	743	239.95/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	299.52/cwt	225.00–310.00	1,734	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	325.79/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	345.13/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,287	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	346.69/cwt	290.00–385.00	1,293	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	267.63/cwt	205.00–285.00	1,646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	319	337.51/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,077	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	220.08/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	336.18/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	326.87/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,860	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	414	320.62/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,327	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	245.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	341.49/cwt	330.00–380.00	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	359.35/cwt	315.00–385.00	1,132	7
Bulls	—	—	1,523	156.45/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,383	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	167.84/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,892	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,127	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	121.15/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,414	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	137.14/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,053	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	126.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,713	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	105.97/cwt	101.00–112.50	1,159	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	122.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,994	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	138.28/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,788	54
Bulls	—	—	2,030	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,796	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	147.59/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,922	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	268	382.02/cwt	305.00–430.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	269.61/cwt	235.00–295.00	1,407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	306.02/cwt	255.00–330.00	1,460	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	564	271.16/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,529	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	327.94/cwt	270.00–375.00	1,571	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	341.71/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	389.95/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	407.03/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,368	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	332.94/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,864	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	366.08/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,735	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	413.31/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,558	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	343.83/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	241.21/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	218.13/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	371.60/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,594	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	307.40/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	382.45/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,023	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	474.72/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	409.04/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,743	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	392.02/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,890	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	403.31/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,734	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	315.43/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	404.36/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	208	484.82/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	310.28/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	271.59/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	405.25/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,520	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	214.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	392.96/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,067	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	430.56/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	350.35/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,657	20

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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