Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle steady, with good quality and good demand. Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.38/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −80.44 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$312.38

119 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.69

vs TN average

−8.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	317.79	1,718	96
Medium and Large 2-3	543	289.79	1,575	23

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about $143 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 sale119 hd

312.38

—

TN average15 barns · 662 hd

307.69

+4.69

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−8.80

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−80.44

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	—	High	1,750	175.25	3,067	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,315	149.87	1,971	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	149.32	2,213	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	125.21	1,309	16

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	326	389.58/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,270	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	408.74/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,525	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	548	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	573	319.49/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,831	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	351.01/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,836	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,368	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	477	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	278.74/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,739	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	397.82/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,850	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	273.78/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,815	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	422	443.55/cwt	440.00–452.00	1,872	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	412.90/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,714	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	309.09/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	396.81/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,071	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	294.87/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	357.47/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	345.08/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,470	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	336.27/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,591	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	332	382.53/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,270	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	253.03/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	728	272.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	292.12/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,534	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	317.45/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,467	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	383.77/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	763	220.17/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	356.06/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,186	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	325.20/cwt	250.00–350.00	1,408	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	365.88/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	291.06/cwt	240.00–315.00	1,540	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	378.33/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,411	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	353.26/cwt	305.00–375.00	1,342	20
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	470	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	336.96/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,614	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	253.29/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,692	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	138.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,427	4
Bulls	—	—	1,851	182.44/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,377	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	125.85/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,378	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	141.13/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,498	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	159.55/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,081	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	147.28/cwt	140.00–153.50	1,957	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	321.24/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,189	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	150.34/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,174	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	133.78/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,654	4
Bulls	—	—	1,751	174.88/cwt	168.00–179.00	3,062	15
Bulls	—	—	1,440	156.41/cwt	147.00–164.00	2,252	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	105.12/cwt	102.50–110.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	488	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	286.16/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,637	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	289.40/cwt	225.00–325.00	1,658	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	624	270.58/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,688	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	731	257.84/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,885	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	289.96/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	525	334.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,756	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	420	323.54/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	775	226.69/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	417.26/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,389	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	280.03/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	520	328.62/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,709	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	439	380.80/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	340.77/cwt	336.00–347.50	2,133	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	355.21/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,872	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	391.52/cwt	380.00–407.00	1,801	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	336.42/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,605	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	341.09/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,463	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	326.47/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,681	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	333.66/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	304.74/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,749	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	288.15/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,153	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	210.75/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	241.04/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	255.09/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	363.02/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,091	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	258.49/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	391.32/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	386.67/cwt	370.00–404.00	1,446	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	417.75/cwt	405.00–422.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	519	305.16/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,584	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	455.96/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	465.34/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	467.50/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	335.54/cwt	331.00–342.50	2,238	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	271.66/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,942	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	4

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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