Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher with Lean Cows 10.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder Steers 12.00 lower. Feeder Heifers under 600lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 600lbs 4.00 lower. Feeder Bulls steady to 6.00 lower. Quality fair with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.86/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −73.96 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$318.86

86 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$43.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.24

vs TN average

−10.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	325.41	1,736	73
Medium and Large 2-3	555	282.08	1,567	13thin

One grade step is worth $43.33/cwt here — about $169 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 sale86 hd

318.86

—

TN average12 barns · 647 hd

316.63

+2.24

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−10.48

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−73.96

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	1,684	174.36	2,936	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,472	150.82	2,220	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,394	149.65	2,086	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,125	126.29	1,421	37

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)	1,045	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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	619	293.76/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	491	308.56/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	267.48/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	365.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,584	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	577	293.75/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	638	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	368	341.39/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,256	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	368.97/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	276.67/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,754	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	217.42/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	403.77/cwt	375.00–435.00	1,692	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	389	374.98/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,459	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	345.04/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,974	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	373.22/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,791	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	356.15/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,877	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	280.05/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	312.10/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	246.32/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	308.29/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	351.96/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,010	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	521	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	409.72/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,151	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	441.20/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,421	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	476.01/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	292.60/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	467	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,845	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,047	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	322.66/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,833	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	323.80/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,658	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	249.50/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,801	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	354.20/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,658	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	344.10/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,762	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	281.26/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,907	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	250–300	250	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	413	336.65/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	396.79/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,301	4
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	635	235.08/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	412	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	479	368.17/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,764	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	137.77/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,586	11
Bulls	—	—	1,488	186.74/cwt	186.00–188.00	2,779	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	176.07/cwt	170.00–183.00	3,069	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,967	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,320	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	151.02/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,240	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	149.85/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,126	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	89.05/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,098	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	113.74/cwt	107.50–120.00	1,319	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	163.95/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,125	13
Bulls	—	—	1,548	156.97/cwt	142.00–168.00	2,430	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	128.42/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,388	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	393	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	558	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	533	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,786	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,682	118.18/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,988	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	134.97/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	291.58/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	313.42/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	277.86/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,581	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	432	360.00/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,555	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	327.55/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	329.80/cwt	295.00–360.00	1,580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	342.24/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	372.27/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	385.68/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	339.11/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	335.06/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,230	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	933	193.74/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	401.28/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	388.31/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	373.36/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,893	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	386.22/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	342.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,860	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	336.97/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	379	416.22/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	384.86/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	666	249.99/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	299.85/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	340.64/cwt	285.00–390.00	1,438	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	267.08/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	334.08/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	310.03/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	341.61/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,278	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	372.49/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	294.69/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,241	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	309.33/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,630	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	249.90/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,557	2

How this sale compares

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