Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feed Steers 10.00 t0 15.00 lower. Feeder Bulls steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder Heifers 15.00 to 20.00 lower, with instance of 30.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.86/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −60.96 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$331.86

99 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$20.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.38

vs TN average

−2.40 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	334.82	1,811	85
Medium and Large 2-3	533	313.90	1,674	14thin

One grade step is worth $20.92/cwt here — about $137 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 sale99 hd

331.86

—

TN average14 barns · 714 hd

321.48

+10.38

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−2.40

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−60.96

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	—	Average	1,678	184.17	3,091	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,343	159.14	2,138	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	157.73	2,241	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	133.56	1,445	33

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)	1,375	$3,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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 1-2Full	450–500	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	470	352.39/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	339.16/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,743	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	419.16/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	399.45/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,470	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	354.18/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,874	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	402.55/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,461	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	284.36/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,877	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	411.09/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,307	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	299.91/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	328.65/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,018	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	425.06/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	337.56/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	429.63/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,181	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	308.79/cwt	295.00–322.00	1,933	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	360.15/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,541	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	370.96/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,966	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,085	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,626	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	419.38/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,342	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	343.46/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	633	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,260	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	552	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	330.09/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,895	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	628	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	274.34/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	250–300	281	370.55/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,041	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	375	380.20/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	251.66/cwt	250.00–255.00	2,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	361.81/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,751	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	350.71/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,974	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	395.95/cwt	382.00–415.00	1,711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	343	377.21/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,294	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	245.05/cwt	235.00–247.50	2,056	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	583	340.98/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,988	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	620	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,891	1
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	250–300	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	145.30/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,876	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	175.45/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,297	20
Bulls	—	—	1,697	186.87/cwt	180.00–194.00	3,171	13
Bulls	—	—	1,579	171.90/cwt	158.00–179.00	2,714	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	127.78/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,381	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	157.53/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,667	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	140.21/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,559	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	166.11/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,281	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	155.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,230	8
Bulls	—	—	1,828	201.08/cwt	196.00–205.00	3,676	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,908	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	157.91/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,174	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	428	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	640	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	109.37/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	319.12/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,666	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	308.89/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,319	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	550–600	577	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,656	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	391.01/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,243	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	525	356.63/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	294.78/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	393.22/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	338.54/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	307.55/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,439	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,044	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	270.06/cwt	252.00–285.00	1,801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	345.36/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	344.66/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,665	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	366.27/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,106	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	312.47/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	391.65/cwt	390.00–392.00	2,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	432.47/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	375.64/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,807	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	821	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	315.10/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	372	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	885	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	327.75/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	322.72/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,814	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	357.47/cwt	305.00–370.00	1,544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	356.28/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,341	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	362.99/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,272	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	350.73/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,340	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	331.86/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	626	303.59/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,900	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	342	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	333.29/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	340.74/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,274	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	1

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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