Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle steady to 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.91/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −70.91 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$321.91

75 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$34.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.05

vs TN average

−16.33 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	327.44	1,772	63
Medium and Large 2-3	537	292.87	1,574	12thin

One grade step is worth $34.56/cwt here — about $198 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 sale75 hd

321.91

—

TN average13 barns · 622 hd

320.86

+1.05

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−16.33

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−70.91

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	1,732	192.48	3,334	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,572	170.84	2,685	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,344	164.26	2,207	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,156	139.25	1,609	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2-3	600–650	625	274.84/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	350.93/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,176	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,765	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,023	214.99/cwt	210.00–220.00	2,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	294.97/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	302.94/cwt	240.00–355.00	1,430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	270.96/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,856	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	320.02/cwt	260.00–355.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	283.20/cwt	255.00–325.00	1,478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	315.82/cwt	260.00–350.00	1,320	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	838	209.97/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	319.19/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,813	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	295.76/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	624	311.28/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,942	4
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	483	240.21/cwt	200.00–280.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	341.30/cwt	290.00–370.00	1,604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	317.97/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	336.88/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,438	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	133.18/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,516	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	154.36/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	372.43/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	274.85/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,732	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,056	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	174.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,688	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	147.35/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,254	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	248.51/cwt	230.00–260.00	2,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	367.28/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,572	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	584	307.49/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	265.08/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	335.91/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	360.08/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	348.55/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,983	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	403.15/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	455.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	378.20/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,796	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	347.47/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,817	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	396.46/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,131	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	245.01/cwt	240.00–255.00	2,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	400.53/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	406.62/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	275.99/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	306.77/cwt	260.00–325.00	1,601	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	628	264.94/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,664	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	161.04/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,153	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	145.80/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,754	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,140	1
Bulls	—	—	1,848	203.08/cwt	196.00–210.00	3,753	7
Bulls	—	—	1,751	188.22/cwt	182.00–194.00	3,296	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	167.45/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,847	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,016	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	175.78/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,239	27
Bulls	—	—	1,425	176.28/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	280.79/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,881	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	301.61/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,864	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	372.47/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	489.92/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	327.70/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,740	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	397.11/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,688	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	262.88/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,877	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	315.04/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	329.69/cwt	320.00–341.00	2,150	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	427.45/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,342	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	329.43/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,845	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	342.10/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,646	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	297.68/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,846	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	313.75/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	389.95/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,856	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	338.89/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,108	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	360.03/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,915	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	459.82/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	325.35/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,841	13

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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