Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500lbs 10.00 lower, over 500lbs steady. Feeder Heifers under 400lbs 10.00 lower, over 400lbs steady. Feeder Bulls under 550lbs 10.00 to 15.00 lower, over 550 steady. Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher and Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher. Quality and demand fair to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.37/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −72.45 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$320.37

64 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$43.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.89

vs TN average

−20.55 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	328.46	1,777	52
Medium and Large 2-3	545	285.31	1,555	12thin

One grade step is worth $43.15/cwt here — about $222 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 sale64 hd

320.37

—

TN average15 barns · 922 hd

324.26

−3.89

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−20.55

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−72.45

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	1,655	194.54	3,219	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,459	169.57	2,475	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	167.30	2,150	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,151	139.74	1,608	45

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,660	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	346.72/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,994	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	438	411.52/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	277.33/cwt	277.00–277.50	2,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	383.86/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	364.01/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	284.79/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,882	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	362.12/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,945	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	438.38/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,377	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	381.65/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	328.20/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,051	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	371.98/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	350.54/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,486	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	318.02/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	394.95/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	375.60/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,593	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	343.34/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,768	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	387.18/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	326.65/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,731	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	346.48/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,677	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	306.12/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,886	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	246.05/cwt	235.00–255.00	2,010	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	250.82/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,946	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	296.37/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,944	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	311.24/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	424.98/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	271.79/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,938	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	357.11/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,728	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	328.67/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	529	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	321.33/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,854	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	478	318.17/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	638	291.00/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	265.47/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	578	307.55/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	665	298.42/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	471	379.79/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,789	25
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	403	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,747	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	175.96/cwt	171.00–184.00	2,207	30
Bulls	—	—	1,899	209.57/cwt	200.00–217.00	3,980	9
Bulls	—	—	1,471	190.82/cwt	182.00–199.00	2,807	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	127.79/cwt	110.00–138.00	1,508	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	158.74/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,978	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	145.38/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,596	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	175.60/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,687	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	168.54/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,437	23
Bulls	—	—	1,426	167.21/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,384	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	146.10/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,755	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	165.08/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,171	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	420	330.18/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	387	354.36/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,371	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	332	378.29/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,256	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	428	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,455	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	290.31/cwt	235.00–312.00	1,681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	315.20/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,340	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	575	329.98/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,030	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	313.42/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	267.40/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	347.10/cwt	310.00–380.00	1,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	334.48/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	448.06/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,272	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	312.71/cwt	275.00–327.00	1,629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	336	395.20/cwt	340.00–412.00	1,328	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	341.17/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,774	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	310.16/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	289.89/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	750–800	756	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,366	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	616	299.99/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	650–700	658	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,033	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	332.14/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	753	222.48/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	346.00/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	337.85/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,422	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	318.47/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	288	342.04/cwt	325.00–360.00	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	240.10/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	281.74/cwt	205.00–310.00	1,468	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	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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