Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers and Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder cattle quality and demand fair. Slaughter Cows 8.00 to 12.00 higher with Lean Cows remaining steady. Slaughter Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle quality and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.39/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −67.43 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$325.39

71 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$26.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

vs TN average

−8.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	330.27	1,784	58
Medium and Large 2-3	538	303.60	1,634	13thin

One grade step is worth $26.67/cwt here — about $149 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 sale71 hd

325.39

—

TN average15 barns · 672 hd

329.11

−3.73

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−8.72

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−67.43

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	1,815	208.57	3,786	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	184.29	2,729	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,276	170.82	2,180	114
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,203	142.38	1,713	36

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)	1,250	$3,050	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 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	321.74/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,037	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	223.45/cwt	200.00–235.00	2,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	405.93/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,331	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	383.73/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,554	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	382.44/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,840	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	346.39/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,649	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	314.20/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,099	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	330.25/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,869	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	377.75/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,031	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	333.05/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,745	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	343.96/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,002	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	360.78/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	367.78/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,372	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	366.25/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,227	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	373.82/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	282.91/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,901	12
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	600–650	636	288.32/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,834	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	367.71/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,541	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	234.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	2,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	284.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,028	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	343.90/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,799	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	331.49/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,055	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	278.05/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,849	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	680	268.36/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	373.52/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,401	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	418	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	477	316.78/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	243.05/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	628	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,915	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	261.31/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,879	4
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	450–500	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	372	333.27/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	518	305.99/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,585	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	187.43/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,721	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,119	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	168.87/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,158	64
Bulls	—	—	1,830	196.34/cwt	188.00–204.00	3,593	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	130.13/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,529	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	156.55/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,877	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	145.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,785	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,060	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,399	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	175.99/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,624	6
Bulls	—	—	1,811	212.24/cwt	206.00–219.00	3,844	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	153.54/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,893	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	184.37/cwt	176.00–196.00	2,360	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	325.01/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,849	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	624	310.98/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,941	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	578	311.99/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,803	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	285.96/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	304.56/cwt	260.00–350.00	1,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	459	319.30/cwt	260.00–340.00	1,466	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	301.87/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,576	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	328.90/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,401	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	319	345.51/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	291.53/cwt	275.00–298.00	1,857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	355.11/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	358.25/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	307.40/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	419.19/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,186	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	374.25/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,998	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	346.23/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	401.16/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	459	374.04/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,717	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	323	395.19/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	430.15/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	514	339.22/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	381	371.21/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,414	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	349.50/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,450	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	326	351.94/cwt	275.00–385.00	1,147	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	384	398.33/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	255.06/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	391.13/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	276	344.06/cwt	305.00–375.00	950	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	280.77/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	320.68/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	258.50/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	320.84/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,213	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	316.17/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,337	8

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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