Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 15.00 lower. With instances of 30.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality good, demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.50/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −78.32 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$314.50

73 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$51.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

vs TN average

−21.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	324.29	1,762	59
Medium and Large 2-3	545	273.24	1,489	14thin

One grade step is worth $51.05/cwt here — about $273 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 sale73 hd

314.50

—

TN average14 barns · 684 hd

319.74

−5.24

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−21.41

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−78.32

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	—	Low	1,619	197.07	3,190	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	176.74	2,510	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	165.05	2,118	137
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,143	141.60	1,618	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 (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 1-2	450–500	473	344.89/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,631	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	436.84/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	396.46/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	373.78/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	323.42/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,853	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	410.09/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	374.27/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	273.65/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	363.69/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,389	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,029	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	375.51/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,731	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	442.04/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	354.84/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,852	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	298.62/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,013	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	363	452.48/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	320.31/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	452	361.25/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	357.19/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,154	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	306.25/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	324.83/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,738	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	369.77/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	350.94/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	370	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	247.56/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	309.05/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,891	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	493	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	2,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	226.86/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	243.28/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	273.50/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,490	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	150.14/cwt	139.00–159.00	2,144	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	167.15/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,063	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	107.63/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,324	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	130.66/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,584	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	159.30/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,760	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	143.32/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,569	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	172.79/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,474	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,184	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	133.69/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,049	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	181.33/cwt	176.00–190.00	2,171	30
Bulls	—	—	1,510	179.61/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,712	3
Bulls	—	—	1,672	212.74/cwt	207.00–216.00	3,557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	588	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	532	329.19/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	382	387.97/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,482	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,626	193.82/cwt	189.00–200.00	3,152	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	181.73/cwt	178.00–190.00	2,561	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	371	304.43/cwt	255.00–350.00	1,129	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	437	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	612	301.68/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	414	306.81/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	295.92/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	307.72/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	305.18/cwt	260.00–330.00	1,468	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	561	270.64/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	275.84/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	339.59/cwt	337.50–342.00	2,102	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	368.33/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,915	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	347.71/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,951	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	447	387.91/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,734	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	352.62/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	698	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,216	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	361.39/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,013	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	417	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	328.97/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,418	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	327.25/cwt	280.00–362.50	1,227	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,050	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	281.23/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	281.24/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	691	249.29/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	634	244.55/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	321.79/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	274.32/cwt	245.00–305.00	1,298	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	589	295.54/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,741	10

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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