Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to no sale previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.43/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −70.39 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$322.43

69 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$32.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.28

vs TN average

−19.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	326.16	1,788	61
Medium and Large 2-3	555	293.96	1,631	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.21/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale69 hd

322.43

—

TN average8 barns · 438 hd

328.71

−6.28

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−19.10

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−70.39

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	1,627	201.17	3,273	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,413	178.26	2,518	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	165.69	2,189	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,136	142.25	1,616	41

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,120	$3,100	3thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1-2	650–700	665	263.33/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,751	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	296.81/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,837	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	264.59/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,662	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	378.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	389.96/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	295.55/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,965	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	345.02/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	287	436.03/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,251	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	267.20/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,916	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	295.66/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,161	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	914	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	302.46/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	347.57/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,661	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	358.27/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,157	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	360.57/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,529	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	354.72/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,511	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	389.43/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,453	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	437	386.15/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	274.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	324.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,842	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	471	330.63/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,557	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	239.97/cwt	225.00–255.00	2,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	388.40/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	341.93/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,833	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	227.40/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	241.18/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	583	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	339.41/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,622	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	155.76/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,710	7
Bulls	—	—	1,410	195.44/cwt	190.00–202.00	2,756	9
Bulls	—	—	1,260	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,180	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,058	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	182.28/cwt	179.00–193.00	2,503	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	174.18/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,548	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	268.70/cwt	235.00–310.00	1,435	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	301.21/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	276.81/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,719	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	329.44/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,739	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	329.59/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,569	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	325.17/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	332.26/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	326	358.09/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,167	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	353.81/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	330.06/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,069	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	347.51/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	263.36/cwt	220.00–300.00	1,491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	298.78/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	287.43/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	255	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	299.85/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,265	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	291.06/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	340.69/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,301	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	459	375.74/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	378.41/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	308	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	314.49/cwt	245.00–340.00	1,340	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	320.00/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,894	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	373.39/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	402.55/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	344.38/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,004	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	419	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,571	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	350.07/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	388.70/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,201	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	321	451.49/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,449	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	372.16/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	329.21/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,728	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	304.36/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	303.63/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,861	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	169.74/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,156	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	298.07/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,401	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,703	140.71/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,396	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,356	113.28/cwt	106.00–121.00	1,536	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	136.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,555	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	153.97/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,077	34
Bulls	—	—	1,859	209.14/cwt	206.00–216.00	3,888	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	146.81/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,608	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	537	313.39/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	624	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	393	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,434	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	185.00/cwt	179.00–200.00	2,424	16

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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