Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 higher, with instances of 30.00 higher. Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.02/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −80.80 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$312.02

100 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$38.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.22

vs TN average

−26.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	317.42	1,737	86
Medium and Large 2-3	538	278.89	1,500	14thin

One grade step is worth $38.53/cwt here — about $237 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 sale100 hd

312.02

—

TN average15 barns · 937 hd

320.25

−8.22

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−26.72

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−80.80

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	1,598	193.46	3,092	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	173.62	2,585	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,299	165.99	2,157	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	136.76	1,549	54

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	850–900	866	249.01/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	400.59/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,290	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	311.96/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,797	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	271.62/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	439.19/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	427.20/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	348.87/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,472	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	288.38/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,779	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	243.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	278.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	311.87/cwt	297.00–314.00	2,302	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	360.56/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,370	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	366.34/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,579	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	396.06/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,473	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	303.22/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	359.94/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,746	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	434.37/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,399	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	331.09/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,212	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	337.30/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,098	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	356.88/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,866	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	341.96/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	364.90/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,535	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	389.26/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	672	341.22/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,293	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	290.65/cwt	282.00–305.00	1,692	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	343.89/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,599	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	381.02/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,699	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	248.32/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,929	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	344.78/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	875	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,319	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	370.04/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	336.28/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	417.69/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	284.68/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,765	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	620	271.61/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	263.21/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	581	293.13/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,703	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	286.23/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	374	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,290	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	142.01/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,686	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	110.60/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,181	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	177.30/cwt	173.00–186.00	2,613	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	169.94/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,556	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	151.44/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,943	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	127.95/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,466	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	164.27/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,093	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	157.50/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,630	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	177.37/cwt	171.00–188.00	2,412	24
Bulls	—	—	1,585	193.39/cwt	184.00–204.00	3,065	16
Bulls	—	—	1,357	172.54/cwt	150.00–180.00	2,341	7
Bulls	—	—	1,836	211.92/cwt	205.00–225.00	3,891	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	523	314.40/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,644	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	483	323.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	423	332.20/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,405	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	588	322.27/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,895	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	668	307.38/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,053	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	278.20/cwt	240.00–315.00	1,324	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	274.68/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	306.66/cwt	272.00–317.00	1,932	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	304.46/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,181	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	282.04/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,438	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	303.67/cwt	275.00–317.50	1,272	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	366.03/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	334.19/cwt	285.00–390.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	303.74/cwt	260.00–325.00	1,452	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	626	311.62/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,951	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	363.78/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,092	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	511	336.89/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	324.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,831	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	361	370.97/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	442	362.25/cwt	357.00–367.50	1,601	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	367.74/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	514	325.04/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	574	333.62/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	290.32/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,954	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	395.03/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	388.77/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	711	320.46/cwt	320.00–320.50	2,278	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	329.12/cwt	285.00–365.00	1,277	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	353.57/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,185	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	326	386.50/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,260	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	343.04/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,482	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	294.04/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	333.28/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,580	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	326.51/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,368	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	606	268.78/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	591	279.01/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	300.03/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	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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