Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 15.00 higher with instances of 30.00 higher. Slaughter Cows mostly steady, with Lean Cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 Lower. Quality and demand good for all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.37/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −74.45 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$318.37

67 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$93.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.99

vs TN average

−21.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	333.60	1,809	48
Medium and Large 2-3	550	282.09	1,550	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	590	240.00	1,416	1thin

One grade step is worth $93.60/cwt here — about $393 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale67 hd

318.37

—

TN average14 barns · 943 hd

335.35

−16.99

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−21.81

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−74.45

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	—	Average	1,661	188.83	3,137	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	174.97	2,564	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,354	163.83	2,219	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,195	135.87	1,624	47

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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	474	343.01/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	413.40/cwt	410.00–420.00	963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	399.03/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	335.29/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,754	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	389.59/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	300.99/cwt	295.00–307.00	2,011	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	446.54/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,460	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	365.52/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,923	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	286.39/cwt	275.00–292.50	2,065	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	413.37/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	329.74/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,054	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	268.33/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	311.54/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,910	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	469	370.97/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	413.49/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	269	455.24/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	329.01/cwt	322.00–332.00	2,336	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	363.63/cwt	361.00–365.00	2,284	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	329.87/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,174	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	371.63/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	361.75/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	551	359.01/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	369.43/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,581	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	292.84/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,962	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	329.02/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,859	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	426.04/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	251.92/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	235.97/cwt	227.00–245.00	2,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	347.52/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	318.64/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,810	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	360.56/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	478	326.37/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,560	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	373.74/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	583	308.36/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	528	320.27/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	393.70/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	435	343.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	624	316.47/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,975	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	153.37/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,750	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	140.39/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,716	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	107.07/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,220	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	179.16/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,621	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,462	147.86/cwt	141.00–155.00	2,162	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,261	1
Bulls	—	—	1,657	190.14/cwt	186.00–197.00	3,151	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	169.39/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,487	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	164.08/cwt	155.00–171.00	2,218	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,257	128.00/cwt	116.00–135.00	1,609	13
Bulls	—	—	1,399	172.27/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,410	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	177.82/cwt	172.00–187.00	2,230	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	692	313.00/cwt	312.00–315.00	2,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	291.80/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	673	288.79/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,944	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,932	203.02/cwt	198.00–212.00	3,922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	564	314.13/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,772	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	321.46/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	233	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	284.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	311.33/cwt	295.00–340.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	558	344.97/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	366.67/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,192	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	279.92/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	303.34/cwt	270.00–345.00	1,280	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	271.81/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	305.26/cwt	280.00–322.00	1,477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	624	301.15/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	369.93/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	284.25/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	337.98/cwt	295.00–380.00	1,294	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	292.29/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	358.38/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,032	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	351.65/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,052	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	207.53/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	378.76/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,095	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	416.75/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	272	373.01/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	337.17/cwt	305.00–365.00	1,430	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	283.80/cwt	255.00–312.00	2,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	331.87/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	384.80/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	362.92/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	273.42/cwt	225.00–295.00	1,561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	271.73/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	261.75/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	311.28/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	311.46/cwt	270.00–345.00	1,479	15

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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