Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 8.00 higher. Strong demand and good quality.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.99/cwt on 170 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −55.83 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$336.99

170 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

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

$43.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs TN average

−13.58 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	343.78	1,858	142
Medium and Large 2-3	558	302.64	1,689	27
Small 1-2	500	300.00	1,500	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.78/cwt here — about $358 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 sale170 hd

336.99

—

TN average15 barns · 1,221 hd

336.99

+0.00

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−13.58

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−55.83

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	1,679	199.05	3,342	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	176.36	2,646	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	169.92	2,207	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,202	144.66	1,739	50

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,558	$3,350	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,900	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,520	$3,061	12

Every lot, as filed

126 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 1-2	250–300	282	435.68/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,229	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	313.80/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,968	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	289.97/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	434.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	402.14/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,882	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	368.62/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,740	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	264	446.08/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	281.68/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,048	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	561	381.25/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	269.03/cwt	268.00–275.00	2,085	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	305.60/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,078	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	404.85/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,308	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	364.56/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,067	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	324.95/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,473	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	356.24/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,369	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	438.98/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	371.51/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,943	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	462	398.36/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	476.80/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	350.18/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,175	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	329.06/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,379	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	653	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	273	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	398.19/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,545	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	374.70/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,806	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	349.61/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,849	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	422	351.69/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	373.39/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,576	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	331.24/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,885	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	441.90/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,715	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	579	317.95/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,841	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	280.87/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,031	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	476	361.79/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,722	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	479	345.71/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,656	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	532	331.98/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,766	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	289.05/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,966	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	337.21/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,915	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	662	298.22/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,974	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	361.68/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,895	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	628	332.57/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	572	353.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,022	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	390.85/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	326.98/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,008	30
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	691	334.59/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,312	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	421	404.16/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	770	309.16/cwt	307.50–310.00	2,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	619	310.00/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,919	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	166.95/cwt	159.00–171.00	2,165	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	145.24/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,791	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	134.42/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,574	17
Bulls	—	—	1,722	197.46/cwt	190.00–203.00	3,400	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	170.66/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,592	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	148.42/cwt	141.00–156.00	2,035	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	1
Bulls	—	—	1,664	210.66/cwt	204.00–220.00	3,505	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	159.32/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,893	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	178.20/cwt	174.00–190.00	2,662	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	178.92/cwt	172.00–189.00	2,297	33
Bulls	—	—	1,616	183.64/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	380	377.50/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,435	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,500	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,558	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,526	3,114.81/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,115	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,900	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	679	281.27/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	327.04/cwt	280.00–355.00	1,383	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	299.76/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,745	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	329	387.69/cwt	325.00–420.00	1,276	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	326	340.28/cwt	280.00–385.00	1,109	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	306.82/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,605	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	335.13/cwt	285.00–360.00	1,263	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	327.76/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	324.96/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,553	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	288.77/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	328.80/cwt	290.00–360.00	1,568	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	266.63/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	263.32/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	398.46/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	269.98/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	444.36/cwt	437.50–455.00	1,835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	333	467.48/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	386.64/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,825	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	578	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	515.00/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	384.19/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,048	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	676	307.94/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,082	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	423.96/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	426	387.03/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,649	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	705	296.60/cwt	292.50–298.00	2,091	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	365.97/cwt	362.00–375.00	2,320	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	305.90/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,750	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	371.67/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,896	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,485	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,282	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	467.52/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	321.50/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	333.64/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,425	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	373.72/cwt	340.00–415.00	1,570	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	663	313.06/cwt	307.50–315.00	2,076	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	397.85/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	343.59/cwt	280.00–390.00	1,591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	374.10/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,418	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	294.75/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	522	393.09/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,052	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	320.37/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,688	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	868	250.13/cwt	235.00–265.00	2,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	329.72/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,040	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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