Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder Heifers over 650lbs 15.00 higher, Heifers under 650lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, Heifers under450lbs steady. Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality and demand good, with several lots of Value Added Feeder Calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.22/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −64.60 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$328.22

125 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$76.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.70

vs TN average

−22.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	334.54	1,796	104
Medium and Large 2-3	531	303.35	1,611	18thin
Small 1-2	587	258.27	1,516	3thin

One grade step is worth $76.27/cwt here — about $280 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 sale125 hd

328.22

—

TN average17 barns · 944 hd

338.92

−10.70

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−22.59

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−64.60

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	—	High	1,776	195.49	3,472	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	174.44	2,615	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	165.96	2,135	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,176	146.48	1,723	39

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,293	$2,954	3thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	666	310.89/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,071	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	353.77/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,779	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	476.26/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,524	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	385.82/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,798	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	419	406.04/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	399.65/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,106	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	383.74/cwt	375.00–401.50	2,398	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	317.89/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,965	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	323.62/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,974	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	283.70/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	473	388.27/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	286.99/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	436.80/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	334.78/cwt	332.50–337.00	2,136	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	401.66/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,310	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	737	346.47/cwt	342.50–348.00	2,553	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	386.93/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,954	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	365.99/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	269.41/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	304.17/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	823	225.35/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	259	494.19/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,280	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	753	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	364.93/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,555	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	333.41/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,600	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	319.52/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,652	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	293.63/cwt	262.50–310.00	1,800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	362.43/cwt	305.00–385.00	1,189	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	275.45/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	334	396.96/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,326	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	367.55/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	396.02/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,029	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	587	258.27/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	322.72/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	383.79/cwt	330.00–415.00	1,428	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	338.92/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,776	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	312.60/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	589	327.47/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,929	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	171.88/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,614	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	175.47/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,615	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	150.01/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,847	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	175.30/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,424	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	163.85/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,045	33
Bulls	—	—	1,838	211.94/cwt	210.00–214.00	3,895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	318.12/cwt	270.00–355.00	1,358	9
Bulls	—	—	1,851	198.17/cwt	190.00–203.00	3,668	11
Bulls	—	—	1,540	179.89/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,770	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	135.61/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,587	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	156.13/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,721	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	148.90/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,812	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	478	346.95/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,658	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	308.95/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	301.19/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,566	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	337.83/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,284	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	288.97/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	272	366.01/cwt	345.00–395.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	385	374.29/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,441	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	2,954.38/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	2,954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	620	306.63/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	584	301.50/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	514	323.94/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	442.78/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	429	367.53/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,577	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	403.96/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,907	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	380.61/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,987	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	360.81/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,385	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	349.97/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,191	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	347.36/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,824	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	293.34/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	315.96/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,142	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	403.95/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,713	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	368.49/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,695	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	420.03/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,588	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	337.30/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,923	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	388.23/cwt	380.00–392.00	1,685	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	309.99/cwt	305.00–312.50	2,344	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	418.21/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,167	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	311.84/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,255	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	438.52/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	407.45/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,357	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	339.77/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,774	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	454.79/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	377.61/cwt	360.00–382.00	2,175	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	444.06/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	330.52/cwt	324.00–337.50	2,373	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	323.64/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,842	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	325.63/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	318.77/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	629	331.20/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,083	12

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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