Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to no report previous week. Quality and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.31/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −45.51 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$347.31

101 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$55.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.23

vs TN average

−22.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	357.84	1,973	82
Medium and Large 2-3	546	301.88	1,648	19thin

One grade step is worth $55.96/cwt here — about $325 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 sale101 hd

347.31

—

TN average19 barns · 1,332 hd

356.53

−9.23

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−22.50

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−45.51

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	1,798	198.97	3,577	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,412	170.17	2,402	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,331	165.01	2,196	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,177	142.78	1,681	31

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)	1,215	$3,126	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,261	$3,039	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,238	$2,528	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$4,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	488.72/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	321	498.81/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	382.60/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,484	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	707	328.34/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	423.42/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	360.27/cwt	353.00–365.00	2,644	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	386.56/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	332	397.48/cwt	300.00–425.00	1,320	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	374.80/cwt	340.00–405.00	1,394	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	453.91/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	325	480.00/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	285.91/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	366.99/cwt	295.00–410.00	1,556	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	343.45/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	338.95/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	317.89/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,834	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	332.42/cwt	250.00–380.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	335.06/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,565	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	263.68/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	289.92/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	401.81/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,539	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	484.65/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	506	373.76/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	480.26/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	390.59/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,250	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	317.44/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,968	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	339.40/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,972	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	404.36/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,937	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	261	487.37/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,272	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	324.79/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,056	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	307.49/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,211	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	475.10/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	560	375.81/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,105	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	417.52/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,192	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	581	342.08/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,987	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	257.51/cwt	255.00–260.00	2,369	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	3,126.34/head	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,126	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	674	301.66/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,033	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	477	352.53/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	625	291.19/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	910	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	434.87/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,951	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	2,542.13/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,542	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	164.36/cwt	154.00–171.00	2,178	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	147.85/cwt	136.00–152.00	1,992	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	112.05/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,376	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	133.59/cwt	127.00–137.50	1,469	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	156.67/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,808	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	147.37/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,771	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	154.04/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,138	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	177.46/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,607	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,282	166.87/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,139	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	177.17/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,378	12
Bulls	—	—	1,855	206.31/cwt	201.00–214.00	3,827	9
Bulls	—	—	1,746	192.37/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,359	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,261	3,039.44/head	2,000.00–3,400.00	3,039	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	303.50/cwt	255.00–337.50	1,563	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	323.10/cwt	280.00–370.00	1,370	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	325.21/cwt	270.00–345.00	2,007	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	300.08/cwt	275.00–340.00	1,740	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	356.16/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	288	386.52/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	354.55/cwt	310.00–410.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	783	276.26/cwt	275.00–277.50	2,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	238	374.74/cwt	350.00–400.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	305.10/cwt	225.00–370.00	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	267.48/cwt	225.00–300.00	1,824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	328.32/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	297.16/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,148	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	320.86/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,685	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	453.01/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	393.54/cwt	381.00–395.00	2,570	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	410.79/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,902	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	344.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	408.67/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,015	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	359.46/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,434	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	318.94/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,159	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	309.34/cwt	295.00–325.00	2,076	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	360.79/cwt	345.00–369.50	1,937	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	377.38/cwt	355.00–387.50	2,355	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	417.44/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,183	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	606.92/cwt	600.00–615.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	458.25/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	288.30/cwt	285.00–292.50	2,205	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	440.58/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,894	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	269.99/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	355.69/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,020	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	442.27/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	382.20/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,819	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	419.83/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,352	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	379.90/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,983	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	267.99/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	312.48/cwt	302.50–325.00	2,400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	396.15/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,676	31

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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