Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers mostly steady, under 500lbs 15.00 higher. Feeder Heifers mostly steady, under 500lbs 12.00 higher. Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter Cows steady to 5.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality fair to good, demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.40/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −41.42 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$351.40

82 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$54.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.60

vs TN average

−20.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	360.79	1,959	68
Medium and Large 2-3	554	305.84	1,693	14thin

One grade step is worth $54.95/cwt here — about $266 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 sale82 hd

351.40

—

TN average11 barns · 535 hd

350.80

+0.60

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−20.11

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−41.42

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	1,538	198.21	3,049	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	175.25	2,686	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,371	169.46	2,324	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	150.81	1,744	48

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)	1,318	$3,346	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,298	$2,951	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,310	$5,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$4,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	800–850	813	342.54/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	411	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,008	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	485.08/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	436.78/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,044	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	486.28/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	346.70/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	417.03/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,572	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	393.43/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,227	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	412.45/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,132	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	437.97/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,415	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	462.89/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	369.60/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,284	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	370.82/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,958	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	352.21/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,997	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	324.99/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,320	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	411.14/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,706	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	495.84/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,889	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	581	323.34/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,879	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	328.36/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,036	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	315.01/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,114	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	294.90/cwt	275.00–305.00	2,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	312.39/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,402	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	481	359.89/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	316.57/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,969	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	376.96/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,783	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	421.63/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,999	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	513	345.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	479.04/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,031	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	442	383.91/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,697	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	354.65/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,032	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	297.09/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,433	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	448.59/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,884	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	378.37/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,994	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	628	297.00/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	320.10/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,129	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,116	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,296	144.24/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,869	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	167.35/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,530	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	177.23/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,726	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	164.52/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,734	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	167.95/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,308	31
Bulls	—	—	1,325	207.19/cwt	203.00–211.00	2,745	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	155.00/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,964	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	178.47/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,488	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	129.11/cwt	100.00–139.00	1,526	10
Bulls	—	—	1,795	193.60/cwt	182.00–201.00	3,475	15
Bulls	—	—	1,215	165.50/cwt	159.00–172.00	2,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	915	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,242	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	2,950.87/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,951	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	3,346.35/head	3,200.00–3,450.00	3,346	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	518	404.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,020	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	364	356.32/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,297	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	381.46/cwt	315.00–435.00	1,442	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	316	380.73/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,203	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	393.08/cwt	345.00–427.50	1,694	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	398.32/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,314	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	404.60/cwt	375.00–435.00	1,505	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	289.86/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	317.09/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,668	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	339.43/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,443	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	586	306.38/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	305.29/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	336.14/cwt	290.00–365.00	1,919	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	321.67/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,856	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	626	296.16/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	317.87/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,504	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	553	382.51/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,115	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	291.91/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	352.76/cwt	270.00–400.00	1,513	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	333.48/cwt	290.00–365.00	1,601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	361.18/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,921	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	331.30/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	353.42/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,813	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	356.93/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,496	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	512.77/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	339.05/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,329	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	471	411.04/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,936	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	517	390.88/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,021	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	386.08/cwt	305.00–400.00	1,120	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,745	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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