Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher. Quality good with good demand throughout the sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.17/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −45.65 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$347.17

71 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$46.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

vs TN average

−12.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	357.55	1,944	55
Medium and Large 2-3	556	311.49	1,733	16thin

One grade step is worth $46.06/cwt here — about $212 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale71 hd

347.17

—

TN average15 barns · 808 hd

344.12

+3.04

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−12.49

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−45.65

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	—	Low	1,606	190.29	3,055	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	167.50	2,474	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,307	159.96	2,091	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,187	141.96	1,686	23

Every lot, as filed

110 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	800–850	825	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	378.63/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,984	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	405.72/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,570	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	337.70/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,922	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	318.51/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,972	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	310.92/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	349.70/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,196	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	394.68/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,634	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	372.78/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,760	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	464.13/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	406.73/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	346.73/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,976	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	375.22/cwt	365.00–386.00	2,158	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	248	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	341.63/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,248	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	431.33/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,049	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	304	453.33/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	363.29/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,911	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	476.71/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	433.63/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	473.85/cwt	447.50–485.00	1,839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	750–800	753	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,372	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	410.69/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	317.80/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,148	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	399.87/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,887	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	263.26/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,193	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	303.18/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,177	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	264.88/cwt	255.00–275.00	2,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	655	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	255.07/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	481.70/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	323.83/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,011	13
Steers	Small 1	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	572	328.38/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	403	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	795	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	439	391.38/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,718	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	950–1000	955	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	750–800	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	173.52/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,683	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	165.46/cwt	158.00–172.00	2,414	18
Bulls	—	—	1,505	182.01/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,739	6
Bulls	—	—	1,681	196.50/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,303	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Muddy	—	1,495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,093	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	127.21/cwt	112.00–139.00	1,521	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,130	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	150.98/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,972	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	156.50/cwt	135.00–171.00	1,709	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	145.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,840	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	174.58/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,406	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	163.20/cwt	156.00–171.00	2,104	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	250–300	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	668	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	578	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	293	374.79/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	376.18/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	315.94/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	344.38/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	358.05/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	514	327.35/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	310.01/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,761	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	310.49/cwt	265.00–350.00	1,431	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	352.34/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	331.70/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,387	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	335.65/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,407	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	763	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	378.78/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,985	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	373.61/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,372	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	383.09/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,996	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	389.73/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,871	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	318.15/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	407.87/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,096	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	337.55/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	381.06/cwt	325.00–420.00	1,257	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	320.56/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	364.95/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	365.64/cwt	310.00–415.00	1,400	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	883	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	264.87/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	269.85/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	286.61/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	302.80/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	372.35/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	2

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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