Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 15.00 lower. With instances of 25.00 to 30.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls 5.00 lower. Quality good, demand moderate to light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.82/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −55.00 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$337.82

95 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$35.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

vs TN average

−31.09 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	343.42	1,865	80
Medium and Large 2-3	544	307.98	1,674	15thin

One grade step is worth $35.44/cwt here — about $191 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 sale95 hd

337.82

—

TN average15 barns · 631 hd

338.36

−0.54

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−31.09

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−55.00

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	1,729	189.94	3,285	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	171.31	2,667	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	157.71	2,152	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	138.47	1,657	40

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	300–350	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	390.10/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,650	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	320.20/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,014	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	339.29/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,961	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	298.97/cwt	275.00–315.00	2,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	300.04/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,860	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	361.64/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,859	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	381.13/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,856	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	395.12/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,861	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	334.00/cwt	325.00–338.00	2,385	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	294.76/cwt	280.00–302.00	2,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	305.73/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	386.77/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,996	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	978	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	444.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	335.40/cwt	326.00–345.00	2,086	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	410.53/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,511	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	397.85/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	400.67/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	383.03/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	466.68/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	417.58/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	424.67/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	310.93/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,819	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	360.53/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,694	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	350.51/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,868	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	298.12/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,994	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	526	341.24/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,795	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	619	298.77/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	312.96/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,147	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	282.53/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	613	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	483	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	440	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	410.72/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,725	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	487	333.05/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	572	312.69/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,789	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	410.86/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	424	357.40/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,515	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	144.71/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,805	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	111.22/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,171	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	175.74/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,814	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	163.93/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,431	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	159.01/cwt	151.00–167.00	2,086	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	132.76/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,620	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	145.64/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,199	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	159.32/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,783	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	172.96/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,326	4
Bulls	—	—	1,755	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,589	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	201.61/cwt	200.00–204.00	3,921	3
Bulls	—	—	1,668	190.62/cwt	180.00–197.00	3,180	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	578	351.19/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,030	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	429.78/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	518	386.74/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,003	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	316.11/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,140	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	331.37/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	321.17/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,844	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	357.20/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	609	284.18/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	344.36/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	308.91/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	260.14/cwt	220.00–300.00	1,842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	325.75/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	450.06/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	369.78/cwt	363.00–377.00	2,119	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	337.71/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,286	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	332.69/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,016	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,613	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	352.65/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,243	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	315.04/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	624	292.55/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	347.98/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,493	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	338.67/cwt	290.00–355.00	1,565	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	323.31/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,714	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	292.84/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	326.05/cwt	297.50–345.00	1,568	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	252.82/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	232.35/cwt	225.00–240.00	2,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	333.97/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,246	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	276.32/cwt	220.00–290.00	1,614	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	315.55/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,682	10

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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