Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.52/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −71.30 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$321.52

79 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$16.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.16

vs TN average

−62.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	324.09	1,784	67
Medium and Large 2-3	548	307.16	1,683	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.93/cwt here — about $100 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 sale79 hd

321.52

—

TN average15 barns · 707 hd

345.68

−24.16

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−62.87

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−71.30

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	1,790	192.53	3,445	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	166.23	2,410	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,365	161.19	2,201	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,173	139.39	1,636	47

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$2,900	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	390.21/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	400.99/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,037	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	299.66/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	288.74/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	563	376.61/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	362.77/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,915	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500–550	548	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	300.69/cwt	290.00–317.00	2,015	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	403.59/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	457.57/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	292.39/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	437.51/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	452.46/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	419.41/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,359	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	394.94/cwt	380.00–412.00	1,860	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	284.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	297.44/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,142	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	335.02/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,903	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	422.16/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,820	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	320.43/cwt	310.00–322.00	2,137	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	408.24/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,755	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	339.19/cwt	310.00–370.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450–500	469	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	315.29/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,671	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	384.76/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	325.02/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	287.47/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	386.05/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	322	378.48/cwt	335.00–410.00	1,219	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	304.91/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	383.42/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	674	279.93/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	372.41/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	332.72/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,411	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	301.68/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	373.08/cwt	345.00–415.00	1,567	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	351.71/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,667	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	342.42/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,455	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	298.20/cwt	280.00–317.00	1,834	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	848	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,078	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,474	142.83/cwt	137.00–149.00	2,105	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	173.86/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,213	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	159.47/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,210	29
Bulls	—	—	1,634	179.11/cwt	165.00–186.00	2,927	7
Bulls	—	—	1,883	202.66/cwt	202.00–203.00	3,816	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	196.50/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,616	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	176.64/cwt	172.00–187.00	2,496	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	164.47/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,477	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	153.61/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,935	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	117.46/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,311	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	144.15/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,705	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	131.43/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,557	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	773	257.52/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,991	2
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	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	321.21/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	288.27/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,678	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	158.59/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	558	367.07/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,048	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	431.18/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,996	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	523	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	268.86/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,944	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	382.21/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,033	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	670	283.12/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	616	293.82/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	519	385.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,003	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	309.87/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,918	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	458.02/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,910	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	567	318.47/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	479	335.02/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	378	401.74/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	370.25/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,751	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	426.10/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	270.03/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	330.21/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,866	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	315.53/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,956	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	375.17/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	443.30/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	334.40/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,759	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	266	480.13/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,277	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	331.69/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	335.26/cwt	320.00–343.00	2,290	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	295.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	344.43/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,166	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	432.66/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,622	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	459.09/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,937	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	372	418.06/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	353.73/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	445.56/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,461	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	412.04/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,937	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	526	307.82/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,619	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	429	368.76/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	586	308.50/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,808	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	296.67/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	495	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	330.02/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	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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