Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 450lbs 5.00 lower, over 450lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder Heifers under 500lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows mostly steady, slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower. Quality and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.81/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −42.01 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$350.81

71 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$51.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.37

vs TN average

−47.05 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	356.57	1,935	63
Medium and Large 2-3	547	305.50	1,672	8thin

One grade step is worth $51.07/cwt here — about $263 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

350.81

—

TN average14 barns · 557 hd

352.19

−1.37

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−47.05

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−42.01

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	—	Average	1,706	190.37	3,248	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	168.46	2,484	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	164.11	2,063	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,205	144.79	1,745	49

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,225	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,185	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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	300–350	328	440.53/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,445	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	332.53/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	401.58/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,703	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	334.91/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	346.83/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,178	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	405.81/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,514	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	415.01/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,984	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	410.02/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,927	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	352.55/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,017	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	437.09/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	456	398.32/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	415.66/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,347	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	354.10/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	338.74/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,124	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	333.93/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,224	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	412.18/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,123	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,443	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	398.32/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,139	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	366.26/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,762	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	361.69/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	345.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	467	458.21/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	281	386.65/cwt	305.00–435.00	1,086	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	375.75/cwt	372.50–390.00	2,202	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	416.62/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,175	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	314.24/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,961	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	413.69/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	371.19/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,964	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	420.24/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,589	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	277.48/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	317.52/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,127	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	429	358.45/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	310.39/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,238	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	337.92/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,950	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	358.68/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,872	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	508	399.03/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,027	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	452.99/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	300.11/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	520	329.02/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	739	303.38/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	386	381.46/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,472	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	574	317.17/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,821	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	161.01/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,836	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	145.25/cwt	137.00–154.00	1,723	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	131.72/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,719	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	172.95/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,172	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	164.84/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,430	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	146.14/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	455.81/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,664	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	172.07/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,538	11
Bulls	—	—	1,679	188.47/cwt	182.00–196.00	3,164	17
Bulls	—	—	1,938	206.51/cwt	206.00–207.00	4,002	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	162.02/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,064	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	120.52/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	347.90/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,245	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	570	362.83/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,068	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	473	346.08/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,637	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	312.48/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,431	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	315.04/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	341.98/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,122	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	922	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	311.54/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,000	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	507	318.09/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	301.88/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	396	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,327	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	306.62/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	327.93/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,705	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	818	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	282	358.14/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	350.64/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,339	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	472.16/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,068	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	463.60/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,270	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	428.66/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	284.64/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	309	479.00/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	346	444.31/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	387.51/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,058	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	270	508.06/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	358.65/cwt	290.00–410.00	1,158	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	284.20/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	758	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	353.80/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	888	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	907	256.69/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	354.78/cwt	305.00–385.00	1,692	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	410.65/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	378.61/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	772	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,181	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	304.56/cwt	230.00–350.00	1,270	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	295.75/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,686	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	357.69/cwt	300.00–395.00	1,502	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	324.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	301.66/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,861	3

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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