Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. All classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 25.00 lower with instances of 30.00 to 40.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair, demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.61/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −69.21 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$323.61

79 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$50.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

vs TN average

−51.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	329.37	1,819	70
Medium and Large 2-3	555	278.83	1,547	9thin

One grade step is worth $50.53/cwt here — about $272 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 sale79 hd

323.61

—

TN average13 barns · 691 hd

325.35

−1.74

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−51.28

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−69.21

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	1,658	187.04	3,102	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	164.66	2,368	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	154.72	1,920	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,204	135.13	1,626	66

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)	1,250	$2,550	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	500–550	528	355.26/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,876	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	340.99/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,794	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	976	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,074	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	415.67/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,355	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	331.98/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	395.27/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,846	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	294.32/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,957	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	733	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	342.96/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,804	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	325.39/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,874	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	383.00/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,183	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	419.72/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	370.80/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,409	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	321.75/cwt	300.00–326.00	2,452	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	277.51/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	364.11/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,555	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,395	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	406.14/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	551	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,923	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	746	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	371.94/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,782	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	306	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,377	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	311.48/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,912	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	261.24/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,774	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	422.50/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	260.09/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,405	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	403.66/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,514	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	755	235.03/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	394.74/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,666	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	325.71/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,905	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	237.31/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	440	339.53/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,494	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	378.36/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,805	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	675	256.72/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	531	313.50/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,665	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	291.30/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,844	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,714	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	608	324.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	1
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	310	255.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	234.93/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,797	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	162.98/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,349	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	144.20/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,655	10
Bulls	—	—	1,485	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,955	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	189.48/cwt	184.00–194.00	3,161	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	154.56/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,805	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	112.92/cwt	107.50–118.00	1,352	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	143.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,794	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,995	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	171.16/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,451	10
Bulls	—	—	1,660	176.35/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,927	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	165.75/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,065	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	155.08/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,954	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	628	277.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	588	300.21/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	477	325.03/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	132.57/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,563	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	327.20/cwt	250.00–360.00	1,557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	381	309.76/cwt	235.00–330.00	1,180	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	414	312.26/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,293	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	269.06/cwt	225.00–305.00	1,526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	281.45/cwt	230.00–320.00	1,337	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	341.60/cwt	275.00–380.00	1,288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	298.38/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	223.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	342	336.93/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	779	202.51/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	172.42/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	345.15/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,002	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	328.93/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,092	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	767	335.67/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,575	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	378	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	352.69/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,707	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	323.88/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	344.81/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	350.88/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,228	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,465	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	339	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,458	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	323.98/cwt	275.00–355.00	1,413	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	239.92/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	300.42/cwt	230.00–320.00	1,574	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	2,181	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	343.56/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,144	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	343.29/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,637	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	290.29/cwt	247.50–310.00	1,658	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	302.07/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	773	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	236.80/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	232.93/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,465	7

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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