Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 15.00 higher, with instances of 20.00 to 30.00. Slaughter Cows, average and low dressers, 2.00 to 5.00 lower, high dressing boners and breakers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, one head exceptionally high dressing bull, 20.00 higher. Quality fair to good, demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.28/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −73.54 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$319.28

77 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$35.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.23

vs TN average

−46.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	330.64	1,771	52
Medium and Large 2-3	547	295.64	1,617	25

One grade step is worth $35.01/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale77 hd

319.28

—

TN average15 barns · 595 hd

328.51

−9.23

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−46.33

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−73.54

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	1,762	185.86	3,274	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	162.72	2,567	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,388	150.51	2,089	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,180	133.60	1,576	68

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)	1,350	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	337.44/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,917	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	363.00/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,884	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	291.60/cwt	220.00–340.00	1,677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	823	269.88/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	331	347.84/cwt	265.00–385.00	1,151	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	355	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	331	369.38/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,223	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	277.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,995	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	302.84/cwt	285.00–315.00	2,062	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	392.47/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,538	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	258.31/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	416.38/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,349	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	319	458.79/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	406.39/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,105	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	848	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	492	435.66/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,143	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	277.57/cwt	265.00–285.00	2,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	409	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	462.24/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	341.01/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,309	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	315.31/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,977	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	343.15/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,760	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	300.39/cwt	240.00–340.00	1,586	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	290.93/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,664	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	340.45/cwt	255.00–375.00	1,444	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	266.53/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	322.20/cwt	265.00–370.00	1,685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	251.35/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	319.98/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	377.18/cwt	325.00–405.00	1,426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	281	388.49/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	329.35/cwt	225.00–372.50	1,578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	275.09/cwt	220.00–300.00	1,560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	335.59/cwt	285.00–370.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	344.75/cwt	310.00–390.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	282.94/cwt	210.00–310.00	1,471	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	298.62/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	318.23/cwt	220.00–355.00	1,343	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	130.67/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,528	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	152.74/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,998	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	141.79/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,723	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	151.80/cwt	146.00–167.00	2,083	43
Bulls	—	—	1,969	191.29/cwt	184.00–202.00	3,767	14
Bulls	—	—	1,461	174.85/cwt	162.00–182.00	2,555	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	157.91/cwt	152.00–166.00	2,449	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	178.28/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,225	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	139.82/cwt	132.00–145.00	2,060	13
Bulls	—	—	1,865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,103	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	113.76/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,199	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	459	334.07/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	292.72/cwt	200.00–330.00	1,385	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	371	311.43/cwt	265.00–355.00	1,155	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	550–600	578	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	650–700	650	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,999	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,669	179.02/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	431.76/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,403	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	401.96/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,881	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	573	288.79/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	566	349.30/cwt	349.00–350.00	1,977	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	353.14/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,328	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	860	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,170	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	961	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,547	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	425	357.94/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	778	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	521	307.57/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	313.93/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,783	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	385.63/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	279.97/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,156	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	415.87/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,722	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	411.24/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	390.79/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,052	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	321.01/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,852	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	365.26/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,698	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	413.73/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,551	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	313.79/cwt	302.50–325.00	2,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	360.81/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,093	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	662	269.95/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	393.51/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,849	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	523	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	294.89/cwt	292.00–310.00	2,017	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	639	282.64/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,806	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	332.48/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,361	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	925	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	404.80/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,720	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	406.51/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	276.15/cwt	272.50–280.00	2,140	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	481	335.53/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	424.89/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	386	375.60/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,450	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	310.01/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,938	27

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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