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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder Steers mostly steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder Heifers unevenly steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder Bulls unevenly steady to 12.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $329.70/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −69.16 against this barn's trailing median of $398.86.

Average price

$329.70

51 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$26.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.36

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	332.76	1,852	45
Medium and Large 2-3	536	306.68	1,643	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.08/cwt here — about $209 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $450.39, low $340.03, median $398.86 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 sale51 hd

329.70

—

TN average15 barns · 405 hd

331.06

−1.36

This barn, trailing median34 sales

398.86

−69.16

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	1,757	190.68	3,349	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	155.07	2,401	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	143.64	1,843	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,211	124.92	1,512	45

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)	1,500	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	496.16/cwt	460.00–530.00	1,305	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	318.31/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	345.74/cwt	330.00–353.00	2,372	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	268.89/cwt	255.00–275.00	2,111	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	379.85/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,156	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	410.02/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	401.57/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,486	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	386.20/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,668	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	355.06/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	416.67/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	270.03/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,939	3
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	800–850	825	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	291.08/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	313.69/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,797	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	353.00/cwt	335.00–356.00	2,174	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	314.44/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,946	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	302.24/cwt	292.00–320.00	1,883	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	412.10/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,549	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	304.83/cwt	297.50–310.00	2,045	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	390.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,664	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	404.57/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	407.44/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	478	328.47/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	340.39/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,797	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	274.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	291.30/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	336.94/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,789	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	325.68/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,889	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	534	315.99/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	930	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	382.64/cwt	365.00–387.00	1,795	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	105.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,285	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	120.35/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,433	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	141.37/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,198	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	162.66/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,659	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	153.55/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,309	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	153.14/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,930	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	136.20/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,666	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	162.15/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,259	2
Bulls	—	—	1,649	177.10/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,920	5
Bulls	—	—	1,701	206.46/cwt	199.00–218.00	3,512	5
Bulls	—	—	1,838	189.58/cwt	183.00–197.00	3,484	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	146.21/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,873	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	397.51/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	134.55/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,707	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	307.56/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	338.72/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	255.32/cwt	230.00–280.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	430	359.55/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	353	346.65/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	294.13/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,277	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	314	308.63/cwt	250.00–350.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	282	361.55/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	316.49/cwt	220.00–350.00	1,345	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	307.02/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	237.24/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	317.34/cwt	200.00–390.00	1,174	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	332.35/cwt	220.00–357.00	1,542	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	332.32/cwt	240.00–380.00	1,073	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	259	398.48/cwt	340.00–430.00	1,032	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	494	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	328.01/cwt	295.00–365.00	1,729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	329.46/cwt	329.00–332.00	1,832	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	332.36/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,031	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,075	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,390	4

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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