Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week were sharply lower, due to lower quality, and falling feeder and live cattle futures, and being holiday weekend. All classes of Feeder Cattle 30.00 to 40.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $283.85/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −115.01 against this barn's trailing median of $398.86.

Average price

$283.85

32 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$42.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.73

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	553	299.84	1,658	20
Medium and Large 2-3	553	257.20	1,421	12thin

One grade step is worth $42.65/cwt here — about $237 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 sale32 hd

283.85

—

TN average9 barns · 210 hd

308.58

−24.73

This barn, trailing median34 sales

398.86

−115.01

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	—	Low	1,750	193.43	3,384	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	172.31	2,396	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,338	155.89	2,086	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,304	135.13	1,762	39

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,530	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2-3	400–450	428	266.17/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,139	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	332.29/cwt	310.00–345.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	334.15/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	286.55/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,625	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	320.02/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,520	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	242.64/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,706	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	275.83/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	323.89/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,402	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	332.23/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	270.76/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,912	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	384.59/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	191.25/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	347.51/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,147	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	2,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	333.69/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,548	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	347.65/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,491	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	313.26/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	211.25/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	346.52/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,299	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	982	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	247.61/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	282.66/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,738	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	311.10/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,633	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	290.63/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,674	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	177.57/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,465	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	166.00/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,312	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	140.87/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,886	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	170.00/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,013	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,128	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	126.52/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,708	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	153.00/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,706	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,365	141.70/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,934	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	157.68/cwt	147.00–166.00	2,132	44
Bulls	—	—	2,020	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,313	1
Bulls	—	—	1,729	213.16/cwt	209.00–215.00	3,686	4
Bulls	—	—	1,731	188.48/cwt	181.00–200.00	3,263	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	473	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,691	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,530	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	303.27/cwt	285.00–320.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	286.54/cwt	255.00–310.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	275.18/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	278.78/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,366	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	291.58/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	309	310.02/cwt	305.00–320.00	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	289.98/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	332	321.76/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	367.45/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,154	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	322.17/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	352.96/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	248.63/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,432	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	265.76/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,406	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	287.45/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	392.50/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	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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