Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle 20.00 to 30.00 higher with instances of 50.00 higher. Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.27/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −57.55 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$335.27

82 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$774

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

$124.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.11

vs TN average

−35.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	559	377.50	2,108	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	542	339.94	1,843	69
Medium and Large 2-3	527	252.96	1,334	7thin

One grade step is worth $124.54/cwt here — about $774 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 sale82 hd

335.27

—

TN average7 barns · 518 hd

342.38

−7.11

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−35.18

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−57.55

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	1,651	190.58	3,147	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	163.52	2,439	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,327	153.68	2,040	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,142	130.31	1,488	57

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)	1,105	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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	526	398.83/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,098	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	438.57/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,899	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	423.53/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,207	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	399.96/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	319.59/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,343	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	304.72/cwt	302.00–307.50	2,228	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	441.94/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,666	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	414.38/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	291.32/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,937	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	317.11/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,204	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	382.33/cwt	380.00–384.00	2,233	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	414	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	339.99/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,642	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	411.86/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,359	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	466.05/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	379.42/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,742	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	359.36/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,052	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	405.20/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,544	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	282.00/cwt	255.00–285.00	2,594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,043	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,381	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	481.40/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,333	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	347.22/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,278	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	317.47/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,810	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	287.00/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,089	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	288.66/cwt	275.00–310.00	2,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	289.83/cwt	270.00–292.50	2,197	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	327.05/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,710	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	297.40/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,856	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	357.30/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,872	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	379.97/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,774	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	442.51/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	389.37/cwt	365.00–406.00	1,663	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	307.34/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,056	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,337	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	273.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	733	257.63/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	994	220.05/cwt	219.00–235.00	2,187	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	349.64/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,003	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	373	230.81/cwt	190.00–270.00	861	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	250–300	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	161.46/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,344	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	137.98/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,861	12
Bulls	—	—	1,875	203.59/cwt	203.00–204.00	3,817	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	190.41/cwt	181.00–199.00	3,100	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	120.75/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,337	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	151.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,555	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	135.49/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,603	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	145.21/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,291	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	176.78/cwt	172.00–187.00	2,699	6
Bulls	—	—	1,568	178.55/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,800	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	171.49/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,169	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	155.56/cwt	144.00–166.00	2,066	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	318.60/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	454.76/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	543	292.47/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	483	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,739	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	103.64/cwt	102.50–105.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	507	242.15/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	341	359.56/cwt	285.00–400.00	1,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	252.74/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	435.00/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	316.45/cwt	245.00–355.00	1,329	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	306.63/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	307.24/cwt	235.00–350.00	1,168	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	385.17/cwt	335.00–415.00	1,675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	244.85/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	334.94/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	768	179.70/cwt	130.00–240.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	744	187.35/cwt	160.00–245.00	1,394	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	389.48/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	304.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	317.59/cwt	220.00–360.00	1,039	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	434	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	347.01/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,176	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	292.27/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,964	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	700–750	716	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	356.85/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,877	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	261	326.78/cwt	250.00–390.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	314.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	315.53/cwt	285.00–370.00	1,524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	338	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	694	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,138	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	147.54/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	348.53/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	500–550	532	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	850–900	890	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	838	225.03/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	908	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	325.13/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	343.72/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,801	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	356.47/cwt	300.00–400.00	991	6

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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