Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 250lb to 450lb 15.00 to 25.00 higher. Feeder Heifers unevenly steady 300lb to 500lb, over 500lb 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder Bulls 350lb to 500lb, 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 500ld 10.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 7.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls 2.00 lower. Quality good, demand Moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $450.94/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 22 of 33 comparable sales and sits +14.82 against this barn's trailing median of $436.12.

Average price

$450.94

75 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,331

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$523

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

$150.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+49.04

vs TN average

+6.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	469.00	2,392	60
Medium and Large 1-2	534	393.77	2,103	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	587	318.38	1,869	3thin

One grade step is worth $150.62/cwt here — about $523 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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.83, low $371.12, median $436.12 across 33 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 sale75 hd

450.94

—

TN average15 barns · 306 hd

401.90

+49.04

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

+6.84

This barn, trailing median33 sales

436.12

+14.82

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	1,716	185.61	3,185	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	170.77	2,507	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,360	157.10	2,136	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,110	130.11	1,444	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$2,268	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$4,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	521	397.59/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,071	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	327.98/cwt	322.00–340.00	2,073	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	318.38/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	301.60/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	331	352.75/cwt	275.00–400.00	1,168	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	444.92/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	281.80/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	277	430.18/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	373	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,996	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,647	2
Steers	Small 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	297.95/cwt	257.00–385.00	1,421	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	333.28/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	332.53/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	320.12/cwt	220.00–380.00	1,389	4
Steers	Small 1-2	950–1000	990	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	312.57/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	349.18/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	413.51/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,000	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	460.81/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	470.58/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	365.77/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	514.25/cwt	470.00–555.00	1,625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	428.51/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	534.47/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,459	5
Steers	Small 1-2	900–950	900	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	359.71/cwt	358.00–370.00	2,403	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	386.14/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	402	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,392	60
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	240.38/cwt	215.00–310.00	1,389	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	303.30/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	423.15/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	2,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	454.74/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,887	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,856	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	107.37/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,195	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	126.19/cwt	117.00–133.00	1,389	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	176.15/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,547	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	172.28/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,104	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,860	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	140.10/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,831	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	138.24/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,516	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	154.48/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,880	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	202.61/cwt	201.00–207.00	3,738	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	167.35/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,480	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	158.72/cwt	147.00–168.00	2,192	43
Bulls	—	—	1,691	165.85/cwt	158.00–178.00	2,805	6
Bulls	—	—	1,661	189.33/cwt	182.00–199.00	3,145	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	963	2,267.79/head	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,268	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	384	340.58/cwt	325.00–410.00	1,308	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	348.58/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	352.57/cwt	250.00–410.00	1,474	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	383.81/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,000	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	458.78/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	334.89/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	592	296.01/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	331.60/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	254.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	344.02/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	319.81/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	440	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	628	281.62/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	401.02/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,881	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	347.80/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	358.89/cwt	340.00–380.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	244.84/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	325.06/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	303.23/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,926	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	313.70/cwt	225.00–360.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	282.38/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	410.06/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	412.09/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	422.81/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,425	9

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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