Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-12-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established on Feeder Cattle, due to lack of comparable recites. Compared to last week Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Lighter run of feeder cattle, good quality and demand for Holiday week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.98/cwt on 15 head, down $9.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −73.84 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$318.98

▼ 9.86 vs prior sale

15 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$578

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

$88.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.17

vs TN average

−97.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	333.37	1,828	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	307.88	1,703	5thin
Small 1-2	510	245.00	1,250	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.37/cwt here — about $578 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 sale15 hd

318.98

—

TN average7 barns · 218 hd

349.15

−30.17

National average4 barns · 426 hd

416.32

−97.34

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−73.84

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	1,718	200.31	3,441	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	170.54	2,448	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,423	158.10	2,250	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,108	138.79	1,538	34

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)	1,352	$3,588	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,473	$3,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,344	$3,217	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$3,104	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,018	$2,426	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,110	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,175	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,240	$4,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,185	$3,612	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$3,370	5

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	278	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	257.61/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	252.50/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	380.66/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	280.57/cwt	225.00–335.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	288.39/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	264	457.30/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	347.53/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	329	356.60/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	344.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	492	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,894	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	448.67/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	303.52/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,210	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	449.87/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	328.80/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	427.83/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	303.85/cwt	285.00–315.00	2,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	407.50/cwt	370.00–445.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	272	397.85/cwt	350.00–450.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	348.57/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	506.43/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	495.21/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	436.77/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,053	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	518.59/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	397.44/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	373.52/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	333.51/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	469.76/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	487.35/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	161.82/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,696	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,243	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	162.74/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,374	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	160.18/cwt	152.00–168.00	2,311	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	146.51/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,041	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	175.12/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,343	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	143.50/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,619	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	126.72/cwt	117.50–136.00	1,403	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,789	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,016	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	179.05/cwt	172.00–190.00	2,539	10
Bulls	—	—	1,766	195.89/cwt	189.00–201.00	3,459	9
Bulls	—	—	1,990	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,642	1
Bulls	—	—	1,541	214.59/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,307	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,473	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	3,204.31/head	3,050.00–3,350.00	3,204	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,478	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,371	3,683.67/head	2,700.00–3,900.00	3,684	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	3,406.39/head	3,250.00–3,550.00	3,406	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,134	3,166.59/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,167	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	2,425.74/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,426	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	339.98/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,098	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	277.44/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	778	250.11/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	340.05/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	329.78/cwt	275.00–360.00	1,560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,270	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	561	287.67/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	348.27/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	998	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	410.12/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	299.80/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	337.02/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,786	5

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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