Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-30

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 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.52/cwt on 26 head, up $29.54 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −44.30 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$348.52

▲ 29.54 vs prior sale

26 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$25.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs TN average

−46.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	350.50	1,895	24
Medium and Large 2-3	533	324.65	1,730	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.85/cwt here — about $164 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

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 sale26 hd

348.52

—

TN average1 barns · 26 hd

348.52

+0.00

National average24 barns · 3,641 hd

394.70

−46.18

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−44.30

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	1,752	200.01	3,505	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	175.77	2,677	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	162.06	2,156	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,170	138.29	1,618	47

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)	1,200	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,646	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,233	$2,581	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,102	$2,237	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	406.83/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	357.52/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,245	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	378.19/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,163	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	463.76/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	415.62/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	314.80/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	458.88/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,488	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	383.43/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	311.93/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,068	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	334.83/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,919	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	455.04/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	486.31/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	367.57/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,915	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	420.23/cwt	390.00–427.50	2,168	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	457.10/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	398.28/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,701	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	333.78/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	337.71/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	316.45/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,975	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	292.55/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	324.65/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	397.99/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,882	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	256.54/cwt	242.50–270.00	2,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	435.44/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,659	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	154.36/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,625	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	112.09/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,300	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	184.50/cwt	176.00–199.00	2,330	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	162.51/cwt	152.00–174.00	2,178	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	145.07/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,935	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	142.57/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,708	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	128.36/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,490	14
Bulls	—	—	1,809	202.65/cwt	191.00–209.00	3,666	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	184.22/cwt	176.00–200.00	2,750	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	168.51/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,580	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,950	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,984	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	179.05/cwt	174.00–182.50	2,915	5
Bulls	—	—	1,786	216.76/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,871	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	2,596.96/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,597	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,646.05/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,646	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,355.92/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	367.45/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	370.25/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	347.99/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,332	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	402.59/cwt	385.00–412.00	1,868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	307.23/cwt	255.00–335.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	331	366.25/cwt	300.00–410.00	1,212	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	287.97/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	527	332.55/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	262.60/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	305.79/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	457.66/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	357.50/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,075	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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