Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.33/cwt on 69 head, up $13.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −30.49 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$362.33

▲ 13.82 vs prior sale

69 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$39.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.08

vs TN average

−47.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	368.08	2,024	59
Medium and Large 2	559	328.41	1,836	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.68/cwt here — about $188 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 sale69 hd

362.33

—

TN average10 barns · 621 hd

359.26

+3.08

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−47.77

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−30.49

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	1,680	186.05	3,126	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,596	171.34	2,735	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	157.79	2,071	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	132.65	1,423	25

Every lot, as filed

98 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	Small 1	400–450	405	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	337.04/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,268	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	401.69/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,900	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	529	385.59/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,040	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	433	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	654.48/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	509.08/cwt	490.00–555.00	1,736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	347.35/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	496.65/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,927	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	412.39/cwt	350.00–480.00	1,361	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	443.03/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,051	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	407.89/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	425.92/cwt	390.00–460.00	1,163	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	465.18/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,958	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	359.75/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	335.39/cwt	315.00–385.00	1,737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	410.07/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,079	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	341.34/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	434	518.32/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,250	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	405.63/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,353	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	320.04/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	566.25/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	340.83/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,430	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	435.97/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,289	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	328.27/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	377.52/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,318	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	474	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,358	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	384	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,035	16
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,760	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	670	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	522.36/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,672	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	632	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,496	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	893	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	3,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	428.42/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,245	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	388.67/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,184	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	337.12/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,451	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	144.12/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,617	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	180.01/cwt	172.00–190.00	2,927	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	162.58/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,169	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	147.22/cwt	134.00–156.00	1,876	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	117.73/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,260	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	131.53/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,297	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	165.26/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,510	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,945	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,762	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	175.73/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,372	5
Bulls	—	—	1,472	173.31/cwt	152.00–182.00	2,551	9
Bulls	—	—	2,165	205.69/cwt	205.00–207.00	4,453	3
Bulls	—	—	1,733	193.02/cwt	187.00–197.00	3,345	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	332.57/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	379.58/cwt	300.00–415.00	1,811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	361.80/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,066	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	319.89/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	396.12/cwt	335.00–440.00	1,672	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	456.67/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,932	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	483.18/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,894	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	312.50/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	381.55/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,934	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	425.90/cwt	405.00–475.00	1,559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	363.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,235	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	331.18/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	377.73/cwt	315.00–425.00	1,432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,368	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	408	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	353.94/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,357	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	455.39/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,145	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	334.94/cwt	328.00–340.00	2,100	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	467.64/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,698	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	314.97/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,287	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	307.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	517.50/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	321.94/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	280.19/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	358.91/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	554	380.77/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,109	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	413.02/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,747	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	353.80/cwt	285.00–385.00	1,716	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	357.89/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,058	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	470.80/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,274	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	367.48/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,944	18

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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