Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers 10.00 to 20.00 higher with instances of 30.00 higher. Feeder Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughetr Cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder quality and demand very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.34/cwt on 93 head, up $21.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −9.48 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$383.34

▲ 21.00 vs prior sale

93 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$47.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.63

vs TN average

−30.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	386.42	2,096	87
Medium and Large 2-3	559	338.66	1,893	6thin

One grade step is worth $47.76/cwt here — about $203 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 sale93 hd

383.34

—

TN average16 barns · 866 hd

366.71

+16.63

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−30.14

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−9.48

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	1,740	177.90	3,096	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	157.87	2,307	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	153.56	2,130	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,154	132.55	1,529	56

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)	1,150	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 2-3	350–400	373	422.65/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	690	313.48/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	945	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	344.63/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,371	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	517.27/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	339.07/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	362.51/cwt	330.00–415.00	1,533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	322	409.38/cwt	350.00–460.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	500.02/cwt	450.00–530.00	1,885	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	431.27/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,036	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	459.40/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,920	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	396.01/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,087	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	363.86/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,270	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	337.49/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	429	502.54/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	542	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,276	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	327.83/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	365.42/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,101	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	431.97/cwt	360.00–505.00	1,482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	417.20/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	438	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	503.00/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	506.67/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	322.04/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	454.62/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,405	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	400.86/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,497	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	453.35/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,598	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	369.43/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,265	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	566.95/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,854	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	522.38/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,168	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	588.86/cwt	550.00–615.00	1,543	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	374.98/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,760	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	929	324.39/cwt	322.50–330.00	3,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	408.31/cwt	320.00–425.00	2,323	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	384.97/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,602	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	481.28/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	270	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	739.11/cwt	720.00–760.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	463.93/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,218	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	512	437.54/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,240	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	538.53/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,966	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	617	368.38/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,298	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	154.81/cwt	148.00–166.00	2,164	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	125.22/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,410	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	151.00/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,678	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	138.88/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,655	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,074	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	173.26/cwt	172.50–174.00	2,405	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	172.45/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,300	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	141.14/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,949	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	109.81/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,193	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	155.88/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,309	9
Bulls	—	—	1,513	157.76/cwt	142.50–178.00	2,387	7
Bulls	—	—	1,883	187.19/cwt	182.00–200.00	3,525	10
Bulls	—	—	1,900	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	4,294	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	342.17/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	408.83/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,110	18
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	465	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	367.91/cwt	335.00–430.00	1,582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	396.85/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	348.21/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,215	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	400.52/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	364.84/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	360.13/cwt	300.00–410.00	1,732	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	337.83/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	532	371.86/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,978	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	815	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	479	402.23/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,927	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	382.48/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	458	479.97/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	413	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	349.83/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	348.79/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	453.71/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,146	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	375.71/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,145	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	305.95/cwt	250.00–350.00	1,756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	269.58/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	483.12/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,812	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	467.14/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,004	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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