Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle unevenly steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $379.75/cwt on 66 head, down $3.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −13.07 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$379.75

▼ 3.58 vs prior sale

66 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$513

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

$107.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.68

vs TN average

−31.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	393.82	2,108	57
Small 1-2	590	325.00	1,918	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	286.39	1,595	8thin

One grade step is worth $107.43/cwt here — about $513 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 sale66 hd

379.75

—

TN average15 barns · 808 hd

373.08

+6.68

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−31.12

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−13.07

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	1,654	180.51	2,985	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,297	169.04	2,193	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	163.19	2,391	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,186	143.20	1,698	38

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,550	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	Small 1-2	600–650	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	388.03/cwt	310.00–430.00	1,467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	305.69/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	368.33/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	254.23/cwt	190.00–320.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	670	303.33/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	406	409.93/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	527.16/cwt	480.00–570.00	1,697	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	447.34/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	351.48/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,487	2
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	430.49/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,458	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	414.31/cwt	300.00–445.00	1,918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	505.04/cwt	350.00–575.00	1,651	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	276	522.70/cwt	470.00–590.00	1,443	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	398.35/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,067	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	586	372.36/cwt	310.00–405.00	2,182	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	413.89/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,508	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,361	3
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	425.41/cwt	390.00–455.00	1,987	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	300–350	328	497.56/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	487	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	323.13/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,375	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	416.07/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,172	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	414	495.10/cwt	491.00–500.00	2,050	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	306.19/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	378.25/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,145	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	451.31/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,900	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	486.68/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,825	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	363.65/cwt	300.00–425.00	1,887	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	367.40/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	233	467.50/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	413.16/cwt	395.00–417.00	2,529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	722.17/cwt	705.00–740.00	1,661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	298.92/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	621.37/cwt	590.00–650.00	1,970	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	452.37/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	448.01/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,374	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	351.94/cwt	347.00–360.00	2,516	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	472.58/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	832	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,746	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	642.93/cwt	625.00–655.00	1,813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	360.29/cwt	356.00–362.00	2,612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,685	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	434	496.49/cwt	495.00–497.00	2,155	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	521.52/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	321.18/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	348.76/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,340	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	306.30/cwt	295.00–312.00	2,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,075	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	136.90/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,695	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	160.94/cwt	151.00–172.00	1,952	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	142.22/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,748	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	131.80/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,397	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	171.19/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,535	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	160.85/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,361	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	178.91/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,252	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	162.01/cwt	149.00–169.00	2,179	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,882	1
Bulls	—	—	1,942	202.72/cwt	200.00–204.00	3,937	3
Bulls	—	—	1,521	164.38/cwt	152.00–178.00	2,500	7
Bulls	—	—	1,666	189.77/cwt	181.00–198.00	3,162	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,550	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	398.86/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,293	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	634	347.51/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,203	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	372.06/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,147	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	378.16/cwt	335.00–402.00	1,985	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	435.64/cwt	340.00–465.00	1,664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	490.02/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,877	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	398.60/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,869	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	451.26/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,900	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	389.38/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	429.15/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,240	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	329.35/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,039	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	282.43/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,316	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	426.06/cwt	355.00–465.00	1,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	523.29/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	347.78/cwt	265.00–385.00	1,652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	537.16/cwt	500.00–610.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	682.43/cwt	660.00–710.00	1,590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	300.01/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,295	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	217	574.77/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	263	405.05/cwt	345.00–470.00	1,065	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	298.74/cwt	225.00–317.00	1,927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	330.91/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,217	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	525	362.02/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	372.02/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,299	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	269.68/cwt	267.00–272.00	2,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	432.98/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,048	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	580	342.44/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,986	2

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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