Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to no report previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $392.67/cwt on 30 head, up $12.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 34 comparable sales and sits −0.15 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$392.67

▲ 12.91 vs prior sale

30 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$77.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.21

vs TN average

−38.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	402.71	2,110	25
Medium and Large 2-3	533	346.83	1,849	4thin
Small 1-2	565	325.00	1,836	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.71/cwt here — about $274 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 sale30 hd

392.67

—

TN average5 barns · 93 hd

394.88

−2.21

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−38.87

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−0.15

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	1,816	190.25	3,455	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,501	182.77	2,743	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,341	170.30	2,283	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,176	148.88	1,751	28

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

96 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 1-2	600–650	617	366.87/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,264	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	377.02/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,994	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	700–750	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	558	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,260	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	923	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	138.24/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,508	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,301	164.65/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,142	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	151.68/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,808	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	191.64/cwt	180.00–207.50	2,911	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	181.72/cwt	178.00–191.00	2,317	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	173.89/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,579	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	133.19/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,745	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	152.25/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,873	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	170.44/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,355	47
Bulls	—	—	2,480	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	5,183	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	178.17/cwt	168.00–184.00	2,664	3
Bulls	—	—	1,876	193.75/cwt	189.00–198.00	3,635	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	378.55/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,177	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	315.10/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	389	409.02/cwt	300.00–465.00	1,591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	347.11/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,649	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	279.93/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	418.30/cwt	345.00–455.00	1,782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	325.95/cwt	285.00–360.00	1,695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	617	333.27/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	252.42/cwt	240.00–265.00	2,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	464.39/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,215	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	512.56/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,932	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	489.11/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,059	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	354.90/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,353	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	389.56/cwt	310.00–415.00	1,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	828	257.45/cwt	255.00–260.00	2,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	463.00/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,153	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,396	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	415	407.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	425.05/cwt	370.00–460.00	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	355.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,221	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	346.83/cwt	280.00–385.00	1,849	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	443.68/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	341.59/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	407.49/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	508.71/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,198	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	416.67/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,138	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	399.30/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,084	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	303	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	413.33/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	484.96/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	283.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	389.78/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	362.50/cwt	320.00–405.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	360.39/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	286.35/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	489.58/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,904	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	292.45/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	410.80/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,531	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	529.67/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	402.55/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	529.96/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	317.45/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	798	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	456.36/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	469.93/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,315	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	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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