Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter Cows mostly steady on Breakers and Boners, Leans 5.00 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 $406.77/cwt on 64 head, up $5.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 34 comparable sales and sits +13.95 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$406.77

▲ 5.18 vs prior sale

64 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$553

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

$115.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.59

vs TN average

−22.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	415.55	2,293	51
Medium and Large 2-3	536	378.37	2,026	12thin
Small 1-2	580	300.00	1,740	1thin

One grade step is worth $115.55/cwt here — about $553 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 sale64 hd

406.77

—

TN average15 barns · 658 hd

401.19

+5.59

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−22.40

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

+13.95

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	1,747	196.07	3,425	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	178.55	2,696	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	169.90	2,234	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,130	145.49	1,645	54

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)	1,156	$3,220	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,046	$2,650	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,183	$2,551	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,367	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	260	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	468.81/cwt	400.00–550.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	514.85/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	361.95/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,280	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	597.40/cwt	560.00–610.00	2,288	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	309.97/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	438.36/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,306	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	398.86/cwt	325.00–450.00	2,082	10
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	528	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	472.98/cwt	400.00–500.00	2,024	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	431.17/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,397	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	589.64/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	440.99/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	452	523.36/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	538.06/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	538.95/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,582	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	312.01/cwt	255.00–335.00	1,941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	523.27/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,973	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	494.23/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,110	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	213	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,165	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	608	385.00/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	410.68/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,329	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	557.50/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	343.74/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,155	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	328.48/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,362	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	345.49/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,349	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	388.53/cwt	350.00–415.00	2,055	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	642	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,119	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450–500	483	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,343	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	353.35/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	603.98/cwt	570.00–660.00	2,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,082	1
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	1
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	315	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	339	534.98/cwt	460.00–550.00	1,814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	446.19/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,606	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	526.29/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,289	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	501.33/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,381	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	427.30/cwt	395.00–450.00	2,042	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	355.11/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	357.29/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	388.81/cwt	355.00–405.00	2,197	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	395.76/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	403	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,378	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	422.77/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,608	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	427.54/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	733.59/cwt	720.00–760.00	1,761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	610.74/cwt	570.00–660.00	1,649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	399.89/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,515	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	254.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	457.12/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,382	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	473.45/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,235	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	429.37/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,473	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	545.80/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,281	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	172.40/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,526	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,288	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	164.63/cwt	157.00–172.00	1,982	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	149.31/cwt	136.00–154.00	2,092	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	181.10/cwt	175.00–196.00	2,528	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	109.59/cwt	100.00–117.50	1,237	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	185.60/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,858	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	147.21/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,659	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	165.67/cwt	157.00–173.00	2,053	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	132.32/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,392	9
Bulls	—	—	1,887	208.94/cwt	207.00–210.00	3,943	5
Bulls	—	—	1,735	194.70/cwt	187.00–204.00	3,378	15
Bulls	—	—	1,483	174.16/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,583	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,703.57/head	2,350.00–3,250.00	2,704	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,116	2,399.18/head	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,399	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,019	2,525.40/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,525	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	2,367.43/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,367	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	3,189.65/head	2,350.00–4,000.00	3,190	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,217	3,250.00/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,250	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	347.68/cwt	310.00–385.00	2,013	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	392.42/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	326.64/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	341.72/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	585	347.09/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	469.18/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,243	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	327.58/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	562.75/cwt	540.00–585.00	1,880	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	463.67/cwt	400.00–505.00	1,729	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	326	462.69/cwt	350.00–520.00	1,508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	510	380.20/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	550.69/cwt	525.00–590.00	2,093	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	314.05/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	680	310.22/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	473	438.14/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,072	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	392.18/cwt	335.00–440.00	1,828	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	347.01/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,478	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	383.06/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,567	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	512.82/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,164	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	292.55/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	335.00/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,606	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	244.80/cwt	225.00–265.00	2,497	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	430	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,021	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	700–750	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	402.75/cwt	340.00–425.00	2,078	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	450.31/cwt	390.00–485.00	1,702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	441.95/cwt	405.00–485.00	1,878	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	800–850	835	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	634	340.59/cwt	315.00–360.00	2,159	7

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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