Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle unevenly steady to 10.00 lower, with instances of 25.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Quality good, demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.81/cwt on 41 head, down $14.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −1.01 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$391.81

▼ 14.96 vs prior sale

41 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$444

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

$81.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.75

vs TN average

−38.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	407.66	2,193	33
Medium and Large 2-3	536	326.41	1,750	8thin

One grade step is worth $81.25/cwt here — about $444 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 sale41 hd

391.81

—

TN average16 barns · 816 hd

406.56

−14.75

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−38.60

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−1.01

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	—	Average	1,808	188.09	3,401	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	174.17	2,465	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,307	163.93	2,143	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,117	138.49	1,547	27

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)	1,201	$3,923	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,294	$2,730	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,716	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,523	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,243	$2,517	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,202	$2,391	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	828	$2,294	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$6,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$5,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$4,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,122	2,304.16/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,304	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,449	3,029.90/head	2,600.00–3,450.00	3,030	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	498.32/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,138	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	520	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	439.05/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	260	659.59/cwt	640.00–700.00	1,715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	503	463.00/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,329	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	345.98/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	744	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,548	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	577.43/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,865	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	471.50/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,230	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	593.11/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,432	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	489.97/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,558	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	409	544.91/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,229	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	303	629.92/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	339.48/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,295	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	306.69/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	358	598.58/cwt	590.00–600.00	2,143	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,283	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	429.65/cwt	380.00–455.00	1,817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	440.92/cwt	385.00–515.00	1,658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	314.08/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	561	411.23/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,307	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	314	461.29/cwt	350.00–525.00	1,448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	321.88/cwt	260.00–380.00	1,700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	372.97/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	353.63/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,193	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	268	405.56/cwt	350.00–460.00	1,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	381.60/cwt	310.00–420.00	2,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	810	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	529.91/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	271	488.96/cwt	405.00–560.00	1,325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,048	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	330.02/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	487.59/cwt	440.00–515.00	1,585	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	616	361.24/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	563.32/cwt	550.00–590.00	2,084	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	484.76/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,327	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	290	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	357	528.46/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	395.84/cwt	350.00–430.00	1,928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	347.48/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	392.05/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,301	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	375.01/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	776	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	342.66/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	406.70/cwt	397.00–415.00	2,505	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	445.71/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,549	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	396.35/cwt	385.00–417.50	2,687	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	599.67/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	576.52/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,891	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	268.31/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	396.65/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,420	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,026	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	99.97/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,035	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	145.72/cwt	139.00–155.00	1,626	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	183.02/cwt	177.00–192.00	2,584	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	177.99/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,371	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	152.49/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,903	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	132.05/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,505	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	158.29/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,825	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	169.34/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,400	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	165.40/cwt	157.00–173.00	2,188	36
Bulls	—	—	1,725	193.42/cwt	186.00–202.00	3,336	10
Bulls	—	—	1,858	173.41/cwt	165.00–182.00	3,222	6
Bulls	—	—	2,073	205.51/cwt	205.00–206.00	4,260	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	828	2,293.66/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,294	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	2,771.25/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,771	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,106	2,174.98/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,175	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,098	2,606.95/head	2,150.00–3,000.00	2,607	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,201	3,923.46/head	2,600.00–4,800.00	3,923	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	2,598.88/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,599	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	2,372.34/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,372	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,358	3,112.89/head	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,113	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	6,000.00/head	6,000.00–6,000.00	6,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	6,000.00/head	6,000.00–6,000.00	6,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	316.91/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,428	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	360.06/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	564.29/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	544.67/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,059	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	297.72/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	529	377.51/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	457	385.09/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	271.34/cwt	260.00–285.00	2,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	519.96/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,366	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	414.32/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,150	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	482.77/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,052	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	356.56/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,357	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	478	432.49/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	689	341.76/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	404.79/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,303	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	496.32/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,104	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	450.31/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,923	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	432.47/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,340	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	455.04/cwt	370.00–480.00	1,716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	516.74/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,979	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	455.29/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,122	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	374.92/cwt	345.00–405.00	1,953	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	416.98/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,951	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	347.07/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,066	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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