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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers and Bulls mostly steady to 8.00 higher. Feerer Heifers under 500lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500lbs mostly steady. Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair, demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.88/cwt on 96 head, up $0.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −0.94 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$391.88

▲ 0.07 vs prior sale

96 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$691

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

$98.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

vs TN average

−29.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	398.84	2,206	87
Medium and Large 2-3	535	327.73	1,752	8thin
Small 1-2	505	300.00	1,515	1thin

One grade step is worth $98.84/cwt here — about $691 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 sale96 hd

391.88

—

TN average14 barns · 595 hd

392.39

−0.51

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−29.08

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−0.94

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	1,595	187.45	2,989	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	172.29	2,510	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,381	162.61	2,245	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	138.21	1,570	43

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)	1,165	$2,901	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,830	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,285	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	466.73/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,222	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	331	487.77/cwt	360.00–540.00	1,615	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	328	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	507	433.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	419.10/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	604.48/cwt	585.00–620.00	1,632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	579	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	735	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,848	58
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	411.65/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,202	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	279	471.52/cwt	370.00–560.00	1,316	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	421.63/cwt	305.00–525.00	1,518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	495.28/cwt	460.00–515.00	1,842	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	479.19/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,180	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	536.81/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	507.02/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,129	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	464.78/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,999	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	323.28/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	424.85/cwt	360.00–465.00	1,436	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	354.32/cwt	300.00–410.00	1,311	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	391.35/cwt	382.50–410.00	2,250	39
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	390.70/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	362.84/cwt	310.00–405.00	1,702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	515.66/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	582.85/cwt	565.00–600.00	1,906	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	520.10/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	380.30/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,213	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	717	342.55/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	398.37/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,490	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	462.80/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,494	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	371.59/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	372.50/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,514	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	375.45/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	658	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	555.20/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	555.57/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	353.74/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	628.26/cwt	620.00–640.00	2,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	622.97/cwt	615.00–630.00	1,994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	434.64/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,473	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	505.77/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,392	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	491.45/cwt	460.00–525.00	2,310	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,668	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	592.52/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,388	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	130.66/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,386	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	159.66/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,833	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,092	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	177.99/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,691	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	148.17/cwt	131.00–154.00	2,054	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	176.16/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,250	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	165.14/cwt	156.00–173.00	2,314	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	144.57/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,745	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	168.87/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,405	10
Bulls	—	—	1,785	212.02/cwt	206.00–216.00	3,785	3
Bulls	—	—	1,716	194.89/cwt	184.00–204.00	3,344	8
Bulls	—	—	1,402	170.80/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,395	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,901.29/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,901	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	2,829.80/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,030	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	343.27/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	427.82/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,079	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	650–700	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	850–900	890	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,092	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	513	390.94/cwt	340.00–435.00	2,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	381	435.27/cwt	270.00–460.00	1,658	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	301.22/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	352.38/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,012	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	250.15/cwt	235.00–265.00	2,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	431.20/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,061	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	354.07/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,220	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	342.08/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,299	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	490	371.29/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	413	422.88/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	283	427.52/cwt	370.00–500.00	1,210	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	326.69/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	326.97/cwt	280.00–360.00	1,704	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	377.87/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,335	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	534.75/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,257	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	504	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	592	362.00/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,143	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	363	415.17/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	455.36/cwt	395.00–490.00	1,940	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	350.00/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,478	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	430.67/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,438	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	436.52/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,257	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	555.79/cwt	510.00–615.00	2,073	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	334.84/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	357.25/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,422	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	314.96/cwt	295.00–330.00	2,589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	728	333.81/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	344.20/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,137	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	383.97/cwt	350.00–420.00	2,000	14

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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