Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers mostly steady. Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 lower. Quality good, demand very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.82/cwt on 56 head, up $3.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 34 comparable sales and sits +3.00 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$395.82

▲ 3.94 vs prior sale

56 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$425

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

$66.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.43

vs TN average

−17.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	407.64	2,228	46
Medium and Large 2-3	528	341.46	1,803	10thin

One grade step is worth $66.18/cwt here — about $425 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale56 hd

395.82

—

TN average16 barns · 734 hd

398.25

−2.43

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−17.96

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

+3.00

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	—	Low	1,840	190.26	3,501	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	168.92	2,312	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,330	158.00	2,102	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,164	139.17	1,620	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,700	$4,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,393	$3,049	4thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	434.69/cwt	422.00–460.00	2,534	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	448.77/cwt	385.00–495.00	1,916	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	300	523.33/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	502.20/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,878	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	485.64/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,059	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	449.70/cwt	350.00–500.00	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	369.11/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	324.77/cwt	295.00–355.00	2,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	457.47/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,182	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	509.41/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,681	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	473	410.79/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	568	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,158	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	263	376.57/cwt	345.00–410.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	386.37/cwt	300.00–450.00	1,673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	347.97/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	447.13/cwt	360.00–480.00	1,417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	421	422.45/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	351.46/cwt	275.00–400.00	1,775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	373.80/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,299	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	354.30/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	499.02/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,365	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	421.88/cwt	405.00–470.00	2,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	312	445.84/cwt	380.00–500.00	1,391	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	554.71/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,003	5
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	533	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	474.81/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,498	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	570.04/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	372.27/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	414.12/cwt	345.00–430.00	2,216	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	574.47/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	533.89/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,226	10
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	469.33/cwt	415.00–500.00	1,746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	538.33/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	598.55/cwt	550.00–620.00	1,628	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	373	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	565.02/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,108	3
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	500–550	500	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	567.41/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,298	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	132.51/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,623	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	181.19/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,618	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	142.60/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,955	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	155.81/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,664	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	109.91/cwt	90.00–120.00	1,224	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	145.31/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,731	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,229	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	163.95/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,153	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	158.56/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,103	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	178.24/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,371	2
Bulls	—	—	1,709	168.58/cwt	150.00–182.00	2,881	6
Bulls	—	—	1,930	210.01/cwt	206.00–219.00	4,053	5
Bulls	—	—	1,871	193.11/cwt	185.00–198.00	3,613	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,393	3,048.72/head	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,049	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,700	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	355.22/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	390.07/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,227	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	448.22/cwt	380.00–490.00	1,883	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	376.68/cwt	280.00–430.00	1,793	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	370.91/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,277	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	347.04/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	524.18/cwt	495.00–550.00	2,249	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	381	457.24/cwt	360.00–490.00	1,742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	326.78/cwt	300.00–345.00	2,049	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	350.91/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,372	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	310.19/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	430.61/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,261	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	302.38/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	317.36/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	671	320.09/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,148	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	405.03/cwt	355.00–480.00	1,499	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	385.45/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,239	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	486	410.16/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,993	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	323.72/cwt	295.00–345.00	2,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	388	442.55/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	338.10/cwt	280.00–400.00	1,579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	318.11/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	533.64/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,990	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	525	395.05/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,074	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,379	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	362	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	471.93/cwt	445.00–510.00	2,478	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	322.56/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	396.34/cwt	330.00–440.00	2,045	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	497.67/cwt	465.00–525.00	2,339	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	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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