Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. All classes of Feeder Cattle 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality and demand good, on a lighter test of market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $397.95/cwt on 24 head, up $2.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 34 comparable sales and sits +5.13 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$397.95

▲ 2.13 vs prior sale

24 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$31.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.76

vs TN average

−18.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	405.84	2,238	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	536	374.27	2,007	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.57/cwt here — about $230 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 sale24 hd

397.95

—

TN average15 barns · 364 hd

394.19

+3.76

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−18.17

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

+5.13

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	1,944	197.50	3,839	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	161.26	2,184	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	157.05	2,291	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	141.53	1,698	30

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,505	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,645	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$3,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$2,846	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$4,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2-3	400–450	420	419.64/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	402.84/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	505.31/cwt	445.00–570.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	477.02/cwt	462.00–505.00	2,247	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	495.81/cwt	460.00–525.00	2,077	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	271	611.63/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	585	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	523	447.58/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	560	427.48/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	631.02/cwt	610.00–640.00	1,786	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	3,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	561.06/cwt	540.00–575.00	2,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	548	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,356	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	590.24/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,611	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	403	480.22/cwt	445.00–515.00	1,935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	474.58/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	569.73/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,410	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	409.84/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	316	517.76/cwt	440.00–570.00	1,636	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	371.45/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,515	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	604.10/cwt	585.00–620.00	1,963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	362.51/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	503.05/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,631	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	450.11/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	250	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	516.80/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	608	452.47/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	358.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,204	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	483.18/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,503	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	505.16/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,405	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	615	391.22/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	580	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	519.95/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,667	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	143.25/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,783	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	157.05/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,291	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	162.25/cwt	151.00–171.00	2,210	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	140.10/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,886	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	175.28/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,203	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,288	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	130.41/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,501	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	156.43/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,860	7
Bulls	—	—	1,870	195.48/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,655	6
Bulls	—	—	2,425	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	4,292	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	208.39/cwt	204.00–211.00	4,022	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,505	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	2,371.05/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,371	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,645	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,398	3,163.41/head	2,400.00–3,450.00	3,163	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	548.68/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,283	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	657	332.45/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	426.98/cwt	340.00–450.00	2,229	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	370.63/cwt	300.00–445.00	1,772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	578.81/cwt	550.00–610.00	2,240	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	467.22/cwt	425.00–520.00	1,808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	360.07/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	399.61/cwt	360.00–425.00	2,354	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	479.92/cwt	425.00–515.00	2,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	477	428.23/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	585	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	429	448.28/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,923	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	397.58/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	402.62/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	523.26/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,910	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	394.94/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,224	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	569.53/cwt	540.00–585.00	1,919	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	418.39/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,226	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	372.30/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	327.66/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	326.72/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,385	3

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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