Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle unevenly steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Quality and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $421.22/cwt on 64 head, up $23.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 34 comparable sales and sits +28.40 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$421.22

▲ 23.27 vs prior sale

64 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$61.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.09

vs TN average

−3.97 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	430.85	2,318	54
Medium and Large 2-3	544	369.22	2,008	10thin

One grade step is worth $61.63/cwt here — about $310 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 sale64 hd

421.22

—

TN average16 barns · 764 hd

406.13

+15.09

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−3.97

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

+28.40

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	1,629	198.19	3,229	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	173.12	2,455	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	171.49	2,167	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,226	144.00	1,765	32

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$3,195	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,089	$2,999	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,163	$2,854	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$2,837	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,233	$2,787	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,069	$2,664	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,273	$2,654	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$3,340	8

Every lot, as filed

124 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	Small 1-2	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	459.98/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,217	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	458.34/cwt	415.00–500.00	1,778	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	367.23/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,479	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	250–300	282	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	495	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	545.43/cwt	535.00–580.00	1,762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	506.55/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,452	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	345.82/cwt	275.00–415.00	2,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	404.54/cwt	360.00–465.00	2,140	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	590	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	3,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	435.52/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,905	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	432.69/cwt	420.00–446.00	2,267	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	290	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	435	537.44/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	560	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	313	617.02/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	514	457.52/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	548.64/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,014	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	414.38/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,354	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,493	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	408	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	358	619.86/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	405.87/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	344.17/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,444	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	492.60/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,138	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	564.41/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,535	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	391.10/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,444	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	483.24/cwt	420.00–530.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	574.53/cwt	550.00–605.00	2,447	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	393.57/cwt	355.00–470.00	1,917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	504.55/cwt	450.00–550.00	1,413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	418.67/cwt	375.00–428.00	2,479	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	400.53/cwt	392.50–420.00	2,676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	585.29/cwt	560.00–630.00	1,920	18
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	515	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	364	503.07/cwt	455.00–530.00	1,831	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	510.74/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,671	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	610.21/cwt	585.00–630.00	1,684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	617.50/cwt	615.00–625.00	2,501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	504.59/cwt	455.00–530.00	2,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	329	502.29/cwt	410.00–545.00	1,653	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	498.34/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,332	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	580.68/cwt	550.00–625.00	2,125	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	386.28/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	426.79/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	468.67/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,629	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	359.90/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	290	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	490	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	548.36/cwt	540.00–575.00	2,331	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	592.53/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	562	477.48/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	392	617.49/cwt	615.00–625.00	2,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	155.14/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,854	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	145.95/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,748	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	153.39/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,000	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	185.25/cwt	179.00–193.00	2,386	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,364	133.54/cwt	121.00–137.00	1,821	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	105.98/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,224	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	169.80/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,411	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	189.70/cwt	181.00–201.00	2,675	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	169.84/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,120	40
Bulls	—	—	1,467	195.43/cwt	189.00–203.00	2,867	8
Bulls	—	—	1,518	180.55/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,741	6
Bulls	—	—	1,826	210.99/cwt	206.00–216.00	3,853	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	3,194.71/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,195	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,153	2,900.76/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,901	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	2,853.76/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,854	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	2,653.83/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,654	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,137	2,836.63/head	2,300.00–3,400.00	2,837	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	2,681.22/head	2,150.00–3,200.00	2,681	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	2,427.66/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,428	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	2,786.92/head	2,200.00–3,300.00	2,787	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,161	3,158.02/head	2,300.00–3,600.00	3,158	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	3,330.62/head	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,331	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	414.42/cwt	370.00–445.00	2,196	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	262.46/cwt	255.00–270.00	2,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	603	423.73/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	346.64/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	334	449.43/cwt	325.00–520.00	1,501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	680	343.01/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	545	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	360.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	720	312.33/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	384	504.28/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,936	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	578	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	373.17/cwt	295.00–415.00	1,948	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	433	441.96/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	429.29/cwt	345.00–460.00	1,786	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	345.36/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	434.87/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	382.65/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	485	413.37/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,005	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	584.08/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	423.90/cwt	360.00–460.00	2,001	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	339.98/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	381	478.20/cwt	460.00–515.00	1,822	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	393.18/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,288	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	475.90/cwt	385.00–520.00	2,027	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	496.63/cwt	480.00–535.00	2,349	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	470.37/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,446	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	363.38/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,446	11

How this sale compares

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