Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle unevenly steady to 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter Cows mostly steady. Slaughter Bulls 10.00 higher. Quality good demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $413.60/cwt on 88 head, down $7.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 34 comparable sales and sits +20.78 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$413.60

▼ 7.62 vs prior sale

88 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,226

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$61.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.07

vs TN average

−9.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	426.79	2,285	69
Medium and Large 2-3	549	365.72	2,007	19thin

One grade step is worth $61.07/cwt here — about $278 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 sale88 hd

413.60

—

TN average14 barns · 622 hd

405.53

+8.07

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−9.59

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

+20.78

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	1,791	209.42	3,752	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	172.44	2,199	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	171.27	2,577	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	140.53	1,539	20

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)	1,313	$3,314	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,106	$2,907	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,232	$2,813	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	997	$2,557	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,163	$2,419	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,198	$2,173	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$3,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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	600–650	633	385.36/cwt	355.00–415.00	2,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	592	443.12/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	536.25/cwt	495.00–570.00	2,022	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	535.42/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,276	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	419.76/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	498.15/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,341	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	473.06/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,195	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	277	496.50/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,375	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	362	595.92/cwt	580.00–610.00	2,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	353.69/cwt	325.00–380.00	2,027	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	478.96/cwt	340.00–520.00	1,293	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	327	588.03/cwt	585.00–590.00	1,923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	511	456.00/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,330	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	510	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	432.09/cwt	410.00–447.00	2,273	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	312.74/cwt	295.00–330.00	2,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	389.05/cwt	300.00–440.00	1,848	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	547.25/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,527	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	485.53/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,068	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	262	605.22/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	375	469.31/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	388.68/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	440.36/cwt	360.00–475.00	1,673	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	433.38/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	368.75/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,441	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	376.54/cwt	320.00–405.00	1,984	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	428.13/cwt	419.75–432.75	2,599	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	626	417.01/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	464.90/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	392.76/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	474.41/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	571.08/cwt	520.00–620.00	1,833	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	445	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	350	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	324	463.11/cwt	425.00–510.00	1,500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	560.59/cwt	520.00–625.00	2,136	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	226	688.12/cwt	680.00–710.00	1,555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	344.93/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	465.07/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	500.69/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,589	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	326	633.51/cwt	630.00–645.00	2,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	653.22/cwt	640.00–680.00	2,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	660	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	392.44/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,649	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	431.58/cwt	390.00–460.00	2,279	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	535.00/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	580.05/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	602.53/cwt	600.00–605.00	2,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	587.88/cwt	545.00–640.00	1,652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	465.71/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	628.00/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,418	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	597.53/cwt	595.00–600.00	2,450	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	133.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,482	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	159.14/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,526	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,712	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	154.62/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,984	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	183.97/cwt	179.00–200.00	2,237	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	102.90/cwt	97.50–110.00	1,101	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	144.45/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,666	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	181.65/cwt	177.50–185.00	2,830	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	169.92/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,484	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	171.42/cwt	162.00–178.00	2,234	30
Bulls	—	—	1,744	207.02/cwt	192.50–211.00	3,610	7
Bulls	—	—	2,445	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	4,095	1
Bulls	—	—	1,727	221.17/cwt	216.00–224.00	3,820	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,166	2,396.88/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,397	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	964	2,275.61/head	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,276	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	3,079.89/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,080	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	990	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,152	2,486.83/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,487	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	2,172.65/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,173	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,232	2,812.99/head	2,350.00–3,350.00	2,813	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,052	2,791.13/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,791	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,313	3,314.04/head	2,800.00–3,600.00	3,314	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	316.66/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	386.31/cwt	335.00–415.00	2,194	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	443.31/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	469.80/cwt	340.00–520.00	1,795	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	525.00/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	341.48/cwt	305.00–365.00	2,124	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	335.70/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	324	458.66/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	487	431.45/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,101	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	343	500.04/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	432	450.71/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,947	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	528.02/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,669	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	396.94/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,278	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	384.37/cwt	382.00–386.00	2,545	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	403.29/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,472	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	441.08/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,474	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	658	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	775	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	525	400.84/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,104	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	506.73/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,341	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	437.40/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,244	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	348.07/cwt	337.50–355.00	2,569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	521.08/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,199	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	661	333.05/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,201	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	446.85/cwt	330.00–485.00	2,114	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	562.03/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,057	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	403.94/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,113	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	624	340.79/cwt	285.00–370.00	2,127	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	570	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	593.04/cwt	565.00–600.00	2,681	5

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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