Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.80/cwt on 80 head, down $10.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 34 comparable sales and sits +9.98 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$402.80

▼ 10.80 vs prior sale

80 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$50.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.79

vs TN average

−25.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	426.16	2,317	43
Medium and Large 2-3	560	375.64	2,103	37

One grade step is worth $50.52/cwt here — about $214 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale80 hd

402.80

—

TN average16 barns · 808 hd

412.59

−9.79

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−25.56

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

+9.98

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	1,781	203.91	3,632	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	169.76	2,582	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	168.51	2,320	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,193	140.48	1,675	25

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)	1,385	$3,431	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,124	$3,122	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,316	$3,092	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,919	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,737	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,468	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$4,233	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,190	$3,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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 1-2Fleshy	550–600	572	438.77/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	541.47/cwt	490.00–565.00	2,020	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	573.44/cwt	570.00–575.00	1,864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	200–250	224	727.48/cwt	720.00–730.00	1,630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	384.02/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,346	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	358.03/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,268	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	505.63/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	452.50/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	453	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	589.70/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	395.02/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	349.14/cwt	330.00–400.00	2,008	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	413.63/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,341	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	443.26/cwt	425.00–457.50	2,301	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	316	454.60/cwt	380.00–500.00	1,437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	406.54/cwt	350.00–445.00	1,760	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	385.37/cwt	290.00–435.00	1,823	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	371.56/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,936	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	434.87/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	477.51/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,001	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	525	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	474.76/cwt	435.00–500.00	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	666	315.46/cwt	250.00–340.00	2,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	399.94/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	497.72/cwt	460.00–515.00	2,598	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	458.48/cwt	400.00–510.00	1,916	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	418.79/cwt	350.00–445.00	2,215	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	460.71/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	582.30/cwt	560.00–620.00	1,887	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	263	465.14/cwt	390.00–520.00	1,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	498.79/cwt	395.00–550.00	1,631	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	443.44/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,736	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	573.83/cwt	555.00–600.00	2,186	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	491.03/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	410.09/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	582.50/cwt	575.00–590.00	2,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	273	728.76/cwt	715.00–745.00	1,990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	200–250	233	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	517	542.89/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	520.06/cwt	515.00–555.00	2,278	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	505.59/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,407	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	328	633.72/cwt	630.00–645.00	2,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	463.51/cwt	440.00–477.50	2,382	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	310.00/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,294	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	554	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	589.86/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,123	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	157.58/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,941	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	145.56/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,683	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	133.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,677	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	180.42/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,531	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	167.43/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,356	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	182.25/cwt	177.00–188.00	2,367	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,035	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	151.55/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,019	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	104.58/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,207	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	166.89/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,650	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,837	1
Bulls	—	—	1,691	171.45/cwt	150.00–187.00	2,899	5
Bulls	—	—	1,849	221.64/cwt	216.00–228.00	4,098	7
Bulls	—	—	1,778	208.15/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,701	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	2,226.40/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,226	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,398	3,289.33/head	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,289	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,119	3,225.07/head	2,550.00–4,050.00	3,225	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	3,430.69/head	3,150.00–3,650.00	3,431	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	2,736.79/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,737	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,918.97/head	2,200.00–3,300.00	2,919	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	4,450.00/head	4,200.00–4,700.00	4,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	529.62/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	475.30/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,220	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	269	612.81/cwt	605.00–620.00	1,648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	411	533.57/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,193	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	483	441.69/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	549.82/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,528	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	433.77/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	572.93/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,177	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	428	425.15/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	373	475.80/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	587	363.35/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	628	353.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	487.79/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,273	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	418.68/cwt	375.00–460.00	1,989	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	376.04/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	416.64/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,396	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	548.91/cwt	530.00–565.00	2,064	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	724	321.02/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,324	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	763	289.84/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	340.09/cwt	330.00–380.00	2,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	377.78/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,180	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	511.87/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,165	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	388.32/cwt	350.00–425.00	2,031	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	461.68/cwt	370.00–515.00	1,741	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	676	336.97/cwt	260.00–365.00	2,278	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	445.40/cwt	370.00–470.00	1,888	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	868	254.96/cwt	240.00–270.00	2,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,460	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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