Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder Heifers under 450lbs 10.00 higher, over 450lbs 10.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower. Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Excessively fleshy and New Crop calves receiving discounts. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 8.00 lower. Quality and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $429.07/cwt on 97 head, up $4.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 34 of 34 comparable sales and sits +36.25 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$429.07

▲ 4.31 vs prior sale

97 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$70.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.68

vs TN average

+6.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	438.58	2,313	84
Medium and Large 2-3	535	367.68	1,968	13thin

One grade step is worth $70.90/cwt here — about $345 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 sale97 hd

429.07

—

TN average18 barns · 859 hd

414.39

+14.68

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

+6.90

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

+36.25

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	1,705	210.71	3,593	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	174.22	2,224	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	171.31	2,489	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,126	146.26	1,646	22

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)	1,214	$3,444	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,194	$3,157	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,545	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,827	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,794	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,733	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$2,560	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,091	$2,362	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,210	$4,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$4,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

135 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 1-2Full	450–500	483	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	377.53/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	408.87/cwt	407.50–410.00	2,535	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	750–800	791	359.95/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	409	472.05/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	498.67/cwt	430.00–535.00	1,596	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	458.21/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,351	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	525.00/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	530	451.44/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,393	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	452.19/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,161	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	432.98/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,256	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	350.73/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,336	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,457	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	491	476.78/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,341	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	502.30/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,069	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	317.11/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	373.24/cwt	335.00–405.00	1,933	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	366.61/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	347.97/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	355.16/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,039	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	405.09/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	416.23/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,339	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	542.59/cwt	520.00–580.00	2,035	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	368.74/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	567	427.41/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	471.29/cwt	465.00–472.50	2,724	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	431.74/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,629	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	545.62/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,308	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	508.54/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	502.45/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,392	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	814	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	477.21/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,491	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	485.77/cwt	425.00–505.00	2,079	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	393.67/cwt	335.00–430.00	2,059	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	375.68/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	293	501.85/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	453.26/cwt	420.00–485.00	2,162	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	392.39/cwt	355.00–430.00	2,233	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	404	571.04/cwt	565.00–575.00	2,307	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	344.89/cwt	330.00–360.00	3,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	583.17/cwt	550.00–620.00	1,843	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	559.20/cwt	545.00–565.00	2,147	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	432.34/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	378	576.20/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,178	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	447.98/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,531	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	617.90/cwt	570.00–630.00	1,693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	380.13/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	503	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	462	533.25/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	333	645.04/cwt	640.00–650.00	2,148	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	131.33/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,567	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,613	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	158.84/cwt	151.00–163.00	2,040	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	186.77/cwt	181.00–199.00	2,355	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	160.96/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,769	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	146.40/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,612	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	170.72/cwt	162.00–179.00	2,484	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	174.03/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,229	41
Bulls	—	—	1,603	206.80/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,315	6
Bulls	—	—	1,725	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,122	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	218.30/cwt	215.00–225.00	3,908	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	2,559.71/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,560	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	790	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	3,207.43/head	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,207	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	3,543.70/head	3,200.00–3,850.00	3,544	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,794.17/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,794	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	2,251.31/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,251	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,528.04/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,528	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,827.03/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,827	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,545	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	888	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	767	336.85/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	451.04/cwt	365.00–490.00	1,935	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	406.38/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,361	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	413.23/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,153	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	343.50/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	433.12/cwt	380.00–460.00	2,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	339.94/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,111	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	478.11/cwt	440.00–520.00	1,798	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	545.18/cwt	525.00–560.00	2,006	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	351.03/cwt	310.00–375.00	2,043	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	242.55/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	350.02/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	493.20/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,308	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	505.58/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,174	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	458.71/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,399	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	376.24/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,321	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	432	450.50/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,946	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,398	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	378	509.92/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	360.12/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,596	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	407.76/cwt	330.00–425.00	1,741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	479.75/cwt	380.00–530.00	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	475	419.37/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	522	410.11/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	326.18/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	485.15/cwt	420.00–515.00	1,805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	347.51/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	577	394.10/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,274	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	329.97/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,590	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	577.50/cwt	540.00–605.00	1,848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	266	507.31/cwt	410.00–560.00	1,349	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	352.92/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	405.48/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,550	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	363.77/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	379	593.79/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,250	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	491.70/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	562	445.45/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,503	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,180	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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