Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 15.00 to 20.00 lower, with 600lbs to 650lbs being 12.00 to15.00 higher. Feeder Heifer and Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 lower with instances of 30.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher. Quality fair and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $467.73/cwt on 69 head, down $13.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 33 comparable sales and sits +31.61 against this barn's trailing median of $436.12.

Average price

$467.73

▼ 13.98 vs prior sale

69 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$51.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

vs TN average

−5.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	471.31	2,532	64
Small 1-2	565	430.00	2,430	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	539	419.86	2,262	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.45/cwt here — about $270 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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.83, low $371.12, median $436.12 across 33 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 sale69 hd

467.73

—

TN average16 barns · 865 hd

469.30

−1.57

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−5.97

This barn, trailing median33 sales

436.12

+31.61

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	—	High	1,699	212.22	3,605	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	181.03	2,644	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	178.72	2,418	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,139	147.42	1,679	34

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$3,265	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,226	$2,725	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,575	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,127	$2,223	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,108	$2,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$3,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	477.75/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,675	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	354.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	420	503.39/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	465	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	487.50/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	2,606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	335.10/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	683	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	705	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	585	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	477.76/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,064	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	442.44/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	501.71/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	603	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	698	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	411.26/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,171	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	581.99/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	441.57/cwt	380.00–485.00	1,660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	409.01/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,311	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	372.44/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,309	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	510.99/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,870	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	527.50/cwt	495.00–560.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	362.16/cwt	300.00–390.00	2,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	577.51/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	347.45/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	564.50/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	406.40/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	461.07/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,218	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	399.96/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	523.06/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,192	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	472.42/cwt	440.00–505.00	1,970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	374.84/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	488.20/cwt	440.00–535.00	1,792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	556.37/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,042	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	447.97/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,527	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	322	452.80/cwt	350.00–535.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	432.10/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,688	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	595.69/cwt	580.00–640.00	1,716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	665	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	578.78/cwt	575.00–580.00	2,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	424.81/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	472.77/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,458	28
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	258	673.23/cwt	670.00–680.00	1,737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	509.40/cwt	509.00–515.00	2,409	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	354.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,563	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	381.96/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,299	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	672	381.69/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	527.48/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,205	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,369	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	159.54/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,366	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	189.06/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,798	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	137.06/cwt	122.00–145.00	1,613	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	175.26/cwt	165.00–182.00	2,368	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	167.16/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,008	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	95.28/cwt	87.00–102.00	1,010	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	177.29/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,548	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	156.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,714	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	2,165	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,533	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	150.92/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,279	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	191.46/cwt	185.00–205.00	2,468	19
Bulls	—	—	1,827	225.03/cwt	222.00–234.00	4,111	6
Bulls	—	—	1,712	210.94/cwt	206.00–221.00	3,611	10
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,248	180.21/cwt	172.00–187.00	2,249	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,114	2,488.37/head	1,900.00–2,900.00	2,488	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,301	2,883.05/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,883	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,239	3,475.61/head	2,900.00–4,000.00	3,476	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,118	2,528.52/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,529	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,108	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,127	2,222.63/head	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,223	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	422.74/cwt	355.00–450.00	1,970	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	429.05/cwt	360.00–470.00	1,853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	450.79/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,394	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	586	393.78/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	459.46/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,196	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	386.68/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	396.06/cwt	335.00–430.00	1,715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	365.28/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	630	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	484	421.24/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,039	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	319	487.37/cwt	420.00–540.00	1,555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	375	477.40/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	372.94/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	298.27/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	436.74/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	418	445.09/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,860	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	485.46/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,267	17
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	502	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,159	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	490.76/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	541.58/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,047	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	361.17/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,434	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	272.47/cwt	260.00–285.00	2,515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	497.46/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,124	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	334.96/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	330.06/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	624	345.28/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,155	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,567	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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