Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers unevenly steady to 15.00 lower. Feeder Bulls 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Feeder quality fair to good, with very good slaughter cows. Demand good to very good, with added buyer presence.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $410.59/cwt on 60 head, down $7.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 34 comparable sales and sits +17.77 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$410.59

▼ 7.23 vs prior sale

60 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

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

$76.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.39

vs TN average

+3.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	424.54	2,316	49
Medium and Large 2-3	536	348.49	1,870	11thin

One grade step is worth $76.04/cwt here — about $447 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 sale60 hd

410.59

—

TN average13 barns · 413 hd

401.20

+9.39

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

+3.15

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

+17.77

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	1,643	214.03	3,517	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	182.74	2,713	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,398	181.85	2,542	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,136	151.65	1,722	24

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)	1,353	$2,961	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,880	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	410.39/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,323	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	327.47/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	353.32/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	270	624.05/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	462.90/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,944	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	497.17/cwt	465.00–520.00	2,078	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	377	561.59/cwt	560.00–565.00	2,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	261	536.99/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,402	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,493	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	487	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	793	257.56/cwt	240.00–275.00	2,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	419.57/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,186	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	392.72/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,215	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,018	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	423.71/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	359.71/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	329.60/cwt	280.00–365.00	1,922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	422.96/cwt	285.00–450.00	1,814	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	397.64/cwt	335.00–430.00	1,881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	423.21/cwt	390.00–455.00	2,019	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	432.85/cwt	380.00–470.00	1,450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	412.27/cwt	375.00–465.00	1,793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	410.61/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	337.29/cwt	310.00–365.00	2,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	405.16/cwt	300.00–440.00	1,726	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	355.58/cwt	320.00–405.00	1,845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	384.51/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,819	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	276	501.99/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,385	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	369.57/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	336.61/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,289	3
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	365	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,405	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	192.49/cwt	188.00–197.00	2,980	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	183.09/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,679	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	180.23/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,606	37
Bulls	—	—	1,668	187.77/cwt	179.00–201.00	3,132	3
Bulls	—	—	1,776	225.84/cwt	217.00–233.00	4,011	9
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,326	207.15/cwt	197.00–223.00	2,747	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,512	164.21/cwt	148.00–170.00	2,483	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	196.31/cwt	190.00–207.00	2,444	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,072	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,326	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,288	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	156.72/cwt	145.00–167.00	1,812	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	369.98/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	409.81/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	331.25/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	462.07/cwt	390.00–510.00	1,511	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	136.68/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,412	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	614	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,456	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,880.00/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,880	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,353	2,961.46/head	2,750.00–3,150.00	2,961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	369.37/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,958	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	463.99/cwt	360.00–510.00	1,791	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	337.31/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	428	433.27/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	585	374.95/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	469.11/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,778	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	360.99/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,231	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	253	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	430.03/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,240	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	503.53/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	332.50/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	432.03/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,441	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	456.44/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,132	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	579.82/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	390.84/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,454	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	476.49/cwt	467.50–490.00	2,240	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	458.28/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,158	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	515.04/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,132	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	385.84/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	555.22/cwt	535.00–580.00	1,804	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	510.94/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	554.34/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,084	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	446.62/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,340	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	349.88/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	319.99/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	483	430.12/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,077	3

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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