Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Bulls unevenly steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder Heifers full 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower. Quality good with demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $389.58/cwt on 64 head, down $21.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −3.25 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$389.58

▼ 21.02 vs prior sale

64 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$50.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.26

vs TN average

−15.18 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	398.27	2,166	53
Medium and Large 2-3	539	347.66	1,874	11thin

One grade step is worth $50.62/cwt here — about $292 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 sale64 hd

389.58

—

TN average14 barns · 538 hd

384.31

+5.26

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−15.18

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−3.25

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	—	Low	1,876	221.17	4,150	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	184.74	2,633	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,377	174.76	2,407	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,142	145.29	1,660	26

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$3,140	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	593	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	268	635.23/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	363.50/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	334.96/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,882	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	372.47/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	472.45/cwt	325.00–520.00	1,550	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	331.72/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,388	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	254.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,086	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,390	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	281	393.71/cwt	350.00–440.00	1,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	337.74/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,283	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	426.05/cwt	420.00–432.00	2,872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	530.45/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,947	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	411.95/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	433.45/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,063	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	438.58/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,877	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	351.21/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,178	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	358.24/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	326.71/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	268	423.00/cwt	310.00–500.00	1,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	392.29/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	369.48/cwt	340.00–415.00	1,611	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	458.49/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	393.75/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	337.76/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	400.77/cwt	300.00–485.00	1,475	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	402.03/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,095	5
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	1
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	378.44/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	361.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,271	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	453.15/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	434.84/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,992	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	199.60/cwt	198.00–201.00	3,443	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	162.97/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,793	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	147.14/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,676	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	142.21/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,226	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,504	158.82/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,389	10
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,185	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,370	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	177.87/cwt	169.00–186.00	2,396	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	128.04/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,511	5
Bulls	—	—	1,871	221.84/cwt	212.00–228.00	4,151	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	174.55/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,547	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	198.33/cwt	196.00–201.00	2,737	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	192.15/cwt	187.00–205.00	2,471	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	353.20/cwt	315.00–420.00	1,483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	379.25/cwt	310.00–400.00	1,206	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	409.80/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Bulls	—	—	2,139	235.39/cwt	231.00–240.00	5,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	531	369.98/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	489.85/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	635	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	524	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,441	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	834	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,519	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	623	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	3,140.19/head	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	647	384.75/cwt	384.75–384.75	2,489	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	531	423.44/cwt	422.50–425.00	2,248	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	574	401.22/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	567.05/cwt	555.00–575.00	1,843	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	398.19/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,270	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	464.27/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,537	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	455.05/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,943	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	359.97/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	474.81/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,023	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	330.79/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	370.03/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,313	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	450.45/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	432.20/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,057	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	412.84/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,151	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	347.27/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,330	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	532.21/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	443.61/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,320	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	527.21/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	348.70/cwt	348.00–365.00	2,521	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	412.02/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,530	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	407.91/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,292	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	463.42/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	381.73/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	475	400.87/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	653	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	581	370.69/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,154	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	432.59/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,500	25

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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