Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality good to very good, with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.64/cwt on 148 head, up $15.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 34 comparable sales and sits +16.82 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$409.64

▲ 15.08 vs prior sale

148 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$598

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

$72.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.63

vs TN average

−6.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	422.75	2,507	80
Medium and Large 1-2	539	404.58	2,181	55
Medium and Large 2-3	545	350.37	1,909	13thin

One grade step is worth $72.38/cwt here — about $598 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 sale148 hd

409.64

—

TN average17 barns · 647 hd

401.01

+8.63

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−6.19

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

+16.82

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	1,764	221.59	3,909	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	186.48	2,554	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	178.54	2,249	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,238	142.08	1,758	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,999	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,952	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,114	$2,682	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	823	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,172	$2,477	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,135	$2,292	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,565	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	367.47/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	484.82/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,051	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	356.04/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,576	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	453.46/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,941	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	584.85/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,421	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	462.16/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	250	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	397.34/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,205	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	409.05/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,164	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,821	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,166	2,452.95/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	517.26/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,686	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	410.15/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,186	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	336.28/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,394	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	451.07/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,639	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	495.54/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,848	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	374.16/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,331	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	368.72/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	447.01/cwt	440.00–451.00	2,360	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	526.56/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,017	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	397.64/cwt	340.00–425.00	1,905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	400.02/cwt	300.00–440.00	1,308	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	353.68/cwt	310.00–375.00	2,193	3
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 2	—	940	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	379.65/cwt	320.00–440.00	1,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	292	423.46/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	431.23/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	405.49/cwt	360.00–430.00	2,100	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	453.73/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,303	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	366.10/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	365.83/cwt	300.00–410.00	1,727	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	455.21/cwt	380.00–485.00	1,493	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	348.31/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,839	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	196.06/cwt	191.00–208.00	2,566	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	182.12/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,544	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	159.19/cwt	149.00–166.00	2,019	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	193.40/cwt	187.00–203.00	2,427	14
Bulls	—	—	1,764	219.37/cwt	214.00–226.00	3,870	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,320	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,653	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	176.42/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,221	16
Bulls	—	—	1,912	233.64/cwt	228.00–238.00	4,467	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,266	126.54/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,602	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	166.71/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,979	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,348	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	150.25/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,848	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	302.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	373.70/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,954	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	425.25/cwt	375.00–450.00	1,616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	355.01/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	550–600	593	422.75/cwt	422.75–422.75	2,507	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	639	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,562	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	580	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	472.43/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,187	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	823	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,172	2,792.46/head	2,150.00–3,200.00	2,792	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	2,414.84/head	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	495.25/cwt	487.50–510.00	2,159	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	480.24/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,257	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	3,448.03/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	575	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	545	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	437.98/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,518	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	520.15/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,670	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,998.62/head	2,100.00–3,650.00	2,999	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,103.33/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	534	389.24/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,079	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	568.85/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	440.18/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,091	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	420	431.28/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	473	407.38/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	413.60/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,519	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	300.03/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	356.65/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	635	385.75/cwt	385.75–385.75	2,450	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,415	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	441.18/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,104	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	372.31/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,338	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	329.95/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	544.76/cwt	520.00–590.00	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	402.25/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,301	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	488.31/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,856	12

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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