Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to no report previous holiday week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $378.72/cwt on 82 head, down $30.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −14.10 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$378.72

▼ 30.92 vs prior sale

82 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$443

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

$69.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.28

vs TN average

−37.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	387.35	2,161	68
Small 1-2	510	385.00	1,964	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	541	317.51	1,718	10thin

One grade step is worth $69.84/cwt here — about $443 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 sale82 hd

378.72

—

TN average8 barns · 344 hd

394.99

−16.28

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−37.39

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−14.10

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	1,750	225.05	3,939	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	186.01	2,741	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,367	177.64	2,427	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,286	140.59	1,808	32

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)	1,338	$2,968	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,897	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,179	$2,854	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,268	$2,486	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,177	$2,374	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	904	$2,817	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	958	$3,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$2,952	2thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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 2-3	650–700	683	325.09/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	415.36/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	308.13/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,920	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	386.70/cwt	335.00–415.00	1,686	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	403.03/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	272	412.72/cwt	340.00–520.00	1,123	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	405.42/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,966	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	513	304.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	600–650	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	225.01/cwt	215.00–235.00	4,102	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,301	145.59/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,894	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	124.72/cwt	112.50–136.00	1,507	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	182.20/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,773	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	193.06/cwt	189.00–201.00	2,568	10
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,110	216.33/cwt	212.50–220.00	2,401	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	162.69/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,292	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,309	162.60/cwt	159.00–171.00	2,128	8
Bulls	—	—	1,910	241.38/cwt	239.00–243.00	4,610	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,368	102.51/cwt	100.00–107.50	1,402	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	194.40/cwt	191.00–199.00	2,657	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	178.60/cwt	170.00–187.00	2,431	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	439.36/cwt	400.00–500.00	1,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	272	420.25/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	318.83/cwt	275.00–340.00	1,645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	394.24/cwt	355.00–420.00	1,455	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	209.51/cwt	209.00–210.00	3,666	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,152	2,873.36/head	2,450.00–3,000.00	2,873	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	430	422.06/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	316.18/cwt	245.00–360.00	1,790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	567	411.25/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	665	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	488	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,464	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	3,009.09/head	2,450.00–3,700.00	3,009	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	395.70/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,093	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,386	3,127.51/head	2,600.00–3,900.00	3,128	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	368.96/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,601	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	381.55/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,541	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	402.70/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,448	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	354.26/cwt	340.00–363.00	2,356	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	443.79/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,882	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	335.45/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	473.74/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,246	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	340.06/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	355.82/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,256	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	547.20/cwt	520.00–565.00	2,019	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	488.60/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	490.54/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,903	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	332.80/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,409	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	577.50/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	453.07/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,735	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	428.04/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,046	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	402.89/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,095	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,594	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	638	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	382.66/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,189	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	450.09/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	438.55/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,259	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	525.68/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	397	428.34/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	410.40/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,368	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,330	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	330.97/cwt	285.00–360.00	1,767	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	918	2,874.80/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	403.15/cwt	320.00–470.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	355.94/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,040	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	2,252.01/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	409.19/cwt	315.00–480.00	1,510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	347.42/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,303	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	998	2,952.26/head	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,952	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,268	2,486.02/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,486	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,182	2,332.37/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	828	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,716	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	318.32/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	369.66/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,140	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	353.45/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,400	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	803	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,859	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	353.40/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,588	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	456.07/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,125	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,789	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	414.67/cwt	360.00–450.00	1,339	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	377.09/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,991	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	325.80/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,883	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	684	321.81/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,201	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	393.25/cwt	330.00–425.00	1,856	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	292.63/cwt	270.00–310.00	2,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	370.50/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,144	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,039	2,505.92/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,506	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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