Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Heavy flesh, excessively haired, and new crop calves receiving most of discounts. Average quality and good demand. Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $364.91/cwt on 54 head, down $28.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −27.91 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$364.91

▼ 28.06 vs prior sale

54 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$518

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

$90.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.06

vs TN average

−10.90 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	375.42	2,042	45
Medium and Large 2-3	547	315.81	1,727	8thin
Small 1-2	535	285.00	1,525	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.42/cwt here — about $518 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 sale54 hd

364.91

—

TN average15 barns · 731 hd

370.97

−6.06

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−10.90

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−27.91

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	1,543	213.86	3,299	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,337	184.36	2,464	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	182.17	2,504	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	143.68	1,619	19

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)	1,203	$3,701	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,271	$3,179	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,525	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,265	$2,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,155	$2,181	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 2-3	450–500	487	351.76/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	323.35/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	281.66/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	384.05/cwt	325.00–425.00	1,413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	295	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	728	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,337	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	458.77/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,941	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	2,180.95/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,181	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	539.27/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	498.00/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,256	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	838	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	253	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	310.09/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	332.24/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,070	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	400.54/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,083	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	296.10/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	414	503.95/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	302.41/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	297.58/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	365.55/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	664	297.05/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,972	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	397.76/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,291	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	332.25/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	368.85/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	338.66/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	372.76/cwt	330.00–425.00	1,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	337.56/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	299.10/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,848	5
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	339.02/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	335.76/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,917	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	198.15/cwt	190.00–208.00	2,542	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	147.89/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,639	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	120.69/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,579	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	180.76/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,368	35
Bulls	—	—	1,758	213.77/cwt	203.00–223.00	3,758	12
Bulls	—	—	1,630	228.98/cwt	224.00–235.00	3,732	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	136.00/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,428	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	160.55/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,675	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,900	162.00/cwt	150.00–169.00	3,078	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	181.62/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,494	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,698	1
Bulls	—	—	2,560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	4,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	370.44/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	341.96/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	773	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	292.95/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	335.58/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,587	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,199	209.20/cwt	187.50–219.00	2,508	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,284	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	563	434.44/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,446	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	434.85/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,239	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	3,700.62/head	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,701	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,525.00/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	465.00/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	578	327.48/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	438	402.51/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	513	346.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	343.29/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	474.09/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,214	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	462.04/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,803	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,271	3,179.40/head	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,179	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	391.84/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,281	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	303.29/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	331.17/cwt	329.00–337.50	2,563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	540	360.60/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	487	353.54/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	422	393.68/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	396.49/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,074	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	488.60/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	473.78/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,838	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	366.71/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,479	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	498	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	326.55/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,149	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	370.83/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,099	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	429.56/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,826	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	471.99/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	393.14/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	409.21/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,940	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	350.33/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,165	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	431.59/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,512	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	320.42/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,153	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	463.44/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	375.73/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,352	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	452.09/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	361	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	421.06/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,067	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,525	2

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →