Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers unevenly steady with 600lbs to 750lbs 5.00 lower. Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower on a lighter test of market. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Very good quality, and good demand, with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $355.83/cwt on 104 head, down $9.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −76.26 against this barn's trailing median of $432.09.

Average price

$355.83

▼ 9.98 vs prior sale

104 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$46.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.85

vs TN average

−50.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	364.34	2,028	85
Medium and Large 2-3	568	317.76	1,804	19thin

One grade step is worth $46.58/cwt here — about $224 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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.83, low $344.52, median $432.09 across 33 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 sale104 hd

355.83

—

TN average16 barns · 729 hd

370.68

−14.85

National average166 barns · 11,684 hd

406.11

−50.28

This barn, trailing median33 sales

432.09

−76.26

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	1,787	182.84	3,268	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,554	147.96	2,300	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,431	141.39	2,024	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,205	119.32	1,438	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)	1,322	$3,182	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,335	$2,554	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,353	$2,479	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,253	$2,411	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	955	$3,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	363.00/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,902	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	504.15/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	417.22/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,986	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	324.43/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,177	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	432.22/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,379	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	445.44/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,920	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	543.23/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	403.39/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,896	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	250–300	270	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	464.58/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	363.44/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,061	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	429.42/cwt	395.00–455.00	1,847	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	324.70/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,020	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	493.16/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,096	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	511	375.64/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,920	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	326.00/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	326.94/cwt	321.00–335.00	2,665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	283.65/cwt	277.00–292.00	2,879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	340	437.50/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	331.39/cwt	315.00–335.50	2,204	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	355.16/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,039	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	340.58/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,955	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	347.50/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,817	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	436.22/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	429.30/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	573	368.32/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,110	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	336.34/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,105	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	397.11/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,541	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	372.43/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,959	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	624	379.75/cwt	379.75–379.75	2,370	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	430	347.50/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	565	317.43/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	394.99/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,860	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	488	452.51/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,208	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,322	3,181.83/head	2,525.00–3,575.00	3,182	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	496.85/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	615	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	345.75/cwt	345.75–345.75	2,275	80
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,243	2,252.06/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	594	332.45/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,975	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	579	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,212	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	387	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,051	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,408	2,642.68/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,643	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	2,729.86/head	2,450.00–3,000.00	2,730	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	2,177.87/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,178	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	133.50/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,782	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	117.46/cwt	106.00–124.00	1,413	9
Bulls	—	—	1,896	188.68/cwt	185.00–193.00	3,577	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,903	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	150.75/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,383	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,138	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,603	120.90/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,938	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,462	145.07/cwt	138.00–152.00	2,121	18
Bulls	—	—	1,807	176.38/cwt	160.00–182.00	3,187	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	145.33/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,572	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	131.37/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,674	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,283	182.11/cwt	166.00–195.00	2,336	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,424	2,599.44/head	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,599	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	90.19/cwt	72.00–100.00	1,071	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	343.96/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,658	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	297.85/cwt	200.00–355.00	1,564	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	332.35/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	294.96/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	310.00/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,758	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	340.80/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,479	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	336.43/cwt	310.00–360.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	703	263.76/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	679	263.36/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,788	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	293.13/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	275.76/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	303.20/cwt	270.00–355.00	1,316	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	363.07/cwt	315.00–405.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	340.50/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	515.58/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	298.62/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,162	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	331.51/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,228	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	594	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	2,088	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	316.02/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	309.00/cwt	307.50–310.00	2,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	366.50/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,723	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	309.62/cwt	302.00–315.00	3,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	318.15/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,848	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	361	327.49/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	493	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,849	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	394.95/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	338.06/cwt	320.00–346.00	2,113	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	758	270.10/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	740	332.25/cwt	332.25–332.25	2,459	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	302.94/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	316.68/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	330.96/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,399	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	357.74/cwt	320.00–400.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	316.29/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	3

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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