Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 550lbs 10.00 to 20.00 lower, over 550lbs steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder Heifers under 400lbs 20.00 lower, over 450lbs steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 lower. New crop calves and excessively fleshy receiving most discounts. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Quality Fair to Good. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.69/cwt on 67 head, down $10.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 34 comparable sales and sits +25.87 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$418.69

▼ 10.39 vs prior sale

67 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$67.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.65

vs TN average

−5.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	430.67	2,312	55
Small 1-2	510	375.00	1,913	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	561	362.76	2,034	11thin

One grade step is worth $67.90/cwt here — about $278 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale67 hd

418.69

—

TN average14 barns · 488 hd

409.03

+9.65

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−5.38

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

+25.87

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	—	High	1,760	202.69	3,567	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	173.04	2,398	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,395	172.73	2,409	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	145.69	1,583	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)	1,175	$3,053	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,109	$2,806	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$2,770	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$2,597	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,054	$2,037	7
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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 1-2	450–500	483	479.31/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,315	18
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	359	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	275	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	322.55/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	285	657.76/cwt	650.00–665.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	488.66/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,546	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	266	521.77/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	546.89/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,788	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	471.65/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,198	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	507.65/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,919	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	435.41/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,273	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	486.60/cwt	460.00–515.00	2,068	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	417.00/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,419	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	358.64/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	413.11/cwt	355.00–455.00	1,731	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	330.36/cwt	300.00–360.00	2,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	374.39/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,291	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	357.22/cwt	235.00–415.00	1,658	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	356.75/cwt	260.00–410.00	1,887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	438	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,102	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	490	463.33/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	519	418.34/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,171	3
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	267	509.32/cwt	410.00–550.00	1,360	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	415.00/cwt	370.00–460.00	1,619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	372.40/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	460.87/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	454.23/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	428.24/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	380.04/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	350.45/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	518.43/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,162	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	601.91/cwt	575.00–625.00	1,625	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	396.54/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	373.33/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	224	652.57/cwt	640.00–670.00	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	546.29/cwt	525.00–560.00	2,032	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	580.65/cwt	565.00–600.00	1,881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	418.90/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,568	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	532.01/cwt	527.50–540.00	2,309	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	656	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	503	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	579.91/cwt	575.00–585.00	2,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	453	514.02/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,329	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	184.54/cwt	182.00–191.00	2,307	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	170.73/cwt	162.00–179.00	2,416	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	125.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,321	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	148.84/cwt	138.00–154.00	1,599	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	169.78/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,363	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	182.01/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,492	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,089	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,620	156.36/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,533	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	158.57/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,827	5
Bulls	—	—	1,841	216.29/cwt	213.00–219.00	3,982	6
Bulls	—	—	1,928	203.60/cwt	195.00–211.00	3,925	9
Bulls	—	—	2,350	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	4,395	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,241	187.87/cwt	179.00–194.00	2,331	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	2,555.90/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,556	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	2,958.20/head	2,500.00–3,550.00	2,958	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	2,436.79/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,437	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	3,229.64/head	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,230	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	790	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,061	1,829.22/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,829	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	3,102.71/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,103	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	2,349.77/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,154	2,596.72/head	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	459.31/cwt	355.00–495.00	1,755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	351.43/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,481	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	402.81/cwt	345.00–440.00	1,720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	390	481.31/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	531	411.28/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	282	466.27/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	475.65/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	329.90/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	367.77/cwt	320.00–400.00	2,159	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	200–250	248	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	418	448.67/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,875	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	290.65/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,517	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	478.51/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,321	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	523.81/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,949	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	572	396.59/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	418.03/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,358	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	413.67/cwt	340.00–450.00	1,973	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	382.61/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,372	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	368.60/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,514	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	401.63/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,101	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	385.06/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	441.16/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,272	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	788	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	484.56/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,084	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	551	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,452	14

How this sale compares

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