Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle, 15.00 to 20.00 higher with instances of 30.00 higher. Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Quality good to very good, and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $417.79/cwt on 54 head, down $0.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 34 comparable sales and sits +24.97 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$417.79

▼ 0.90 vs prior sale

54 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$53.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.38

vs TN average

−10.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	428.77	2,359	43
Medium and Large 2-3	540	374.88	2,023	11thin

One grade step is worth $53.89/cwt here — about $337 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

417.79

—

TN average15 barns · 578 hd

410.41

+7.38

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−10.11

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

+24.97

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	1,715	203.46	3,490	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	176.50	2,232	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	176.44	2,588	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,160	147.56	1,712	26

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)	1,149	$2,960	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,091	$2,802	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,315	$2,725	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,192	$2,664	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,068	$2,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,030	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,940	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	949	$1,841	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,244	$3,972	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,159	$3,209	8

Every lot, as filed

120 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	—	—	1,745	220.57/cwt	218.00–225.00	3,849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	349.69/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	419	498.45/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,089	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	488	484.79/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	523	418.25/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	595.92/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	367	593.32/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	260	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	419.45/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,433	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	475.27/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,248	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	435.15/cwt	300.00–510.00	1,627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,202	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	540.45/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,000	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	442.65/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,319	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	369.91/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	461.83/cwt	310.00–560.00	1,261	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	626	339.78/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	372.70/cwt	310.00–415.00	1,957	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	403.72/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	388.39/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	455.57/cwt	400.00–520.00	1,490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	499.46/cwt	465.00–525.00	2,108	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	378.69/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	637	391.25/cwt	391.25–391.25	2,492	80
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	336.49/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	535.00/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	243	540.10/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	431.82/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,241	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	459	423.27/cwt	375.00–470.00	1,943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	331	469.05/cwt	350.00–550.00	1,553	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	363	510.09/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	626.33/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	416.14/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,559	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	553.90/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,027	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	451.02/cwt	400.00–515.00	1,903	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	292	545.89/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	366	430.66/cwt	370.00–490.00	1,576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	418.23/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	449.05/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	548.76/cwt	535.00–560.00	2,277	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	612.33/cwt	600.00–645.00	1,966	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	506.98/cwt	475.00–535.00	2,631	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	537.11/cwt	515.00–550.00	2,503	23
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	515	354.56/cwt	310.00–400.00	1,826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	531.01/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,299	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	413.08/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,375	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	280.03/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	562	448.34/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,138	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	158.47/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,193	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	954	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	130.36/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,602	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	164.53/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,688	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	152.29/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,794	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	173.28/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,469	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,213	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	190.52/cwt	187.00–196.00	2,921	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	188.92/cwt	183.00–205.00	2,303	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	173.10/cwt	164.00–181.00	2,181	29
Bulls	—	—	1,996	207.76/cwt	197.00–215.00	4,147	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,591	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,313	184.69/cwt	176.00–197.00	2,425	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	979	2,533.71/head	1,900.00–3,250.00	2,534	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,903.74/head	2,450.00–3,350.00	2,904	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	3,124.43/head	2,400.00–3,900.00	3,124	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,192	2,663.50/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,664	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,895.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,895	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	898	1,786.07/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,786	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	710	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,940.00/head	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,940	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	433	440.17/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	578.90/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	393.68/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	519.07/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,408	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	440.18/cwt	375.00–525.00	1,866	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	372	508.52/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	527	398.35/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	493	416.82/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,055	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	410.98/cwt	365.00–470.00	1,948	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	486.87/cwt	405.00–500.00	1,811	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	396.25/cwt	360.00–435.00	2,049	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	472.60/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,415	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	387.23/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	347.46/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	332.46/cwt	270.00–370.00	2,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	525.02/cwt	510.00–545.00	1,985	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	400.33/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,466	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	374.82/cwt	320.00–390.00	2,166	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	870	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,144	3,184.62/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,185	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	3,247.56/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,248	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	3,832.76/head	3,700.00–4,050.00	3,833	4

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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