Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers unevenly steady. Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 10.00 lower, with new crop and heavy flesh receiving most discounts. Feeder Bulls steady to 8.00 lower. Quality and demand good on a lighter run of calves. Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.14/cwt on 72 head, up $1.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −1.68 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$391.14

▲ 1.56 vs prior sale

72 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

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

$84.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.95

vs TN average

−9.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	405.17	2,156	60
Medium and Large 2-3	545	320.95	1,750	12thin

One grade step is worth $84.23/cwt here — about $406 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 sale72 hd

391.14

—

TN average16 barns · 699 hd

387.19

+3.95

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−9.38

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−1.68

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	—	Low	1,810	213.08	3,857	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,401	182.82	2,561	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	169.29	2,295	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	139.45	1,607	23

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)	1,080	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1-2	650–700	662	345.05/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,284	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	508.85/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,954	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	311.27/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	327	556.68/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	364.84/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	428.02/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,007	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	453.37/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	468.50/cwt	468.50–468.50	2,521	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	456.70/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,713	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	448.60/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	495.00/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	312.63/cwt	305.00–316.00	2,629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	470.82/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	263	360.24/cwt	355.00–365.00	947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	317.43/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	377.26/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,177	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	440.48/cwt	430.00–443.00	2,238	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	411.19/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,941	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	406.40/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	384.78/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,020	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	295.12/cwt	245.00–320.00	2,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	421.51/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	389	458.26/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	342.62/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	364.17/cwt	300.00–425.00	1,347	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	330.30/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	320.24/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	386.53/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	348	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,740	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	146.04/cwt	138.00–155.00	1,671	15
Bulls	—	—	1,485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,599	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,537	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	187.04/cwt	186.00–188.00	2,555	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	169.44/cwt	161.00–182.00	2,377	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	154.49/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,024	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	337.49/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,052	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	181.96/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,566	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	187.85/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,378	7
Bulls	—	—	2,190	226.64/cwt	224.00–229.00	4,963	2
Bulls	—	—	1,767	214.17/cwt	209.00–220.00	3,784	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	127.08/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,484	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	343.20/cwt	285.00–410.00	1,486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	330.25/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	307.92/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	387	433.38/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	639	385.75/cwt	385.75–385.75	2,465	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	550.00/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	575	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,386	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	430	405.06/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	475	395.16/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	905	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	533	367.39/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	558.50/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,089	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	673	317.36/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	570	402.52/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	425.35/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,471	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	474.64/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	380.16/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,182	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	935	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	433.87/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,286	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	446.34/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,160	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	531.24/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	408.99/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,172	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	515.83/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	382.73/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	358.71/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,192	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	399.98/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,044	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	325.95/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	435.19/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	465.12/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,000	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	437.28/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,841	9

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.

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