Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers unevenly steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 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 $394.57/cwt on 89 head, up $3.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 34 comparable sales and sits +1.75 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$394.57

▲ 3.43 vs prior sale

89 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$45.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.02

vs TN average

−16.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	397.11	2,157	84
Medium and Large 2-3	551	351.74	1,937	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.37/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale89 hd

394.57

—

TN average15 barns · 539 hd

388.55

+6.02

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−16.93

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

+1.75

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	1,650	215.30	3,552	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	180.71	2,711	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	173.61	2,273	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,162	139.58	1,622	30

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)	1,303	$3,222	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$3,140	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$2,566	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,185	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,308	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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 2-3	400–450	415	437.77/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,817	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	448.09/cwt	405.00–470.00	1,725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	413.07/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,958	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	362.45/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	347.21/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,458	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	489.71/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,611	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	2,573.78/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,574	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	481.41/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,065	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	555.07/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	200–250	230	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	376.27/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,325	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	377.28/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,339	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	407.01/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,121	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	481.39/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,287	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	421.80/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,236	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	586.81/cwt	570.00–610.00	2,083	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	407.22/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,301	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	511.25/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	345.26/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,306	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	519.56/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,943	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	467.62/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,744	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,640	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	426.45/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,149	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	324	441.00/cwt	315.00–480.00	1,429	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	443.62/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	709	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,680	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	301.36/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,360	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	356.15/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	380.03/cwt	300.00–420.00	1,801	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	279	495.29/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	366.17/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,245	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	319.31/cwt	265.00–360.00	1,996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	694	318.33/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	391.11/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,069	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	401.45/cwt	365.00–430.00	1,698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	362.13/cwt	320.00–375.00	2,086	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	352.60/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	388.28/cwt	340.00–415.00	1,895	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	149.19/cwt	141.00–160.00	2,153	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	189.50/cwt	185.00–194.00	2,566	11
Bulls	—	—	1,690	201.56/cwt	197.00–206.00	3,406	5
Bulls	—	—	1,728	231.54/cwt	228.00–236.00	4,001	5
Bulls	—	—	1,694	219.52/cwt	214.00–226.00	3,719	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,350	201.28/cwt	192.00–213.00	2,717	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	185.23/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,632	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	178.45/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,748	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	174.22/cwt	167.00–183.00	2,200	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	132.77/cwt	125.00–137.50	1,568	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	159.91/cwt	157.50–161.00	1,919	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	144.39/cwt	138.00–152.00	1,614	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	329	407.16/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	421.36/cwt	345.00–455.00	1,787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	345.13/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	267	442.30/cwt	360.00–515.00	1,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	689	297.30/cwt	230.00–330.00	2,048	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	107.02/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,434	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	664	376.50/cwt	376.50–376.50	2,500	77
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	3,221.79/head	2,850.00–3,850.00	3,222	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	420.98/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,549	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,396	3,199.96/head	2,600.00–3,700.00	3,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	628	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	378	432.52/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	755	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	385.04/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,214	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	452.67/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,118	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	542.86/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	347.50/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	552.58/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	433.46/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,267	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	323.77/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	354.93/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,353	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	422.26/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,365	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	452.33/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,140	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	503.51/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,868	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	380.91/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,590	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	445.57/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,112	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	476.26/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,024	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	509.12/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,680	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	413	445.09/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	391.54/cwt	386.00–400.00	2,388	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	477.53/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,068	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	573	337.40/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	473	416.18/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	607	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	532	379.98/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	433	430.02/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,862	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	588	384.87/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	775	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	488	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,074	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1

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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