Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers unevenly steady up to 15.00 higher. On a Better-Quality offering. Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 20.00 lower. Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 20.00 lower with instances of 30.00 lower. Heavily fleshed, excessively haired, and plain cattle receiving most discounts. Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with improved quality Bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $387.47/cwt on 37 head, up $1.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −48.65 against this barn's trailing median of $436.12.

Average price

$387.47

▲ 1.08 vs prior sale

37 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$63.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.02

vs TN average

−11.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	396.11	2,131	32
Medium and Large 2-3	580	332.17	1,927	5thin

One grade step is worth $63.94/cwt here — about $205 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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.83, low $371.12, median $436.12 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 sale37 hd

387.47

—

TN average13 barns · 293 hd

393.49

−6.02

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−11.82

This barn, trailing median33 sales

436.12

−48.65

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	1,758	218.93	3,849	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	185.26	2,820	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,407	176.69	2,486	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,219	143.56	1,749	33

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$3,053	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$3,008	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,223	$2,974	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,772	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$2,663	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,085	$2,277	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,816	3thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	600–650	618	285.07/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,762	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	2,315.53/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,316	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,815.69/head	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	349.34/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	276.49/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	352.56/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	2,484.68/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	279.86/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	318.46/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,990	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	407.40/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	339.39/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,968	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	389.70/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,835	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	318.40/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,993	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	422.42/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,601	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	441.92/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,128	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	376.50/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,958	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	321.56/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	292.05/cwt	265.00–320.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	316.22/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	279.87/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	352.95/cwt	335.00–376.00	1,705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	332.17/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,927	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	363.99/cwt	305.00–375.00	1,110	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	415.13/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	314.41/cwt	265.00–340.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	200.74/cwt	195.00–207.00	2,836	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,578	163.24/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,576	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	175.72/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,458	26
Bulls	—	—	1,670	233.21/cwt	231.00–237.00	3,895	3
Bulls	—	—	1,891	224.61/cwt	217.00–229.00	4,247	12
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,294	204.79/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,650	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	150.09/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,842	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	132.88/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,618	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	178.62/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,803	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	193.30/cwt	189.00–198.00	2,441	8
Bulls	—	—	2,020	191.73/cwt	187.00–196.00	3,873	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	101.27/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	308.31/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	676	324.02/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,190	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	346.59/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	300.02/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,854	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	159.32/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,824	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	963	3,052.73/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,053	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	3,007.95/head	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,008	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,772.06/head	2,200.00–3,150.00	2,772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	523	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,966	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	2,796.45/head	2,400.00–3,350.00	2,796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	580	378.19/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	458.31/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	289.05/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,940	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	2,974.05/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	486.32/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	629	352.22/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,215	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	570	313.35/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	578	364.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	328.73/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	393.73/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	480.62/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,110	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	399.32/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,068	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	480.82/cwt	455.00–505.00	1,813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	408.52/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,104	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	526.42/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	376.38/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	435.95/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	372.56/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,116	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	337.26/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,422	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	434.11/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,997	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	396.69/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	286.19/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	406.99/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,726	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	323.68/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,120	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	397.23/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,475	23

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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