Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady to 15.00 higher. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Average to good quality with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.76/cwt on 168 head, up $11.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −16.06 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$376.76

▲ 11.62 vs prior sale

168 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$67.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.65

vs TN average

+2.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	392.50	2,241	80
Medium and Large 1-2	548	372.07	2,038	70
Medium and Large 2-3	568	325.06	1,847	18thin

One grade step is worth $67.44/cwt here — about $394 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 sale168 hd

376.76

—

TN average15 barns · 544 hd

366.12

+10.65

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

+2.73

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−16.06

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	1,690	211.50	3,574	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	175.24	2,438	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,301	173.14	2,252	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,201	142.69	1,714	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$3,061	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,027	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,499	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,147	$2,330	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,108	$2,273	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,201	$2,251	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	713	$2,199	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	795	$2,186	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,500	3thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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	650–700	673	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	255.16/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	342.21/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,999	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,066	2,049.95/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,050	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,132	2,191.83/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,192	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	713	2,199.47/head	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,199	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,997	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	522.91/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	795	2,185.58/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,186	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	2,134.84/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	449.88/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	401.22/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,432	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,348	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	333.55/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,255	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,553	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	456.59/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	421.90/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,839	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	469.55/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	350–400	389	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450–500	459	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	371.32/cwt	310.00–410.00	1,760	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	393.31/cwt	325.00–430.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	611	357.39/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,184	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	397.62/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	336.69/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	372.49/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,982	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	365.28/cwt	305.00–415.00	1,746	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	316.56/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	334.18/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	370.65/cwt	330.00–410.00	1,420	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	388.33/cwt	300.00–425.00	1,643	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	379.36/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	419.88/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	358.13/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,694	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	485	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	104.93/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,293	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	129.67/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,592	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	190.48/cwt	188.00–193.00	2,507	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	177.80/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,395	29
Bulls	—	—	1,890	227.34/cwt	224.00–233.00	4,297	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,300	202.91/cwt	187.50–222.00	2,638	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	174.42/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,522	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	165.53/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,135	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	216.11/cwt	211.00–222.00	3,793	12
Bulls	—	—	1,880	191.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,600	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	163.48/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,967	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	148.27/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,757	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	324	401.48/cwt	335.00–425.00	1,301	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	377.80/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	277	396.73/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,534	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	162.05/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,993	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,161	2,552.80/head	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,553	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,241	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	631	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	2,395	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	321.74/cwt	240.00–340.00	1,869	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	518	417.56/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,163	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	2,573.04/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,573	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	2,797.30/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,797	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	3,027.05/head	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,027	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,433	3,114.25/head	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,114	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	375.41/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,527	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	499.86/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,309	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	451	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,075	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	484.92/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	560	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	423.36/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,227	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	473	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	690	344.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	580	367.63/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	452.57/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	472.82/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	345.72/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	587	343.00/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,013	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	381	411.26/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	626	324.89/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	463.68/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,179	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	373.16/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,082	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	396.19/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,488	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	428	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	339.67/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,096	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	334.14/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,252	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	347.96/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,161	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	437.04/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	376.58/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,150	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	452.34/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,922	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	355.44/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	413.06/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	374.59/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,989	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	316.28/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	458.24/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	419.97/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,007	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	437.27/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,073	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	384.08/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,020	17

How this sale compares

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