Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle, unevenly steady to 15.00 higher. On a lighter test of market. Slaughter Cows 10.00 to 17.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.81/cwt on 52 head, up $0.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −63.01 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$329.81

▲ 0.52 vs prior sale

52 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$22.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

vs TN average

−7.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	332.02	1,807	47
Medium and Large 2-3	546	309.04	1,688	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.98/cwt here — about $119 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 $326.23, 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 sale52 hd

329.81

—

TN average11 barns · 220 hd

330.76

−0.95

National average137 barns · 5,062 hd

337.76

−7.95

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−63.01

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	—	Average	1,856	190.77	3,541	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	145.46	2,137	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,412	144.14	2,036	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,184	119.12	1,410	22

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,431	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,179	$2,394	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	2,413.34/head	1,900.00–2,750.00	2,413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	407	468.14/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	382.38/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	387.42/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	647	344.75/cwt	344.75–344.75	2,231	80
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,179	2,394.24/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,394	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	535	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	491.45/cwt	460.00–515.00	1,833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	505.96/cwt	485.00–535.00	1,619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	325.98/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,718	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	130.25/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	325.35/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	318.14/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	385.96/cwt	347.50–425.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	328.04/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,575	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	148.07/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,592	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	114.94/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,342	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	95.59/cwt	84.00–109.00	1,192	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	145.34/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,138	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	166.57/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,312	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	135.22/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,035	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,385	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,618	1
Bulls	—	—	1,856	185.23/cwt	177.00–192.00	3,438	10
Bulls	—	—	1,924	198.94/cwt	196.00–201.00	3,828	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,477	145.51/cwt	137.00–151.00	2,149	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	158.84/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,955	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	127.46/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	310.29/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	289.11/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	923	217.76/cwt	185.00–250.00	2,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	308.21/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	322.51/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	331	337.03/cwt	275.00–370.00	1,116	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	313.05/cwt	300.00–322.50	2,122	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	361	379.22/cwt	345.00–410.00	1,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	307.17/cwt	280.00–321.00	1,416	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,961	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	410.51/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	398.90/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,891	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	403	334.94/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	314.99/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	317.12/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,106	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	309.11/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	399.43/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,282	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	411.12/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	496.49/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	483	332.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	568	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	339.15/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,767	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	323.76/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,024	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	320.85/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,009	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	352.83/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,849	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	313.99/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,969	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	312.41/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	361.46/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	333.96/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,258	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	533	392.39/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	368	422.38/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	326.53/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	342.08/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,987	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	324.56/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,856	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	503	364.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	332.53/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	367.01/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,754	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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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