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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, May 27

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← May 20May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

678 head

▼ 214 vs last sale 892▲ 678 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 148▲ 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold herePreconditioned SaleThu Oct 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 550lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 550lbs steady to 7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady with 400lbs heifers trading 15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls Mostly steady on a light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.75/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −72.60 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$317.75

52 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$38.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.54

vs TN average

−14.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	326.60	1,789	40
Medium and Large 2-3	556	288.25	1,602	12thin

One grade step is worth $38.35/cwt here — about $187 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale52 hd

317.75

—

TN average10 barns · 418 hd

316.21

+1.54

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−14.94

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−72.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $429.07, low $319.92, median $390.36 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,653	185.28	3,063	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,504	161.06	2,422	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	160.87	2,084	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,200	142.26	1,707	40

Every lot

102 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	276	482.22/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,331	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	283	432.39/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,224	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	321	405.75/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,302	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	453.95/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,475	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	363.56/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,400	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	402	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,789	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	396.92/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,679	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	432	360.82/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,559	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,932	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	395.06/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,853	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	482	366.83/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,768	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	337.50/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,688	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	374.13/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,972	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,168	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	354.64/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,078	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	318.64/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,995	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	341.60/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,149	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	327.85/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,170	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,321	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	309.03/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,231	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	287.73/cwt	280.00–302.50	2,207	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,002	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	910	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,866	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,418	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	985	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,216	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,525	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	422.66/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,014	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	257	419.87/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,079	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	265	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,219	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	293	377.35/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,106	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	305	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,342	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	327	348.28/cwt	275.00–390.00	1,139	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	405.64/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,351	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	360	375.12/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,350	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	405.55/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,488	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	371	340.75/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,264	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	328.33/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,395	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	376.41/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,626	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	443	344.26/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,525	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	366.39/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,700	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	316.65/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,495	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,727	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	327.65/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,701	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	297.84/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,546	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	324.06/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,857	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	582	281.40/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,638	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	277.41/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,734	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	299.97/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,893	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	289.15/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,923	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	262.64/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,781	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,943	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,041	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,170	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,914	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	922	226.20/cwt	220.00–240.00	2,086	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	436.29/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,566	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	370.09/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,406	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	348.12/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,469	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	401.86/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,712	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	460	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,909	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	471	339.23/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,598	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	377.69/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,794	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	325.10/cwt	275.00–340.00	1,707	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	365.75/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,938	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	574	309.92/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,779	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	345.66/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,994	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	323.83/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,988	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,780	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	288.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,924	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	676	271.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,835	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	281.68/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,037	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	733	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,979	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	252.65/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,933	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	278.39/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,160	9
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	928	237.48/cwt	230.00–245.00	2,204	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	990	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,683	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,318	161.81/cwt	157.50–170.00	2,133	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	184.27/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,129	5
Bulls	—	—	1,810	200.37/cwt	197.00–210.00	3,627	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	129.77/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,511	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	154.89/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,831	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,217	138.39/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,684	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	174.10/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,220	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	149.05/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,908	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	162.61/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,172	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,369	162.81/cwt	154.00–168.00	2,229	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	175.52/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,480	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,841	146.71/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,701	4

This sale against other markets

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Tue May 27, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 892Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 148Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
4	250–300	276	460.00–500.00	482.22
9	300–350	325	440.00–465.00	453.95
1	350–400	365	425.00	425.00
5	400–450	423	385.00–400.00	396.92
5	450–500	469	385.00–405.00	395.06
11	500–550	527	365.00–380.00	374.13
14	550–600	586	350.00–365.00	354.64
4	600–650	626	315.00–325.00	318.64
7	650–700	662	310.00–335.00	327.85
3	700–750	722	300.00–317.50	309.03
6	750–800	767	280.00–302.50	287.73
1	900–950	930	260.00	260.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	402	445.00	445.00
3	450–500	460	420.00	420.00
6	500–550	542	400.00	400.00
8	600–650	629	340.00–342.50	341.60
4	650–700	663	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	700	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	482	360.00–372.50	366.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	430.00–435.00	432.39
10	300–350	321	370.00–425.00	405.75
3	350–400	385	330.00–380.00	363.56
5	400–450	432	350.00–370.00	360.82
2	500–550	500	320.00–355.00	337.50
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	785	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	910	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	985	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	415.00–430.00	422.66
3	250–300	257	415.00–430.00	419.87
8	300–350	333	400.00–425.00	405.64
17	350–400	367	390.00–420.00	405.55
28	400–450	432	360.00–385.00	376.41
25	450–500	464	350.00–375.00	366.39
15	500–550	519	315.00–330.00	327.65
22	550–600	573	310.00–335.00	324.06
18	600–650	631	290.00–315.00	299.97
16	650–700	665	280.00–300.00	289.15
7	700–750	725	268.00	268.00
2	750–800	770	260.00–270.00	265.03
2	850–900	868	250.00	250.00
4	900–950	922	220.00–240.00	226.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	305	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	370.00–380.00	375.12
7	400–450	443	340.00–350.00	344.26
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	360.00–395.00	377.35
7	300–350	327	275.00–390.00	348.28
5	350–400	371	320.00–355.00	340.75
3	400–450	425	300.00–350.00	328.33
17	450–500	472	285.00–345.00	316.65
5	500–550	519	270.00–310.00	297.84
7	550–600	582	260.00–310.00	281.40
4	600–650	625	265.00–285.00	277.41
2	650–700	678	250.00–275.00	262.64
2	700–750	725	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	790	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	870	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	710	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	430.00–450.00	436.29
8	400–450	426	390.00–415.00	401.86
7	450–500	475	370.00–400.00	377.69
9	500–550	530	350.00–370.00	365.75
15	550–600	577	340.00–360.00	345.66
14	600–650	614	310.00–330.00	323.83
7	650–700	667	280.00–295.00	288.50
3	700–750	723	275.00–285.00	281.68
9	750–800	776	270.00–280.00	278.39
2	900–950	928	230.00–245.00	237.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	680	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
5	350–400	380	345.00–395.00	370.09
9	400–450	422	320.00–380.00	348.12
12	450–500	471	305.00–360.00	339.23
11	500–550	525	275.00–340.00	325.10
6	550–600	574	290.00–335.00	309.92
2	600–650	630	280.00–285.00	282.48
7	650–700	676	270.00–275.00	271.45
2	700–750	733	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	765	245.00–260.00	252.65
1	950–1000	990	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,164	129.00–130.00	129.77
23	—	1,217	134.00–145.00	138.39
12	—	1,182	149.00–160.00	154.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,841	140.00–150.00	146.71
3	—	1,413	171.00–179.00	175.52
8	—	1,369	154.00–168.00	162.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,280	140.00–155.00	149.05
15	—	1,336	158.00–169.00	162.61
15	—	1,275	170.00–179.00	174.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	157.50–170.00	161.81
5	—	1,810	197.00–210.00	200.37
5	—	1,698	180.00–189.00	184.27

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.