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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, May 26

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

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Feeder Cattle receipts

594 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 668▼ 84 vs year ago 678 · −12.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

143 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 102▲ 20 vs year ago 123 · +16.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

218 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 260▲ 91 vs year ago 127 · +71.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers unevenly steady to 15.00 lower. Feeder Bulls 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Feeder quality fair to good, with very good slaughter cows. Demand good to very good, with added buyer presence.

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 $410.59/cwt on 60 head, down $7.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 34 comparable sales and sits +20.24 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$410.59

▼ 7.23 vs prior sale

60 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

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

$76.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.39

vs TN average

+3.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	424.54	2,316	49
Medium and Large 2-3	536	348.49	1,870	11thin

One grade step is worth $76.04/cwt here — about $447 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 sale60 hd

410.59

—

TN average13 barns · 413 hd

401.20

+9.39

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

+3.15

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

+20.24

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	1,643	214.03	3,517	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	182.74	2,713	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,398	181.85	2,542	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,136	151.65	1,722	24

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)	1,353	$2,961	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,880	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,750	2thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	270	624.05/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,685	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	281	579.82/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,629	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	555.22/cwt	535.00–580.00	1,804	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	327	462.07/cwt	390.00–510.00	1,511	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	351	510.94/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,793	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	377	561.59/cwt	560.00–565.00	2,117	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	515.04/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,132	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	412.27/cwt	375.00–465.00	1,793	6
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	476.49/cwt	467.50–490.00	2,240	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	423.21/cwt	390.00–455.00	2,019	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	446.62/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,340	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	409.81/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,192	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	432.03/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,441	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,722	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	410.61/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,373	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	423.71/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,589	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	613	369.98/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,268	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	390.84/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,454	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,731	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	385.84/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,558	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	337.29/cwt	310.00–365.00	2,260	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,585	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	332.50/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,577	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	830	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,739	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,756	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	907	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,957	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,135	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	253	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,518	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	261	536.99/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,402	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	276	501.99/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,385	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	325	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,739	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	503.53/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,677	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	432.85/cwt	380.00–470.00	1,450	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	469.11/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,778	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	369.57/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,404	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	416	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,018	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	462.90/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,944	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	426	405.16/cwt	300.00–440.00	1,726	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	428	433.27/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,854	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	458.28/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,158	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	384.51/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,819	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	483	430.12/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,077	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,338	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	355.58/cwt	320.00–405.00	1,845	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	430.03/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,240	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,493	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	410.39/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,323	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	329.60/cwt	280.00–365.00	1,922	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	585	374.95/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,193	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	360.99/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,231	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	331.25/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,054	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	353.32/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,360	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	336.61/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,289	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	327.47/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,397	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,492	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,567	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Small 1-2	365	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,405	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	554.34/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,084	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	386	463.99/cwt	360.00–510.00	1,791	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	497.17/cwt	465.00–520.00	2,078	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	429	422.96/cwt	285.00–450.00	1,814	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	456.44/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,132	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	397.64/cwt	335.00–430.00	1,881	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	419.57/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,186	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	369.37/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,958	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,393	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	392.72/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,215	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	359.71/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,079	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	349.88/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,117	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	614	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,456	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	337.31/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,263	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	319.99/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,333	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	793	257.56/cwt	240.00–275.00	2,042	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,387	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,326	207.15/cwt	197.00–223.00	2,747	4
Bulls	—	—	1,668	187.77/cwt	179.00–201.00	3,132	3
Bulls	—	—	1,776	225.84/cwt	217.00–233.00	4,011	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	136.68/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,412	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,326	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	156.72/cwt	145.00–167.00	1,812	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	196.31/cwt	190.00–207.00	2,444	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,330	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,288	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,446	180.23/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,606	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	183.09/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,679	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,512	164.21/cwt	148.00–170.00	2,483	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	192.49/cwt	188.00–197.00	2,980	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,072	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,576	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	2,880.00/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,880	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,353	2,961.46/head	2,750.00–3,150.00	2,961	2

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 668Year ago 678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 102Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 218Last week 260Year ago 127

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	261	530.00–560.00	536.99
7	300–350	333	495.00–510.00	503.53
24	350–400	379	450.00–490.00	469.11
15	400–450	420	445.00–475.00	462.90
11	450–500	471	440.00–470.00	458.28
23	500–550	521	420.00–445.00	430.03
12	550–600	566	395.00–430.00	410.39
5	600–650	618	355.00–370.00	360.99
6	650–700	668	350.00–365.00	353.32
4	700–750	732	320.00–330.00	327.47
1	750–800	755	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	815	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	416	485.00	485.00
3	450–500	487	480.00	480.00
11	550–600	564	442.00	442.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	253	600.00	600.00
5	300–350	325	535.00	535.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	470.00–520.00	501.99
4	300–350	335	380.00–470.00	432.85
6	350–400	380	350.00–400.00	369.57
11	400–450	426	300.00–440.00	405.16
7	450–500	473	330.00–405.00	384.51
8	500–550	519	320.00–405.00	355.58
3	550–600	583	280.00–365.00	329.60
4	600–650	620	325.00–345.00	331.25
3	650–700	680	335.00–340.00	336.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	385	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	428	430.00–435.00	433.27
3	450–500	483	425.00–435.00	430.12
3	550–600	585	370.00–385.00	374.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	560.00–565.00	561.59
3	550–600	567	480.00	480.00
4	600–650	611	420.00–435.00	423.71
3	650–700	658	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	270	620.00–630.00	624.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	420.00	420.00
9	300–350	327	390.00–510.00	462.07
1	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
6	400–450	435	375.00–465.00	412.27
12	450–500	477	390.00–455.00	423.21
2	500–550	535	400.00–420.00	409.81
5	550–600	578	405.00–415.00	410.61
2	600–650	613	365.00–375.00	369.98
2	650–700	670	310.00–365.00	337.29
1	800–850	830	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	875	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	281	570.00–590.00	579.82
14	300–350	325	535.00–580.00	555.22
5	350–400	351	490.00–525.00	510.94
5	400–450	414	505.00–520.00	515.04
18	450–500	470	467.50–490.00	476.49
12	500–550	524	440.00–465.00	446.62
10	550–600	565	420.00–440.00	432.03
10	600–650	628	380.00–405.00	390.84
5	650–700	663	370.00–390.00	385.84
2	700–750	718	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	775	325.00–340.00	332.50
3	900–950	907	326.00	326.00
1	950–1000	950	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	376	550.00–565.00	554.34
15	400–450	418	465.00–520.00	497.17
9	450–500	467	440.00–480.00	456.44
9	500–550	521	410.00–440.00	419.57
9	550–600	564	385.00–405.00	392.72
2	600–650	605	335.00–365.00	349.88
4	650–700	671	320.00–350.00	337.31
4	700–750	729	315.00–325.00	319.99
1	750–800	760	325.00	325.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	386	360.00–510.00	463.99
8	400–450	429	285.00–450.00	422.96
6	450–500	473	335.00–430.00	397.64
8	500–550	530	300.00–400.00	369.37
3	550–600	578	340.00–370.00	359.71
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	793	240.00–275.00	257.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	435.00	435.00
5	600–650	614	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	188.00–197.00	192.49
12	—	1,463	176.00–187.00	183.09
1	—	1,620	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,446	170.00–189.00	180.23
11	—	1,512	148.00–170.00	164.21
21	—	1,245	190.00–207.00	196.31
1	—	1,570	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,330	172.00	172.00
17	—	1,156	145.00–167.00	156.72
5	—	1,033	130.00–142.00	136.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,668	179.00–201.00	187.77
9	—	1,776	217.00–233.00	225.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,326	197.00–223.00	207.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,180	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,353	2,750.00–3,150.00	2,961.46

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.