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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 6

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← May 18Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

876 head

▲ 876 vs last sale 0▲ 876 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

186 head

▲ 186 vs last sale 0▲ 186 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $227.71/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −162.65 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$227.71

77 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$27.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.33

vs TN average

−17.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	232.53	1,256	55
Medium and Large 2	543	218.01	1,184	18thin
Medium and Large 3	556	205.02	1,139	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.51/cwt here — about $117 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale77 hd

227.71

—

TN average18 barns · 1,179 hd

246.04

−18.33

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−17.36

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−162.65

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	—	High	1,480	168.39	2,492	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	146.07	2,142	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	140.68	1,731	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	121.26	1,213	34

Every lot

105 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	227	301.58/cwt	300.00–305.00	685	3
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	684	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	315.29/cwt	300.00–320.00	864	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	279.88/cwt	275.00–285.00	876	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	316.01/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,027	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	312.40/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,162	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	272.73/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,050	2
Steers	400–450	Small 1	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	301.12/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,253	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	282.96/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,234	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	290.89/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,353	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	275.71/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,312	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	234.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,158	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	252.39/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,307	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	270.90/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,441	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,493	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,382	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	253.28/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,456	10
Steers	600–650	Small 1	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,465	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	249.77/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,581	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	636	264.35/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,681	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	257.00/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,717	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	242.79/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,622	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	728	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,820	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	234.36/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,718	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	223.61/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,751	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,620	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	217.52/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,768	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	214.02/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,877	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	277.39/cwt	275.00–280.00	624	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	282.80/cwt	275.00–295.00	744	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	875	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	278.53/cwt	270.00–285.00	928	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	273.65/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,032	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	970	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	235.87/cwt	230.00–240.00	988	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	942	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	249.38/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,070	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	463	251.10/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,163	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	237.04/cwt	233.00–247.50	1,107	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	202.51/cwt	200.00–210.00	978	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	227.98/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,103	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	234.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,222	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	220.18/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,160	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	559	203.36/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,137	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	230.24/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,301	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	214.59/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,221	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	209.39/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,332	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,284	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	207.13/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,384	32
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	197.49/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,420	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,425	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	892	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,597	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,584	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,625	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	946	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	261.41/cwt	250.00–275.00	988	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	293.04/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,143	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	225.44/cwt	210.00–240.00	954	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,092	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	281.33/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,227	11
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	265.86/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,255	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	224.46/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,073	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	246.62/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,181	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	241.20/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,254	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	226.81/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,193	8
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	573	205.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,176	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	239.99/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,414	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	222.82/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,315	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	228.31/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,390	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	210.98/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,285	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	225.01/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,485	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	216.23/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,544	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	189.97/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,467	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	192.43/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,613	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,298	152.50/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,979	2
Bulls	—	—	1,422	166.51/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,368	10
Bulls	—	—	1,716	181.02/cwt	176.00–189.00	3,106	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	847	101.83/cwt	91.00–115.00	863	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	122.73/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,263	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	133.38/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,431	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	141.61/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,715	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	131.21/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,651	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	151.61/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,036	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	145.06/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,109	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	152.52/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,260	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,264	1

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 Aug 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 876Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	300.00–305.00	301.58
5	250–300	274	300.00–320.00	315.29
11	300–350	325	300.00–335.00	316.01
13	350–400	372	300.00–320.00	312.40
18	400–450	416	290.00–315.00	301.12
18	450–500	465	285.00–305.00	290.89
16	500–550	532	265.00–280.00	270.90
10	550–600	575	250.00–260.00	253.28
11	600–650	633	245.00–257.50	249.77
15	650–700	668	235.00–250.00	242.79
23	700–750	733	230.00–235.00	234.36
2	750–800	783	215.00–232.50	223.61
2	800–850	813	212.50–222.50	217.52
5	850–900	877	200.00–220.00	214.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	430	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	493	230.00–240.00	234.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	313	275.00–285.00	279.88
2	350–400	385	255.00–290.00	272.73
5	400–450	436	275.00–285.00	282.96
11	450–500	476	270.00–282.50	275.71
2	500–550	518	245.00–260.00	252.39
1	550–600	570	242.50	242.50
3	600–650	617	235.00–240.00	237.49
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	800	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	558	267.50	267.50
11	600–650	636	264.00–265.00	264.35
14	650–700	668	255.00–259.00	257.00
2	700–750	728	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	390	290.00–295.00	293.04
11	400–450	436	275.00–290.00	281.33
6	450–500	472	260.00–280.00	265.86
10	500–550	520	235.00–252.50	241.20
9	550–600	589	235.00–250.00	239.99
6	600–650	609	225.00–235.00	228.31
9	650–700	660	217.50–235.00	225.01
4	700–750	714	210.00–225.00	216.23
3	750–800	772	185.00–195.00	189.97
2	800–850	838	185.00–200.00	192.43
1	900–950	910	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	250.00–275.00	261.41
4	400–450	428	250.00–260.00	255.03
6	450–500	479	235.00–255.00	246.62
8	500–550	526	220.00–230.00	226.81
7	550–600	590	220.00–230.00	222.82
5	600–650	609	205.00–215.00	210.98
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	715	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	210.00–240.00	225.44
4	450–500	478	220.00–230.00	224.46
1	500–550	505	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	630	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	573	200.00–210.00	205.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	330	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	388	245.00–255.00	250.03
6	400–450	419	230.00–240.00	235.87
5	450–500	484	225.00–230.00	227.98
11	500–550	527	215.00–225.00	220.18
7	550–600	569	210.00–220.00	214.59
1	600–650	630	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	650	197.50	197.50
1	700–750	745	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	220.00	220.00
4	450–500	483	200.00–210.00	202.51
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00
3	550–600	559	200.00–205.00	203.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	275.00–280.00	277.39
4	250–300	263	275.00–295.00	282.80
7	300–350	333	270.00–285.00	278.53
10	350–400	377	265.00–285.00	273.65
23	400–450	429	245.00–257.50	249.38
28	450–500	467	233.00–247.50	237.04
32	500–550	522	230.00–240.00	234.18
23	550–600	565	225.00–237.50	230.24
23	600–650	636	200.00–215.00	209.39
32	650–700	668	200.00–212.50	207.13
6	700–750	719	190.00–205.00	197.49
4	750–800	770	180.00–190.00	185.00
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00
3	850–900	892	179.00	179.00
3	900–950	905	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	985	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	463	250.00–255.00	251.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,482	150.00–156.00	152.52
22	—	1,454	140.00–149.00	145.06
1	—	1,665	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,073	131.00–135.00	133.38
8	—	847	91.00–115.00	101.83
15	—	1,029	119.00–128.00	122.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,343	149.00–155.00	151.61
52	—	1,211	135.00–148.00	141.61
12	—	1,258	124.00–134.00	131.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,716	176.00–189.00	181.02
10	—	1,422	160.00–171.00	166.51
2	—	1,298	152.00–153.00	152.50

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.