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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 13
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,016 head
▲ 140 vs last sale 876▲ 1,016 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
380 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 186▲ 380 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 176▲ 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 500 lbs. 6.00 lower, with those weighing over 500 lbs. 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. 6.00 lower, with those weighing 450 lbs. to 600 lbs. 5.00 higher, and those over 600 lbs. sharply higher. Feeder bulls 2.00 lower overall. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows 1.00 lower, with boning cows 2.00 higher, lean cows 12.00 higher, and bulls 15.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.79/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −152.56 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.
Average price
$237.79
93 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,286
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.01
vs TN average
−14.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541237.791,28693
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale93 hd
237.79
—
TN average15 barns · 662 hd
237.78
+0.01
National average159 barns · 7,784 hd
251.94
−14.15
This barn, trailing median34 sales
390.36
−152.56
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
443397352306median 390.3603/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,737183.063,17926
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,213144.991,758121
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,472143.802,11747
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,044134.691,40652
Dairy Bulls—Average1,740170.002,9581thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,394145.412,0263thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,743144.312,5165thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,286132.101,6997thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,338$1,99813
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$1,9855
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,7007
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,063$1,6614thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)979$1,57712
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,5252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,4751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)925$1,3752thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,133$1,8503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)942$1,7426
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$1,6753thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,700$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,4848
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,3638
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,8752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)956$1,4788
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,4255

Every lot

101 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285297.54/cwt295.00–300.008482
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300290.00/cwt290.00–290.008701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added305330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0072
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310314.67/cwt300.00–320.009754
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384276.67/cwt275.00–280.001,0623
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385301.56/cwt295.00–310.001,1613
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added388315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2226
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added406305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2385
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427294.23/cwt285.00–300.001,25625
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2461268.54/cwt260.00–272.501,2384
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470287.79/cwt277.50–297.001,35311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521270.62/cwt264.00–280.001,41017
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2994
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added528290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy543251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,3634
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added560270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5125
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563263.30/cwt260.00–265.001,48210
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588243.26/cwt240.00–250.001,4303
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619260.36/cwt250.00–265.001,61231
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added671260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,74511
Steers650–700Large 1675235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5863
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678248.07/cwt244.00–255.001,68224
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1721233.78/cwt231.00–235.001,6865
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added760235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7862
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1786230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,80814
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1832219.50/cwt217.50–220.001,8265
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268270.22/cwt265.00–280.007243
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322272.73/cwt265.00–285.008787
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378267.51/cwt260.00–280.001,01120
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added404271.05/cwt270.00–275.001,09520
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1437250.52/cwt240.00–260.001,09541
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476243.91/cwt240.00–250.001,16144
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519238.02/cwt230.00–245.001,23552
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added556245.66/cwt245.00–246.001,36612
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy568221.74/cwt220.00–225.001,2593
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575235.56/cwt230.00–240.001,35426
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added618234.20/cwt234.00–235.001,4475
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624228.23/cwt220.00–230.001,42422
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669221.41/cwt211.00–225.001,48117
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added674228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5378
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added738219.02/cwt215.00–221.001,6169
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1739201.79/cwt200.00–205.001,4917
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279296.34/cwt285.00–315.008276
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319291.93/cwt280.00–305.0093112
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy375320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378295.12/cwt280.00–305.001,1165
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy418312.49/cwt310.00–315.001,3062
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430276.79/cwt265.00–290.001,19031
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy450287.50/cwt285.00–290.001,2942
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473275.86/cwt260.00–280.001,3056
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added480285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3685
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy510266.30/cwt260.00–270.001,3584
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531231.47/cwt220.00–250.001,22924
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571234.97/cwt220.00–250.001,34219
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630235.61/cwt230.00–245.001,4848
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666230.84/cwt220.00–235.001,53711
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6173
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1782217.51/cwt215.00–220.001,7013
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3577182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0538
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,478165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,4393
Bulls——1,753198.84/cwt193.00–204.003,4865
Bulls——1,775181.68/cwt171.00–190.003,22518
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%993120.41/cwt119.00–122.001,1962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043134.67/cwt125.00–145.001,40548
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108149.52/cwt147.00–152.001,6572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207143.77/cwt134.00–152.001,735107
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255154.31/cwt153.00–161.001,93714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428155.21/cwt153.00–157.002,2162
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453130.74/cwt130.00–132.001,9003
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,476144.19/cwt134.00–150.002,12842
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,286132.10/cwt127.00–139.001,6997
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,388141.11/cwt140.00–142.001,9592
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,1641
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,5901
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,764141.39/cwt138.00–145.002,4944
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,740170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,9581
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,7002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,545.00/head2,100.00–2,725.002,5455
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,491.67/head2,475.00–2,500.002,4923
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6753
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29421,741.67/head1,550.00–2,525.001,7426
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,850.00/head1,800.00–1,950.001,8503
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4255
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29561,478.13/head1,350.00–1,700.001,4788
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,375.00/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29791,577.08/head1,500.00–1,800.001,57712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,661.25/head1,550.00–1,770.001,6614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,985.00/head1,900.00–2,150.001,9855
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3381,998.08/head1,800.00–2,400.001,99813

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.