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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 3

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Nov 26Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

902 head

▲ 492 vs last sale 410▲ 902 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 121▲ 138 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/ Bulls 10.00 to 14.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 9.00 to 12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows2.00 to 4.00 lower with pour to fair quality; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher with good quality. Feeder Calf quality good with good demand.

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 $252.65/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −137.70 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$252.65

88 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$29.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.10

vs TN average

−30.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	263.71	1,396	55
Medium and Large 2-3	560	234.22	1,311	33

One grade step is worth $29.49/cwt here — about $84 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale88 hd

252.65

—

TN average8 barns · 390 hd

244.55

+8.10

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−30.67

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−137.70

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	1,725	156.27	2,695	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	121.08	1,870	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,353	118.11	1,599	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,228	104.06	1,277	38

Every lot

100 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	288	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	929	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	356.27/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,147	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	329	313.43/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,031	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	353.44/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,304	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	294.19/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,089	2
Steers	400–450	Small 1-2	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	417	264.66/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,104	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	437	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,464	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	267.07/cwt	215.00–290.00	1,253	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	318.36/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,525	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	309.99/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,584	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	257.57/cwt	247.50–275.00	1,332	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	289.11/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,544	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	285.49/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,624	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	265.07/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,516	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	257.52/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,573	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	275.16/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,720	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,568	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	263.27/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,740	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	272.43/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,825	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	222.34/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,534	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	247.45/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,735	81
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	233.26/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,698	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	234.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,794	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,217	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,838	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	853	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,723	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	217.54/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,888	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,908	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	911	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	288	266.61/cwt	255.00–270.00	768	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	319.17/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,025	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	337	333.48/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,124	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	309.99/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,184	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	387	277.09/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,072	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	297.32/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,219	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	243.33/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,034	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	274.69/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,176	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	288.76/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,325	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	476	243.16/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,157	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	270.16/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,310	44
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	281.50/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,436	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	259.30/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,351	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	537	226.62/cwt	190.00–235.00	1,217	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	259.19/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,464	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	566	236.27/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,337	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	231.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,414	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	245.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,505	59
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	239.57/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,612	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	227.90/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,538	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	235.41/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,709	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	757	201.27/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,524	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,732	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	852	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,789	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	283.09/cwt	200.00–335.00	1,056	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	352.89/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,352	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	312.49/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,328	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	426	272.56/cwt	235.00–300.00	1,161	6
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	460	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,127	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	317.22/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,481	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	281.39/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,359	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	245.28/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,273	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	274.55/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,444	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,257	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	266.45/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,537	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	247.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,508	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,632	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	687	230.01/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,580	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	734	195.71/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,437	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	223.23/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,701	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	182.84/cwt	165.00–200.00	1,426	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,712	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,871	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	895	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,745	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	934	158.16/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,477	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,823	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	975	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,560	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,658	143.83/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,385	7
Bulls	—	—	1,731	158.82/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,749	10
Bulls	—	—	1,825	171.65/cwt	170.00–176.00	3,133	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	91.21/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,076	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	105.84/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,267	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	132.86/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,606	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,347	116.22/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,565	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	110.93/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,500	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	114.45/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,574	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	120.78/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,669	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	121.76/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,897	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,392	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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 902Last week 410Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 121Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	332.50–340.00	333.48
4	400–450	410	290.00–305.00	297.32
4	450–500	459	285.00–290.00	288.76
11	500–550	510	275.00–292.50	281.50
59	600–650	614	240.00–250.00	245.09
6	650–700	673	237.50–240.00	239.57
6	700–750	726	235.00–237.50	235.41
3	850–900	852	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	335.00–340.00	337.45
6	300–350	321	315.00–325.00	319.17
10	350–400	382	305.00–320.00	309.99
12	400–450	428	265.00–280.00	274.69
44	450–500	485	260.00–280.00	270.16
31	500–550	521	250.00–270.00	259.30
13	550–600	565	245.00–267.00	259.19
5	600–650	612	225.00–235.00	231.00
5	650–700	675	225.00–235.00	227.90
1	700–750	730	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	795	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	845	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	890	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	255.00–270.00	266.61
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
12	350–400	387	240.00–295.00	277.09
6	400–450	425	230.00–252.50	243.33
4	450–500	476	232.50–255.00	243.16
7	500–550	537	190.00–235.00	226.62
26	550–600	566	215.00–245.00	236.27
1	650–700	650	180.00	180.00
4	750–800	757	200.00–205.00	201.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	340.00–360.00	352.89
14	400–450	425	300.00–330.00	312.49
16	450–500	467	300.00–322.00	317.22
14	500–550	526	270.00–290.00	274.55
15	550–600	577	260.00–280.00	266.45
11	600–650	610	240.00–250.00	247.27
3	650–700	673	240.00–245.00	242.48
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
3	750–800	762	215.00–235.00	223.23
1	800–850	835	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	870	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	935	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	373	200.00–335.00	283.09
6	400–450	426	235.00–300.00	272.56
7	450–500	483	265.00–290.00	281.39
4	500–550	519	235.00–260.00	245.28
2	550–600	565	220.00–225.00	222.46
3	650–700	687	220.00–235.00	230.01
6	700–750	734	190.00–207.00	195.71
2	750–800	780	165.00–200.00	182.84
1	850–900	895	195.00	195.00
4	900–950	934	150.00–165.00	158.16
1	950–1000	975	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	322	350.00–360.00	356.27
3	350–400	369	350.00–360.00	353.44
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	479	315.00–320.00	318.36
16	500–550	534	280.00–297.50	289.11
13	550–600	569	275.00–290.00	285.49
4	600–650	611	255.00–265.00	257.52
11	650–700	661	250.00–267.50	263.27
6	700–750	728	225.00–237.00	233.26
16	750–800	765	230.00–235.00	234.52
1	800–850	845	217.50	217.50
2	850–900	868	215.00–220.00	217.54
1	1050–1100	1,090	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	335.00	335.00
4	500–550	511	305.00–315.00	309.99
10	600–650	625	270.00–283.00	275.16
2	650–700	670	270.00–275.00	272.43
81	700–750	701	245.00–257.50	247.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	320.00–325.00	322.52
5	300–350	329	295.00–330.00	313.43
2	350–400	370	265.00–325.00	294.19
3	400–450	417	240.00–285.00	264.66
16	450–500	469	215.00–290.00	267.07
3	500–550	517	247.50–275.00	257.57
3	550–600	572	260.00–270.00	265.07
1	600–650	640	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	690	200.00–245.00	222.34
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	785	155.00	155.00
3	850–900	853	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,347	113.00–122.00	116.22
11	—	1,180	85.00–97.00	91.21
18	—	1,197	99.00–112.00	105.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,352	105.00–115.00	110.93
21	—	1,382	116.00–126.00	120.78
4	—	1,209	129.00–139.00	132.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,375	113.00–115.00	114.45
16	—	1,558	117.00–126.00	121.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,658	135.00–150.00	143.83
10	—	1,731	153.00–165.00	158.82
4	—	1,825	170.00–176.00	171.65

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.