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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 4

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Receipts

1,597 head

▲ 170 vs last sale 1,427▲ 1,597 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 8.00 to 12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 9.00 to 14.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Quality fair to good, Demand moderate.

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 $276.06/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −114.30 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$276.06

104 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$39.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.50

vs TN average

−22.80 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	279.68	1,527	92
Medium and Large 2-3	546	249.05	1,361	11thin
Small 1-2	545	240.00	1,308	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.68/cwt here — about $219 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 sale104 hd

276.06

—

TN average13 barns · 927 hd

271.56

+4.50

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−22.80

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−114.30

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.

Every lot

80 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	414.59/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,132	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	343.52/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,110	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	399.85/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,312	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	373.23/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,444	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	424	305.56/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,296	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	351.91/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,503	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	342.28/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,578	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	310.78/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,498	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	336.98/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,732	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	516	279.63/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,443	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	312.77/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,620	9
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	314.89/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,773	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	563	284.76/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,603	15
Steers	550–600	Small 1-2	567	279.79/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,586	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	633	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,662	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	285.85/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,824	31
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,979	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	276.95/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,861	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	672	249.14/cwt	215.00–267.50	1,674	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	255.60/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,853	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,789	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,981	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,009	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	269	322.05/cwt	290.00–345.00	866	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	339	308.19/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,045	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	354.94/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,217	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	367	297.08/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,090	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	339.43/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,256	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	407	330.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,343	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	306.76/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,295	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	429	278.57/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,195	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3Gaunt	460	628.00/cwt	628.00–628.00	2,889	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	461	325.99/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,503	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	310.52/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,475	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	476	262.72/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,251	5
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	478	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,267	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	303.08/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,552	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	246.10/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,277	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	278.79/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,450	28
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,656	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	562	250.74/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,409	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	271.94/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,553	47
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	247.27/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,518	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	271.01/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,667	110
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	621	231.25/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,436	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	233.15/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,562	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	681	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,532	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	225.89/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,620	5
Heifers	700–750	Small 1-2	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	224.93/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,721	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	835	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,000	50
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,380	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	301.52/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,140	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	342.37/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,411	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	302.80/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,278	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	337.49/cwt	325.00–362.00	1,603	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	285.42/cwt	240.00–320.00	1,356	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	310.03/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,597	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	273.49/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,422	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	280.43/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,598	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	301.34/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,730	15
Bulls	600–650	Small 1-2	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	274.82/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,712	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	247.45/cwt	227.50–257.50	1,571	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	248.67/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,654	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	262.01/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,779	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	242.95/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,754	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	733	195.17/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,431	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	235.76/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,787	8
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,841	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	203.25/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,778	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	913	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,917	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Receipts 1,597Last week 1,427Year ago 0

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 8.00 to 12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 9.00 to 14.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Quality fair to good, Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	280.00–335.00	301.52
6	400–450	422	270.00–320.00	302.80
5	450–500	475	240.00–320.00	285.42
3	500–550	520	240.00–290.00	273.49
18	550–600	570	265.00–290.00	280.43
6	600–650	635	227.50–257.50	247.45
2	650–700	665	245.00–252.50	248.67
2	700–750	733	185.00–205.00	195.17
1	800–850	840	200.00	200.00
3	850–900	875	195.00–215.00	203.25
1	950–1000	960	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	375.00	375.00
9	400–450	412	325.00–355.00	342.37
7	450–500	475	325.00–362.00	337.49
5	500–550	515	300.00–325.00	310.03
15	550–600	574	295.00–310.00	301.34
2	600–650	623	270.00–280.00	274.82
8	650–700	679	250.00–265.00	262.01
12	700–750	722	230.00–247.50	242.95
8	750–800	758	235.00–237.00	235.76
3	800–850	818	220.00–230.00	225.08
2	900–950	913	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	725	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	290.00–345.00	322.05
5	300–350	339	280.00–315.00	308.19
7	350–400	367	275.00–320.00	297.08
7	400–450	429	260.00–285.00	278.57
5	450–500	476	230.00–275.00	262.72
4	500–550	519	235.00–250.00	246.10
7	550–600	562	245.00–255.00	250.74
4	600–650	621	225.00–235.00	231.25
4	650–700	681	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	407	325.00–335.00	330.03
5	450–500	461	325.00–330.00	325.99
14	500–550	512	300.00–307.00	303.08
3	550–600	552	300.00	300.00
110	600–650	615	266.00–272.00	271.01
50	800–850	835	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	345.00–365.00	354.94
17	350–400	370	325.00–365.00	339.43
11	400–450	422	290.00–315.00	306.76
32	450–500	475	295.00–315.00	310.52
28	500–550	520	270.00–290.00	278.79
47	550–600	571	260.00–280.00	271.94
18	600–650	614	240.00–265.00	247.27
8	650–700	670	230.00–235.00	233.15
5	700–750	717	210.00–235.00	225.89
2	750–800	765	215.00–235.00	224.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	628.00	628.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	270.00	270.00
16	300–350	323	300.00–370.00	343.52
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	424	295.00–320.00	305.56
19	450–500	482	280.00–325.00	310.78
7	500–550	516	255.00–285.00	279.63
15	550–600	563	260.00–295.00	284.76
2	600–650	633	260.00–265.00	262.49
10	650–700	672	215.00–267.50	249.14
1	750–800	755	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	270.00–285.00	279.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	514	335.00–340.00	336.98
12	650–700	664	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	410.00–420.00	414.59
8	300–350	328	380.00–420.00	399.85
3	350–400	387	350.00–385.00	373.23
7	400–450	427	325.00–370.00	351.91
12	450–500	461	325.00–367.50	342.28
9	500–550	518	300.00–325.00	312.77
3	550–600	563	305.00–320.00	314.89
31	600–650	638	275.00–297.50	285.85
10	650–700	672	270.00–290.00	276.95
9	700–750	725	245.00–260.00	255.60
11	750–800	777	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	805	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	855	235.00	235.00

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.