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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 11

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Feb 4Feb 11Feb 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

736 head

▼ 861 vs last sale 1,597▲ 736 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

156 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 202▲ 156 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 4.00 to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 8.00 to 12.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 7.00 to 11.00 lower; Quality fair, Demand moderate; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher with good quality and 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 $262.56/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −127.79 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$262.56

51 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$42.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.76

vs TN average

−34.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	275.18	1,474	36
Medium and Large 2-3	553	232.27	1,284	15thin

One grade step is worth $42.91/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale51 hd

262.56

—

TN average17 barns · 967 hd

267.32

−4.76

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−34.44

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−127.79

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	1,730	172.17	2,978	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	135.90	1,864	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	132.96	2,086	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,129	115.70	1,307	40

Every lot

75 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	318	322.68/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,026	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	359.95/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,184	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	361.25/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,347	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	411	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,521	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	354.11/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,487	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	306.00/cwt	260.00–335.00	1,301	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	462	300.39/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,388	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	337.44/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,583	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,653	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	309.99/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,578	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	286.75/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,505	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	557	240.18/cwt	195.00–275.00	1,338	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,686	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	618	245.80/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,519	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	217.58/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,464	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	247.02/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,774	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,789	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,897	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,903	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	769	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	333.48/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,087	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	327	299.00/cwt	285.00–315.00	978	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	327.85/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,210	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	285.27/cwt	230.00–310.00	1,084	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	419	321.71/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,348	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	294.57/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,237	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	265.58/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,121	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	256.00/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,203	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	292.77/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,388	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,587	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	267.18/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,416	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	532	227.66/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,211	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	274.58/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,535	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	571	236.30/cwt	205.00–255.00	1,349	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	238.09/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,479	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	212.17/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,428	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	226.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,646	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Small 1-2	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	331	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,076	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	367	274.50/cwt	225.00–310.00	1,007	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	334.84/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,403	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	288.46/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,217	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	334.94/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,557	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	255.65/cwt	220.00–310.00	1,207	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	292.62/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,498	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	521	257.46/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,341	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	289.90/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,626	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	257.01/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,624	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	252.34/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,683	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	14
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,838	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,978	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,707	173.06/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,954	12
Bulls	—	—	1,725	186.72/cwt	183.00–193.00	3,221	6
Bulls	—	—	1,773	158.18/cwt	142.00–164.00	2,805	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	103.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,100	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	127.21/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,444	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	115.80/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,326	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,285	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,092	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	143.35/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,876	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	121.30/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,653	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	136.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,886	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	134.83/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,058	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	128.49/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,015	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,673	142.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,376	3

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 736Last week 1,597Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 202Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	419	325.00–345.00	334.84
7	450–500	465	325.00–340.00	334.94
11	500–550	512	285.00–300.00	292.62
10	550–600	561	280.00–310.00	289.90
5	600–650	632	250.00–260.00	257.01
3	650–700	667	245.00–265.00	252.34
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
14	750–800	755	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	875	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	965	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	367	225.00–310.00	274.50
10	400–450	422	260.00–315.00	288.46
3	450–500	472	220.00–310.00	255.65
4	500–550	521	240.00–280.00	257.46
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	815	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	411	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	501	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	355.00–375.00	359.95
3	350–400	373	350.00–385.00	361.25
6	400–450	420	345.00–360.00	354.11
4	450–500	469	330.00–340.00	337.44
13	500–550	509	300.00–315.00	309.99
4	600–650	602	280.00	280.00
5	700–750	718	245.00–250.00	247.02
2	800–850	843	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	885	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	300.00–345.00	322.68
3	400–450	425	260.00–335.00	306.00
3	450–500	462	290.00–320.00	300.39
3	500–550	525	270.00–295.00	286.75
3	550–600	557	195.00–275.00	240.18
6	600–650	618	235.00–255.00	245.80
2	650–700	673	210.00–225.00	217.58
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	795	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	320.00–345.00	333.48
7	350–400	369	320.00–340.00	327.85
25	400–450	420	285.00–315.00	294.57
18	450–500	474	285.00–310.00	292.77
21	500–550	530	260.00–280.00	267.18
10	550–600	559	260.00–285.00	274.58
8	600–650	621	235.00–245.00	238.09
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
5	700–750	725	220.00–230.00	226.98
1	850–900	885	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	419	320.00–325.00	321.71
4	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
5	500–550	512	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	265.00	265.00
9	300–350	327	285.00–315.00	299.00
12	350–400	380	230.00–310.00	285.27
6	400–450	422	260.00–275.00	265.58
8	450–500	470	235.00–280.00	256.00
7	500–550	532	205.00–245.00	227.66
8	550–600	571	205.00–255.00	236.30
2	650–700	673	200.00–225.00	212.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	85.00	85.00
8	—	1,063	100.00–110.00	103.47
11	—	1,135	123.00–131.00	127.21
20	—	1,145	110.00–120.00	115.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,386	130.00–140.00	136.09
4	—	1,363	118.00–128.00	121.30
7	—	1,309	141.00–150.00	143.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,568	126.00–130.00	128.49
3	—	1,673	140.00–146.00	142.03
7	—	1,526	132.00–139.00	134.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,725	183.00–193.00	186.72
12	—	1,707	168.00–179.00	173.06
7	—	1,773	142.00–164.00	158.18

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.