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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 18

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Feb 11Feb 18Feb 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

513 head

▼ 223 vs last sale 736▲ 513 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

156 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 156▲ 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/Bulls 5.00 to 9.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 14.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 6.00 to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Sale consisted of good quality with strong buyer presence.

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 $270.07/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −120.29 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$270.07

18 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$34.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.37

vs TN average

−27.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	279.72	1,495	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	244.97	1,323	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.74/cwt here — about $171 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 sale18 hd

270.07

—

TN average11 barns · 254 hd

265.69

+4.37

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−27.76

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−120.29

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	—	Average	1,842	173.13	3,190	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,581	144.11	2,278	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,347	140.59	1,894	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,156	119.07	1,377	29

Every lot

67 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	378.40/cwt	360.00–392.00	1,275	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	339	336.65/cwt	332.00–352.00	1,141	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	351.50/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,501	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	321.80/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,393	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,577	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	314.12/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,605	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	560	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,607	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	279.26/cwt	257.00–287.00	1,578	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	302.98/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,794	3
Steers	600–650	Small 1-2	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	279.05/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,725	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	622	227.72/cwt	185.00–262.00	1,416	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	251.75/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,843	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,872	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	680	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	342.14/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,119	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	307.24/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,168	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	335.80/cwt	327.00–347.00	1,283	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	416	321.84/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,339	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,087	2
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	420	262.59/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,103	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	307.33/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,297	16
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,442	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	303.86/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,425	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	277.87/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,334	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	242.82/cwt	225.00–262.00	1,255	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	281.45/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,475	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	273.94/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,559	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	248.20/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,427	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	249.35/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,519	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	250.67/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,649	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	887	202.99/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,801	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	895	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,674	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	253.41/cwt	247.00–260.00	950	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	364.02/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,442	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	337.30/cwt	322.00–350.00	1,427	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,144	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,359	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	319.16/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,532	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	267.63/cwt	227.00–295.00	1,378	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	312.36/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,624	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,650	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	255.13/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,556	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	660	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,531	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	242.75/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,634	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	254.68/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,745	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,891	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	935	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,842	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,573	150.95/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,374	2
Bulls	—	—	1,792	169.82/cwt	165.00–178.00	3,043	9
Bulls	—	—	2,041	187.96/cwt	185.00–192.00	3,836	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,314	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	116.76/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,311	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	106.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,265	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	128.46/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,526	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	131.67/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,668	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	153.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,105	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,404	142.87/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,006	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	157.28/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,458	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	142.46/cwt	137.00–148.00	2,255	16

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 513Last week 736Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 156Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	360.00–392.00	378.40
3	400–450	427	345.00–360.00	351.50
8	450–500	475	332.00	332.00
3	500–550	511	305.00–320.00	314.12
3	550–600	592	295.00–307.00	302.98
3	600–650	618	272.00–285.00	279.05
5	700–750	732	245.00–267.00	251.75
3	750–800	780	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
4	300–350	339	332.00–352.00	336.65
4	400–450	433	300.00–335.00	321.80
6	550–600	565	257.00–287.00	279.26
3	600–650	622	185.00–262.00	227.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
10	350–400	396	360.00–365.00	364.02
8	400–450	423	322.00–350.00	337.30
5	450–500	480	317.00–325.00	319.16
5	500–550	520	302.00–320.00	312.36
2	600–650	600	270.00–280.00	275.00
3	650–700	685	252.00–260.00	254.68
1	800–850	815	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	247.00–260.00	253.41
1	400–450	445	257.00	257.00
1	450–500	450	302.00	302.00
3	500–550	515	227.00–295.00	267.63
8	600–650	610	237.00–260.00	255.13
4	650–700	673	242.00–245.00	242.75
2	750–800	775	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	935	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	330.00–365.00	342.14
13	350–400	382	327.00–347.00	335.80
16	400–450	422	297.00–317.00	307.33
21	450–500	469	295.00–307.00	303.86
10	500–550	524	270.00–290.00	281.45
3	550–600	569	270.00–282.00	273.94
8	600–650	609	245.00–260.00	249.35
6	650–700	658	250.00–252.00	250.67
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
3	850–900	887	197.00–215.00	202.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	252.00	252.00
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	380	295.00–312.00	307.24
2	400–450	418	260.00	260.00
11	450–500	480	250.00–287.00	277.87
3	500–550	517	225.00–262.00	242.82
2	550–600	575	240.00–257.00	248.20
1	850–900	895	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	260.00–265.00	262.59
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	416	320.00–322.50	321.84
3	450–500	455	317.00	317.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,792	165.00–178.00	169.82
2	—	1,573	148.00–155.00	150.95
5	—	2,041	185.00–192.00	187.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	155.00–159.00	157.28
16	—	1,583	137.00–148.00	142.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	119.00–120.00	119.48
19	—	1,267	120.00–137.00	131.67
11	—	1,372	150.00–160.00	153.41
31	—	1,404	138.00–149.00	142.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,185	100.00–110.00	106.78
14	—	1,123	112.00–120.00	116.76
10	—	1,188	125.00–135.00	128.46

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.