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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 25

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,183 head

▲ 670 vs last sale 513▲ 1,183 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 156▲ 166 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 all classes of Feeders 35 higher with instances of 45 higher. Buyers paying a higher premium on the thinner fleshed 1-2's. Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher with lean cows being 10.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy with strong buyer presence throughout.

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 $286.75/cwt on 165 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −103.60 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$286.75

165 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$40.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.54

vs TN average

−20.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	306.99	1,620	67
Medium and Large 2	591	274.75	1,624	76
Medium and Large 2-3	554	266.58	1,477	22

One grade step is worth $40.41/cwt here — about $143 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 sale165 hd

286.75

—

TN average11 barns · 538 hd

279.22

+7.54

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−20.26

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−103.60

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	1,755	173.75	3,050	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,417	145.03	2,055	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,462	142.38	2,081	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,259	130.42	1,642	57

Every lot

102 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	243	349.92/cwt	330.00–360.00	850	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	398.64/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,068	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	279	308.97/cwt	300.00–320.00	862	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	327	357.31/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,168	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	401.40/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,361	4
Steers	350–400	Small 1-2	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	374	344.33/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,288	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	400.60/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,518	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	416	323.48/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,346	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	390.12/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,635	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	366.65/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,734	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	293.08/cwt	255.00–325.00	1,401	3
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	485	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,479	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,905	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	287.83/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,477	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	338.61/cwt	320.00–357.00	1,764	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	341.91/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,918	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	300.17/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,741	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	312.34/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,930	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	272.24/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,715	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,723	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	278.69/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,909	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	254.26/cwt	252.00–265.00	2,016	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	245.00/cwt	240.00–246.00	2,127	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	895	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,014	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,243	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	276	327.56/cwt	310.00–335.00	904	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	369.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,065	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	376.48/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,209	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	322	340.22/cwt	270.00–365.00	1,096	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	368.37/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,392	34
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	332.00/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,255	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	421	351.89/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,481	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	421	286.91/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,208	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	332.03/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,414	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	327.45/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,536	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	282.57/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,359	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	324.90/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,644	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	307.38/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,586	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	276.76/cwt	232.50–285.00	1,450	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	289.40/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,647	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	571	260.77/cwt	235.00–282.50	1,489	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	591	274.75/cwt	274.75–274.75	1,624	76
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	264.72/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,649	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	623	228.27/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,422	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	1,788	82
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,781	40
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	245.00/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,632	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	671	231.46/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,553	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	234.00/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,701	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	227.31/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,762	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	224.81/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,859	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,822	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	914	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,883	6
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,091	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,124	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	397.45/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,502	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	351.46/cwt	270.00–380.00	1,336	19
Bulls	400–450	Small 1-2	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	386.98/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,621	38
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	426	326.46/cwt	285.00–355.00	1,391	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	367.64/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,724	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	476	324.89/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,546	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	483	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,666	2
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	328.02/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,686	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	277.00/cwt	240.00–310.00	1,457	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	313.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,768	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	282.40/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,624	26
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	291.94/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,790	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	616	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,633	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	243.86/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,634	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	265.86/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,813	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	243.73/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,730	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	209.86/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,490	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	773	224.02/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,732	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	235.45/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,839	13
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	227.50/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,845	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,045	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,024	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,243	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,001	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,972	8
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	303	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	864	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	300.40/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,415	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	712	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,353	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,842	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,644	160.12/cwt	151.00–170.00	2,632	8
Bulls	—	—	1,801	187.72/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,381	6
Bulls	—	—	1,832	176.89/cwt	172.00–183.00	3,241	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	111.46/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,303	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,173	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,683	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	126.49/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,512	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,235	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,964	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,338	139.80/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,871	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	137.50/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,922	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	147.75/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,092	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,491	156.24/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,330	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	136.10/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,355	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,183Last week 513Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 156Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	365.00–375.00	369.96
13	300–350	321	360.00–385.00	376.48
34	350–400	378	355.00–385.00	368.37
38	400–450	426	315.00–345.00	332.03
45	450–500	469	315.00–345.00	327.45
32	500–550	516	290.00–320.00	307.38
18	550–600	569	285.00–310.00	289.40
17	600–650	623	255.00–270.00	264.72
7	650–700	666	240.00–260.00	245.00
10	700–750	727	232.00–240.00	234.00
2	750–800	775	220.00–235.00	227.31
6	800–850	827	215.00–230.00	224.81
2	850–900	880	207.00	207.00
6	900–950	914	206.00	206.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	550–600	591	274.75	274.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	421	350.00–355.00	351.89
17	500–550	506	322.00–335.00	324.90
82	600–650	642	278.50	278.50
40	650–700	662	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	310.00–335.00	327.56
19	300–350	322	270.00–365.00	340.22
8	350–400	378	305.00–355.00	332.00
11	400–450	421	260.00–305.00	286.91
6	450–500	481	270.00–310.00	282.57
8	500–550	524	232.50–285.00	276.76
14	550–600	571	235.00–282.50	260.77
4	600–650	623	222.00–245.00	228.27
10	650–700	671	220.00–240.00	231.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	365.00	365.00
5	350–400	378	390.00–407.00	397.45
38	400–450	419	365.00–400.00	386.98
16	450–500	469	355.00–385.00	367.64
21	500–550	514	315.00–350.00	328.02
16	550–600	565	310.00–330.00	313.00
7	600–650	613	275.00–305.00	291.94
6	650–700	682	260.00–275.00	265.86
9	700–750	710	235.00–250.00	243.73
13	750–800	781	227.00–245.00	235.45
4	800–850	811	220.00–230.00	227.50
1	850–900	870	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	920	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	975	230.00	230.00
8	1000–1050	1,001	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	380	270.00–380.00	351.46
11	400–450	426	285.00–355.00	326.46
15	450–500	476	300.00–340.00	324.89
13	500–550	526	240.00–310.00	277.00
26	550–600	575	245.00–300.00	282.40
4	600–650	616	260.00–270.00	265.02
4	650–700	670	235.00–255.00	243.86
2	700–750	710	200.00–220.00	209.86
3	750–800	773	222.00–225.00	224.02
1	850–900	880	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	490	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	243	330.00–360.00	349.92
2	250–300	268	380.00–415.00	398.64
4	300–350	339	385.00–415.00	401.40
8	350–400	379	395.00–410.00	400.60
21	400–450	419	380.00–405.00	390.12
12	450–500	473	355.00–385.00	366.65
13	500–550	521	320.00–357.00	338.61
8	550–600	561	325.00–350.00	341.91
17	600–650	618	307.50–320.00	312.34
13	650–700	685	275.00–282.00	278.69
8	750–800	793	252.00–265.00	254.26
6	850–900	868	240.00–246.00	245.00
1	950–1000	975	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	300.00–320.00	308.97
13	300–350	327	345.00–375.00	357.31
4	350–400	374	310.00–365.00	344.33
5	400–450	416	300.00–355.00	323.48
3	450–500	478	255.00–325.00	293.08
2	500–550	513	265.00–310.00	287.83
2	550–600	580	290.00–310.00	300.17
8	600–650	630	260.00–280.00	272.24
1	650–700	650	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	895	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	512	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	485	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	712	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	471	290.00–310.00	300.40
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
2	950–1000	985	187.00	187.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,398	127.00–142.00	137.50
4	—	1,491	156.00–157.00	156.24
25	—	1,416	144.00–154.00	147.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,169	104.00–116.00	111.46
27	—	1,338	134.00–145.00	139.80
21	—	1,195	120.00–132.00	126.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,730	133.00–139.00	136.10
1	—	1,235	159.00	159.00
2	—	1,173	143.00–144.00	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,644	151.00–170.00	160.12
6	—	1,801	185.00–195.00	187.72
8	—	1,832	172.00–183.00	176.89

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.