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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

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

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

833 head

▼ 464 vs last sale 1,297▲ 833 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 227▲ 200 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 15.00 to 25.00 higher with feeders under 400lbs sharply higher; Feeder Heifers under 400lbs steady to 5.00 higher, 400lbs-500lbs 15.00 to 20.00 higher, over 600lbs steady; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs 20.00 to 25.00 higher, over 500lbs12.00 higher. Quality good with buyers paying a premium for thinner fleshed 1's and 2's. Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher with good quality. Demand strong on all classes of cattle.

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 $298.61/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −91.74 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$298.61

84 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$49.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.83

vs TN average

−16.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	302.13	1,632	78
Medium and Large 2-3	564	252.91	1,426	6thin

One grade step is worth $49.22/cwt here — about $207 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 sale84 hd

298.61

—

TN average17 barns · 1,146 hd

289.79

+8.83

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−16.35

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−91.74

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	1,814	183.44	3,328	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,381	140.55	1,941	74
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	137.10	2,003	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,161	120.61	1,400	45

Every lot

92 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 2-3	220	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	913	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	461.16/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,061	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	337.77/cwt	315.00–370.00	946	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	286	464.29/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,328	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	324	351.10/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,138	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	453.80/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,529	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	451.69/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,762	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	408	302.98/cwt	260.00–335.00	1,236	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	419	436.40/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,829	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	409.64/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,745	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	314.78/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,448	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	387.47/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,802	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,050	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	354.33/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,853	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	314.81/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,653	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	527	326.21/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,719	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	347.83/cwt	338.00–365.00	1,948	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	594	328.75/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,953	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	329.88/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,062	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	287.47/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,935	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,988	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	670	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	900	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	276	393.01/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,085	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	281	332.27/cwt	295.00–380.00	934	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	310	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,256	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	387.86/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,257	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	324	322.62/cwt	245.00–375.00	1,045	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	377.79/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,409	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	326.57/cwt	275.00–360.00	1,218	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	404	376.21/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,520	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	347.43/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,473	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	443	309.94/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,373	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	344.51/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,609	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	268.24/cwt	210.00–315.00	1,288	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	323.77/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,667	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	304.51/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,608	47
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	543	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,276	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	289.73/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,663	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	574	261.87/cwt	225.00–285.00	1,503	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,669	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	253.75/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,576	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	648	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,458	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,457	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	248.02/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,667	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	239.94/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,740	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	239.96/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,867	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,904	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,121	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Small 1-2	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	431.44/cwt	390.00–460.00	1,596	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,351	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	421	303.78/cwt	245.00–360.00	1,279	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	409.06/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,726	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	453	300.08/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,359	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	394.26/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,865	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	473	350.13/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,656	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	283.17/cwt	245.00–315.00	1,481	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	353.26/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,883	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	281.13/cwt	245.00–320.00	1,594	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	327.56/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,870	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	623	281.71/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,755	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	301.68/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,895	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,910	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,925	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,783	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,764	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	852	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,981	10
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,064	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	166.87/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,486	4
Bulls	—	—	1,856	179.93/cwt	173.00–185.00	3,340	9
Bulls	—	—	1,917	194.31/cwt	188.00–200.00	3,725	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	86.33/cwt	75.00–92.50	798	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	108.61/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,180	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	120.92/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,337	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	153.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,885	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,283	133.80/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,717	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	133.82/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,776	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	140.37/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,981	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	143.34/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,035	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	130.64/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,879	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,925	154.57/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,975	2

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 Mar 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 833Last week 1,297Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 227Year 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
14	350–400	370	390.00–460.00	431.44
15	400–450	422	385.00–420.00	409.06
9	450–500	473	375.00–440.00	394.26
16	500–550	533	330.00–370.00	353.26
4	550–600	571	320.00–340.00	327.56
8	600–650	628	290.00–325.00	301.68
1	650–700	670	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	713	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	755	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	802	220.00	220.00
10	850–900	852	232.50	232.50
1	950–1000	960	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	365.00	365.00
9	400–450	421	245.00–360.00	303.78
2	450–500	453	285.00–315.00	300.08
8	500–550	523	245.00–315.00	283.17
9	550–600	567	245.00–320.00	281.13
3	600–650	623	275.00–285.00	281.71
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	735	240.00–245.00	242.52
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	345.00–355.00	350.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	375.00	375.00
4	250–300	276	380.00–420.00	393.01
16	300–350	324	380.00–395.00	387.86
21	350–400	373	350.00–395.00	377.79
32	400–450	424	325.00–365.00	347.43
21	450–500	467	325.00–365.00	344.51
47	500–550	528	285.00–315.00	304.51
23	550–600	574	280.00–300.00	289.73
4	600–650	621	245.00–260.00	253.75
5	650–700	672	245.00–250.00	248.02
4	700–750	725	230.00–245.00	239.94
3	750–800	778	230.00–245.00	239.96
1	800–850	810	235.00	235.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	404	370.00–380.00	376.21
8	500–550	515	320.00–330.00	323.77
6	600–650	607	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	285.00	285.00
6	250–300	281	295.00–380.00	332.27
12	300–350	324	245.00–375.00	322.62
10	350–400	373	275.00–360.00	326.57
2	400–450	443	300.00–320.00	309.94
9	450–500	480	210.00–315.00	268.24
2	500–550	543	230.00–240.00	234.98
4	550–600	574	225.00–285.00	261.87
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	655	222.50	222.50
1	900–950	930	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	648	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
4	400–450	419	430.00–445.00	436.40
2	450–500	488	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	520	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	415.00	415.00
3	250–300	280	315.00–370.00	337.77
6	300–350	324	325.00–370.00	351.10
3	400–450	408	260.00–335.00	302.98
2	450–500	460	295.00–335.00	314.78
2	500–550	525	310.00–320.00	314.81
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	527	325.00–330.00	326.21
4	550–600	594	325.00–330.00	328.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	440.00–500.00	461.16
7	250–300	286	440.00–495.00	464.29
22	300–350	337	400.00–475.00	453.80
3	350–400	390	450.00–455.00	451.69
8	400–450	426	385.00–425.00	409.64
16	450–500	465	370.00–410.00	387.47
22	500–550	523	350.00–385.00	354.33
19	550–600	560	338.00–365.00	347.83
5	600–650	625	310.00–335.00	329.88
14	650–700	673	280.00–295.00	287.47
2	700–750	723	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	765	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,327	120.00–138.00	133.82
3	—	1,225	150.00–160.00	153.85
46	—	1,420	139.00–149.00	143.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,106	115.00–126.00	120.92
20	—	1,283	127.00–139.00	133.80
5	—	924	75.00–92.50	86.33
8	—	1,086	103.00–112.00	108.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,438	125.00–135.00	130.64
2	—	1,925	154.00–155.00	154.57
13	—	1,411	137.00–145.00	140.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	162.00–170.00	166.87
9	—	1,917	188.00–200.00	194.31
9	—	1,856	173.00–185.00	179.93

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.