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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 25
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
Feeder Cattle receipts
985 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 1,096▲ 985 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
211 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 174▲ 211 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
210 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 231▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady. Feeder Steers 5.00 to 25.00 higher. Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 20.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs 5.00 to 15.00 higher, over 600 steady. High demand for value added and thin fleshed feeder cattle. Demand strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.56/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −85.79 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.
Average price
$304.56
78 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$286
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$46.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.65
vs TN average
−17.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550307.821,69368
Medium and Large 2-3537291.391,5657thin
Small 1-2538261.381,4073thin
One grade step is worth $46.44/cwt here — about $286 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 sale78 hd
304.56
—
TN average14 barns · 858 hd
299.91
+4.65
National average178 barns · 15,613 hd
321.74
−17.18
This barn, trailing median34 sales
390.36
−85.79
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
443397352306median 390.3603/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,736178.993,10826
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,368142.801,95372
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,371140.571,92710
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,145123.981,42052

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,202$2,2125
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$2,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,9839
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$1,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,7002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$4,1004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,8102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,075$3,3503thin

Every lot

135 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235485.90/cwt450.00–525.001,1422
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed273493.35/cwt475.00–515.001,3472
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3273385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0512
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2287468.66/cwt435.00–500.001,3456
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed315495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,5591
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3326401.98/cwt375.00–440.001,3105
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329455.65/cwt440.00–480.001,49910
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed345450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5531
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed360475.07/cwt470.00–480.001,7102
Steers350–400Small 1-2370340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2581
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373436.76/cwt425.00–445.001,6293
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed380455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7292
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3392401.20/cwt397.00–410.001,5733
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed403455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5541
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427427.00/cwt400.00–445.001,8235
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433325.20/cwt290.00–375.001,4084
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed440427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,8792
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468412.62/cwt395.00–430.001,93112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476350.40/cwt315.00–380.001,6689
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy487370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8023
Steers450–500Small 1-2490361.73/cwt355.00–365.001,7723
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed520388.79/cwt380.00–395.002,0224
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524351.52/cwt335.00–375.001,84219
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3539280.39/cwt255.00–340.001,5114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6471
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1966
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568356.38/cwt325.00–375.002,02413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3584295.92/cwt280.00–300.001,7285
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full595300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7852
Steers600–650Small 1-2610260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5861
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0542
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7841
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628325.64/cwt300.00–332.002,0458
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7091
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672322.87/cwt315.00–335.002,1707
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,2514
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720271.55/cwt265.00–280.001,9553
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2111
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9251
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0151
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1742
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,1453
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2441
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,4481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0202
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2289413.26/cwt400.00–435.001,1946
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed290480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3922
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed319404.86/cwt400.00–415.001,2923
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324410.45/cwt395.00–425.001,33010
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed326451.67/cwt430.00–485.001,4728
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3334387.98/cwt385.00–390.001,2965
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379389.35/cwt380.00–415.001,47631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380360.99/cwt350.00–385.001,3725
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy380340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2921
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed411398.72/cwt395.00–400.001,6394
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3421318.00/cwt285.00–330.001,3397
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425368.55/cwt335.00–385.001,56632
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed460371.30/cwt362.00–380.001,70815
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482280.76/cwt265.00–300.001,3539
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484338.17/cwt310.00–357.001,63723
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522311.35/cwt295.00–325.001,62524
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3522294.15/cwt275.00–305.001,5355
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed523335.38/cwt330.00–337.001,7548
Heifers500–550Small 1-2525264.57/cwt250.00–280.001,3892
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed556315.84/cwt315.00–320.001,7566
Heifers550–600Small 1-2565255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575284.48/cwt270.00–300.001,6362
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578298.50/cwt285.00–310.001,72529
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy590225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3281
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620266.46/cwt255.00–280.001,65211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed623284.32/cwt282.00–290.001,7716
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,7657
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5441
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640252.48/cwt250.00–255.001,6162
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661263.00/cwt260.00–270.001,7386
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed668285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9042
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8182
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3723240.09/cwt235.00–245.001,7362
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772250.04/cwt245.00–255.001,9304
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0134
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Small 1-2315395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2441
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2338435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4702
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed360460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6563
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370427.33/cwt405.00–440.001,58119
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3373387.23/cwt365.00–410.001,4444
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed415425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7643
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421403.61/cwt385.00–420.001,69923
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3423370.73/cwt355.00–385.001,5688
Bulls400–450Small 1-2425385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6361
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy445378.33/cwt370.00–380.001,6846
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465393.06/cwt375.00–400.001,82816
Bulls450–500Small 1-2478325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5542
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3484349.61/cwt325.00–365.001,69212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3511282.74/cwt260.00–300.001,4454
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521338.32/cwt315.00–360.001,76321
Bulls500–550Small 1-2540295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5931
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571319.86/cwt300.00–335.001,82616
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3579290.97/cwt280.00–300.001,6855
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed583345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0112
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed603307.49/cwt305.00–310.001,8542
Bulls600–650Small 1-2605250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2607289.35/cwt280.00–300.001,7569
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635267.46/cwt265.00–270.001,6982
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3677259.89/cwt255.00–265.001,7593
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2682273.35/cwt265.00–290.001,86410
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3710230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6331
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718267.54/cwt265.00–270.001,9212
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9111
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2812238.25/cwt230.00–245.001,9353
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3830225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8681
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3910225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,567168.66/cwt159.00–175.002,64311
Bulls——1,757182.31/cwt177.00–186.003,2039
Bulls——2,015192.96/cwt188.00–202.003,8886
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093107.99/cwt103.00–111.001,18010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,142126.95/cwt114.00–135.001,45039
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149127.81/cwt126.00–130.001,4695
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,362140.75/cwt130.00–148.001,91749
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,362138.66/cwt136.00–141.001,8893
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,367139.19/cwt132.00–147.001,9039
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,1501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,444152.54/cwt148.00–158.002,20318
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0753,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2003,810.00/head3,810.00–3,810.003,8102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2504,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1752,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2022,211.73/head2,125.00–2,325.002,2125
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2501,982.67/head1,950.00–2,000.001,9839
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.