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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 1

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

890 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 985▲ 890 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 211▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

166 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 210▲ 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

All classes of Feeder Cattle steady. Slaughter Cows and Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

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 $318.85/cwt on 198 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −71.51 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$318.85

198 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$59.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.97

vs TN average

−2.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	319.57	1,795	194
Medium and Large 2-3	558	291.90	1,630	3thin
Small 1-2	540	260.00	1,404	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.57/cwt here — about $391 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale198 hd

318.85

—

TN average12 barns · 693 hd

310.88

+7.97

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−2.53

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−71.51

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	1,772	170.34	3,019	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	132.74	1,828	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	131.32	1,999	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	115.13	1,277	23

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$2,350	1thin

Every lot

100 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	231	498.47/cwt	440.00–530.00	1,151	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	255	405.10/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,033	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	264	480.59/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,269	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	318	466.70/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,484	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	1
Steers	300–350	Small 1-2	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	435.14/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,501	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	387.50/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,434	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	441.66/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,643	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	419.45/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,728	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	431	376.52/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,623	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	398.18/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,840	39
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	382.59/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,982	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	525	398.40/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,092	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	375.50/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,167	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	341.64/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,094	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	313.99/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,141	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	292.92/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,118	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	285.82/cwt	285.00–287.50	2,207	3
Steers	750–800	Small 1-2	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,296	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,379	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	268	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,072	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	281	424.23/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,192	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	287	363.41/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,043	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	431.66/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,390	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	337	383.65/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,293	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,444	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	395.60/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,491	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	397	356.27/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,414	4
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	337.83/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,426	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	364.82/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,554	35
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	448	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,613	42
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	336.78/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,617	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	488	312.44/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,525	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	325.92/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,711	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	318.83/cwt	318.00–319.50	1,798	155
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	321.03/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,843	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	290.35/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,670	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	297.13/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,833	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Full	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	261.64/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,771	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,404	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	265.25/cwt	265.25–265.25	1,918	67
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	248.43/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,796	4
Heifers	750–800	Small 1-2	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	248.49/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,928	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	819	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,925	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,763	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	870	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,958	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	438.47/cwt	395.00–460.00	1,368	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	434.17/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,572	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	411.36/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,752	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	438	349.89/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,533	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	410.29/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,953	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	309.14/cwt	280.00–345.00	1,490	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	341.83/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,795	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	288.36/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,528	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	552	373.32/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,061	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	336.83/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,944	12
Bulls	550–600	Small 1-2	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,602	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	313.26/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,983	3
Bulls	600–650	Small 1-2	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	271.76/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,957	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,892	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	226.54/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,982	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,738	160.16/cwt	141.00–170.00	2,784	12
Bulls	—	—	1,768	176.08/cwt	171.00–184.00	3,113	16
Bulls	—	—	2,013	185.51/cwt	185.00–186.00	3,734	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	105.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,116	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	124.19/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,325	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,241	114.37/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,419	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	143.52/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,826	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,389	131.76/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,830	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,458	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,750	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	138.07/cwt	137.00–139.00	2,048	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	124.22/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,892	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	132.33/cwt	128.00–136.00	2,025	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1

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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 890Last week 985Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 211Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 166Last week 210Year ago 0

All classes of Feeder Cattle steady. Slaughter Cows and Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	395.00–460.00	438.47
12	350–400	362	410.00–450.00	434.17
14	400–450	426	390.00–425.00	411.36
13	450–500	476	395.00–415.00	410.29
21	500–550	525	330.00–355.00	341.83
12	550–600	577	320.00–360.00	336.83
3	600–650	633	300.00–340.00	313.26
1	650–700	685	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	720	260.00–290.00	271.76
1	750–800	765	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	805	235.00	235.00
3	850–900	875	210.00–245.00	226.54
1	900–950	900	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	438	330.00–370.00	349.89
5	450–500	482	280.00–345.00	309.14
3	500–550	530	285.00–295.00	288.36
2	600–650	628	250.00–260.00	255.02
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	552	370.00–375.00	373.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	460.00–470.00	466.70
3	500–550	525	395.00–400.00	398.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	400.00–410.00	405.10
1	300–350	340	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	370	380.00–395.00	387.50
5	400–450	431	360.00–400.00	376.52
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	590	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	645	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	495	390.00	390.00
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	231	440.00–530.00	498.47
8	250–300	264	450.00–495.00	480.59
17	300–350	345	400.00–440.00	435.14
12	350–400	372	425.00–450.00	441.66
11	400–450	412	405.00–435.00	419.45
39	450–500	462	375.00–405.00	398.18
4	500–550	518	375.00–385.00	382.59
18	550–600	577	350.00–390.00	375.50
6	600–650	613	325.00–365.00	341.64
5	650–700	682	305.00–325.00	313.99
7	700–750	723	280.00–305.00	292.92
3	750–800	772	285.00–287.50	285.82
1	800–850	835	275.00	275.00
2	850–900	865	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
8	250–300	281	400.00–445.00	424.23
6	300–350	322	430.00–440.00	431.66
15	350–400	377	390.00–400.00	395.60
35	400–450	426	345.00–380.00	364.82
21	450–500	480	310.00–355.00	336.78
16	500–550	525	300.00–340.00	325.92
22	550–600	574	305.00–330.00	321.03
14	600–650	617	280.00–315.00	297.13
3	650–700	677	260.00–265.00	261.64
4	700–750	723	235.00–265.00	248.43
5	750–800	776	247.50–250.00	248.49
2	850–900	860	200.00–210.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	350	412.50	412.50
42	400–450	448	360.00	360.00
155	550–600	564	318.00–319.50	318.83
67	700–750	723	265.25	265.25
1	850–900	870	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	340.00–375.00	363.41
5	300–350	337	360.00–405.00	383.65
4	350–400	397	345.00–360.00	356.27
3	400–450	422	300.00–380.00	337.83
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	525	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	575	280.00–300.00	290.35
1	650–700	685	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	488	300.00–325.00	312.44
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
4	800–850	819	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	360	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,058	100.00–110.00	105.50
9	—	1,067	120.00–137.00	124.19
6	—	1,241	113.00–119.00	114.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,530	128.00–136.00	132.33
5	—	1,523	121.00–126.00	124.22
3	—	1,483	137.00–139.00	138.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,389	125.00–138.00	131.76
3	—	1,458	120.00	120.00
8	—	1,272	140.00–147.00	143.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,768	171.00–184.00	176.08
12	—	1,738	141.00–170.00	160.16
2	—	2,013	185.00–186.00	185.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,350.00	2,350.00

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.