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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 15

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

973 head

▲ 426 vs last sale 547▲ 973 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 143▲ 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 156▲ 169 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle steady, with good quality and good demand. Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

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 $312.38/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −77.98 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$312.38

119 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.69

vs TN average

−8.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	317.79	1,718	96
Medium and Large 2-3	543	289.79	1,575	23

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale119 hd

312.38

—

TN average15 barns · 662 hd

307.69

+4.69

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−8.80

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−77.98

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	—	High	1,750	175.25	3,067	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,315	149.87	1,971	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	149.32	2,213	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	125.21	1,309	16

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,550	1thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	467.50/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,239	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	396.81/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,071	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	318	383.77/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,220	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	465.34/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,550	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	455.96/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,660	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	378.33/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,411	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	391.32/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,667	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	391.52/cwt	380.00–407.00	1,801	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	336.27/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,591	10
Steers	500–550	Small 1-2	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	525	334.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,756	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	355.21/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,872	41
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,739	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	309.09/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,771	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	363.02/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,091	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	340.77/cwt	336.00–347.50	2,133	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	637	294.87/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,878	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,272	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,368	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	335.54/cwt	331.00–342.50	2,238	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	728	272.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,983	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,153	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	288.15/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,210	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,129	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	365.88/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,043	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	417.75/cwt	405.00–422.00	1,232	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	389.58/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,270	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	333	356.06/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,186	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	386.67/cwt	370.00–404.00	1,446	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	353.26/cwt	305.00–375.00	1,342	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	408	357.47/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,458	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	420	323.54/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,359	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	341.09/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,463	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	325.20/cwt	250.00–350.00	1,408	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	462	317.45/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,467	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,670	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	336.42/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,605	44
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	488	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,525	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	326.47/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,681	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	519	305.16/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,584	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	292.12/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,534	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	548	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,000	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	286.16/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,637	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	573	319.49/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,831	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	304.74/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,749	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	622	253.03/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,574	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	278.74/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,739	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	253.29/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,692	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,932	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	255.09/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,824	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	763	220.17/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,680	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	775	226.69/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,757	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	241.04/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,875	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,823	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	933	210.75/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,966	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,045	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	332	382.53/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,270	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	417.26/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,389	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	321.24/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,189	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	408.74/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,525	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	412.90/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,714	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	422	443.55/cwt	440.00–452.00	1,872	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	426	345.08/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,470	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	439	380.80/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,672	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	397.82/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,850	20
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	470	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,363	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	336.96/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,614	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	520	328.62/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,709	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	351.01/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,836	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	529	291.06/cwt	240.00–315.00	1,540	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	333.66/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,899	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	289.40/cwt	225.00–325.00	1,658	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	624	270.58/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,688	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	289.96/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,853	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	280.03/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,843	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	663	273.78/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,815	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	271.66/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,942	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	731	257.84/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,885	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	258.49/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,032	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,857	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,104	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,088	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,013	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,160	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	156.41/cwt	147.00–164.00	2,252	2
Bulls	—	—	1,751	174.88/cwt	168.00–179.00	3,062	15
Bulls	—	—	1,851	182.44/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,377	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	105.12/cwt	102.50–110.00	969	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	138.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,427	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	125.85/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,378	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	133.78/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,654	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	159.55/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,081	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	147.28/cwt	140.00–153.50	1,957	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	150.34/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,174	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,770	141.13/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,498	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 973Last week 547Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 143Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 169Last week 156Year ago 0

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle steady, with good quality and good demand. Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	405.00–422.00	417.75
7	300–350	326	375.00–410.00	389.58
12	350–400	374	370.00–404.00	386.67
13	400–450	429	330.00–350.00	341.09
44	450–500	477	320.00–345.00	336.42
41	500–550	515	315.00–335.00	326.47
24	550–600	574	297.00–315.00	304.74
8	600–650	624	270.00–287.00	278.74
3	650–700	673	287.00	287.00
6	700–750	715	240.00–265.00	255.09
5	750–800	778	235.00–250.00	241.04
3	850–900	868	210.00	210.00
3	900–950	933	205.00–217.50	210.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	355.00–360.00	357.47
3	450–500	477	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	548	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	600	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
16	550–600	573	319.00–325.00	319.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
4	250–300	285	345.00–380.00	365.88
14	300–350	333	330.00–405.00	356.06
20	350–400	380	305.00–375.00	353.26
10	400–450	433	250.00–350.00	325.20
11	450–500	462	285.00–335.00	317.45
14	500–550	525	270.00–315.00	292.12
9	550–600	572	265.00–305.00	286.16
3	600–650	622	235.00–265.00	253.03
3	650–700	668	250.00–260.00	253.29
3	750–800	763	210.00–230.00	220.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	322.00–325.00	323.54
2	450–500	488	310.00–315.00	312.51
13	500–550	519	300.00–310.00	305.16
4	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
3	750–800	775	225.00–230.00	226.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	400.00–450.00	417.26
13	350–400	373	385.00–430.00	408.74
16	400–450	415	390.00–435.00	412.90
20	450–500	465	375.00–420.00	397.82
19	500–550	523	340.00–375.00	351.01
7	550–600	569	320.00–345.00	333.66
6	600–650	639	285.00–305.00	289.96
3	650–700	658	270.00–285.00	280.03
6	700–750	715	270.00–275.00	271.66
4	750–800	786	255.00–265.00	258.49
1	800–850	825	255.00	255.00
1	950–1000	960	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	380.00	380.00
10	300–350	332	370.00–405.00	382.53
3	350–400	370	300.00–360.00	321.24
15	400–450	426	300.00–380.00	345.08
22	450–500	479	300.00–365.00	336.96
17	500–550	529	240.00–315.00	291.06
20	550–600	573	225.00–325.00	289.40
16	600–650	624	250.00–280.00	270.58
10	650–700	663	270.00–280.00	273.78
9	700–750	731	245.00–265.00	257.84
2	750–800	790	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	835	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	875	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	930	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	422	440.00–452.00	443.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
6	400–450	439	380.00–385.00	380.80
11	500–550	520	320.00–332.50	328.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	355.00	355.00
6	650–700	667	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	360.00–410.00	396.81
5	300–350	318	370.00–420.00	383.77
9	350–400	373	350.00–435.00	378.33
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
10	450–500	473	300.00–370.00	336.27
1	500–550	535	325.00	325.00
4	550–600	573	280.00–335.00	309.09
3	600–650	637	290.00–305.00	294.87
1	650–700	690	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	728	270.00–275.00	272.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	525	330.00–335.00	334.45
1	550–600	590	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	265	440.00–495.00	467.50
2	300–350	333	450.00–480.00	465.34
4	350–400	364	445.00–470.00	455.96
7	400–450	426	380.00–405.00	391.32
19	450–500	460	380.00–407.00	391.52
41	500–550	527	345.00–385.00	355.21
9	550–600	576	355.00–370.00	363.02
33	600–650	626	336.00–347.50	340.77
7	650–700	667	331.00–342.50	335.54
6	700–750	730	290.00–300.00	294.98
3	750–800	767	280.00–305.00	288.15
1	800–850	835	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,028	135.00–145.00	138.83
9	—	1,095	119.00–133.00	125.85
3	—	922	102.50–110.00	105.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	140.00–142.00	141.13
16	—	1,446	144.00–155.00	150.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,304	155.00–170.00	159.55
35	—	1,329	140.00–153.50	147.28
4	—	1,236	125.00–138.00	133.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,851	180.00–186.00	182.44
15	—	1,751	168.00–179.00	174.88
2	—	1,440	147.00–164.00	156.41

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,550.00	2,550.00

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.