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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 22

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

670 head

▼ 303 vs last sale 973▲ 670 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 128▲ 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

224 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 169▲ 224 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers steady. Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher with strong demand. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher. Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 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 $320.04/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −70.32 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$320.04

74 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

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

$67.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.64

vs TN average

−9.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	327.63	1,754	62
Medium and Large 2-3	542	285.02	1,546	10thin
Small 1-2	528	260.00	1,372	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.63/cwt here — about $382 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale74 hd

320.04

—

TN average15 barns · 503 hd

309.40

+10.64

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−9.91

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−70.32

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	1,701	176.66	3,004	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	150.61	2,178	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,306	147.29	1,924	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	130.07	1,386	35

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)	1,355	$1,900	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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	271	436.47/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,183	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	308	517.36/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,593	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	437.80/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,427	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	339	375.35/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,272	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	427.52/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,573	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	330.56/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,382	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	429.48/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,834	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	397.80/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,866	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	344.90/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,652	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	370.50/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,923	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	327.51/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,729	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	383.25/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,047	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	343.21/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,953	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	309.91/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,782	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	328.92/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,029	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	285.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,767	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	317.44/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,152	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	264.98/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,797	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	7
Steers	700–750	Small and Medium 2-3	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,113	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	281.66/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,219	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	910	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,457	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	279	381.59/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,065	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	367.12/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,211	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	437.06/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,473	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,558	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1-2	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	367	344.03/cwt	285.00–385.00	1,263	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	387.50/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,488	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	316.83/cwt	245.00–380.00	1,331	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	357.87/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,507	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	426	383.27/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,633	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	468	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,755	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	346.80/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,633	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	471	312.88/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,474	7
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,825	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	321.84/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,674	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	282.44/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,491	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	1
Heifers	550–600	Small 1-2	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	564	288.88/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,629	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	320.48/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,852	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	593	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,542	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	299.15/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,825	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,709	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	664	259.93/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,726	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	273.76/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,829	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	272.01/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,926	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,886	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	972	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,163	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	374.78/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,274	2
Bulls	300–350	Small 1-2	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	366	371.32/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,359	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	401.53/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,546	9
Bulls	400–450	Small 1-2	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	414	354.12/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,466	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	410.28/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,752	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	412.97/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,900	15
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	480	366.70/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,760	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	489	345.16/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,688	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	344.46/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,781	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	310.82/cwt	255.00–330.00	1,616	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	331.17/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,841	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	293.79/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,669	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	621	267.92/cwt	247.50–285.00	1,664	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	295.86/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,858	14
Bulls	600–650	Small 1-2	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	667	264.55/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,765	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	273.78/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,864	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	254.85/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,970	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,021	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,056	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,162	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	978	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	2,225	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	313.51/cwt	200.00–350.00	1,483	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,511	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,009	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,297	152.88/cwt	143.00–165.00	1,983	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	177.44/cwt	170.00–186.00	3,040	20
Bulls	—	—	2,022	195.26/cwt	191.00–201.00	3,948	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	132.43/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,336	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	146.84/cwt	139.00–157.00	1,605	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	115.00/cwt	95.00–122.00	1,260	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	163.76/cwt	159.00–173.00	1,998	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	133.06/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,673	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	147.57/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,958	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	161.80/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,254	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	151.03/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,199	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	137.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,011	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,670	110.21/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,841	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 973Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 128Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 224Last week 169Year ago 0

Compared to last week Feeder Steers steady. Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher with strong demand. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher. Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	405.00	405.00
4	300–350	339	350.00–400.00	375.35
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	418	300.00–385.00	330.56
8	450–500	479	300.00–365.00	344.90
2	500–550	528	325.00–330.00	327.51
6	550–600	575	280.00–325.00	309.91
2	600–650	620	280.00–290.00	285.08
2	650–700	678	260.00–270.00	264.98
1	900–950	910	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	534	382.50–390.00	383.25
7	700–750	705	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	500.00–535.00	517.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	271	420.00–470.00	436.47
13	300–350	326	410.00–460.00	437.80
6	350–400	368	405.00–445.00	427.52
14	400–450	427	410.00–455.00	429.48
10	450–500	469	380.00–420.00	397.80
10	500–550	519	350.00–380.00	370.50
8	550–600	569	330.00–355.00	343.21
4	600–650	617	325.00–340.00	328.92
2	650–700	678	300.00–335.00	317.44
2	700–750	735	285.00–290.00	287.50
3	750–800	788	280.00–285.00	281.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	360.00–390.00	374.78
7	350–400	366	330.00–385.00	371.32
5	400–450	414	340.00–375.00	354.12
9	450–500	489	300.00–380.00	345.16
13	500–550	520	255.00–330.00	310.82
4	550–600	568	275.00–315.00	293.79
6	600–650	621	247.50–285.00	267.92
8	650–700	667	240.00–290.00	264.55
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	825	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	460.00	460.00
9	350–400	385	390.00–435.00	401.53
16	400–450	427	385.00–440.00	410.28
15	450–500	460	380.00–430.00	412.97
11	500–550	517	330.00–365.00	344.46
9	550–600	556	330.00–340.00	331.17
14	600–650	628	285.00–305.00	295.86
8	650–700	681	270.00–280.00	273.78
1	700–750	740	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	773	240.00–270.00	254.85
1	850–900	875	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	920	235.00	235.00
2	950–1000	978	225.00–230.00	227.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	645	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	365.00–370.00	366.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	507	360.00	360.00
5	550–600	560	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	350.00–405.00	381.59
3	300–350	330	330.00–390.00	367.12
10	350–400	367	285.00–385.00	344.03
13	400–450	420	245.00–380.00	316.83
7	450–500	471	270.00–330.00	312.88
6	500–550	528	250.00–300.00	282.44
4	550–600	564	270.00–305.00	288.88
1	600–650	645	265.00	265.00
4	650–700	664	250.00–265.00	259.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	445.00	445.00
8	400–450	426	375.00–390.00	383.27
2	450–500	468	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	460.00	460.00
5	300–350	337	425.00–440.00	437.06
17	350–400	384	375.00–415.00	387.50
10	400–450	421	345.00–370.00	357.87
24	450–500	471	325.00–365.00	346.80
28	500–550	520	305.00–345.00	321.84
13	550–600	578	310.00–330.00	320.48
17	600–650	610	275.00–315.00	299.15
4	650–700	668	270.00–285.00	273.76
5	700–750	708	270.00–280.00	272.01
1	750–800	765	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	838	225.00	225.00
3	950–1000	972	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	535	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	593	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	705	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	200.00–350.00	313.51
5	550–600	581	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	758	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,022	191.00–201.00	195.26
20	—	1,713	170.00–186.00	177.44
3	—	1,297	143.00–165.00	152.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,093	139.00–157.00	146.84
12	—	1,009	125.00–138.00	132.43
13	—	1,096	95.00–122.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	160.00–164.00	161.80
8	—	1,456	144.00–155.00	151.03
2	—	1,460	135.00–140.00	137.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	100.00–120.00	110.21
12	—	1,257	125.00–140.00	133.06
14	—	1,220	159.00–173.00	163.76
51	—	1,327	140.00–158.00	147.57

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	—	1,355	1,900.00	1,900.00

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.