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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, May 6

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

634 head

▼ 188 vs last sale 822▲ 634 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

143 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 166▲ 143 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

195 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 198▲ 195 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 and Bulls 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder Heifers 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows 5.00 higher with Lean Cows trading 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Good quality and strong demand in all classes.

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 $322.61/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −67.75 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$322.61

95 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

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

$48.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.89

vs TN average

−10.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	328.73	1,811	74
Medium and Large 2-3	542	302.10	1,638	20
Small 1-2	520	280.00	1,456	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.73/cwt here — about $355 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 sale95 hd

322.61

—

TN average15 barns · 534 hd

318.71

+3.89

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−10.21

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−67.75

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	1,617	173.55	2,806	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	156.10	2,057	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,563	154.49	2,415	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,148	135.39	1,554	39

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)	1,130	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	235	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,152	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	447.34/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,074	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,188	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	364.46/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,177	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	441.53/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,448	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	401.76/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,446	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	363	445.17/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,616	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	363	340.52/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,236	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	419	345.01/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,446	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	393.67/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,669	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	454	363.28/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,649	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	386.71/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,837	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	344.61/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,775	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	365.19/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,917	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	544	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,122	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	378.33/cwt	340.00–387.50	2,141	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	376.59/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,324	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	327.53/cwt	310.00–355.00	2,027	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	346.98/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,325	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,977	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,393	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	273.34/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,364	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,196	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,699	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	281	427.97/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,203	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,131	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	318	373.93/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,189	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	433.40/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,404	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	358	424.90/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,521	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	396.78/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,484	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	366.31/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,381	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	410	413.37/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,695	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	373.33/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,583	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	332.40/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,423	9
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	462	382.76/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,768	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	357.32/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,672	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	469	339.98/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,595	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	330.62/cwt	285.00–355.00	1,561	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	345.36/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,758	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	312.65/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,616	12
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	332.12/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,744	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	286.28/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,660	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	307.55/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,790	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	592	319.04/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,889	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,900	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	291.39/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,815	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	259.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,664	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	291.11/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,898	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	664	253.73/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,685	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	273.31/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,973	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	760	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,075	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	264.92/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,021	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,060	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	857	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,100	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	442.41/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,646	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	371.69/cwt	325.00–405.00	1,401	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	355.70/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,476	3
Bulls	400–450	Small 1-2	425	327.59/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,392	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	402.41/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,718	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	438	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,555	2
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,686	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	371.69/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,806	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	486	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,701	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	350.53/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,816	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	328.46/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,757	15
Bulls	550–600	Small 1-2	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	561	314.24/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,763	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	347.11/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,003	5
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	338.73/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,073	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	628	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,963	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	294.75/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,857	5
Bulls	650–700	Small 1-2	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	281.33/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,882	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	268.22/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,931	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	270.82/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,096	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,142	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,233	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,243	142.22/cwt	137.50–147.00	1,768	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	186.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,058	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	175.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,918	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	124.85/cwt	110.00–132.50	1,371	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	155.90/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,782	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	139.84/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,692	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	169.35/cwt	161.00–180.00	2,081	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	141.72/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,910	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	153.57/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,087	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	166.47/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,547	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	142.28/cwt	131.00–148.00	2,181	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	156.08/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,471	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 634Last week 822Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 166Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 195Last week 198Year 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
6	350–400	372	415.00–470.00	442.41
13	400–450	427	370.00–435.00	402.41
16	450–500	486	365.00–395.00	371.69
19	500–550	518	340.00–365.00	350.53
5	550–600	577	340.00–365.00	347.11
16	600–650	612	330.00–355.00	338.73
8	650–700	669	270.00–290.00	281.33
3	700–750	720	260.00–285.00	268.22
6	750–800	774	265.00–275.00	270.82
1	800–850	840	255.00	255.00
1	950–1000	950	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	486	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	628	310.00–315.00	312.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	325.00–330.00	327.59
1	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
12	350–400	377	325.00–405.00	371.69
3	400–450	415	330.00–380.00	355.70
4	450–500	475	355.00	355.00
15	500–550	535	275.00–350.00	328.46
7	550–600	561	285.00–325.00	314.24
5	600–650	630	265.00–330.00	294.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	420.00–430.00	427.97
7	300–350	324	420.00–455.00	433.40
22	350–400	374	380.00–410.00	396.78
12	400–450	424	365.00–385.00	373.33
19	450–500	468	350.00–375.00	357.32
9	500–550	525	325.00–340.00	332.12
12	550–600	582	300.00–312.50	307.55
11	600–650	623	280.00–300.00	291.39
9	650–700	652	285.00–295.00	291.11
3	700–750	722	270.00–275.00	273.31
4	750–800	763	260.00–270.00	264.92
1	800–850	810	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	760	273.00	273.00
3	850–900	857	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	469	335.00–345.00	339.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	290	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	318	345.00–390.00	373.93
13	350–400	377	350.00–390.00	366.31
9	400–450	428	300.00–355.00	332.40
13	450–500	472	285.00–355.00	330.62
12	500–550	517	275.00–330.00	312.65
8	550–600	580	275.00–292.50	286.28
2	600–650	640	255.00–265.00	259.96
4	650–700	664	250.00–260.00	253.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	462	380.00–385.00	382.76
28	500–550	509	345.00–347.50	345.36
25	550–600	592	319.00–320.00	319.04
6	600–650	613	310.00	310.00
3	800–850	800	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	358	420.00–430.00	424.90
4	400–450	410	395.00–420.00	413.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	440.00–455.00	447.34
1	250–300	270	440.00	440.00
6	300–350	328	430.00–455.00	441.53
3	350–400	360	395.00–410.00	401.76
8	400–450	424	390.00–400.00	393.67
5	450–500	475	365.00–400.00	386.71
2	500–550	525	360.00–370.00	365.19
10	550–600	566	340.00–387.50	378.33
5	600–650	619	310.00–355.00	327.53
2	650–700	670	330.00–365.00	346.98
1	800–850	825	290.00	290.00
3	850–900	865	270.00–275.00	273.34
1	900–950	915	240.00	240.00
2	1000–1050	1,038	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	544	390.00	390.00
9	600–650	617	370.00–400.00	376.59
2	650–700	660	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	630	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	345.00–385.00	364.46
2	350–400	363	325.00–355.00	340.52
4	400–450	419	340.00–360.00	345.01
3	450–500	454	330.00–380.00	363.28
2	500–550	515	325.00–365.00	344.61
1	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	670	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	363	440.00–450.00	445.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,143	153.00–165.00	155.90
15	—	1,210	135.00–149.00	139.84
18	—	1,098	110.00–132.50	124.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	131.00–148.00	142.28
2	—	1,530	164.00–169.00	166.47
8	—	1,583	150.00–161.00	156.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,348	139.00–145.00	141.72
16	—	1,229	161.00–180.00	169.35
27	—	1,359	145.00–160.00	153.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,665	170.00–180.00	175.27
2	—	1,243	137.50–147.00	142.22
3	—	1,640	185.00–190.00	186.44

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	—	1,130	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.