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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, May 13

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

538 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 634▲ 538 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 143▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 195▲ 153 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder Heifers 15.00 higher. Feeder Bulls steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 15.00 higher. Good quality and demand throughout sale.

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 $332.19/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −58.16 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$332.19

61 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$23.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.40

vs TN average

−7.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	334.09	1,825	56
Medium and Large 2-3	559	310.98	1,740	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.11/cwt here — about $86 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 sale61 hd

332.19

—

TN average16 barns · 831 hd

322.79

+9.40

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−7.69

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−58.16

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	1,852	191.44	3,545	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,434	163.17	2,339	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,336	160.59	2,146	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,199	138.94	1,666	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,000	1thin

Every lot

97 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 1-2	240	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,248	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,157	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	268	409.91/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,099	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	424.98/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,458	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	441.20/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,677	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	402	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,809	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,797	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	405.58/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,744	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	435	369.94/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,609	2
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	472	398.28/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,880	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	353.71/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,698	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	387.36/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,034	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	401.40/cwt	401.00–405.00	2,131	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	377.63/cwt	362.00–390.00	2,145	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	590	344.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,032	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	351.39/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,147	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	612	294.88/cwt	260.00–325.00	1,805	3
Steers	600–650	Small 1-2	625	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,906	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,433	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	336.52/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,238	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,024	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,102	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,913	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	933	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,379	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	939	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,441	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	419.23/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,555	11
Heifers	350–400	Small 1-2Fleshy	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	388	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,397	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,781	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	391.93/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,666	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,254	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	454	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,839	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	374.08/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,799	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	338.96/cwt	280.00–370.00	1,630	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	334.82/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,738	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	333.45/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,901	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	303.72/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,740	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,953	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	305.58/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,885	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,758	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	292.84/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,936	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	264.52/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,825	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,952	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,913	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,067	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,074	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3Guaranteed Open	864	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,151	10
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	243.54/cwt	240.00–247.00	2,362	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	380	365.26/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,388	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	374.13/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,590	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	416.32/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,803	15
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,685	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	379.37/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,832	8
Bulls	500–550	Small 1-2	515	257.65/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,327	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	333.78/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,746	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	523	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,674	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	361.85/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,900	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	342.49/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,004	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	318.95/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,997	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,794	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	297.09/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,976	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	288.21/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,945	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	275.15/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,127	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,002	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,087	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,345	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	895	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,103	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,192	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	170.41/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,868	3
Bulls	—	—	1,879	188.28/cwt	184.00–193.00	3,538	10
Bulls	—	—	1,885	204.97/cwt	197.00–219.00	3,864	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	143.33/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,621	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,200	172.52/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,070	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	134.00/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,608	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,269	116.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,485	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	174.61/cwt	170.00–187.00	2,240	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,287	156.75/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,017	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	157.74/cwt	147.00–169.00	2,120	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,424	141.13/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,010	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	163.12/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,375	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	149.73/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,303	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 →

Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Tue May 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 634Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 143Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 153Last week 195Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	260	445.00	445.00
3	300–350	343	420.00–430.00	424.98
4	350–400	380	420.00–455.00	441.20
9	400–450	430	400.00–420.00	405.58
24	450–500	472	380.00–410.00	398.28
20	500–550	525	370.00–395.00	387.36
11	550–600	568	362.00–390.00	377.63
5	600–650	611	350.00–355.00	351.39
3	650–700	665	330.00–350.00	336.52
1	700–750	720	292.00	292.00
4	900–950	939	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
2	400–450	413	435.00	435.00
10	500–550	531	401.00–405.00	401.40
2	650–700	663	367.00	367.00
3	700–750	705	315.00	315.00
4	900–950	933	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	365.00–375.00	369.94
1	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
9	550–600	590	340.00–345.00	344.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	400.00–420.00	409.91
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	480	330.00–365.00	353.71
1	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	612	260.00–325.00	294.88
1	700–750	710	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	750	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	402	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
11	350–400	371	400.00–435.00	419.23
16	400–450	425	375.00–410.00	391.93
26	450–500	481	350.00–390.00	374.08
26	500–550	519	325.00–350.00	334.82
30	550–600	570	320.00–345.00	333.45
7	600–650	617	290.00–312.00	305.58
11	650–700	661	280.00–300.00	292.84
1	700–750	730	262.00	262.00
5	750–800	795	260.00	260.00
3	800–850	807	257.00	257.00
2	950–1000	970	240.00–247.00	243.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	388	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	440	285.00	285.00
7	450–500	481	280.00–370.00	338.96
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	573	285.00–335.00	303.72
2	600–650	628	280.00	280.00
4	650–700	690	262.00–272.00	264.52
1	750–800	765	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	850–900	864	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	454	405.00	405.00
7	600–650	616	317.00	317.00
6	700–750	715	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	433	400.00–435.00	416.32
8	450–500	483	365.00–390.00	379.37
11	500–550	525	345.00–380.00	361.85
4	550–600	585	340.00–345.00	342.49
5	600–650	626	305.00–325.00	318.95
13	650–700	665	290.00–312.50	297.09
2	750–800	773	270.00–280.00	275.15
1	800–850	845	247.00	247.00
1	850–900	885	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	925	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	355.00–375.00	365.26
2	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
8	500–550	523	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	515	250.00–265.00	257.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	425	360.00–385.00	374.13
2	450–500	468	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	523	330.00–340.00	333.78
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	635	280.00–285.00	282.54
3	650–700	675	275.00–305.00	288.21
2	750–800	785	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	895	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,200	131.00–139.00	134.00
6	—	1,287	151.00–165.00	156.75
13	—	1,131	139.00–150.00	143.33
5	—	1,269	115.00–121.00	116.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	148.00–152.00	149.73
3	—	1,200	169.00–178.00	172.52
22	—	1,456	154.00–166.00	163.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,283	170.00–187.00	174.61
31	—	1,344	147.00–169.00	157.74
7	—	1,424	137.00–146.00	141.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,879	184.00–193.00	188.28
3	—	1,683	165.00–175.00	170.41
7	—	1,885	197.00–219.00	204.97

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	3,000.00	3,000.00

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.