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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 3

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← May 27Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

653 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 678▲ 653 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 123▲ 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 127▲ 98 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 to 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality and demand moderate.

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 $321.91/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −68.45 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$321.91

75 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$34.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.05

vs TN average

−16.33 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	327.44	1,772	63
Medium and Large 2-3	537	292.87	1,574	12thin

One grade step is worth $34.56/cwt here — about $198 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 sale75 hd

321.91

—

TN average13 barns · 622 hd

320.86

+1.05

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−16.33

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−68.45

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	1,732	192.48	3,334	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,572	170.84	2,685	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,344	164.26	2,207	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,156	139.25	1,609	33

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)	1,225	$3,050	1thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,104	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	459.82/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,301	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	314	427.45/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,342	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	320	489.92/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,568	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	455.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,593	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	403.15/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,725	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	341.30/cwt	290.00–370.00	1,604	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	389.95/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,856	16
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	317.97/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,673	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	360.03/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,915	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	319.19/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,813	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	348.55/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,983	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	350.93/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,176	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	338.89/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,108	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	624	311.28/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,942	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	329.69/cwt	320.00–341.00	2,150	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	295.76/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,937	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	313.75/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,228	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	738	294.97/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,177	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,263	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	278	372.43/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,035	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,131	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	396.46/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,288	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	333	360.08/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,199	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	335.91/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,226	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	406.62/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,557	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	315.82/cwt	260.00–350.00	1,320	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	367.28/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,572	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	372.47/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,732	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	302.94/cwt	240.00–355.00	1,430	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	342.10/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,646	16
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	483	240.21/cwt	200.00–280.00	1,160	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,765	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	306.77/cwt	260.00–325.00	1,601	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	327.70/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,740	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	325.35/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,841	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	265.08/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,506	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	584	307.49/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,796	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	297.68/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,846	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	274.85/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,732	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	275.99/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,816	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	270.96/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,856	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,132	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,232	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	400.53/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,502	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,290	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	397.11/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,688	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	336.88/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,438	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	378.20/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,796	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	320.02/cwt	260.00–355.00	1,530	3
Bulls	500–550	Small 1-2	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	283.20/cwt	255.00–325.00	1,478	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	347.47/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,817	14
Bulls	550–600	Small 1-2	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	329.43/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,845	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	315.04/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,802	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	301.61/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,864	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	274.84/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,718	3
Bulls	600–650	Small 1-2	628	264.94/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,664	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	280.79/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,881	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	262.88/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,877	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,067	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	248.51/cwt	230.00–260.00	2,030	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	838	209.97/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,760	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	938	245.01/cwt	240.00–255.00	2,298	3
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	214.99/cwt	210.00–220.00	2,199	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,060	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,056	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	176.28/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,512	3
Bulls	—	—	1,751	188.22/cwt	182.00–194.00	3,296	6
Bulls	—	—	1,848	203.08/cwt	196.00–210.00	3,753	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	154.36/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,729	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	133.18/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,516	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	145.80/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,754	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	175.78/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,239	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	161.04/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,153	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,016	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,530	147.35/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,254	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	174.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,688	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,140	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	167.45/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,847	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 653Last week 678Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 123Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 127Year ago 0

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle steady to 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	385	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	427	310.00–350.00	336.88
3	450–500	478	260.00–355.00	320.02
6	500–550	522	255.00–325.00	283.20
3	550–600	572	310.00–320.00	315.04
3	600–650	625	265.00–280.00	274.84
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	755	260.00	260.00
2	800–850	838	200.00–220.00	209.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	390.00–410.00	400.53
12	400–450	425	380.00–430.00	397.11
16	450–500	475	360.00–395.00	378.20
14	500–550	523	330.00–360.00	347.47
12	550–600	560	310.00–340.00	329.43
12	600–650	618	285.00–320.00	301.61
13	650–700	670	270.00–290.00	280.79
7	700–750	714	255.00–270.00	262.88
1	750–800	780	265.00	265.00
3	800–850	817	230.00–260.00	248.51
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00
3	900–950	938	240.00–255.00	245.01
2	1000–1050	1,023	210.00–220.00	214.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	628	250.00–280.00	264.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
6	450–500	470	290.00–370.00	341.30
4	500–550	526	285.00–350.00	317.97
8	550–600	568	285.00–330.00	319.19
4	600–650	624	305.00–315.00	311.28
3	650–700	655	280.00–307.50	295.76
2	700–750	738	285.00–305.00	294.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	580	370.00	370.00
11	600–650	620	350.00–360.00	350.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	480.00	480.00
2	250–300	283	440.00–480.00	459.82
4	300–350	314	415.00–440.00	427.45
2	350–400	350	450.00–460.00	455.00
3	400–450	428	390.00–420.00	403.15
16	450–500	476	380.00–395.00	389.95
9	500–550	532	350.00–365.00	360.03
14	550–600	569	340.00–360.00	348.55
9	600–650	622	330.00–345.00	338.89
7	650–700	652	320.00–341.00	329.69
4	700–750	710	310.00–320.00	313.75
3	800–850	823	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	485.00–495.00	489.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	370.00–380.00	372.47
11	500–550	519	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	370.00–375.00	372.43
2	300–350	333	350.00–370.00	360.08
4	350–400	365	300.00–370.00	335.91
7	400–450	418	260.00–350.00	315.82
6	450–500	472	240.00–355.00	302.94
8	500–550	522	260.00–325.00	306.77
4	550–600	568	245.00–290.00	265.08
5	600–650	630	270.00–285.00	274.85
5	650–700	685	270.00–275.00	270.96
1	700–750	725	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	200.00–280.00	240.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	325	390.00–400.00	396.46
6	350–400	383	395.00–415.00	406.62
24	400–450	428	355.00–380.00	367.28
16	450–500	481	330.00–360.00	342.10
33	500–550	531	320.00–335.00	327.70
13	550–600	566	315.00–330.00	325.35
15	600–650	620	290.00–310.00	297.68
5	650–700	658	270.00–280.00	275.99
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	870	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	930	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	584	300.00–310.00	307.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1050–1100	1,060	194.00	194.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,138	120.00–140.00	133.18
4	—	1,120	151.00–161.00	154.36
1	—	1,075	110.00	110.00
11	—	1,203	141.00–150.00	145.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,537	170.00–180.00	174.87
4	—	1,700	166.00–168.00	167.45
1	—	1,440	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,530	140.00–151.00	147.35
35	—	1,337	153.00–169.00	161.04
1	—	1,585	135.00	135.00
27	—	1,274	170.00–188.00	175.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,848	196.00–210.00	203.08
6	—	1,751	182.00–194.00	188.22
3	—	1,425	170.00–180.00	176.28

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	—	1,225	3,050.00	3,050.00

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.