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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 17

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

726 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 700▲ 726 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

210 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 187▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

236 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 194▲ 236 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 Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder cattle quality and demand fair. Slaughter Cows 8.00 to 12.00 higher with Lean Cows remaining steady. Slaughter Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle quality and demand good.

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 $325.39/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −64.97 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$325.39

71 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$26.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

vs TN average

−8.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	330.27	1,784	58
Medium and Large 2-3	538	303.60	1,634	13thin

One grade step is worth $26.67/cwt here — about $149 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 sale71 hd

325.39

—

TN average15 barns · 672 hd

329.11

−3.73

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−8.72

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−64.97

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	1,815	208.57	3,786	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	184.29	2,729	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,276	170.82	2,180	114
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,203	142.38	1,713	36

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)	1,250	$3,050	1thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	243	430.15/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,045	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	419.19/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,186	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	326	351.94/cwt	275.00–385.00	1,147	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	405.93/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,331	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	330	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,535	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,470	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	401.16/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,464	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	381	371.21/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,414	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	349.50/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,450	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	391.13/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,639	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,823	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2Fleshy	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	355.11/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,665	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	382.44/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,840	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	514	339.22/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,744	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	374.25/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,998	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	320.68/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,850	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	358.25/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,085	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	343.96/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,002	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	628	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,915	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	321.74/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,037	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	314.20/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,099	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	307.40/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,189	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,338	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,325	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,340	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	377.75/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,031	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	276	344.06/cwt	305.00–375.00	950	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	319	345.51/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,102	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	323	395.19/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,276	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	366.25/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,227	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Full	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	372	333.27/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,240	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	367.78/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,372	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	320.84/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,213	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	384	398.33/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,530	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	405	383.73/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,554	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	360.78/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,508	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	418	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,421	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	316.17/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,337	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	459	374.04/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,717	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	459	319.30/cwt	260.00–340.00	1,466	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	346.39/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,649	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	477	316.78/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,511	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	346.23/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,766	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	518	305.99/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,585	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	301.87/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,576	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	333.05/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,745	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	330.25/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,869	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,768	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	578	311.99/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,803	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	331.49/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,055	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	624	310.98/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,941	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	637	291.53/cwt	275.00–298.00	1,857	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	258.50/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,719	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	282.91/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,901	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	680	268.36/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,825	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	284.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,028	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,208	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	223.45/cwt	200.00–235.00	2,156	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	373.52/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,401	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	367.71/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,541	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	426	328.90/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,401	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	373.82/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,757	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	304.56/cwt	260.00–350.00	1,447	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	285.96/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,493	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	343.90/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,799	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	325.01/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,849	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	280.77/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,609	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	288.32/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,834	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	278.05/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,849	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	255.06/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,717	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	261.31/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,879	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	243.05/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,879	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,992	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,103	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	234.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	2,162	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,328	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,174	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,811	212.24/cwt	206.00–219.00	3,844	10
Bulls	—	—	1,830	196.34/cwt	188.00–204.00	3,593	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	130.13/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,529	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	156.55/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,877	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,229	145.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,785	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	153.54/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,893	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,359	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	168.87/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,158	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	184.37/cwt	176.00–196.00	2,360	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	187.43/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,721	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	175.99/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,624	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,119	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,060	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,399	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 726Last week 700Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 187Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 236Last week 194Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	330	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	350	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	450	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	620	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	415.00–445.00	430.15
6	250–300	283	410.00–430.00	419.19
6	300–350	328	400.00–415.00	405.93
8	350–400	365	395.00–410.00	401.16
4	400–450	419	380.00–415.00	391.13
9	450–500	481	370.00–390.00	382.44
27	500–550	534	362.50–380.00	374.25
10	550–600	582	335.00–350.00	343.96
16	600–650	633	310.00–330.00	321.74
11	650–700	668	305.00–317.50	314.20
4	700–750	712	300.00–310.00	307.40
1	750–800	765	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	850	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	930	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	955	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
6	600–650	628	305.00	305.00

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
11	300–350	326	275.00–385.00	351.94
11	350–400	381	345.00–385.00	371.21
11	400–450	415	325.00–370.00	349.50
7	450–500	469	325.00–365.00	355.11
5	500–550	514	325.00–355.00	339.22
6	550–600	577	300.00–340.00	320.68
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	582	355.00–365.00	358.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	360.00–390.00	377.75
8	300–350	335	360.00–385.00	366.25
9	350–400	373	350.00–375.00	367.78
6	400–450	418	350.00–375.00	360.78
27	450–500	476	335.00–365.00	346.39
22	500–550	524	325.00–340.00	333.05
19	550–600	566	320.00–340.00	330.25
7	600–650	620	320.00–340.00	331.49
12	650–700	672	275.00–295.00	282.91
5	700–750	714	280.00–290.00	284.00
1	800–850	800	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	850	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	920	240.00	240.00
3	950–1000	965	200.00–235.00	223.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	390.00–400.00	395.19
3	350–400	384	395.00–400.00	398.33
8	400–450	405	380.00–385.00	383.73
9	450–500	459	370.00–377.00	374.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	330.00–335.00	333.27
3	400–450	418	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	477	300.00–325.00	316.78
4	500–550	518	290.00–315.00	305.99
5	550–600	578	310.00–315.00	311.99
10	600–650	624	310.00–312.50	310.98
3	650–700	680	265.00–270.00	268.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	276	305.00–375.00	344.06
6	300–350	319	325.00–370.00	345.51
10	350–400	378	290.00–335.00	320.84
8	400–450	423	285.00–335.00	316.17
11	450–500	459	260.00–340.00	319.30
9	500–550	522	265.00–325.00	301.87
4	550–600	575	305.00–310.00	307.49
7	600–650	637	275.00–298.00	291.53
4	650–700	665	225.00–270.00	258.50
1	700–750	735	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	510	345.00–355.00	346.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	375	360.00–400.00	373.52
18	400–450	419	350.00–400.00	367.71
10	450–500	470	360.00–385.00	373.82
14	500–550	523	330.00–365.00	343.90
17	550–600	569	300.00–340.00	325.01
9	600–650	636	280.00–300.00	288.32
11	650–700	665	265.00–295.00	278.05
4	700–750	719	245.00–270.00	261.31
5	750–800	773	235.00–255.00	243.05
2	800–850	813	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	895	235.00	235.00
2	900–950	920	230.00–240.00	234.95
1	950–1000	950	245.00	245.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	426	300.00–340.00	328.90
5	450–500	475	260.00–350.00	304.56
3	500–550	522	270.00–320.00	285.96
6	550–600	573	270.00–290.00	280.77
2	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	673	240.00–260.00	255.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,452	180.00–196.00	187.43
1	—	2,060	165.00	165.00
6	—	1,491	168.00–179.00	175.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	125.00	125.00
64	—	1,278	160.00–175.00	168.87
16	—	1,233	145.00–159.00	153.54
33	—	1,280	176.00–196.00	184.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,175	120.00–138.00	130.13
10	—	1,199	151.00–160.00	156.55
13	—	1,229	140.00–150.00	145.27
1	—	1,235	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,830	188.00–204.00	196.34
10	—	1,811	206.00–219.00	212.24

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	—	1,250	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.