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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 8

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Jun 24Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

739 head

▲ 147 vs last sale 592▲ 739 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

305 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 245▲ 305 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 107▲ 120 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

No trends established, due to no sale previous week.

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 $322.43/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −67.93 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$322.43

69 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$32.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.28

vs TN average

−19.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	326.16	1,788	61
Medium and Large 2-3	555	293.96	1,631	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.21/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale69 hd

322.43

—

TN average8 barns · 438 hd

328.71

−6.28

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−19.10

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−67.93

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	1,627	201.17	3,273	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,413	178.26	2,518	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	165.69	2,189	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,136	142.25	1,616	41

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,120	$3,100	3thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	277	389.96/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,080	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	287	436.03/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,251	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	309	388.70/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,201	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	321	451.49/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,449	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	326	358.09/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,167	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	332.26/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,196	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	389.43/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,453	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	400.00/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,640	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	426	353.81/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,507	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	463	378.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,750	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	476	329.59/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,569	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	350.07/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,673	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	513	372.16/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,909	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	345.02/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,773	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	329.44/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,739	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	344.38/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,004	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	592	320.00/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,894	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	330.06/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,069	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	302.46/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,063	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	295.66/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,161	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,351	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	274.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,400	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	948	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	255	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,084	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,013	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	308	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,232	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	358.27/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,157	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	363	325.17/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,180	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	388.40/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,515	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	393	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,434	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	419	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,571	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	354.72/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,511	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	426	314.49/cwt	245.00–340.00	1,340	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	437	386.15/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,687	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	459	375.74/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,725	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	298.07/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,401	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	471	330.63/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,557	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	347.57/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,661	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	512	347.51/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,779	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	329.21/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,728	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	298.78/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,569	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	537	313.39/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,683	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	324.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,842	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	291.06/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,668	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	583	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,822	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,933	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	303.63/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,861	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	621	276.81/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,719	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	624	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,810	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	295.55/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,965	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	287.43/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,940	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	267.20/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,916	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	836	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,090	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	239.97/cwt	225.00–255.00	2,071	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	914	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,125	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,208	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	378	402.55/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,522	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	382	340.69/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,301	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	299.85/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,265	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	360.57/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,529	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	428	373.39/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,598	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	455	378.41/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,722	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	301.21/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,413	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	339.41/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,622	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	505	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,843	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	534	268.70/cwt	235.00–310.00	1,435	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	341.93/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,833	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	566	263.36/cwt	220.00–300.00	1,491	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	304.36/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,750	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	296.81/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,837	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	264.59/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,662	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	263.33/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,751	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,644	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	241.18/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,761	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	227.40/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,881	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,545	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,036	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,139	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,180	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	195.44/cwt	190.00–202.00	2,756	9
Bulls	—	—	1,859	209.14/cwt	206.00–216.00	3,888	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	146.81/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,608	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	155.76/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,710	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	136.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,555	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,058	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	169.74/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,156	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	185.00/cwt	179.00–200.00	2,424	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	153.97/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,077	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,356	113.28/cwt	106.00–121.00	1,536	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	182.28/cwt	179.00–193.00	2,503	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	174.18/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,548	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,703	140.71/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,396	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	3

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 Jul 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 739Last week 592Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 245Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 107Year ago 0

No trends established, due to no sale previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
11	400–450	424	350.00–365.00	360.57
17	450–500	478	330.00–355.00	339.41
8	500–550	536	335.00–350.00	341.93
7	550–600	575	290.00–310.00	304.36
19	600–650	619	290.00–305.00	296.81
12	650–700	665	250.00–270.00	263.33
4	700–750	730	230.00–250.00	241.18
3	750–800	780	220.00	220.00
6	800–850	827	210.00–235.00	227.40
1	850–900	850	220.00	220.00
2	900–950	905	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	995	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	382	330.00–345.00	340.69
12	400–450	422	285.00–335.00	299.85
4	450–500	469	270.00–325.00	301.21
13	500–550	534	235.00–310.00	268.70
6	550–600	566	220.00–300.00	263.36
13	600–650	628	220.00–275.00	264.59
2	650–700	678	240.00–245.00	242.49
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	835	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	395.00–410.00	402.55
3	400–450	428	370.00–375.00	373.39
3	450–500	455	375.00–385.00	378.41
2	500–550	505	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	287	420.00–440.00	436.03
7	300–350	321	445.00–455.00	451.49
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
5	450–500	463	375.00–385.00	378.03
7	500–550	513	365.00–375.00	372.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	385.00–400.00	389.96
4	300–350	309	385.00–400.00	388.70
8	350–400	373	375.00–405.00	389.43
2	400–450	410	395.00–405.00	400.00
3	450–500	478	345.00–360.00	350.07
6	500–550	514	340.00–355.00	345.02
16	550–600	582	340.00–355.00	344.38
17	600–650	627	325.00–345.00	330.06
4	650–700	682	300.00–310.00	302.46
7	700–750	731	285.00–305.00	295.66
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	825	285.00	285.00
2	850–900	873	270.00–280.00	274.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
6	300–350	326	350.00–375.00	358.09
2	350–400	360	315.00–350.00	332.26
5	400–450	426	345.00–360.00	353.81
9	450–500	476	310.00–340.00	329.59
8	500–550	528	320.00–335.00	329.44
9	550–600	592	270.00–335.00	320.00
1	600–650	645	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	395.00	395.00
1	250–300	270	375.00	375.00
9	300–350	323	350.00–370.00	358.27
3	350–400	390	385.00–390.00	388.40
10	400–450	426	345.00–365.00	354.72
23	450–500	478	340.00–360.00	347.57
22	500–550	525	320.00–340.00	329.21
26	550–600	567	320.00–330.00	324.93
22	600–650	613	300.00–310.00	303.63
10	650–700	665	292.50–300.00	295.55
14	700–750	717	260.00–270.00	267.20
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
4	800–850	836	250.00	250.00
3	850–900	863	225.00–255.00	239.97
4	900–950	914	232.50	232.50
1	950–1000	960	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	255	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	308	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	437	380.00–390.00	386.15
7	450–500	459	370.00–380.00	375.74
4	500–550	512	345.00–350.00	347.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	365.00	365.00
8	450–500	471	330.00–335.00	330.63
3	500–550	537	310.00–315.00	313.39
6	550–600	583	310.00–315.00	312.46
3	600–650	624	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	320.00–330.00	325.17
13	400–450	426	245.00–340.00	314.49
8	450–500	470	285.00–320.00	298.07
3	500–550	525	275.00–310.00	298.78
5	550–600	573	285.00–295.00	291.06
11	600–650	621	270.00–285.00	276.81
2	650–700	675	285.00–290.00	287.43
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	419	375.00	375.00
4	600–650	604	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,098	154.00–158.00	155.76
5	—	1,356	106.00–121.00	113.28
8	—	1,139	130.00–140.00	136.54
21	—	1,095	142.00–152.00	146.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	164.00	164.00
34	—	1,373	179.00–193.00	182.28
30	—	1,463	167.00–178.00	174.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,270	161.00–178.00	169.74
5	—	1,703	138.00–143.00	140.71
34	—	1,349	145.00–160.00	153.97
16	—	1,310	179.00–200.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,410	190.00–202.00	195.44
1	—	1,260	173.00	173.00
10	—	1,859	206.00–216.00	209.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,120	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.