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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 29

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

552 head

▼ 173 vs last sale 725▲ 552 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 215▲ 129 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 mostly steady. Slaughter Cows and Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality and demand fair.

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 $318.62/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −71.74 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$318.62

57 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$23.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.37

vs TN average

−28.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	322.66	1,797	47
Medium and Large 2-3	550	299.61	1,646	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.05/cwt here — about $151 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 sale57 hd

318.62

—

TN average14 barns · 586 hd

343.99

−25.37

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−28.88

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−71.74

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	—	Low	1,567	187.46	2,938	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	166.98	2,500	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	160.19	2,201	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,201	143.15	1,719	44

Every lot

94 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,153	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	320	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,520	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	448.72/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,454	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	351.78/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,196	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	367	400.03/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,468	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	425.63/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,617	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	430.09/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,755	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	418	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,609	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	419	369.54/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,548	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	380.14/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,771	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	315.06/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,509	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	385.06/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,975	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	316.24/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,670	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	530	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,027	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	355.04/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,988	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	309.87/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,782	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	371.15/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,149	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	613	334.56/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,051	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	329.36/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,029	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,165	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	330.58/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,241	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	350.11/cwt	350.00–351.00	2,381	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	683	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,169	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	319.51/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,288	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,937	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,220	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	260	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,196	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	413.89/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,118	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,045	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	435.08/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,371	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	334	361.23/cwt	315.00–400.00	1,207	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	357	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,464	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	376.72/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,386	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	324.53/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,233	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	421	348.12/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,466	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,565	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	309.90/cwt	275.00–340.00	1,317	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	456	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,733	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	359.21/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,681	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	473	342.62/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,621	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	304.22/cwt	272.50–330.00	1,442	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	331.13/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,728	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	297.10/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,551	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	535	315.82/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,690	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	325.04/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,866	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	302.12/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,743	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	588	308.10/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,812	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	612	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,775	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	320.03/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,987	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	284.33/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,899	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	258.69/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,759	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	273.30/cwt	265.00–285.00	2,003	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,850	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	269.98/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,087	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	248.26/cwt	240.00–260.00	2,036	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,160	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	369	350.57/cwt	315.00–385.00	1,294	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	428.39/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,632	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	410	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,702	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	419	352.66/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,478	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	386.45/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,654	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	302.18/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,441	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	382.49/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,867	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	489	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,638	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	518	384.83/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,993	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	528	327.72/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,730	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	531	313.99/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,667	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	288.48/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,639	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	331.90/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,922	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	274.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,677	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	296.63/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,851	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,975	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	282.09/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,023	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,838	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	855	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,052	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	950	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,948	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,103	174.90/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,929	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	187.07/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,974	11
Bulls	—	—	1,908	202.13/cwt	200.00–204.00	3,857	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	143.73/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,703	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,201	132.67/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,593	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	153.97/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,869	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	174.36/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,302	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,371	163.66/cwt	155.00–173.00	2,244	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	145.91/cwt	138.00–153.00	2,038	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,455	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,641	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	164.69/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,510	7

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 552Last week 725Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 215Year ago 0

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady. Slaughter Cows and Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality and demand fair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
6	300–350	340	300.00–400.00	351.78
5	350–400	367	390.00–405.00	400.03
7	400–450	419	345.00–380.00	369.54
5	450–500	479	280.00–340.00	315.06
4	500–550	528	290.00–335.00	316.24
2	550–600	575	295.00–325.00	309.87
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	745	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	800	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	435.00	435.00
8	300–350	324	445.00–455.00	448.72
11	350–400	380	422.50–430.00	425.63
2	400–450	408	425.00–435.00	430.09
5	450–500	466	370.00–395.00	380.14
4	500–550	513	380.00–395.00	385.06
3	550–600	560	345.00–360.00	355.04
4	600–650	616	320.00–335.00	329.36
4	650–700	678	320.00–345.00	330.58
9	700–750	716	315.00–325.00	319.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	579	365.00–372.00	371.15
8	600–650	623	347.50	347.50
18	650–700	680	350.00–351.00	350.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	382.50	382.50
10	600–650	613	330.00–337.50	334.56
2	650–700	683	317.50	317.50
3	750–800	785	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	315.00–385.00	350.57
4	400–450	419	350.00–360.00	352.66
7	450–500	477	285.00–325.00	302.18
4	500–550	531	295.00–325.00	313.99
5	550–600	568	270.00–300.00	288.48
2	600–650	610	270.00–280.00	274.96
1	750–800	750	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	855	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	950	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	489	330.00–340.00	334.98
9	500–550	528	325.00–335.00	327.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	380.00–390.00	384.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	410.00–435.00	428.39
8	400–450	428	370.00–400.00	386.45
2	450–500	488	380.00–385.00	382.49
3	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
8	550–600	579	320.00–340.00	331.90
5	600–650	624	285.00–305.00	296.63
2	650–700	653	300.00–305.00	302.49
7	700–750	717	280.00–295.00	282.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	380.00	380.00
10	300–350	334	315.00–400.00	361.23
7	350–400	380	275.00–350.00	324.53
10	400–450	425	275.00–340.00	309.90
10	450–500	474	272.50–330.00	304.22
5	500–550	522	285.00–300.00	297.10
5	550–600	577	280.00–315.00	302.12
3	600–650	612	290.00	290.00
4	650–700	680	250.00–270.00	258.69
1	750–800	755	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	421	340.00–355.00	348.12
2	450–500	473	340.00–345.00	342.62
6	500–550	535	310.00–320.00	315.82
8	550–600	588	300.00–315.00	308.10
3	600–650	620	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	270	400.00–430.00	413.89
2	300–350	315	430.00–440.00	435.08
9	350–400	368	375.00–380.00	376.72
6	400–450	423	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	468	355.00–365.00	359.21
13	500–550	522	325.00–335.00	331.13
20	550–600	574	320.00–335.00	325.04
24	600–650	621	312.50–325.00	320.03
8	650–700	668	275.00–290.00	284.33
3	700–750	733	265.00–285.00	273.30
2	750–800	773	265.00–275.00	269.98
3	800–850	820	240.00–260.00	248.26
1	900–950	900	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	357	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	456	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	170.00–179.00	174.90
2	—	1,908	200.00–204.00	202.13
11	—	1,590	180.00–192.00	187.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,185	139.00–150.00	143.73
1	—	1,415	116.00	116.00
10	—	1,201	125.00–137.00	132.67
11	—	1,214	151.00–160.00	153.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,524	159.00–167.00	164.69
2	—	1,403	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,371	155.00–173.00	163.66
11	—	1,397	138.00–153.00	145.91
3	—	1,320	174.00–175.00	174.36

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.