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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 5
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,330 head
▲ 778 vs last sale 552▲ 454 vs year ago 876 · +51.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 129▲ 39 vs year ago 186 · +21.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
205 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 141▲ 29 vs year ago 176 · +16.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 8.00 higher. Strong demand and good quality.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.99/cwt on 170 head. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −53.36 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.
Average price
$336.99
170 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,830
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$358
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$43.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs TN average
−13.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540343.781,858142
Medium and Large 2-3558302.641,68927
Small 1-2500300.001,5001thin
One grade step is worth $43.78/cwt here — about $358 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 sale170 hd
336.99
—
TN average15 barns · 1,221 hd
336.99
+0.00
National average149 barns · 9,537 hd
350.57
−13.58
This barn, trailing median34 sales
390.36
−53.36
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
443397352306median 390.3603/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,679199.053,34223
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,500176.362,64645
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,299169.922,20783
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,202144.661,73950

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,558$3,3503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,900$3,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,520$3,06112

Every lot

126 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240515.00/cwt500.00–530.001,2362
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0261
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed273485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3243
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282435.68/cwt425.00–450.001,2296
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320438.98/cwt425.00–455.001,4056
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6252
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3329387.69/cwt325.00–420.001,27613
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed333467.48/cwt465.00–470.001,5572
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370423.96/cwt415.00–435.001,5696
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed378467.52/cwt455.00–475.001,7676
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3379397.85/cwt380.00–405.001,5085
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420373.72/cwt340.00–415.001,57023
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy421404.16/cwt400.00–410.001,7025
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426434.98/cwt430.00–440.001,8537
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463343.59/cwt280.00–390.001,5916
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed468402.14/cwt400.00–415.001,8829
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472386.64/cwt375.00–395.001,82515
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy476361.79/cwt360.00–370.001,72211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3513329.72/cwt310.00–350.001,6915
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523371.51/cwt365.00–375.001,9438
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533384.19/cwt382.50–385.002,04822
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed561381.25/cwt380.00–385.002,1394
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567364.56/cwt360.00–375.002,06712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy572353.50/cwt350.00–355.002,0225
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574327.76/cwt285.00–345.001,8817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618321.50/cwt300.00–335.001,9873
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621350.18/cwt345.00–360.002,17517
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy628332.57/cwt330.00–335.002,0892
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634365.97/cwt362.00–375.002,32015
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665356.24/cwt355.00–360.002,36912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3676307.94/cwt290.00–320.002,0825
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy691334.59/cwt332.50–335.002,3126
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1961
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723329.06/cwt325.00–335.002,3793
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,48512
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761324.95/cwt320.00–335.002,4738
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy770309.16/cwt307.50–310.002,3813
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5991
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5652
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3361
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2264446.08/cwt420.00–465.001,1785
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270398.46/cwt385.00–410.001,0763
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323404.85/cwt400.00–420.001,3086
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3326340.28/cwt280.00–385.001,1097
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3377335.13/cwt285.00–360.001,2639
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy380377.50/cwt370.00–380.001,4358
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388398.19/cwt390.00–410.001,54520
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422373.39/cwt360.00–380.001,57625
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy422351.69/cwt345.00–355.001,4846
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423327.04/cwt280.00–355.001,38315
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426387.03/cwt385.00–390.001,64912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed465400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8604
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472368.62/cwt360.00–380.001,74034
Heifers450–500Small 1-2475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478324.96/cwt290.00–350.001,55316
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy479345.71/cwt330.00–350.001,65614
Heifers500–550Small 1-2500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510371.67/cwt365.00–385.001,89612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523306.82/cwt270.00–330.001,60511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529349.61/cwt340.00–360.001,84975
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy532331.98/cwt325.00–337.501,76611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9363
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569331.24/cwt325.00–340.001,88530
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy579317.95/cwt315.00–322.501,84111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3582299.76/cwt250.00–320.001,74516
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614326.98/cwt320.00–335.002,00830
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy619310.00/cwt300.00–315.001,91912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3623294.75/cwt285.00–315.001,8364
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed653327.49/cwt325.00–330.002,1392
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy662298.22/cwt292.50–300.001,9747
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3679281.27/cwt270.00–285.001,9104
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680305.60/cwt302.50–315.002,0787
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2827
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3718263.32/cwt260.00–270.001,8913
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727281.68/cwt270.00–285.002,04812
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790289.97/cwt285.00–295.002,2912
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2816285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3264
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3868250.13/cwt235.00–265.002,1712
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,3841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed375476.80/cwt470.00–485.001,7883
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3379374.10/cwt360.00–415.001,4188
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388441.90/cwt420.00–465.001,71512
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed413444.36/cwt437.50–455.001,8355
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425390.85/cwt385.00–400.001,66110
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3427333.64/cwt300.00–385.001,42516
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed462398.36/cwt395.00–405.001,8403
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3477328.80/cwt290.00–360.001,56826
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482374.70/cwt360.00–385.001,80630
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed522393.09/cwt390.00–405.002,0529
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524361.68/cwt345.00–375.001,89519
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3527320.37/cwt300.00–340.001,68833
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568337.21/cwt325.00–350.001,91520
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3572305.90/cwt285.00–320.001,75023
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed578370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1392
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627313.80/cwt300.00–325.001,96824
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635288.77/cwt285.00–295.001,8344
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed663313.06/cwt307.50–315.002,0768
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675269.98/cwt260.00–280.001,8224
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680289.05/cwt285.00–300.001,9668
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed705296.60/cwt292.50–298.002,0918
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723280.87/cwt275.00–285.002,0316
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3725266.63/cwt265.00–270.001,9333
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775269.03/cwt268.00–275.002,08511
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3790245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9361
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy810300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4301
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2833257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,1452
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3835230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9211
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3850240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0401
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3910220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,616183.64/cwt182.00–185.002,9685
Bulls——1,664210.66/cwt204.00–220.003,5058
Bulls——1,722197.46/cwt190.00–203.003,40010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,171134.42/cwt130.00–139.001,57417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,188159.32/cwt154.00–165.001,89311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,233145.24/cwt140.00–153.001,79122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284178.92/cwt172.00–189.002,29733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297166.95/cwt159.00–171.002,16542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,371148.42/cwt141.00–156.002,0358
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,494178.20/cwt174.00–190.002,66234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,519170.66/cwt165.00–173.002,59211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,5002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5263,114.81/head2,700.00–3,400.003,1159
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5583,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,9003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001

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.