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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 12

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,116 head

▼ 214 vs last sale 1,330▲ 100 vs year ago 1,016 · +9.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

163 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 225▼ 217 vs year ago 380 · −57.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

176 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 205▲ 50 vs year ago 126 · +39.7%

Also sold herePreconditioned SaleThu Oct 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder Heifers over 650lbs 15.00 higher, Heifers under 650lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, Heifers under450lbs steady. Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality and demand good, with several lots of Value Added Feeder Calves.

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 $328.22/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −62.14 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$328.22

125 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$76.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.70

vs TN average

−22.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	334.54	1,796	104
Medium and Large 2-3	531	303.35	1,611	18thin
Small 1-2	587	258.27	1,516	3thin

One grade step is worth $76.27/cwt here — about $280 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale125 hd

328.22

—

TN average17 barns · 944 hd

338.92

−10.70

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−22.59

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−62.14

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	1,776	195.49	3,472	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	174.44	2,615	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	165.96	2,135	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,176	146.48	1,723	39

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,293	$2,954	3thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,046	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	259	494.19/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,280	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	454.79/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,287	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	320	476.26/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,524	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	442.78/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,457	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	334	396.96/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,326	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,645	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	438.52/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,557	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	372	383.79/cwt	330.00–415.00	1,428	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	396.02/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,671	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	444.06/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,941	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	403.96/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,907	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	367.55/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,739	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	380.61/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,987	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	338.92/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,776	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	399.65/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,106	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	401.66/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,310	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	377.61/cwt	360.00–382.00	2,175	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	589	327.47/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,929	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	383.74/cwt	375.00–401.50	2,398	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	349.97/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,191	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	629	331.20/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,083	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	629	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,029	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	360.81/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,385	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	322.72/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,178	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	330.52/cwt	324.00–337.50	2,373	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	737	346.47/cwt	342.50–348.00	2,553	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	325.63/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,511	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	318.77/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,623	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,693	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	272	366.01/cwt	345.00–395.00	996	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	279	418.21/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,167	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	328	362.43/cwt	305.00–385.00	1,189	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	407.45/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,357	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	420.03/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,588	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	337.83/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,284	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	385	374.29/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,441	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	419	406.04/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,701	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	318.12/cwt	270.00–355.00	1,358	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	429	367.53/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,577	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	388.23/cwt	380.00–392.00	1,685	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	368.49/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,695	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	312.60/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,463	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	473	388.27/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,837	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	478	346.95/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,658	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	353.77/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,779	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	514	323.94/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,665	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	301.19/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,566	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	339.77/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,774	55
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	308.95/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,730	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	323.64/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,842	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,980	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	584	301.50/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,761	6
Heifers	550–600	Small 1-2	587	258.27/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,516	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	323.62/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,974	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	613	293.63/cwt	262.50–310.00	1,800	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	620	306.63/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,901	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	334.78/cwt	332.50–337.00	2,136	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	315.96/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,142	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	288.97/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,959	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	311.84/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,255	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	309.99/cwt	305.00–312.50	2,344	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	293.34/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,426	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,217	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,475	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	365.99/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,365	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	436.80/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,669	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	405	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,863	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	403.95/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,713	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	426	364.93/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,555	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	385.82/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,798	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	333.41/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,600	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	505	386.93/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,954	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	319.52/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,652	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	347.36/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,824	38
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	337.30/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,923	36
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	304.17/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,758	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	614	275.45/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,691	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	317.89/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,965	25
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	310.89/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,071	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	269.41/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,827	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	286.99/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,061	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	753	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,883	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	283.70/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,170	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,139	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	823	225.35/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,855	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	950	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,043	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	179.89/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,770	4
Bulls	—	—	1,838	211.94/cwt	210.00–214.00	3,895	2
Bulls	—	—	1,851	198.17/cwt	190.00–203.00	3,668	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	156.13/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,721	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	135.61/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,587	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,217	148.90/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,812	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	150.01/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,847	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	163.85/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,045	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	175.30/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,424	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	175.47/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,615	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	171.88/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,614	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,293	2,954.38/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	2,954	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 Aug 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,116Last week 1,330Year ago 1,016

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 225Year ago 380

Replacement CattleReceipts 176Last week 205Year ago 126

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	382	400.00–455.00	436.80
19	400–450	424	390.00–420.00	403.95
20	450–500	466	360.00–400.00	385.82
38	500–550	525	340.00–370.00	347.36
36	550–600	570	325.00–355.00	337.30
25	600–650	618	300.00–335.00	317.89
5	650–700	666	300.00–315.00	310.89
5	700–750	718	280.00–290.00	286.99
4	750–800	765	275.00–300.00	283.70
4	800–850	815	260.00–265.00	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	460.00	460.00
5	500–550	505	380.00–400.00	386.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	355.00–380.00	365.99
23	400–450	426	330.00–385.00	364.93
21	450–500	480	305.00–350.00	333.41
12	500–550	517	300.00–335.00	319.52
6	550–600	578	290.00–320.00	304.17
7	600–650	614	267.50–280.00	275.45
6	650–700	678	240.00–285.00	269.41
2	750–800	753	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	823	200.00–240.00	225.35
1	950–1000	950	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	503	352.00–360.00	353.77
5	550–600	574	345.00	345.00
14	600–650	638	332.50–337.00	334.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	419	400.00–410.00	406.04
3	450–500	473	385.00–390.00	388.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	400.00–425.00	418.21
21	300–350	333	390.00–420.00	407.45
9	350–400	378	400.00–430.00	420.03
16	400–450	434	380.00–392.00	388.23
13	450–500	460	360.00–380.00	368.49
55	500–550	522	330.00–350.00	339.77
24	550–600	569	315.00–330.00	323.64
32	600–650	610	315.00–330.00	323.62
13	650–700	678	305.00–320.00	315.96
10	700–750	723	305.00–317.50	311.84
8	750–800	756	305.00–312.50	309.99
3	800–850	827	290.00–295.00	293.34
1	900–950	905	245.00	245.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	345.00–395.00	366.01
6	300–350	328	305.00–385.00	362.43
7	350–400	380	300.00–355.00	337.83
9	400–450	427	270.00–355.00	318.12
7	450–500	468	300.00–325.00	312.60
13	500–550	520	280.00–315.00	301.19
5	550–600	560	305.00–310.00	308.95
5	600–650	613	262.50–310.00	293.63
5	650–700	678	285.00–300.00	288.97
1	800–850	825	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	587	235.00–270.00	258.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	385	360.00–380.00	374.29
13	400–450	429	360.00–375.00	367.53
15	450–500	478	340.00–355.00	346.95
5	500–550	514	320.00–325.00	323.94
6	550–600	584	290.00–310.00	301.50
6	600–650	620	300.00–312.50	306.63
1	750–800	795	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	259	480.00–500.00	494.19
7	300–350	320	465.00–480.00	476.26
1	350–400	350	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	527	395.00–405.00	399.65
13	550–600	575	395.00–407.50	401.66
16	600–650	625	375.00–401.50	383.74
9	700–750	737	342.50–348.00	346.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	334	350.00–415.00	396.96
10	350–400	372	330.00–415.00	383.79
5	400–450	422	375.00–415.00	396.02
6	450–500	473	340.00–380.00	367.55
7	500–550	524	300.00–360.00	338.92
4	550–600	589	315.00–340.00	327.47
4	600–650	629	320.00–325.00	322.54
2	650–700	675	315.00–330.00	322.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	445.00	445.00
3	250–300	283	445.00–460.00	454.79
6	300–350	329	425.00–455.00	442.78
4	350–400	355	420.00–455.00	438.52
6	400–450	437	435.00–455.00	444.06
13	450–500	472	395.00–415.00	403.96
9	500–550	522	370.00–390.00	380.61
14	550–600	576	360.00–382.00	377.61
5	600–650	626	340.00–360.00	349.97
6	650–700	661	350.00–367.50	360.81
6	700–750	718	324.00–337.50	330.52
4	750–800	771	315.00–332.50	325.63
2	800–850	823	312.50–325.00	318.77
1	850–900	855	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	629	330.00–332.00	331.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,521	170.00–173.00	171.88
15	—	1,490	174.00–181.00	175.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,231	140.00–155.00	150.01
16	—	1,383	171.00–179.00	175.30
33	—	1,248	156.00–170.00	163.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,170	125.00–140.00	135.61
9	—	1,102	154.00–160.00	156.13
18	—	1,217	143.00–153.00	148.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	210.00–214.00	211.94
11	—	1,851	190.00–203.00	198.17
4	—	1,540	170.00–184.00	179.89

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,293	2,700.00–3,400.00	2,954.38

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.