Sale reports / Tennessee / Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN / 2025-09-09

Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 9

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,084 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 1,033▼ 22 vs year ago 1,106 · −2.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

223 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 155▼ 62 vs year ago 285 · −21.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

252 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 194▼ 12 vs year ago 264 · −4.5%

Also sold herePreconditioned SaleThu Oct 15, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 12.00 lower with instances 20.00 lower. Slaughter Cows steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

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 $343.50/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −46.85 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$343.50

59 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$48.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.22

vs TN average

−24.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	350.09	1,903	51
Medium and Large 2-3	553	301.50	1,667	8thin

One grade step is worth $48.59/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale59 hd

343.50

—

TN average16 barns · 1,111 hd

359.72

−16.22

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−24.84

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−46.85

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	1,799	193.63	3,483	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	164.68	2,652	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	162.81	2,171	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,200	142.54	1,711	57

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)	1,275	$3,750	1thin

Every lot

101 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	270	482.53/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,303	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	405.21/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,135	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	435.81/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,408	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	365.92/cwt	335.00–410.00	1,226	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	422.65/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,555	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	377.62/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,427	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	415	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,909	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	435.01/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,897	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	438	378.37/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,657	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	408.52/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,965	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	360.19/cwt	315.00–375.00	1,733	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	509	425.02/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,163	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	383.38/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,994	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,958	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	365.42/cwt	350.00–387.00	2,108	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	589	331.49/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,952	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	385.69/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,414	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	352.79/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,219	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	633	310.11/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,963	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	332.09/cwt	325.00–342.00	2,218	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	329.94/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,389	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	322.46/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,428	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,316	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	803	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,537	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,714	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,608	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,715	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	227	510.81/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,160	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	385.01/cwt	310.00–405.00	1,059	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	286	440.53/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,260	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	413.34/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,393	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	367.24/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,249	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	365	430.96/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,573	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	408.04/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,522	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	412.31/cwt	397.00–425.00	1,711	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	333.38/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,407	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	400.07/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,864	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,591	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	472	363.32/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,715	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	503	378.52/cwt	372.00–395.00	1,904	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	352.06/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,876	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	310.30/cwt	292.50–327.00	1,654	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	540	315.09/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,701	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,025	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	567	316.88/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,797	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	292.69/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,677	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	343.20/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,991	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	318.55/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,943	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	617	293.28/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,810	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	633	287.36/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,819	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,135	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	304.32/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,045	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	319.56/cwt	312.00–330.00	2,301	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	303.60/cwt	290.00–312.50	2,332	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	320.84/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,487	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	294.36/cwt	282.00–300.00	2,370	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,482	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,444	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,444	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	427.33/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,598	18
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	392	354.66/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,390	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	425.86/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,814	22
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	432	372.50/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,609	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	425.49/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,957	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	388.26/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,813	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	491	329.04/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,616	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	318.35/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,649	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	362.55/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,929	23
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	351.14/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,984	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	570	375.09/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,138	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	581	318.85/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,853	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	624	284.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,772	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	312.79/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,955	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	312.39/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,077	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,870	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	308.63/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,204	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	723	285.05/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,061	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	296.25/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,314	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	284.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,322	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	877	264.67/cwt	260.00–272.00	2,321	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	254.46/cwt	252.00–257.00	2,328	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,502	179.31/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,693	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	191.28/cwt	184.00–198.00	3,497	15
Bulls	—	—	1,889	209.29/cwt	202.00–214.00	3,953	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	126.06/cwt	110.00–138.00	1,379	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	158.85/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,836	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	145.78/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,822	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	163.00/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,124	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	174.78/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,307	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	149.33/cwt	141.00–155.00	2,132	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	177.99/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,604	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	153.30/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,293	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,658	166.99/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,769	23
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Tue Sep 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,084Last week 1,033Year ago 1,106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 155Year ago 285

Replacement CattleReceipts 252Last week 194Year ago 264

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	455.00–510.00	482.53
9	300–350	323	420.00–450.00	435.81
4	350–400	368	410.00–445.00	422.65
18	400–450	436	415.00–440.00	435.01
13	450–500	481	390.00–415.00	408.52
6	500–550	520	370.00–390.00	383.38
10	550–600	577	350.00–387.00	365.42
13	600–650	629	335.00–365.00	352.79
8	650–700	668	325.00–342.00	332.09
8	700–750	724	320.00–335.00	329.94
2	750–800	753	310.00–335.00	322.46
1	800–850	810	335.00	335.00
1	850–900	855	305.00	305.00
1	900–950	905	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00
5	500–550	509	420.00–435.00	425.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	400.00–415.00	405.21
3	300–350	335	335.00–410.00	365.92
2	350–400	378	375.00–380.00	377.62
3	400–450	438	360.00–405.00	378.37
4	450–500	481	315.00–375.00	360.19
2	500–550	540	360.00–365.00	362.50
5	550–600	589	312.50–345.00	331.49
3	600–650	633	275.00–330.00	310.11
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	785	295.00	295.00
5	800–850	803	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	626	380.00–387.50	385.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	551	367.50	367.50
2	650–700	663	322.00	322.00
6	750–800	775	320.00–321.00	320.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	500.00–535.00	510.81
5	250–300	286	430.00–465.00	440.53
6	300–350	337	400.00–425.00	413.34
12	350–400	373	380.00–420.00	408.04
24	400–450	415	397.00–425.00	412.31
23	450–500	466	385.00–415.00	400.07
28	500–550	533	340.00–360.00	352.06
10	550–600	580	330.00–350.00	343.20
11	600–650	610	315.00–322.50	318.55
15	650–700	672	290.00–310.00	304.32
10	700–750	720	312.00–330.00	319.56
6	750–800	768	290.00–312.50	303.60
5	800–850	805	282.00–300.00	294.36
1	850–900	880	282.00	282.00
1	900–950	940	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	970	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	430.00–435.00	430.96
1	400–450	400	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	503	372.00–395.00	378.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	360.00–370.00	363.32
2	500–550	540	305.00–325.00	315.09
3	550–600	567	310.00–325.00	316.88
3	600–650	617	285.00–300.00	293.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	310.00–405.00	385.01
4	300–350	340	325.00–385.00	367.24
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	422	310.00–345.00	333.38
2	450–500	468	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	533	292.50–327.00	310.30
4	550–600	573	270.00–310.00	292.69
6	600–650	633	285.00–290.00	287.36
1	700–750	725	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	765	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	374	410.00–450.00	427.33
22	400–450	426	410.00–450.00	425.86
12	450–500	467	380.00–400.00	388.26
23	500–550	532	350.00–370.00	362.55
16	550–600	565	340.00–355.00	351.14
15	600–650	625	305.00–330.00	312.79
5	650–700	665	305.00–320.00	312.39
4	700–750	714	300.00–315.00	308.63
4	750–800	781	295.00–300.00	296.25
4	800–850	815	280.00–290.00	284.91
3	850–900	877	260.00–272.00	264.67
2	900–950	915	252.00–257.00	254.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	460	420.00–440.00	425.49
2	550–600	570	370.00–380.00	375.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	325.00–395.00	354.66
7	400–450	432	350.00–385.00	372.50
6	450–500	491	300.00–370.00	329.04
8	500–550	518	295.00–345.00	318.35
8	550–600	581	300.00–330.00	318.85
5	600–650	624	280.00–290.00	284.00
2	650–700	668	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	723	280.00–290.00	285.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,658	160.00–173.00	166.99
2	—	1,463	177.00–179.00	177.99
7	—	1,496	148.00–158.00	153.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,303	157.00–170.00	163.00
12	—	1,428	141.00–155.00	149.33
13	—	1,320	171.00–181.00	174.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,094	110.00–138.00	126.06
7	—	1,156	154.00–166.00	158.85
36	—	1,250	140.00–153.00	145.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	175.00–182.00	179.31
5	—	1,889	202.00–214.00	209.29
15	—	1,828	184.00–198.00	191.28

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	—	1,275	3,750.00	3,750.00

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.