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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 16

● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

891 head

▼ 193 vs last sale 1,084▼ 220 vs year ago 1,111 · −19.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

148 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 223▼ 76 vs year ago 224 · −33.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher. Quality good with good demand throughout the sale.

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 $347.17/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −43.19 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$347.17

71 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$46.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

vs TN average

−12.49 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	357.55	1,944	55
Medium and Large 2-3	556	311.49	1,733	16thin

One grade step is worth $46.06/cwt here — about $212 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale71 hd

347.17

—

TN average15 barns · 808 hd

344.12

+3.04

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−12.49

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−43.19

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	1,606	190.29	3,055	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	167.50	2,474	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,307	159.96	2,091	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,187	141.96	1,686	23

Every lot

110 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	248	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,042	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	263	476.71/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,254	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	293	374.79/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,098	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	464.13/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,476	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	381.06/cwt	325.00–420.00	1,257	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	383	365.64/cwt	310.00–415.00	1,400	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	473.85/cwt	447.50–485.00	1,839	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	376.18/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,587	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	435	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,979	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	433.63/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,895	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	464	364.95/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,693	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	431.33/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,049	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	407.87/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,096	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	514	327.35/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,683	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	378.78/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,985	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	337.55/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,890	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	375.22/cwt	365.00–386.00	2,158	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	621	320.56/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,991	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	349.70/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,196	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	373.61/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,372	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	341.63/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,248	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	668	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,138	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	708	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,035	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	335.65/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,407	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	763	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,327	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,484	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,760	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	304	453.33/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,378	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	328	358.05/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,174	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	406.73/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,371	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	344.38/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,298	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	405.72/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,570	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	403	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,491	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	394.68/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,634	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	331.70/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,387	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	461	310.49/cwt	265.00–350.00	1,431	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	372.78/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,760	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	389.73/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,871	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	383.09/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,996	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	521	315.94/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,646	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	363.29/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,911	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	310.01/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,761	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	346.73/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,976	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	572	328.38/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,878	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	318.51/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,972	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,080	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	286.61/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,791	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	310.92/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,105	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,080	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,275	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	795	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,067	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,351	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,238	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	913	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,191	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	481.70/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,869	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	410.69/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,704	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	372.35/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,601	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	439	391.38/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,718	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	399.87/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,887	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	352.34/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,670	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	318.15/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,638	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	378.63/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,984	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	337.70/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,922	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	578	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,763	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	302.80/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,771	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	323.83/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,011	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	655	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,850	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	317.80/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,148	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	269.85/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,835	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	303.18/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,177	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	718	264.87/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,902	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	753	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,372	14
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,108	2
Bulls	750–800	Small 1-2	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,145	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	263.26/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,193	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	264.88/cwt	255.00–275.00	2,278	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	883	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,053	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,082	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	923	255.07/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,354	2
Bulls	950–1000	Small 1-2	955	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,244	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,254	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	182.01/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,739	6
Bulls	—	—	1,681	196.50/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,303	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	156.50/cwt	135.00–171.00	1,709	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	127.21/cwt	112.00–139.00	1,521	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	145.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,840	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	163.20/cwt	156.00–171.00	2,104	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	150.98/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,972	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,130	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	174.58/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,406	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	165.46/cwt	158.00–172.00	2,414	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Muddy	1,495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,093	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	173.52/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,683	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 Sep 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 891Last week 1,084Year ago 1,111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 223Year ago 224

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher. Quality good with good demand throughout the sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	337	400.00–420.00	406.73
14	350–400	387	400.00–420.00	405.72
11	400–450	414	380.00–410.00	394.68
24	450–500	472	355.00–400.00	372.78
23	500–550	526	345.00–370.00	363.29
20	550–600	570	340.00–360.00	346.73
27	600–650	619	310.00–330.00	318.51
5	650–700	677	300.00–320.00	310.92
4	700–750	711	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	825	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	895	250.00	250.00
2	900–950	913	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
3	300–350	304	450.00–455.00	453.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	403	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	572	325.00–330.00	328.38
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	795	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	325.00–380.00	358.05
5	350–400	377	330.00–370.00	344.38
8	400–450	418	300.00–360.00	331.70
8	450–500	461	265.00–350.00	310.49
4	500–550	521	300.00–340.00	315.94
12	550–600	568	300.00–330.00	310.01
6	600–650	625	275.00–300.00	286.61
2	650–700	680	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
18	450–500	480	370.00–410.00	389.73
8	500–550	521	380.00–390.00	383.09
7	600–650	621	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	728	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	465.00–500.00	481.70
8	400–450	415	400.00–435.00	410.69
10	450–500	472	385.00–415.00	399.87
15	500–550	524	370.00–385.00	378.63
16	550–600	569	330.00–345.00	337.70
13	600–650	621	305.00–330.00	323.83
9	650–700	676	310.00–320.00	317.80
3	700–750	718	290.00–310.00	303.18
2	750–800	753	275.00–285.00	279.98
6	800–850	833	260.00–275.00	263.26
2	850–900	860	255.00–275.00	264.88
2	900–950	923	250.00–260.00	255.07
2	950–1000	980	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	750–800	753	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	439	390.00–395.00	391.38
2	550–600	578	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	655	280.00–285.00	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00
1	950–1000	955	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	430	360.00–385.00	372.35
4	450–500	474	345.00–365.00	352.34
5	500–550	515	305.00–330.00	318.15
5	550–600	585	280.00–325.00	302.80
1	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	680	265.00–280.00	269.85
4	700–750	718	250.00–275.00	264.87
1	800–850	825	260.00	260.00
2	850–900	883	230.00–235.00	232.52
1	900–950	905	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	263	450.00–505.00	476.71
4	300–350	318	440.00–475.00	464.13
8	350–400	388	447.50–485.00	473.85
4	400–450	437	415.00–440.00	433.63
10	450–500	475	420.00–445.00	431.33
9	500–550	524	370.00–385.00	378.78
30	550–600	575	365.00–386.00	375.22
16	600–650	628	340.00–360.00	349.70
6	650–700	658	335.00–355.00	341.63
18	700–750	717	325.00–340.00	335.65
2	750–800	770	320.00–325.00	322.55
1	900–950	920	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	668	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	293	350.00–400.00	374.79
8	300–350	330	325.00–420.00	381.06
7	350–400	383	310.00–415.00	365.64
6	400–450	422	330.00–400.00	376.18
4	450–500	464	335.00–390.00	364.95
4	500–550	514	320.00–330.00	327.35
6	550–600	560	320.00–365.00	337.55
6	600–650	621	280.00–335.00	320.56
2	700–750	708	285.00–290.00	287.49
2	750–800	763	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	475	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	514	400.00–410.00	407.87
14	600–650	635	370.00–375.00	373.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,546	166.00–178.00	173.52
18	—	1,459	158.00–172.00	165.46
1	—	1,315	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Muddy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,196	112.00–139.00	127.21
8	—	1,092	135.00–171.00	156.50
5	—	1,263	140.00–150.00	145.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,306	140.00–170.00	150.98
5	—	1,378	171.00–179.00	174.58
19	—	1,289	156.00–171.00	163.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,505	174.00–188.00	182.01
8	—	1,681	190.00–205.00	196.50

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.