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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 23

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

929 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 891▲ 174 vs year ago 755 · +23.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 148▼ 96 vs year ago 236 · −40.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

219 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 240▲ 64 vs year ago 155 · +41.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder Bulls steady. Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady. Quality and demand good.

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 $349.17/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −41.19 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$349.17

91 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$39.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.26

vs TN average

−16.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	355.26	1,944	77
Medium and Large 2-3	556	315.65	1,755	14thin

One grade step is worth $39.61/cwt here — about $188 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 sale91 hd

349.17

—

TN average17 barns · 1,072 hd

350.42

−1.26

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−16.68

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−41.19

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	—	High	1,746	194.32	3,392	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	167.52	2,652	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	159.09	2,063	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,143	138.25	1,581	44

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,178	$3,050	6

Every lot

92 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	263	534.43/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,406	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	310	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,643	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	319	474.63/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,514	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	347.50/cwt	300.00–395.00	1,182	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	469.61/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,766	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	347.35/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,615	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	423.30/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,998	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	410.05/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,112	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	343.51/cwt	310.00–375.00	1,807	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	563	350.07/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,971	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	381.64/cwt	365.00–388.00	2,187	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	407.86/cwt	407.00–410.00	2,382	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	613	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,885	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	616	332.99/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,051	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	352.24/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,202	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,421	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	346.55/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,277	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,175	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	336.17/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,400	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,539	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,630	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	454.91/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,333	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	441.03/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,389	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	378.17/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,221	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	410.17/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,542	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	389	353.35/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,375	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	403	434.44/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,751	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	414	312.19/cwt	285.00–360.00	1,292	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	400.33/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,689	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	433	365.19/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,581	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	457	408.32/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,866	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	388.45/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,814	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	311.42/cwt	282.50–350.00	1,492	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	488	361.67/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,765	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	377.45/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,940	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	359.49/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,887	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	529	316.24/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,673	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	533	331.55/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,767	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	561	377.76/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,119	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	354.99/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,006	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	315.42/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,788	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	573	326.14/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,869	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,312	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	296.19/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,801	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,089	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	318.54/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,985	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	628	300.06/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,884	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	324.57/cwt	315.00–328.00	2,191	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	318.01/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,293	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	757	294.94/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,233	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	413.24/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,546	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	379	375.44/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,423	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	388	465.06/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,804	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	417.15/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,710	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	421	389.83/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,641	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	441	458.19/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,021	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,932	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	338.20/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,620	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	392.68/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,885	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	514	385.63/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,982	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	359.33/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,883	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	322.01/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,697	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	344.22/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,955	24
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	587	312.35/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,833	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	621	306.86/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,906	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	320.38/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,012	18
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	307.05/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,054	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,251	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	314.16/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,450	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,427	176.92/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,525	5
Bulls	—	—	1,819	207.23/cwt	204.00–212.00	3,770	6
Bulls	—	—	1,842	195.11/cwt	188.00–201.00	3,594	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	164.93/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,687	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	115.49/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,253	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	149.00/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,673	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	130.72/cwt	120.00–141.00	1,542	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	163.67/cwt	155.00–172.00	2,041	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	147.19/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,015	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	178.68/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,502	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	167.04/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,629	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,780	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,168	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	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 Sep 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 929Last week 891Year ago 755

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 148Year ago 236

Replacement CattleReceipts 219Last week 240Year ago 155

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder Bulls steady. Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady. Quality and demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	335.00–390.00	375.44
6	400–450	421	365.00–415.00	389.83
15	450–500	479	320.00–365.00	338.20
12	500–550	527	300.00–340.00	322.01
14	550–600	587	275.00–330.00	312.35
9	600–650	621	300.00–315.00	306.86
2	650–700	695	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	374	400.00–440.00	413.24
15	400–450	410	400.00–440.00	417.15
13	450–500	480	370.00–400.00	392.68
14	500–550	524	350.00–370.00	359.33
24	550–600	568	335.00–365.00	344.22
18	600–650	628	315.00–340.00	320.38
7	650–700	669	285.00–320.00	307.05
2	700–750	738	300.00–310.00	305.02
3	750–800	780	312.50–317.50	314.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	455.00–475.00	465.06
8	400–450	441	450.00–465.00	458.19
1	450–500	460	420.00	420.00
7	500–550	514	380.00–395.00	385.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	300.00–395.00	347.50
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
5	450–500	465	325.00–370.00	347.35
11	500–550	526	310.00–375.00	343.51
4	550–600	563	330.00–360.00	350.07
2	600–650	613	305.00–310.00	307.49
1	650–700	685	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	584	407.00–410.00	407.86
7	600–650	637	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	520.00–550.00	534.43
8	300–350	319	460.00–495.00	474.63
5	350–400	376	450.00–490.00	469.61
1	400–450	440	440.00	440.00
6	450–500	472	420.00–425.00	423.30
3	500–550	515	400.00–415.00	410.05
12	550–600	573	365.00–388.00	381.64
13	600–650	625	345.00–365.00	352.24
11	650–700	657	337.50–350.00	346.55
14	700–750	714	330.00–345.00	336.17
4	750–800	758	330.00–340.00	334.98
1	800–850	835	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	616	330.00–335.00	332.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
5	300–350	323	350.00–410.00	378.17
5	350–400	389	325.00–390.00	353.35
6	400–450	414	285.00–360.00	312.19
7	450–500	479	282.50–350.00	311.42
4	500–550	529	305.00–330.00	316.24
10	550–600	567	295.00–330.00	315.42
4	600–650	608	290.00–305.00	296.19
1	700–750	735	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	757	285.00–300.00	294.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	450.00	450.00
9	400–450	403	430.00–435.00	434.44
3	450–500	457	405.00–415.00	408.32
1	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
11	550–600	561	370.00–380.00	377.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	375.00–380.00	377.45
2	550–600	578	400.00	400.00
11	600–650	618	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	445.00–465.00	454.91
5	300–350	315	425.00–450.00	441.03
14	350–400	376	400.00–435.00	410.17
15	400–450	422	385.00–410.00	400.33
22	450–500	467	370.00–400.00	388.45
24	500–550	525	350.00–370.00	359.49
14	550–600	565	340.00–362.50	354.99
20	600–650	623	310.00–330.00	318.54
15	650–700	675	315.00–328.00	324.57
5	700–750	721	310.00–327.50	318.01
1	750–800	750	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	355.00–375.00	365.19
6	450–500	488	355.00–365.00	361.67
8	500–550	533	327.50–345.00	331.55
13	550–600	573	310.00–335.00	326.14
4	600–650	628	295.00–305.00	300.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	178.00	178.00
22	—	1,574	160.00–172.00	167.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,247	155.00–172.00	163.67
11	—	1,369	140.00–153.00	147.19
2	—	1,400	176.00–182.00	178.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	112.00–118.00	115.49
23	—	1,180	120.00–141.00	130.72
3	—	1,023	160.00–172.00	164.93
15	—	1,123	144.00–157.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,819	204.00–212.00	207.23
12	—	1,842	188.00–201.00	195.11
5	—	1,427	174.00–180.00	176.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	2,750.00	2,750.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,205	3,350.00	3,350.00

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.