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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 30

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

883 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 929▲ 220 vs year ago 663 · +33.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 140▼ 49 vs year ago 177 · −27.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

212 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 219▲ 56 vs year ago 156 · +35.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 15.00 lower. With instances of 25.00 to 30.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls 5.00 lower. Quality good, demand moderate to light.

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 $337.82/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −52.54 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$337.82

95 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$35.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

vs TN average

−31.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	343.42	1,865	80
Medium and Large 2-3	544	307.98	1,674	15thin

One grade step is worth $35.44/cwt here — about $191 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 sale95 hd

337.82

—

TN average15 barns · 631 hd

338.36

−0.54

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−31.09

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−52.54

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	1,729	189.94	3,285	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	171.31	2,667	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	157.71	2,152	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	138.47	1,657	40

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	$3,300	1thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	466.68/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,251	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	320	450.06/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,440	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	417.58/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,378	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	358	331.37/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,186	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	370	424.67/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,571	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	400.67/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,507	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	357.20/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,465	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	416	444.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,851	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	440	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,606	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	397.85/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,758	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	462	338.67/cwt	290.00–355.00	1,565	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	395.12/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,861	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	483	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,763	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	386.77/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,996	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	520	350.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,820	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	315.04/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,648	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	369.78/cwt	363.00–377.00	2,119	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	574	321.17/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,844	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	578	351.19/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,030	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	613	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,839	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	335.40/cwt	326.00–345.00	2,086	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	624	292.55/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,826	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	352.65/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,243	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,394	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	337.71/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,286	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	677	316.11/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,140	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,613	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	334.00/cwt	325.00–338.00	2,385	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,250	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,723	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	950	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,138	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	978	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,709	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	337	344.36/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,160	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	360	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,566	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	410.53/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,511	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	390.10/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,650	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	424	357.40/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,515	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	432	325.75/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,407	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	468	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,802	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	360.53/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,694	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	308.91/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,477	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	487	333.05/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,622	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	508	383.03/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,946	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	361.64/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,859	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	526	341.24/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,795	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	315.55/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,682	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	292.84/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,655	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	572	312.69/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,789	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	339.29/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,961	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	332.69/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,016	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	609	284.18/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,731	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	619	298.77/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,849	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	320.20/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,014	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	312.96/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,147	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	305.73/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,186	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	294.76/cwt	280.00–302.00	2,240	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,308	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	333.97/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,246	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	410.86/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,549	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	410.72/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,725	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	429	347.98/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,493	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	429.78/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,986	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	326.05/cwt	297.50–345.00	1,568	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	381.13/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,856	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	518	386.74/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,003	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	323.31/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,714	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	350.51/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,868	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	584	276.32/cwt	220.00–290.00	1,614	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	310.93/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,819	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	300.04/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,860	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	298.12/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,994	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,926	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	708	260.14/cwt	220.00–300.00	1,842	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	298.97/cwt	275.00–315.00	2,165	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	252.82/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,947	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,345	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	282.53/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,288	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,349	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,260	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	975	232.35/cwt	225.00–240.00	2,265	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,668	190.62/cwt	180.00–197.00	3,180	11
Bulls	—	—	1,755	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,589	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	201.61/cwt	200.00–204.00	3,921	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	111.22/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,171	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	159.32/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,783	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	132.76/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,620	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,247	144.71/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,805	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	159.01/cwt	151.00–167.00	2,086	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	172.96/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,326	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	163.93/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,431	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	145.64/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,199	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,601	175.74/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,814	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 883Last week 929Year ago 663

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 140Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 212Last week 219Year ago 156

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 15.00 lower. With instances of 25.00 to 30.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls 5.00 lower. Quality good, demand moderate to light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	410.00	410.00
10	350–400	368	390.00–420.00	410.53
12	400–450	423	375.00–400.00	390.10
22	450–500	470	350.00–375.00	360.53
32	500–550	514	350.00–370.00	361.64
17	550–600	578	330.00–355.00	339.29
16	600–650	629	310.00–330.00	320.20
5	650–700	686	300.00–320.00	312.96
4	700–750	715	302.50–315.00	305.73
3	750–800	760	280.00–302.00	294.76
1	800–850	800	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	468	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	508	382.00–385.00	383.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	350.00–360.00	357.40
5	450–500	487	325.00–345.00	333.05
8	500–550	526	340.00–345.00	341.24
20	550–600	572	300.00–325.00	312.69
4	600–650	619	290.00–305.00	298.77
1	650–700	660	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	320.00–380.00	344.36
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	432	295.00–340.00	325.75
2	450–500	478	302.50–315.00	308.91
10	500–550	533	290.00–325.00	315.55
5	550–600	565	260.00–320.00	292.84
7	600–650	609	270.00–295.00	284.18
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	905	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	600–650	606	332.50–335.00	332.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	395.00–425.00	410.86
12	400–450	420	380.00–445.00	410.72
12	450–500	487	350.00–400.00	381.13
9	500–550	533	330.00–365.00	350.51
8	550–600	585	305.00–315.00	310.93
16	600–650	620	285.00–310.00	300.04
8	650–700	669	285.00–310.00	298.12
4	700–750	724	275.00–315.00	298.97
1	750–800	795	295.00	295.00
2	800–850	810	280.00–285.00	282.53
1	850–900	870	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	915	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	415.00–440.00	429.78
3	500–550	518	380.00–395.00	386.74
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	310.00–350.00	333.97
8	400–450	429	325.00–380.00	347.98
11	450–500	481	297.50–345.00	326.05
17	500–550	530	305.00–327.00	323.31
15	550–600	584	220.00–290.00	276.32
1	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	670	280.00–295.00	287.50
2	700–750	708	220.00–300.00	260.14
2	750–800	770	240.00–265.00	252.82
1	800–850	820	250.00	250.00
2	950–1000	975	225.00–240.00	232.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	455.00–480.00	466.68
2	300–350	330	415.00–420.00	417.58
7	350–400	376	380.00–410.00	400.67
4	400–450	442	385.00–425.00	397.85
11	450–500	471	387.50–410.00	395.12
15	500–550	516	370.00–405.00	386.77
23	550–600	573	363.00–377.00	369.78
8	600–650	622	326.00–345.00	335.40
12	650–700	677	325.00–345.00	337.71
9	700–750	714	325.00–338.00	334.00
1	750–800	750	350.00	350.00
2	800–850	825	330.00	330.00
3	950–1000	978	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	440.00–460.00	450.06
6	400–450	416	440.00–450.00	444.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	415.00–430.00	424.67
16	600–650	636	352.50–355.00	352.65
1	650–700	665	360.00	360.00
8	700–750	714	366.00	366.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	483	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	520	345.00–355.00	350.00
4	550–600	578	345.00–355.00	351.19
2	600–650	613	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	358	305.00–350.00	331.37
2	400–450	410	345.00–370.00	357.20
12	450–500	462	290.00–355.00	338.67
4	500–550	523	295.00–335.00	315.04
15	550–600	574	305.00–337.50	321.17
4	600–650	624	290.00–300.00	292.55
7	650–700	677	300.00–320.00	316.11
4	700–750	720	310.00–315.00	312.47
1	950–1000	950	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,247	140.00–153.00	144.71
4	—	1,053	110.00–114.00	111.22
17	—	1,220	120.00–139.00	132.76
6	—	1,119	155.00–166.00	159.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,601	170.00–185.00	175.74
6	—	1,483	155.00–168.00	163.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,312	151.00–167.00	159.01
7	—	1,510	142.00–148.00	145.64
4	—	1,345	169.00–176.00	172.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	147.50	147.50
3	—	1,945	200.00–204.00	201.61
11	—	1,668	180.00–197.00	190.62

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	3,300.00	3,300.00

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.