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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 14
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
Feeder Cattle receipts
856 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 872▼ 124 vs year ago 980 · −12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 188▼ 50 vs year ago 215 · −23.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 206▲ 34 vs year ago 84 · +40.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 450lbs 5.00 lower, over 450lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder Heifers under 500lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows mostly steady, slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower. Quality and demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.81/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −39.54 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.
Average price
$350.81
71 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,906
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$51.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.37
vs TN average
−47.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543356.571,93563
Medium and Large 2-3547305.501,6728thin
One grade step is worth $51.07/cwt here — about $263 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
350.81
—
TN average14 barns · 557 hd
352.19
−1.37
National average180 barns · 19,448 hd
397.86
−47.05
This barn, trailing median34 sales
390.36
−39.54
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
443397352306median 390.3603/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,706190.373,24819
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,475168.462,48422
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,257164.112,06348
CowsLean 85-90%High1,205144.791,74549

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,225$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,185$3,4001thin

Every lot

111 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2253
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed270508.06/cwt500.00–515.001,3722
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2274463.60/cwt450.00–475.001,2708
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3281386.65/cwt305.00–435.001,0866
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added309479.00/cwt475.00–490.001,4804
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3323358.65/cwt290.00–410.001,1587
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328440.53/cwt425.00–465.001,4459
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3358347.90/cwt325.00–370.001,2456
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363437.09/cwt425.00–450.001,5875
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417410.65/cwt395.00–425.001,7125
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438472.16/cwt470.00–475.002,0687
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed467458.21/cwt450.00–465.002,1403
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478415.01/cwt410.00–420.001,9846
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483378.61/cwt360.00–390.001,8294
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3507318.09/cwt285.00–335.001,6135
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed515412.18/cwt410.00–415.002,1237
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537398.32/cwt380.00–402.502,13910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3582315.04/cwt300.00–340.001,8343
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586375.75/cwt372.50–390.002,2029
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592361.69/cwt350.00–370.002,1413
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628346.83/cwt340.00–360.002,1788
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,44317
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0321
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660306.62/cwt295.00–315.002,0243
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671354.10/cwt340.00–362.502,3765
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732345.05/cwt340.00–350.002,5263
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6532
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5121
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2828334.91/cwt325.00–345.002,7732
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3922300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7663
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,000270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282416.62/cwt405.00–425.001,17511
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3282358.14/cwt300.00–400.001,0103
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324415.66/cwt405.00–425.001,3479
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328341.98/cwt305.00–360.001,1229
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed346444.31/cwt440.00–445.001,5377
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373405.81/cwt400.00–420.001,51414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy386381.46/cwt375.00–390.001,47210
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3396335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3274
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed415428.66/cwt420.00–450.001,7794
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417304.56/cwt230.00–350.001,2703
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424401.58/cwt390.00–410.001,70316
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy429358.45/cwt350.00–370.001,5386
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed456398.32/cwt395.00–400.001,8166
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy473346.08/cwt340.00–355.001,6379
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481366.26/cwt360.00–380.001,76215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485324.90/cwt320.00–330.001,5764
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518311.54/cwt305.00–320.001,6143
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520329.02/cwt320.00–335.001,7115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522358.68/cwt345.00–370.001,87222
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531387.51/cwt380.00–400.002,05811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2084
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565301.88/cwt275.00–325.001,7065
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572352.55/cwt335.00–360.002,01712
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy574317.17/cwt300.00–325.001,8219
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3617301.66/cwt300.00–305.001,8613
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627338.74/cwt320.00–345.002,12411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628353.80/cwt350.00–357.502,2226
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy635315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0002
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666333.93/cwt320.00–347.502,22421
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0251
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727332.53/cwt320.00–335.002,4176
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy739303.38/cwt300.00–305.002,2423
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1801
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3582
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2828277.48/cwt275.00–280.002,2982
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0331
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2881
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365455.81/cwt450.00–460.001,6646
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378420.24/cwt400.00–445.001,58921
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3382350.64/cwt300.00–380.001,3398
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420357.69/cwt300.00–395.001,50217
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421413.69/cwt400.00–435.001,7427
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432452.99/cwt445.00–460.001,9575
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0931
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470410.02/cwt390.00–435.001,92719
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3477354.78/cwt305.00–385.001,69211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508399.03/cwt395.00–405.002,0275
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520327.93/cwt300.00–350.001,70514
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529371.19/cwt360.00–385.001,96417
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570362.83/cwt360.00–370.002,0687
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570295.75/cwt250.00–320.001,68610
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577337.92/cwt325.00–350.001,95024
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3621284.20/cwt260.00–300.001,7657
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624314.24/cwt305.00–335.001,9618
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670317.52/cwt305.00–325.002,12710
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3677284.64/cwt265.00–300.001,9273
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2721310.39/cwt300.00–325.002,23812
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3740280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0722
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3772282.47/cwt280.00–285.002,1816
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2778312.48/cwt310.00–320.002,4316
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2818300.11/cwt290.00–310.002,4555
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3818250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0452
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3888260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3092
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3907256.69/cwt250.00–260.002,3283
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3975255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,4861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,679188.47/cwt182.00–196.003,16417
Bulls——1,938206.51/cwt206.00–207.004,0022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140161.01/cwt157.00–168.001,83612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,141146.14/cwt142.00–150.001,6674
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,186145.25/cwt137.00–154.001,72323
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,223120.52/cwt120.00–121.001,4742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256172.95/cwt170.00–183.002,17215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274162.02/cwt152.00–169.002,06429
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,305131.72/cwt123.00–135.001,71912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474164.84/cwt159.00–169.002,43011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475172.07/cwt170.00–177.002,53811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1853,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001

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.