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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-30

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

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Dec 23Dec 30Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

250 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 404▲ 250 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

214 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 150▲ 214 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 188▲ 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established on Feeder Cattle, due to lack of comparable recites. Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

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 $348.52/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −41.84 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$348.52

26 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$25.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs TN average

−46.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	350.50	1,895	24
Medium and Large 2-3	533	324.65	1,730	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.85/cwt here — about $164 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 sale26 hd

348.52

—

TN average1 barns · 26 hd

348.52

+0.00

National average24 barns · 3,641 hd

394.70

−46.18

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−41.84

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	—	Average	1,752	200.01	3,505	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	175.77	2,677	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	162.06	2,156	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,170	138.29	1,618	47

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)	1,200	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,646	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,233	$2,581	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,102	$2,237	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,200	1thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	486.31/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,581	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	415.62/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,351	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	345	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,863	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	383.43/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,361	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	458.88/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,790	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	455.04/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,920	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	457.10/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,148	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	420.23/cwt	390.00–427.50	2,168	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	558	314.80/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,757	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,488	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,617	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,736	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,791	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,075	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	457.66/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,465	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	331	366.25/cwt	300.00–410.00	1,212	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	357.50/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,251	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	435.44/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,659	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	333.78/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,368	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	398.28/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,701	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	466	337.71/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,574	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	397.99/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,882	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	367.57/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,915	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	527	332.55/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,753	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	324.65/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,730	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	334.83/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,919	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	316.45/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,975	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	311.93/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,068	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	292.55/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,136	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,720	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	256.54/cwt	242.50–270.00	2,124	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,236	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	463.76/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,725	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	406.83/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,668	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	355.00/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,544	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	402.59/cwt	385.00–412.00	1,868	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	367.45/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,709	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	370.25/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,951	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	532	307.23/cwt	255.00–335.00	1,634	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	378.19/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,163	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	357.52/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,245	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	347.99/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,332	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	287.97/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,929	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	305.79/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,183	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,403	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	908	262.60/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,384	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,352	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,628	179.05/cwt	174.00–182.50	2,915	5
Bulls	—	—	1,786	216.76/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,871	5
Bulls	—	—	1,809	202.65/cwt	191.00–209.00	3,666	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	154.36/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,625	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	112.09/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,300	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	128.36/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,490	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	142.57/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,708	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	184.50/cwt	176.00–199.00	2,330	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	145.07/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,935	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	162.51/cwt	152.00–174.00	2,178	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	184.22/cwt	176.00–200.00	2,750	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	168.51/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,580	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,950	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,984	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	935	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	2,646.05/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,646	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	2,355.92/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,356	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	2,596.96/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,597	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	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 Dec 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 404Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 150Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 200Last week 188Year ago 0

No trends established on Feeder Cattle, due to lack of comparable recites. Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	460.00–465.00	463.76
3	400–450	410	380.00–440.00	406.83
3	450–500	464	385.00–412.00	402.59
3	500–550	527	360.00–390.00	370.25
11	550–600	572	370.00–385.00	378.19
6	600–650	628	355.00–360.00	357.52
5	650–700	670	345.00–355.00	347.99
5	700–750	714	285.00–320.00	305.79
3	750–800	788	305.00	305.00
2	900–950	908	250.00–275.00	262.60
1	950–1000	960	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	340.00–370.00	355.00
2	450–500	465	365.00–370.00	367.45
3	500–550	532	255.00–335.00	307.23
3	650–700	670	250.00–315.00	287.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	400.00–430.00	415.62
3	350–400	355	355.00–405.00	383.43
1	450–500	455	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	558	300.00–330.00	314.80
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	810	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	460.00–500.00	486.31
5	350–400	390	440.00–475.00	458.88
3	400–450	422	450.00–465.00	455.04
2	450–500	470	445.00–470.00	457.10
12	500–550	516	390.00–427.50	420.23
1	550–600	550	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	600	400.00	400.00
1	850–900	855	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	915	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	626	397.50	397.50
3	700–750	712	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	320	455.00–460.00	457.66
8	350–400	381	425.00–455.00	435.44
14	400–450	427	370.00–405.00	398.28
8	450–500	473	380.00–410.00	397.99
11	500–550	521	350.00–390.00	367.57
8	550–600	573	325.00–345.00	334.83
7	600–650	624	295.00–335.00	316.45
8	650–700	663	300.00–320.00	311.93
2	700–750	730	285.00–300.00	292.55
1	750–800	755	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	828	242.50–270.00	256.54
3	850–900	860	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	355.00	355.00
4	300–350	331	300.00–410.00	366.25
2	350–400	350	325.00–390.00	357.50
3	400–450	410	300.00–355.00	333.78
7	450–500	466	325.00–355.00	337.71
2	500–550	533	310.00–340.00	324.65
1	700–750	725	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	800	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	527	325.00–335.00	332.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,053	152.00–159.00	154.36
2	—	1,160	110.00–114.00	112.09
26	—	1,198	136.00–149.00	142.57
14	—	1,161	118.00–134.00	128.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	176.00–199.00	184.50
40	—	1,340	152.00–174.00	162.51
9	—	1,334	138.00–151.00	145.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,493	176.00–200.00	184.22
19	—	1,531	160.00–175.00	168.51
1	—	1,950	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,809	191.00–209.00	202.65
5	—	1,628	174.00–182.50	179.05
5	—	1,786	210.00–220.00	216.76

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 (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,550.00	2,550.00

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)	2	—	1,315	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,596.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,646.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,355.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,200.00	3,200.00

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.