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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 6

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Dec 30Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,205 head

▲ 955 vs last sale 250▲ 451 vs year ago 754 · +59.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

167 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 214▲ 55 vs year ago 112 · +49.1%

Also sold herePreconditioned SaleThu Oct 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data.

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 $362.33/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −28.02 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$362.33

69 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$39.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.08

vs TN average

−47.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	368.08	2,024	59
Medium and Large 2	559	328.41	1,836	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.68/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale69 hd

362.33

—

TN average10 barns · 621 hd

359.26

+3.08

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−47.77

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−28.02

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	1,680	186.05	3,126	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,596	171.34	2,735	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	157.79	2,071	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	132.65	1,423	25

Every lot

98 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	654.48/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,571	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	425.92/cwt	390.00–460.00	1,163	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	566.25/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,614	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	522.36/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,672	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	412.39/cwt	350.00–480.00	1,361	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	384	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,035	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	496.65/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,927	13
Steers	400–450	Small 1	405	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,357	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	407.89/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,681	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	465.18/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,958	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	434	518.32/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,250	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	474	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,358	36
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	470.80/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,274	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	410.07/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,079	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	335.39/cwt	315.00–385.00	1,737	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	435.97/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,289	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	405.63/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,353	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	347.35/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,129	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	377.52/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,318	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	632	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,496	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	320.04/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,096	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	670	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,580	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	359.75/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,450	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	340.83/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,430	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	341.34/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,604	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	328.27/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,698	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	893	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	3,054	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,739	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,309	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	298	517.50/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,542	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	509.08/cwt	490.00–555.00	1,736	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	467.64/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,698	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	377.73/cwt	315.00–425.00	1,432	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	408	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,571	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	413.02/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,747	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	433	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,884	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	358.91/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,561	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	463	443.03/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,051	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	401.69/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,900	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	353.80/cwt	285.00–385.00	1,716	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	321.94/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,664	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	529	385.59/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,040	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	367.48/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,944	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	554	380.77/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,109	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	573	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,977	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	357.89/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,058	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	331.18/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,911	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	334.94/cwt	328.00–340.00	2,100	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,368	80
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,968	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	337.04/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,268	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	280.19/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,902	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	314.97/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,287	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	307.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,362	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,508	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	425.90/cwt	405.00–475.00	1,559	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	370	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,998	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	483.18/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,894	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	396.12/cwt	335.00–440.00	1,672	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	456.67/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,932	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	455.39/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,145	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	379.58/cwt	300.00–415.00	1,811	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	381.55/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,934	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	428.42/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,245	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	388.67/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,184	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	361.80/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,066	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	363.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,235	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	312.50/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,953	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	353.94/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,357	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	337.12/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,451	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	332.57/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,521	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	319.89/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,649	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,779	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,484	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,380	4
Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,760	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,472	173.31/cwt	152.00–182.00	2,551	9
Bulls	—	—	1,733	193.02/cwt	187.00–197.00	3,345	8
Bulls	—	—	2,165	205.69/cwt	205.00–207.00	4,453	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	131.53/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,297	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	117.73/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,260	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	144.12/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,617	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	147.22/cwt	134.00–156.00	1,876	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	162.58/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,169	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	175.73/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,372	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	165.26/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,510	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,626	180.01/cwt	172.00–190.00	2,927	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,945	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,762	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 Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,205Last week 250Year ago 754

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 214Year ago 112

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	630.00–680.00	654.48
4	250–300	285	565.00–570.00	566.25
11	300–350	320	500.00–535.00	522.36
13	350–400	388	475.00–510.00	496.65
6	400–450	421	450.00–480.00	465.18
21	450–500	483	455.00–475.00	470.80
8	500–550	507	395.00–420.00	410.07
8	550–600	580	400.00–420.00	405.63
10	600–650	614	365.00–385.00	377.52
5	650–700	681	350.00–380.00	359.75
6	700–750	713	335.00–355.00	340.83
4	750–800	763	335.00–355.00	341.34
3	800–850	822	315.00–335.00	328.27
2	850–900	898	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	390.00–460.00	425.92
7	300–350	330	350.00–480.00	412.39
1	350–400	385	365.00	365.00
7	400–450	412	407.50–410.00	407.89
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
7	500–550	518	315.00–385.00	335.39
1	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	613	335.00–360.00	347.35
2	650–700	655	315.00–325.00	320.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	384	530.00	530.00
9	400–450	434	515.00–520.00	518.32
36	450–500	474	497.50	497.50
8	500–550	525	435.00–437.50	435.97
7	600–650	632	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	670	385.00	385.00
2	850–900	893	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	595.00	595.00
8	250–300	298	515.00–525.00	517.50
9	300–350	341	490.00–555.00	509.08
20	350–400	363	425.00–485.00	467.64
20	400–450	423	400.00–425.00	413.02
16	450–500	473	385.00–420.00	401.69
18	500–550	529	360.00–380.00	367.48
13	550–600	575	350.00–375.00	357.89
37	600–650	627	328.00–340.00	334.94
34	650–700	673	325.00–347.50	337.04
7	700–750	726	300.00–325.00	314.97
5	750–800	767	300.00–310.00	307.98
1	800–850	800	270.00	270.00
3	850–900	850	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	435.00	435.00
15	450–500	463	435.00–445.00	443.03
8	500–550	529	385.00–390.00	385.59
13	550–600	554	380.00–385.00	380.77
80	600–650	628	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	379	315.00–425.00	377.73
4	400–450	435	335.00–385.00	358.91
17	450–500	485	285.00–385.00	353.80
3	500–550	517	300.00–335.00	321.94
7	550–600	577	310.00–350.00	331.18
2	600–650	640	305.00–310.00	307.50
4	650–700	679	255.00–305.00	280.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	385.00	385.00
7	550–600	573	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	630	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	664	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	392	445.00–500.00	483.18
11	400–450	423	445.00–485.00	456.67
17	450–500	471	430.00–470.00	455.39
21	500–550	524	410.00–440.00	428.42
19	550–600	562	380.00–410.00	388.67
14	600–650	614	360.00–370.00	363.94
7	650–700	666	345.00–360.00	353.94
7	700–750	727	335.00–340.00	337.12
2	750–800	758	325.00–340.00	332.57
2	800–850	828	315.00–325.00	319.89
2	850–900	855	325.00	325.00
1	900–950	920	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	405.00–475.00	425.90
10	400–450	422	335.00–440.00	396.12
6	450–500	477	300.00–415.00	379.58
8	500–550	507	325.00–395.00	381.55
5	550–600	571	345.00–370.00	361.80
2	600–650	625	305.00–320.00	312.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,122	140.00–151.00	144.12
8	—	1,070	110.00–122.00	117.73
6	—	986	127.00–134.00	131.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,626	172.00–190.00	180.01
8	—	1,519	162.00–170.00	165.26
1	—	1,945	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,334	156.00–169.00	162.58
23	—	1,274	134.00–156.00	147.22
5	—	1,350	172.00–183.00	175.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,472	152.00–182.00	173.31
3	—	2,165	205.00–207.00	205.69
8	—	1,733	187.00–197.00	193.02

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.