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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 13

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

768 head

▼ 437 vs last sale 1,205▼ 156 vs year ago 924 · −16.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

180 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 167▼ 6 vs year ago 186 · −3.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 124▼ 83 vs year ago 190 · −43.7%

Also sold herePreconditioned SaleThu Oct 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers 10.00 to 20.00 higher with instances of 30.00 higher. Feeder Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughetr Cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder quality and demand very 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 $383.34/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 17 of 34 comparable sales and sits −7.02 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$383.34

93 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$47.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.63

vs TN average

−30.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	386.42	2,096	87
Medium and Large 2-3	559	338.66	1,893	6thin

One grade step is worth $47.76/cwt here — about $203 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 sale93 hd

383.34

—

TN average16 barns · 866 hd

366.71

+16.63

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−30.14

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−7.02

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	1,740	177.90	3,096	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	157.87	2,307	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	153.56	2,130	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,154	132.55	1,529	56

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,200	1thin

Every lot

103 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	739.11/cwt	720.00–760.00	1,663	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	262	588.86/cwt	550.00–615.00	1,543	11
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	270	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,823	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	566.95/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,854	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	343	431.97/cwt	360.00–505.00	1,482	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,041	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	522.38/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,168	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	438	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,124	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450	506.67/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,280	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	463.93/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,218	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	510	481.28/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,455	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	417.20/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,182	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	454.62/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,405	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	503.00/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,847	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	569	408.31/cwt	320.00–425.00	2,323	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	453.35/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,598	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	613	369.43/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,265	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	400.86/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,497	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	384.97/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,602	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	374.98/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,760	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,565	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,805	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	929	324.39/cwt	322.50–330.00	3,014	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,418	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	322	409.38/cwt	350.00–460.00	1,318	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	517.27/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,702	6
Heifers	350–400	Small 1-2	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	422.65/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,576	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	500.02/cwt	450.00–530.00	1,885	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	459.40/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,920	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	362.51/cwt	330.00–415.00	1,533	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	502.54/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,156	6
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,070	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	479.97/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,198	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	431.27/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,036	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	479	402.23/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,927	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	360.13/cwt	300.00–410.00	1,732	11
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	396.01/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,087	48
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	532	371.86/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,978	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	337.83/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,807	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,276	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	560	382.48/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,142	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	571	339.07/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,936	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	365.42/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,101	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	363.86/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,270	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	344.63/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,371	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	690	313.48/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,163	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	337.49/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,457	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	327.83/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,495	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	815	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,241	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	322.04/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,663	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	945	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,504	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,727	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	538.53/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,966	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	483.12/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,812	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	400.52/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,542	2
Bulls	400–450	Small 1-2	413	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,673	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	467.14/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,004	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	367.91/cwt	335.00–430.00	1,582	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,298	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	465	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,883	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	453.71/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,146	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	396.85/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,877	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	512	437.54/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,240	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	408.83/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,110	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	364.84/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,915	3
Bulls	500–550	Small 1-2	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	375.71/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,145	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	574	305.95/cwt	250.00–350.00	1,756	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	617	368.38/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,273	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	348.21/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,215	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	349.83/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,354	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	348.79/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,476	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	269.58/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,914	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	342.17/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,652	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,041	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,764	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,795	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,436	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,851	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,715	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,513	157.76/cwt	142.50–178.00	2,387	7
Bulls	—	—	1,883	187.19/cwt	182.00–200.00	3,525	10
Bulls	—	—	1,900	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	4,294	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	109.81/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,193	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	151.00/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,678	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	125.22/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,410	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	138.88/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,655	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	172.45/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,300	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	141.14/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,949	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	173.26/cwt	172.50–174.00	2,405	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	154.81/cwt	148.00–166.00	2,164	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,074	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	155.88/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,309	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	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 Jan 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 768Last week 1,205Year ago 924

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 167Year ago 186

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 124Year ago 190

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	350.00–460.00	409.38
6	350–400	373	400.00–435.00	422.65
4	400–450	423	330.00–415.00	362.51
11	450–500	481	300.00–410.00	360.13
2	500–550	535	320.00–355.00	337.83
4	550–600	571	315.00–350.00	339.07
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
11	450–500	479	390.00–410.00	402.23
8	500–550	532	370.00–380.00	371.86
3	650–700	690	300.00–320.00	313.48
2	800–850	815	275.00	275.00
2	900–950	945	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	535.00	535.00
6	300–350	329	500.00–555.00	517.27
16	350–400	377	450.00–530.00	500.02
11	400–450	418	420.00–480.00	459.40
11	450–500	472	420.00–450.00	431.27
48	500–550	527	385.00–405.00	396.01
24	550–600	575	360.00–375.00	365.42
18	600–650	624	345.00–370.00	363.86
10	650–700	688	342.50–360.00	344.63
2	700–750	728	335.00–340.00	337.49
7	750–800	761	325.00–335.00	327.83
5	800–850	827	320.00–325.00	322.04
1	1000–1050	1,010	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	429	495.00–505.00	502.54
6	450–500	458	475.00–485.00	479.97
5	500–550	542	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	460.00	460.00
2	550–600	560	380.00–385.00	382.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	360.00–505.00	431.97
2	500–550	523	405.00–430.00	417.20
15	550–600	569	320.00–425.00	408.31
6	600–650	613	350.00–385.00	369.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	566	495.00–505.00	503.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	675.00	675.00
3	450–500	450	500.00–515.00	506.67
4	500–550	510	475.00–490.00	481.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	720.00–760.00	739.11
11	250–300	262	550.00–615.00	588.86
8	300–350	327	550.00–580.00	566.95
1	350–400	355	575.00	575.00
5	400–450	415	505.00–535.00	522.38
13	450–500	478	445.00–485.00	463.93
11	500–550	529	435.00–470.00	454.62
16	550–600	573	440.00–475.00	453.35
22	600–650	623	390.00–425.00	400.86
26	650–700	676	365.00–395.00	384.97
9	700–750	736	365.00–380.00	374.98
2	750–800	760	335.00–340.00	337.50
2	800–850	813	345.00	345.00
4	900–950	929	322.50–330.00	324.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	375	470.00–505.00	483.12
18	400–450	429	440.00–485.00	467.14
11	450–500	473	440.00–485.00	453.71
18	500–550	516	380.00–420.00	408.83
16	550–600	571	360.00–385.00	375.71
7	600–650	636	335.00–355.00	348.21
4	650–700	673	340.00–370.00	349.83
4	700–750	710	340.00–355.00	348.79
7	750–800	775	335.00–350.00	342.17
2	800–850	813	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	860	325.00	325.00
1	900–950	905	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	520.00–555.00	538.53
1	450–500	455	505.00	505.00
4	500–550	512	435.00–440.00	437.54
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
3	600–650	617	360.00–372.50	368.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	465	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	535	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	380.00–420.00	400.52
3	400–450	430	335.00–430.00	367.91
3	450–500	473	365.00–420.00	396.85
3	500–550	525	355.00–375.00	364.84
7	550–600	574	250.00–350.00	305.95
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	710	240.00–300.00	269.58
1	750–800	785	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	870	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	905	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,398	148.00–166.00	154.81
7	—	1,334	167.00–180.00	172.45
15	—	1,381	132.00–147.00	141.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,126	119.00–131.00	125.22
4	—	1,111	147.00–159.00	151.00
27	—	1,192	132.00–145.00	138.88
4	—	1,086	108.00–111.00	109.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,388	172.50–174.00	173.26
9	—	1,481	150.00–162.00	155.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,513	142.50–178.00	157.76
10	—	1,883	182.00–200.00	187.19
1	—	1,900	226.00	226.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	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.