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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 20

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Jan 13Jan 20Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

964 head

▲ 196 vs last sale 768▲ 348 vs year ago 616 · +56.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

154 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 180▲ 35 vs year ago 119 · +29.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 107▲ 2 vs year ago 170 · +1.2%

Also sold herePreconditioned SaleThu Oct 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle unevenly steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality and demand 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 $379.75/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 17 of 34 comparable sales and sits −10.60 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$379.75

66 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$513

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

$107.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.68

vs TN average

−31.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	393.82	2,108	57
Small 1-2	590	325.00	1,918	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	286.39	1,595	8thin

One grade step is worth $107.43/cwt here — about $513 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 sale66 hd

379.75

—

TN average15 barns · 808 hd

373.08

+6.68

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−31.12

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−10.60

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	—	High	1,654	180.51	2,985	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,297	169.04	2,193	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	163.19	2,391	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,186	143.20	1,698	38

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,550	$3,100	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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	722.17/cwt	705.00–740.00	1,661	5
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	233	467.50/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,089	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	276	522.70/cwt	470.00–590.00	1,443	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	282	642.93/cwt	625.00–655.00	1,813	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	315	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,205	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	621.37/cwt	590.00–650.00	1,970	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	327	505.04/cwt	350.00–575.00	1,651	20
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	328	497.56/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,632	4
Steers	300–350	Small 1-2	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	521.52/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,914	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	369	447.34/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,651	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	375	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,156	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	452.37/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,914	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	351.48/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,487	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	434	496.49/cwt	495.00–497.00	2,155	4
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	414.31/cwt	300.00–445.00	1,918	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	472.58/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,245	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,361	3
Steers	500–550	Small 1-2	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	363.65/cwt	300.00–425.00	1,887	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	448.01/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,374	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	430.49/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,458	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	586	372.36/cwt	310.00–405.00	2,182	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	413.89/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,508	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	413.16/cwt	395.00–417.00	2,529	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,685	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	367.40/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,454	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	351.94/cwt	347.00–360.00	2,516	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	360.29/cwt	356.00–362.00	2,612	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,465	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	832	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,746	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	298.92/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,780	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,898	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	217	574.77/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,247	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	233	682.43/cwt	660.00–710.00	1,590	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	537.16/cwt	500.00–610.00	1,397	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	263	405.05/cwt	345.00–470.00	1,065	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	527.16/cwt	480.00–570.00	1,697	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	426.06/cwt	355.00–465.00	1,406	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	365	523.29/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,910	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	486.68/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,825	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	388.03/cwt	310.00–430.00	1,467	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	406	409.93/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,664	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	414	495.10/cwt	491.00–500.00	2,050	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	451.31/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,900	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	368.33/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,602	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	425.41/cwt	390.00–455.00	1,987	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	347.78/cwt	265.00–385.00	1,652	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,338	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	254.23/cwt	190.00–320.00	1,314	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	398.35/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,067	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	416.07/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,172	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	525	362.02/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,901	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	378.25/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,145	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	580	342.44/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,986	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	581	305.69/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,776	5
Heifers	550–600	Small 1-2	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Heifers	600–650	Small 1-2	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,264	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	329.35/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,039	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	298.74/cwt	225.00–317.00	1,927	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	330.91/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,217	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	670	303.33/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,032	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	306.19/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,177	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	323.13/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,375	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	300.01/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,295	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,464	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,480	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	382	435.64/cwt	340.00–465.00	1,664	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	490.02/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,877	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,075	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	389.38/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,635	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	451.26/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,900	29
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,115	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	398.60/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,869	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	432.98/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,048	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	429.15/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,240	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	378.16/cwt	335.00–402.00	1,985	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	398.86/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,293	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	372.06/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,147	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	372.02/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,299	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	634	347.51/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,203	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	348.76/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,340	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	321.18/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,332	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	306.30/cwt	295.00–312.00	2,404	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	282.43/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,316	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,412	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	269.68/cwt	267.00–272.00	2,481	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	955	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,216	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,521	164.38/cwt	152.00–178.00	2,500	7
Bulls	—	—	1,666	189.77/cwt	181.00–198.00	3,162	5
Bulls	—	—	1,942	202.72/cwt	200.00–204.00	3,937	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	131.80/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,397	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	160.94/cwt	151.00–172.00	1,952	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,229	142.22/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,748	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	136.90/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,695	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	178.91/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,252	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,882	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	162.01/cwt	149.00–169.00	2,179	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	160.85/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,361	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	171.19/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,535	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,550	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 964Last week 768Year ago 616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 180Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 172Last week 107Year ago 170

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle unevenly steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality and demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	600	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	560.00–600.00	574.77
4	250–300	263	345.00–470.00	405.05
4	300–350	330	355.00–465.00	426.06
6	350–400	378	310.00–430.00	388.03
3	400–450	435	360.00–385.00	368.33
10	450–500	475	265.00–385.00	347.78
3	500–550	517	190.00–320.00	254.23
5	550–600	581	265.00–330.00	305.69
5	600–650	645	225.00–317.00	298.74
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	406	405.00–425.00	409.93
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
5	500–550	525	350.00–370.00	362.02
2	550–600	580	335.00–350.00	342.44
3	650–700	670	300.00–305.00	303.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	660.00–710.00	682.43
4	250–300	260	500.00–610.00	537.16
10	300–350	322	480.00–570.00	527.16
19	350–400	375	450.00–510.00	486.68
17	400–450	421	430.00–485.00	451.31
22	450–500	467	390.00–455.00	425.41
16	500–550	519	385.00–410.00	398.35
15	550–600	567	360.00–390.00	378.25
8	600–650	619	325.00–340.00	329.35
6	650–700	670	320.00–355.00	330.91
4	700–750	711	290.00–315.00	306.19
7	750–800	765	290.00–310.00	300.01
4	800–850	808	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	855	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	487	480.00	480.00
19	500–550	522	415.00–420.00	416.07
3	600–650	616	367.50	367.50
16	700–750	735	320.00–330.00	323.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	520.00–525.00	523.29
10	400–450	414	491.00–500.00	495.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	450.00–500.00	467.50
7	250–300	276	470.00–590.00	522.70
20	300–350	327	350.00–575.00	505.04
8	350–400	369	430.00–475.00	447.34
2	400–450	423	300.00–400.00	351.48
5	450–500	463	300.00–445.00	414.31
6	500–550	519	300.00–425.00	363.65
5	550–600	586	310.00–405.00	372.36
1	700–750	710	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	230	705.00–740.00	722.17
3	250–300	282	625.00–655.00	642.93
13	300–350	317	590.00–650.00	621.37
3	350–400	367	500.00–545.00	521.52
4	400–450	423	435.00–480.00	452.37
2	450–500	475	465.00–480.00	472.58
24	500–550	530	435.00–465.00	448.01
9	550–600	571	420.00–450.00	430.49
7	600–650	612	395.00–417.00	413.16
4	650–700	668	355.00–375.00	367.40
7	700–750	715	347.00–360.00	351.94
1	800–850	815	302.50	302.50
3	900–950	930	290.00–310.00	298.92
1	950–1000	950	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
1	350–400	375	575.00	575.00
4	400–450	434	495.00–497.00	496.49
3	500–550	505	467.50	467.50
19	600–650	606	400.00–417.00	413.89
7	650–700	663	405.00	405.00
7	700–750	725	356.00–362.00	360.29
10	800–850	832	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	495.00–505.00	497.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	700.00	700.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	383	470.00–505.00	490.02
29	400–450	421	430.00–485.00	451.26
19	450–500	473	420.00–450.00	432.98
9	500–550	522	415.00–445.00	429.15
19	550–600	575	385.00–415.00	398.86
10	600–650	618	360.00–385.00	372.02
4	650–700	671	345.00–350.00	348.76
4	700–750	726	310.00–325.00	321.18
3	750–800	785	295.00–312.00	306.30
6	800–850	820	275.00–290.00	282.43
1	850–900	890	271.00	271.00
3	900–950	920	267.00–272.00	269.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	450	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	382	340.00–465.00	435.64
5	400–450	420	350.00–410.00	389.38
8	450–500	469	360.00–415.00	398.60
14	500–550	525	335.00–402.00	378.16
5	550–600	577	370.00–380.00	372.06
4	600–650	634	345.00–350.00	347.51
3	650–700	695	330.00	330.00
1	950–1000	955	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	131.00–141.00	136.90
29	—	1,259	170.00–185.00	178.91
27	—	1,345	149.00–169.00	162.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,213	151.00–172.00	160.94
22	—	1,229	137.00–150.00	142.22
9	—	1,060	127.00–136.00	131.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,481	169.00–176.00	171.19
11	—	1,468	157.00–167.00	160.85
1	—	1,335	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,942	200.00–204.00	202.72
7	—	1,521	152.00–178.00	164.38
5	—	1,666	181.00–198.00	189.77

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,550	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.