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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 3

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Jan 20Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

325 head

▼ 639 vs last sale 964▼ 1,272 vs year ago 1,597 · −79.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 154▼ 52 vs year ago 202 · −25.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 93 vs last sale 172▼ 271 vs year ago 350 · −77.4%

Also sold herePreconditioned SaleThu Oct 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to no report previous week.

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 $392.67/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 20 of 34 comparable sales and sits +2.31 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$392.67

30 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$77.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.21

vs TN average

−38.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	402.71	2,110	25
Medium and Large 2-3	533	346.83	1,849	4thin
Small 1-2	565	325.00	1,836	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.71/cwt here — about $274 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 sale30 hd

392.67

—

TN average5 barns · 93 hd

394.88

−2.21

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−38.87

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

+2.31

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	1,816	190.25	3,455	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,501	182.77	2,743	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,341	170.30	2,283	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,176	148.88	1,751	28

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

96 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,479	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,980	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	529.96/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,738	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	529.67/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,939	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	370	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,239	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	508.71/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,198	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	456.36/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,095	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,315	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	508	469.93/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,387	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	402.55/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,154	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,468	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	413.33/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,397	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	410.80/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,531	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	655	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,548	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,531	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,646	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	798	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,665	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	317.45/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,555	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	945	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,552	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	362.50/cwt	320.00–405.00	1,051	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	303	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,667	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	317	389.56/cwt	310.00–415.00	1,235	5
Heifers	300–350	Small 1-2	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	484.96/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,639	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	425.05/cwt	370.00–460.00	1,573	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	489.58/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,904	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,920	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	415	407.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,691	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	360.39/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,521	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	443.68/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,899	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	463.00/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,153	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	471	341.59/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,609	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	407.49/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,968	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	416.67/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,138	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	399.30/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,084	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	346.83/cwt	280.00–385.00	1,849	4
Heifers	550–600	Small 1-2	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	389.78/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,233	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	617	333.27/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,056	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	355.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,221	5
Heifers	650–700	Small 1-2	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,396	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	286.35/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,087	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,976	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	292.45/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,252	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	283.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,318	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	828	257.45/cwt	255.00–260.00	2,132	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,319	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,425	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	512.56/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,932	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	389	409.02/cwt	300.00–465.00	1,591	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	489.11/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,059	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	426	418.30/cwt	345.00–455.00	1,782	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	347.11/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,649	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	464.39/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,215	9
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,219	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1-2	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	325.95/cwt	285.00–360.00	1,695	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	377.02/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,994	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	558	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,260	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	378.55/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,177	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,059	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	366.87/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,264	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	354.90/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,353	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,238	2
Bulls	700–750	Small 1-2	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	733	315.10/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,310	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	252.42/cwt	240.00–265.00	2,070	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	918	279.93/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,570	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	178.17/cwt	168.00–184.00	2,664	3
Bulls	—	—	1,876	193.75/cwt	189.00–198.00	3,635	5
Bulls	—	—	2,480	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	5,183	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	923	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	138.24/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,508	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	151.68/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,808	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	152.25/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,873	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	181.72/cwt	178.00–191.00	2,317	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,301	164.65/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,142	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	133.19/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,745	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	170.44/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,355	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	173.89/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,579	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	191.64/cwt	180.00–207.50	2,911	9
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 Feb 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 964Year ago 1,597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 154Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 172Year ago 350

No trends established, due to no report previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	475.00	475.00
9	350–400	377	495.00–530.00	512.56
5	400–450	421	465.00–505.00	489.11
9	450–500	477	455.00–480.00	464.39
5	500–550	529	370.00–390.00	377.02
3	550–600	575	370.00–390.00	378.55
8	600–650	617	355.00–370.00	366.87
3	650–700	663	350.00–365.00	354.90
2	900–950	918	275.00–285.00	279.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	510	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	710	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	558	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	300.00–465.00	409.02
6	400–450	426	345.00–455.00	418.30
4	450–500	475	335.00–375.00	347.11
4	500–550	520	285.00–360.00	325.95
2	550–600	580	350.00–360.00	355.00
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	673	330.00–335.00	332.47
2	700–750	733	305.00–325.00	315.10
2	800–850	820	240.00–265.00	252.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	400.00–415.00	407.50
3	600–650	617	330.00–335.00	333.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	565	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	650	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	320.00–405.00	362.50
5	300–350	317	310.00–415.00	389.56
3	350–400	370	370.00–460.00	425.05
5	400–450	422	330.00–385.00	360.39
4	450–500	471	325.00–370.00	341.59
4	500–550	533	280.00–385.00	346.83
2	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	760	260.00	260.00
2	800–850	828	255.00–260.00	257.45
1	850–900	875	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	915	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	465	450.00–470.00	463.00
6	500–550	513	415.00–425.00	416.67
6	700–750	726	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	338	480.00–490.00	484.96
15	350–400	389	475.00–500.00	489.58
4	400–450	428	435.00–455.00	443.68
2	450–500	483	405.00–410.00	407.49
17	500–550	522	390.00–410.00	399.30
2	550–600	573	380.00–400.00	389.78
5	600–650	624	350.00–360.00	355.91
1	650–700	690	325.00	325.00
4	700–750	729	280.00–305.00	286.35
2	750–800	770	285.00–300.00	292.45
3	800–850	818	280.00–285.00	283.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	550.00	550.00
1	400–450	400	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	328	525.00–535.00	529.96
5	350–400	366	520.00–560.00	529.67
8	400–450	432	495.00–515.00	508.71
4	450–500	459	450.00–465.00	456.36
2	500–550	535	400.00–405.00	402.55
3	550–600	580	400.00–420.00	413.33
9	600–650	616	370.00–420.00	410.80
1	650–700	675	375.00	375.00
2	800–850	805	310.00–325.00	317.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	515	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	710	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	945	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	463	500.00	500.00
4	550–600	561	440.00	440.00
2	700–750	735	360.00	360.00
5	750–800	798	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	660.00	660.00
1	350–400	370	605.00	605.00
2	500–550	508	465.00–475.00	469.93
2	650–700	655	389.00	389.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	102.50	102.50
7	—	1,091	135.00–141.00	138.24
5	—	1,301	160.00–170.00	164.65
15	—	1,192	144.00–159.00	151.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,519	180.00–207.50	191.64
9	—	1,483	166.00–177.00	173.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,275	178.00–191.00	181.72
2	—	1,310	131.00–135.00	133.19
7	—	1,230	145.00–159.00	152.25
47	—	1,382	160.00–177.00	170.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,480	209.00	209.00
3	—	1,495	168.00–184.00	178.17
5	—	1,876	189.00–198.00	193.75

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.