Sale reports / Tennessee / Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN / 2026-03-03

Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 3
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,075 head
▲ 384 vs last sale 691▼ 222 vs year ago 1,297 · −17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 132▼ 63 vs year ago 227 · −27.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
216 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 263▲ 68 vs year ago 148 · +45.9%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers and Bulls mostly steady to 8.00 higher. Feerer Heifers under 500lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500lbs mostly steady. Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair, demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.88/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 19 of 34 comparable sales and sits +1.52 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.
Average price
$391.88
96 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,160
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$691
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$98.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.51
vs TN average
−29.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553398.842,20687
Medium and Large 2-3535327.731,7528thin
Small 1-2505300.001,5151thin
One grade step is worth $98.84/cwt here — about $691 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 sale96 hd
391.88
—
TN average14 barns · 595 hd
392.39
−0.51
National average181 barns · 13,944 hd
420.96
−29.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
390.36
+1.52
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
443397352306median 390.3603/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,595187.452,98919
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,457172.292,51016
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,381162.612,24559
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,136138.211,57043

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,165$2,9012thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$2,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$2,8302thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$2,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,285$2,7501thin

Every lot

112 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270604.48/cwt585.00–620.001,6325
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3279471.52/cwt370.00–560.001,31610
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed320622.97/cwt615.00–630.001,9942
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327582.85/cwt565.00–600.001,9069
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3331487.77/cwt360.00–540.001,61515
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360421.63/cwt305.00–525.001,5185
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed365628.26/cwt620.00–640.002,2933
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380555.57/cwt540.00–590.002,1113
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed418555.20/cwt550.00–565.002,3213
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430520.10/cwt500.00–535.002,2364
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473505.77/cwt500.00–525.002,3926
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476466.73/cwt450.00–490.002,2225
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,5744
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525419.10/cwt405.00–440.002,2004
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed535505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,7021
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539462.80/cwt460.00–480.002,4949
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed560485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,7161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569434.64/cwt415.00–450.002,4737
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added579484.00/cwt484.00–484.002,8027
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3582380.30/cwt365.00–400.002,2135
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,6233
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625398.37/cwt385.00–425.002,4909
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630371.59/cwt370.00–375.002,3413
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed658405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,6653
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3101
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675372.50/cwt360.00–390.002,5148
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712375.45/cwt360.00–385.002,6737
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy717342.55/cwt340.00–345.002,4564
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added735387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,84858
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763353.74/cwt352.50–355.002,6992
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,9341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2277536.81/cwt530.00–540.001,4873
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3283427.52/cwt370.00–500.001,2107
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327515.66/cwt500.00–540.001,6865
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed328575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,8862
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3338424.85/cwt360.00–465.001,4369
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy363415.17/cwt410.00–420.001,5072
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370354.32/cwt300.00–410.001,31110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372495.28/cwt460.00–515.001,84210
Heifers350–400Small 1-2390320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2481
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy413422.88/cwt410.00–435.001,7467
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed420507.02/cwt500.00–515.002,1297
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3426390.70/cwt360.00–415.001,6647
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430464.78/cwt450.00–490.001,99919
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed455479.19/cwt470.00–485.002,1806
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3469362.84/cwt310.00–405.001,70210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478431.20/cwt410.00–455.002,06113
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490371.29/cwt350.00–385.001,8194
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy504365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8404
Heifers500–550Small 1-2505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed507433.98/cwt430.00–440.002,2005
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3521326.97/cwt280.00–360.001,7046
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535411.65/cwt395.00–425.002,20234
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575391.35/cwt382.50–410.002,25039
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575330.00/cwt325.00–335.001,8982
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy592362.00/cwt355.00–370.002,1435
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0271
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3612326.69/cwt325.00–330.001,9993
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627354.07/cwt340.00–365.002,22016
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672342.08/cwt330.00–360.002,2999
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717323.28/cwt320.00–330.002,3183
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373555.79/cwt510.00–615.002,07319
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3381435.27/cwt270.00–460.001,65812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403592.52/cwt590.00–595.002,3882
Bulls400–450Small 1-2420400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2422534.75/cwt500.00–550.002,25716
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3426455.36/cwt395.00–490.001,94021
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,4301
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470491.45/cwt460.00–525.002,31024
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3486427.82/cwt405.00–450.002,07911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,4251
Bulls500–550Small 1-2513390.94/cwt340.00–435.002,0063
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517436.52/cwt425.00–455.002,25710
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3521383.97/cwt350.00–420.002,00014
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2566430.67/cwt415.00–455.002,4386
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3571352.38/cwt330.00–370.002,0128
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618377.87/cwt370.00–390.002,33512
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3621344.20/cwt330.00–360.002,1377
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3668343.27/cwt340.00–345.002,2933
Bulls650–700Small 1-2670305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0441
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678357.25/cwt350.00–370.002,42220
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2708350.00/cwt340.00–357.502,47811
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3728333.81/cwt330.00–337.502,4302
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2783334.84/cwt325.00–345.002,6222
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2822314.96/cwt295.00–330.002,5893
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2873301.22/cwt290.00–310.002,6304
Bulls850–900Small 1-2890235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0921
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6831
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3925265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4511
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,6682
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3980250.15/cwt235.00–265.002,4512
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,8331
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,030215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,2151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,402170.80/cwt161.00–179.002,3958
Bulls——1,716194.89/cwt184.00–204.003,3448
Bulls——1,785212.02/cwt206.00–216.003,7853
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0921
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061130.66/cwt121.00–138.001,38619
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,148159.66/cwt157.00–162.001,8332
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,207144.57/cwt139.00–152.001,74521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277176.16/cwt174.00–180.002,2508
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,386148.17/cwt131.00–154.002,05414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,401165.14/cwt156.00–173.002,31437
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,424168.87/cwt161.00–175.002,40510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,512177.99/cwt177.00–179.002,6916
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19552,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0202,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1332,829.80/head2,750.00–2,900.002,8302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1352,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1652,901.29/head2,600.00–3,200.002,9012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2852,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.