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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 17

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

441 head

▼ 376 vs last sale 817▼ 655 vs year ago 1,096 · −59.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 156▼ 64 vs year ago 174 · −36.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 196▼ 111 vs year ago 231 · −48.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. All classes of Feeder Cattle 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality and demand good, on a lighter test of market.

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 $397.95/cwt on 24 head, up $2.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 34 comparable sales and sits +7.59 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$397.95

▲ 2.13 vs prior sale

24 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$31.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.76

vs TN average

−18.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	405.84	2,238	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	536	374.27	2,007	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.57/cwt here — about $230 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 sale24 hd

397.95

—

TN average15 barns · 364 hd

394.19

+3.76

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−18.17

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

+7.59

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	—	Average	1,944	197.50	3,839	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	161.26	2,184	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	157.05	2,291	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	141.53	1,698	30

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,505	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,645	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$3,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$2,846	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$4,150	1thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,446	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,700	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	273	590.24/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,611	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	631.02/cwt	610.00–640.00	1,786	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	316	517.76/cwt	440.00–570.00	1,636	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	320	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,080	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	604.10/cwt	585.00–620.00	1,963	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	561.06/cwt	540.00–575.00	2,020	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	474.58/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,708	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,257	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	403	480.22/cwt	445.00–515.00	1,935	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	569.73/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,410	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	516.80/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,465	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,158	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	503.05/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,631	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Full	548	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,356	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	555	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,720	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	560	427.48/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,394	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	450.11/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,539	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Full	585	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,428	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	608	452.47/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,751	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	409.84/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,541	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	371.45/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,515	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	362.51/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,585	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,913	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,905	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	3,164	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	271	611.63/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,658	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	505.31/cwt	445.00–570.00	1,440	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	325	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,015	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	402.84/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,350	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	569.53/cwt	540.00–585.00	1,919	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,960	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	523.26/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,910	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,925	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	410	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,214	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	495.81/cwt	460.00–525.00	2,077	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	419.64/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,762	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	429	448.28/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,923	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	477.02/cwt	462.00–505.00	2,247	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	477	428.23/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,043	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	402.62/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,925	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	397.58/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,059	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	523	447.58/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,341	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	418.39/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,226	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	394.94/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,224	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	327.66/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,877	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	575	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,444	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	585	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,077	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	372.30/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,308	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,470	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	326.72/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,385	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,493	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	578.81/cwt	550.00–610.00	2,240	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	387	467.22/cwt	425.00–520.00	1,808	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	548.68/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,283	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	479.92/cwt	425.00–515.00	2,030	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	505.16/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,405	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	370.63/cwt	300.00–445.00	1,772	3
Bulls	500–550	Small 1-2	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	513	519.95/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,667	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	483.18/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,503	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	426.98/cwt	340.00–450.00	2,229	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	580	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,668	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	399.61/cwt	360.00–425.00	2,354	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	358.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,204	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	391.22/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,406	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	657	332.45/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,184	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	360.07/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,412	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,652	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,870	195.48/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,655	6
Bulls	—	—	1,930	208.39/cwt	204.00–211.00	4,022	3
Bulls	—	—	2,425	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	4,292	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,288	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	130.41/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,501	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,189	156.43/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,860	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	143.25/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,783	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	175.28/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,203	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	140.10/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,886	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,362	162.25/cwt	151.00–171.00	2,210	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	157.05/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,291	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,028	2,371.05/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,371	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,398	3,163.41/head	2,400.00–3,450.00	3,163	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,505	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,645	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	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 Mar 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 817Year ago 1,096

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 156Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 196Year ago 231

Compared to last week. All classes of Feeder Cattle 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality and demand good, on a lighter test of market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	445.00–570.00	505.31
2	300–350	335	380.00–425.00	402.84
1	350–400	385	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	420	400.00–435.00	419.64
4	450–500	478	390.00–410.00	402.62
4	500–550	518	390.00–400.00	397.58
2	550–600	573	320.00–335.00	327.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	271	590.00–620.00	611.63
9	300–350	337	540.00–585.00	569.53
10	350–400	365	510.00–535.00	523.26
19	400–450	419	460.00–525.00	495.81
13	450–500	471	462.00–505.00	477.02
6	500–550	532	410.00–425.00	418.39
7	550–600	563	375.00–415.00	394.94
4	600–650	620	350.00–390.00	372.30
1	650–700	650	380.00	380.00
3	700–750	730	320.00–335.00	326.72
2	750–800	773	320.00–325.00	322.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	620.00	620.00
1	350–400	350	560.00	560.00
1	400–450	410	540.00	540.00
2	500–550	523	445.00–450.00	447.58
1	550–600	575	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
9	400–450	429	445.00–450.00	448.28
6	450–500	477	420.00–440.00	428.23
2	550–600	585	350.00–360.00	355.04
1	600–650	615	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	548	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	585	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	680.00	680.00
1	300–350	320	650.00	650.00
1	550–600	555	490.00	490.00
2	600–650	608	450.00–455.00	452.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	610.00	610.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	425.00–430.00	427.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	250–300	283	610.00–640.00	631.02
4	300–350	325	585.00–620.00	604.10
3	350–400	360	540.00–575.00	561.06
10	400–450	423	535.00–585.00	569.73
3	450–500	477	500.00–535.00	516.80
13	500–550	523	480.00–515.00	503.05
4	550–600	564	440.00–480.00	450.11
2	600–650	620	405.00–415.00	409.84
7	650–700	677	367.00–385.00	371.45
2	700–750	713	360.00–365.00	362.51
1	800–850	830	350.00	350.00
1	900–950	925	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	590.00	590.00
7	250–300	273	580.00–600.00	590.24
13	300–350	316	440.00–570.00	517.76
2	350–400	360	460.00–490.00	474.58
2	400–450	403	445.00–515.00	480.22
1	450–500	485	445.00	445.00
3	500–550	515	425.00	425.00
2	600–650	605	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	750	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	550.00–610.00	578.81
16	400–450	416	530.00–570.00	548.68
9	450–500	476	480.00–525.00	505.16
13	500–550	518	465.00–500.00	483.18
5	550–600	589	360.00–425.00	399.61
5	600–650	614	355.00–365.00	358.97
2	650–700	670	355.00–365.00	360.07
1	750–800	780	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	510.00–530.00	519.95
1	550–600	580	460.00	460.00
4	600–650	615	390.00–395.00	391.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	425.00–520.00	467.22
3	400–450	423	425.00–515.00	479.92
3	450–500	478	300.00–445.00	370.63
6	500–550	522	340.00–450.00	426.98
1	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
4	650–700	657	325.00–335.00	332.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,245	140.00–148.00	143.25
1	—	1,120	115.00	115.00
9	—	1,151	125.00–137.00	130.41
7	—	1,189	153.00–164.00	156.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,459	155.00–162.00	157.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,362	151.00–171.00	162.25
4	—	1,346	130.00–149.00	140.10
3	—	1,257	174.00–176.00	175.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,870	190.00–200.00	195.48
1	—	2,425	177.00	177.00
3	—	1,930	204.00–211.00	208.39

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,505	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,645	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,398	2,400.00–3,450.00	3,163.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,371.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	4,150.00	4,150.00

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.