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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 31
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
Feeder Cattle receipts
932 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 876▲ 42 vs year ago 890 · +4.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 178▼ 38 vs year ago 165 · −23.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 222▲ 74 vs year ago 166 · +44.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle unevenly steady to 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter Cows mostly steady. Slaughter Bulls 10.00 higher. Quality good demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $413.60/cwt on 88 head, down $7.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 34 comparable sales and sits +23.25 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.
Average price
$413.60
▼ 7.62 vs prior sale
88 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,226
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$278
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$61.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.07
vs TN average
−9.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535426.792,28569
Medium and Large 2-3549365.722,00719thin
One grade step is worth $61.07/cwt here — about $278 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 sale88 hd
413.60
—
TN average14 barns · 622 hd
405.53
+8.07
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
−9.59
This barn, trailing median34 sales
390.36
+23.25
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—Average1,791209.423,75213
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,275172.442,19953
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,505171.272,57710
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,095140.531,53920

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,313$3,3148
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,106$2,9075
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,232$2,8133thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)997$2,5574thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,163$2,41912
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,198$2,1732thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)945$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$3,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,200$3,5001thin

Every lot

123 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2226688.12/cwt680.00–710.001,5558
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3277496.50/cwt450.00–520.001,3758
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2281587.88/cwt545.00–640.001,6527
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321571.08/cwt520.00–620.001,83324
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3324463.11/cwt425.00–510.001,5004
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed326633.51/cwt630.00–645.002,0654
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy350495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7331
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed378653.22/cwt640.00–680.002,4693
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3378474.41/cwt425.00–500.001,7938
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381560.59/cwt520.00–625.002,13610
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3413465.07/cwt420.00–490.001,9216
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed415602.53/cwt600.00–605.002,5002
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425535.42/cwt505.00–550.002,27610
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy445485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1583
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed468580.05/cwt570.00–590.002,7152
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470498.15/cwt480.00–520.002,34112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485464.90/cwt450.00–470.002,2554
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed505535.00/cwt525.00–545.002,7022
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy510460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3463
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517500.69/cwt480.00–510.002,58927
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3528431.58/cwt390.00–460.002,27914
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564465.71/cwt460.00–475.002,6278
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583419.76/cwt390.00–440.002,4474
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy592443.12/cwt440.00–445.002,6238
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,8802
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633385.36/cwt355.00–415.002,4392
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed660440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,9041
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675392.44/cwt370.00–420.002,6498
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685344.93/cwt335.00–355.002,3632
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2011
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732392.76/cwt390.00–400.002,8755
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,8761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed262605.22/cwt600.00–610.001,5864
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270478.96/cwt340.00–520.001,29310
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2279547.25/cwt530.00–580.001,52710
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2316528.02/cwt515.00–550.001,6699
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3324458.66/cwt450.00–480.001,4866
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed327588.03/cwt585.00–590.001,9235
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy343500.04/cwt495.00–505.001,7157
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed362595.92/cwt580.00–610.002,1575
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy375469.31/cwt455.00–480.001,7607
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377536.25/cwt495.00–570.002,02236
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380440.36/cwt360.00–475.001,67312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400525.00/cwt520.00–530.002,1002
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3424433.38/cwt410.00–460.001,8384
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426485.53/cwt460.00–505.002,06822
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy432450.71/cwt445.00–455.001,9477
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464473.06/cwt450.00–500.002,19526
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475389.05/cwt300.00–440.001,84813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy487431.45/cwt430.00–440.002,1017
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed511456.00/cwt455.00–460.002,33010
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy525400.84/cwt400.00–405.002,1046
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526432.09/cwt410.00–447.002,27335
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527376.54/cwt320.00–405.001,98410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4735
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573353.69/cwt325.00–380.002,0279
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574396.94/cwt385.00–415.002,27813
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607428.13/cwt419.75–432.752,599121
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3622341.48/cwt305.00–365.002,1248
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed626417.01/cwt415.00–420.002,6105
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636388.68/cwt370.00–400.002,4727
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy658410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,6982
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662384.37/cwt382.00–386.002,54510
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662368.75/cwt360.00–380.002,4418
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3667335.70/cwt300.00–350.002,2395
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725312.74/cwt295.00–330.002,2672
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6271
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy775370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8681
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785347.48/cwt345.00–350.002,7282
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2366562.03/cwt540.00–580.002,0577
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3382469.80/cwt340.00–520.001,7959
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385628.00/cwt620.00–630.002,4185
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410597.53/cwt595.00–600.002,4502
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2422521.08/cwt490.00–550.002,19921
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3427443.31/cwt430.00–455.001,8936
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy452593.04/cwt565.00–600.002,6815
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462506.73/cwt490.00–530.002,3415
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473446.85/cwt330.00–485.002,1146
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513437.40/cwt430.00–455.002,24412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,6412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3523403.94/cwt385.00–420.002,1136
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2561441.08/cwt435.00–455.002,4749
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3568386.31/cwt335.00–415.002,19413
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,6792
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,7001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613403.29/cwt390.00–420.002,4726
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3624340.79/cwt285.00–370.002,1275
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3661333.05/cwt320.00–340.002,2015
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4791
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2738348.07/cwt337.50–355.002,5695
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2827316.66/cwt315.00–320.002,6193
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3885282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,4961
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7301
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2903280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5282
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3925225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,727221.17/cwt216.00–224.003,8205
Bulls——1,744207.02/cwt192.50–211.003,6107
Bulls——2,445167.50/cwt167.50–167.504,0951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%959159.14/cwt152.00–165.001,5264
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070102.90/cwt97.50–110.001,1012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,109133.62/cwt130.00–135.001,4825
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,153144.45/cwt140.00–147.501,6669
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216183.97/cwt179.00–200.002,23715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283154.62/cwt150.00–160.001,9848
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303171.42/cwt162.00–178.002,23430
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,462169.92/cwt165.00–175.002,4847
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,558181.65/cwt177.50–185.002,8302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,695160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,7121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29642,275.61/head1,900.00–2,600.002,2763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0522,791.13/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0953,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1522,486.83/head2,400.00–2,650.002,4873
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1662,396.88/head2,100.00–2,650.002,3979
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1883,079.89/head3,000.00–3,150.003,0802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1952,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1982,172.65/head2,100.00–2,250.002,1732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2322,812.99/head2,350.00–3,350.002,8133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3133,314.04/head2,800.00–3,600.003,3148
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29903,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001

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.