Sale reports / Tennessee / Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN / 2026-04-14

Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 14
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,109 head
▲ 236 vs last sale 873▲ 136 vs year ago 973 · +14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 167▼ 22 vs year ago 128 · −17.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
267 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 152▲ 98 vs year ago 169 · +58.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers above 450lbs mostly steady, below 450lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher, above 600lbs 5.00 lower. Feeder Bulls mostly steady, below 550lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher. Quality and demand good, with several large groups of Value-Added calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $424.76/cwt on 67 head, up $21.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 34 comparable sales and sits +34.41 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.
Average price
$424.76
▲ 21.97 vs prior sale
67 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,350
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$361
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$55.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.14
vs TN average
−2.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556433.802,41056
Medium and Large 2-3541378.782,05011thin
One grade step is worth $55.02/cwt here — about $361 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 sale67 hd
424.76
—
TN average15 barns · 608 hd
416.62
+8.14
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−2.63
This barn, trailing median34 sales
390.36
+34.41
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—Low1,802210.823,79814
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,237180.332,23050
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,426172.172,4556thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,123148.361,66615

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$3,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,288$2,9532thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,089$2,9423thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$2,9253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$2,9062thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,212$2,8333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,128$2,52012

Every lot

120 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2237618.56/cwt600.00–650.001,4663
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed240750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,8001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3245580.00/cwt570.00–590.001,4212
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280516.85/cwt500.00–530.001,4473
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2291612.39/cwt580.00–630.001,7827
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318520.74/cwt445.00–565.001,6565
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326601.52/cwt580.00–625.001,96112
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3363541.70/cwt535.00–545.001,9663
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372631.14/cwt630.50–635.002,34827
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375568.31/cwt550.00–600.002,13121
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422546.51/cwt520.00–560.002,30623
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438480.88/cwt425.00–510.002,1068
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,5529
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469508.70/cwt480.00–540.002,38630
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477429.81/cwt370.00–455.002,0505
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy486466.23/cwt460.00–475.002,2664
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed505520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,6261
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526481.97/cwt465.00–500.002,53513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532443.67/cwt430.00–460.002,3603
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full550430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3651
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,4802
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571475.66/cwt472.50–490.002,71622
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584460.62/cwt445.00–465.002,6909
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610419.39/cwt400.00–435.002,5589
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,8223
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,7515
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1201
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727370.05/cwt360.00–380.002,6903
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6181
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4071
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2878353.21/cwt345.00–365.003,1013
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy885300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6551
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,8221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3233439.03/cwt310.00–560.001,0232
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235618.69/cwt600.00–650.001,45410
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed275620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,7053
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280558.36/cwt550.00–565.001,5633
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3282530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4953
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed324608.75/cwt600.00–615.001,9724
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333574.23/cwt540.00–590.001,91221
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3334483.90/cwt400.00–535.001,6169
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy335487.57/cwt485.00–490.001,6332
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed361590.01/cwt585.00–595.002,1305
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3374436.87/cwt400.00–465.001,6345
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added381570.48/cwt555.00–572.002,17465
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386531.58/cwt495.00–539.002,05252
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy393477.48/cwt475.00–480.001,8762
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed404561.00/cwt561.00–561.002,2665
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy421449.29/cwt445.00–455.001,8926
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423475.65/cwt460.00–510.002,01235
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3424418.03/cwt380.00–445.001,7728
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added448529.10/cwt525.00–529.502,37097
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473498.46/cwt490.00–500.002,35819
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477391.29/cwt325.00–425.001,8665
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483468.98/cwt460.00–480.002,26520
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy487443.30/cwt440.00–445.002,1593
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,4482
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy517425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1975
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3519389.21/cwt370.00–415.002,0207
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526451.64/cwt430.00–465.002,37613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,51913
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577423.19/cwt415.00–440.002,44217
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580360.53/cwt325.00–405.002,0914
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy591387.43/cwt385.00–400.002,2906
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604421.43/cwt415.00–422.502,5457
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626366.29/cwt360.00–385.002,2934
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2282
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4592
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2703319.96/cwt310.00–330.002,2494
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6011
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2231
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2281
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830297.53/cwt295.00–300.002,4692
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,2141
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370572.47/cwt555.00–590.002,11810
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3383505.01/cwt400.00–540.001,9348
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3412428.77/cwt400.00–475.001,7676
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427551.90/cwt550.00–560.002,3575
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430509.47/cwt495.00–545.002,19116
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3469418.37/cwt350.00–450.001,9627
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478499.39/cwt480.00–520.002,38712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,6011
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521479.60/cwt465.00–490.002,4996
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525371.19/cwt320.00–395.001,9493
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570327.30/cwt275.00–360.001,86610
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573407.44/cwt395.00–420.002,3356
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy606429.93/cwt415.00–435.002,6054
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620383.87/cwt375.00–390.002,3804
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625349.33/cwt345.00–365.002,1837
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3658332.49/cwt320.00–340.002,1884
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675389.88/cwt375.00–400.002,6323
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2721344.96/cwt340.00–360.002,4874
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770346.66/cwt345.00–350.002,6693
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2868319.99/cwt310.00–335.002,7783
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3875272.67/cwt250.00–280.002,3864
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3915275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5161
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2930305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,658176.85/cwt150.00–192.502,9323
Bulls——1,806226.40/cwt222.00–234.004,0895
Bulls——1,870214.82/cwt210.00–219.004,0176
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003160.50/cwt157.00–169.001,6105
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,060158.15/cwt154.00–161.001,6763
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125118.02/cwt115.00–120.001,3282
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190152.42/cwt149.00–156.001,8146
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,220136.18/cwt134.00–139.001,6612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243191.76/cwt184.00–203.002,38421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252173.66/cwt165.00–182.002,17426
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,270182.88/cwt180.00–186.002,3232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,504166.81/cwt162.00–173.002,5094
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29902,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0482,262.85/head2,000.00–2,600.002,2636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1382,963.74/head2,700.00–3,200.002,9642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1632,906.45/head2,100.00–3,600.002,9062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2072,777.56/head2,400.00–3,000.002,7786
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2122,833.43/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2132,924.73/head2,500.00–3,300.002,9253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2882,953.40/head2,600.00–3,300.002,9532

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.