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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, May 12
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
Feeder Cattle receipts
719 head
▼ 145 vs last sale 864▲ 181 vs year ago 538 · +33.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 142▲ 12 vs year ago 132 · +9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
164 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 185▲ 11 vs year ago 153 · +7.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 15.00 to 20.00 lower, with 600lbs to 650lbs being 12.00 to15.00 higher. Feeder Heifer and Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 lower with instances of 30.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher. Quality fair and demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $467.73/cwt on 69 head, down $13.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 34 comparable sales and sits +46.08 against this barn's trailing median of $421.65.
Average price
$467.73
▼ 13.98 vs prior sale
69 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,515
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$270
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$51.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.57
vs TN average
−5.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537471.312,53264
Small 1-2565430.002,4301thin
Medium and Large 2-3539419.862,2624thin
One grade step is worth $51.45/cwt here — about $270 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 sale69 hd
467.73
—
TN average16 barns · 865 hd
469.30
−1.57
National average167 barns · 12,191 hd
473.70
−5.97
This barn, trailing median34 sales
421.65
+46.08
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
499443387331median 421.6503/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.83, low $344.52, median $421.65 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—High1,699212.223,60518
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,461181.032,64422
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,353178.722,41851
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,139147.421,67934

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$3,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,212$3,2659
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$3,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,226$2,72515
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$2,5752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,127$2,2235
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,108$2,0503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$3,5501thin

Every lot

125 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5601
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3245550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3481
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed258673.23/cwt670.00–680.001,7373
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5392
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288595.69/cwt580.00–640.001,7165
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3322452.80/cwt350.00–535.001,4583
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327564.50/cwt550.00–580.001,8465
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed360578.78/cwt575.00–580.002,0844
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367556.37/cwt550.00–570.002,04212
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3367488.20/cwt440.00–535.001,7927
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed410545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,2351
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417472.42/cwt440.00–505.001,9703
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419523.06/cwt515.00–535.002,19211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420503.39/cwt500.00–505.002,1143
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0231
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473509.40/cwt509.00–515.002,40929
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481461.07/cwt450.00–475.002,2185
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0091
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512509.00/cwt509.00–509.002,6069
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520472.77/cwt450.00–485.002,45828
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520424.81/cwt405.00–435.002,2093
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560477.75/cwt475.00–480.002,6759
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564447.97/cwt440.00–460.002,52717
Steers550–600Small 1-2565430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4301
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,5161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4101
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,7477
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620406.40/cwt390.00–415.002,5203
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622432.10/cwt425.00–435.002,68817
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed665425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,8261
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670399.96/cwt395.00–410.002,6806
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy683370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5272
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added698395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,7572
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy705380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6791
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717374.84/cwt365.00–380.002,6883
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2788354.95/cwt350.00–360.002,7972
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,8762
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,8051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3240527.50/cwt495.00–560.001,2662
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5122
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2276581.99/cwt570.00–600.001,6064
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3319487.37/cwt420.00–540.001,55510
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320577.51/cwt560.00–590.001,8486
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366510.99/cwt490.00–530.001,87010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy375477.40/cwt475.00–480.001,7902
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3376441.57/cwt380.00–485.001,6608
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed405501.71/cwt500.00–510.002,0326
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy418445.09/cwt440.00–450.001,8606
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432477.76/cwt460.00–490.002,06417
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433396.06/cwt335.00–430.001,7157
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed455487.50/cwt485.00–490.002,2184
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3474386.68/cwt355.00–405.001,8338
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478459.46/cwt440.00–475.002,19611
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy484421.24/cwt415.00–425.002,0394
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed513442.44/cwt440.00–445.002,2702
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528411.26/cwt405.00–420.002,17115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530365.28/cwt335.00–380.001,9363
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565409.01/cwt395.00–415.002,31123
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578362.16/cwt300.00–390.002,0935
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed603390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5251
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620372.44/cwt360.00–385.002,30910
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630352.50/cwt350.00–355.002,2212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2653347.45/cwt335.00–360.002,2692
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1281
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2721
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728335.10/cwt325.00–345.002,4402
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0281
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4601
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7902
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378541.58/cwt520.00–550.002,0474
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380490.76/cwt480.00–510.001,8654
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,2041
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418527.48/cwt525.00–535.002,2054
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427497.46/cwt480.00–520.002,12427
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3432429.05/cwt360.00–470.001,8536
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,3691
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3466422.74/cwt355.00–450.001,97011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467485.46/cwt470.00–500.002,26717
Bulls500–550Small 1-2502430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1593
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3517372.94/cwt340.00–410.001,9283
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531450.79/cwt435.00–470.002,39417
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2564436.74/cwt430.00–445.002,4636
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy586393.78/cwt390.00–395.002,3084
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2602381.96/cwt370.00–385.002,2995
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3624345.28/cwt320.00–360.002,1555
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy672381.69/cwt380.00–385.002,5653
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2674361.17/cwt345.00–370.002,43413
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3708330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3362
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2724354.00/cwt350.00–360.002,5635
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3760298.27/cwt285.00–310.002,2673
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2771330.06/cwt320.00–335.002,5455
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7231
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3830280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3241
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2857334.96/cwt325.00–345.002,8713
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3870295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5671
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2923272.47/cwt260.00–285.002,5152
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3970225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,248180.21/cwt172.00–187.002,2492
Bulls——1,712210.94/cwt206.00–221.003,61110
Bulls——1,827225.03/cwt222.00–234.004,1116
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06095.28/cwt87.00–102.001,0102
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098156.09/cwt150.00–160.001,71415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,177137.06/cwt122.00–145.001,61312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,201167.16/cwt162.00–172.002,0085
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289191.46/cwt185.00–205.002,46819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,351175.26/cwt165.00–182.002,36828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,437177.29/cwt172.00–182.002,54810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480189.06/cwt185.00–200.002,79810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483159.54/cwt152.00–167.002,3662
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,510150.92/cwt147.00–160.002,2793
Cows—Boner 80-85%2,165117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,5331
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0203,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0902,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1082,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1142,488.37/head1,900.00–2,900.002,4886
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1182,528.52/head2,300.00–2,750.002,5292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1272,222.63/head1,900.00–2,600.002,2235
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1552,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2303,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2393,475.61/head2,900.00–4,000.003,4767
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3012,883.05/head2,600.00–3,000.002,8839
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0503,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501

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.