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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, May 19
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
← May 12May 19May 26 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
668 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 719▼ 224 vs year ago 892 · −25.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 144▼ 46 vs year ago 148 · −31.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
260 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 164▼ 47 vs year ago 307 · −15.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers unevenly steady. Feeder Heifers under 450lbs 10.00 lower, over 500lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder Bulls under 450lbs 10.00 higher, over 500lbs 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality and demand, fair to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $417.83/cwt on 73 head, up $14.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 34 comparable sales and sits +27.47 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.
Average price
$417.83
▲ 14.33 vs prior sale
73 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,261
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$567
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$97.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.81
vs TN average
−0.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542422.612,28964
Medium and Large 2-3539391.172,1078thin
Small 1-2530325.001,7231thin
One grade step is worth $97.61/cwt here — about $567 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale73 hd
417.83
—
TN average14 barns · 600 hd
417.02
+0.81
National average175 barns · 12,602 hd
418.26
−0.43
This barn, trailing median34 sales
390.36
+27.47
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—Average1,701217.873,70611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,454183.612,67010
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,256181.552,28063
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,074154.661,66217

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 (5-8 yrs)1,158$3,0295
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,178$2,84913
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,127$2,79212
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,273$2,7126
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,157$2,7099
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,017$2,4003thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)990$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$4,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$3,8473thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)985$3,7501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$3,6501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,080$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,200$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$3,3584thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,035$3,0994thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,040$3,0634thin

Every lot

135 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3253430.10/cwt420.00–440.001,0882
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed255600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5301
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282543.14/cwt540.00–550.001,5323
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319531.07/cwt520.00–540.001,6945
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6161
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed335570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,9101
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2361552.70/cwt540.00–560.001,9954
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed373599.80/cwt590.00–610.002,2372
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3377489.78/cwt470.00–500.001,8463
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed405550.00/cwt545.00–560.002,2283
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422512.23/cwt495.00–535.002,16213
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3429462.28/cwt400.00–480.001,9836
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,5695
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472504.77/cwt485.00–525.002,38319
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473449.92/cwt405.00–475.002,12814
Steers450–500Small 1-2485400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,5904
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523479.53/cwt460.00–500.002,50826
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3534437.43/cwt425.00–455.002,3369
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562477.68/cwt475.00–485.002,68511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562448.49/cwt430.00–460.002,52118
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3588403.34/cwt395.00–420.002,3729
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620407.50/cwt385.00–415.002,5278
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626427.00/cwt425.00–427.502,6737
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673396.28/cwt375.00–405.002,6678
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2703378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,6578
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3713339.95/cwt335.00–345.002,4242
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8491
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850355.00/cwt355.00–355.003,0181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,3011
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3281456.62/cwt410.00–500.001,2834
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3322452.55/cwt360.00–500.001,45712
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323576.32/cwt540.00–595.001,8625
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy334500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6704
Heifers350–400Small 1-2370440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy378436.92/cwt420.00–455.001,6522
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3384376.89/cwt300.00–455.001,44712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390476.77/cwt470.00–500.001,85912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430416.42/cwt405.00–420.001,7914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438500.87/cwt500.00–501.002,1947
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439458.64/cwt440.00–470.002,01324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475453.78/cwt440.00–470.002,15526
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476410.51/cwt380.00–425.001,95410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy486430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0905
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy510418.77/cwt415.00–420.002,1364
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522437.63/cwt425.00–455.002,28434
Heifers500–550Small 1-2530325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7231
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535397.05/cwt360.00–415.002,1247
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed553434.98/cwt425.00–440.002,4055
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9781
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577403.10/cwt385.00–420.002,32617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy577366.23/cwt365.00–370.002,1134
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600383.33/cwt370.00–390.002,3003
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3613325.10/cwt320.00–330.001,9932
Heifers600–650Small 1-2620340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,5503
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670364.85/cwt360.00–370.002,4442
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2611
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710355.00/cwt345.00–365.002,5212
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5351
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6241
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added895305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,73012
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8371
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995280.08/cwt260.00–285.002,7875
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,010235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3742
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373552.79/cwt540.00–570.002,0624
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3379470.54/cwt420.00–520.001,7836
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382587.32/cwt587.00–590.002,2449
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2832
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3421441.79/cwt360.00–490.001,8605
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423507.48/cwt495.00–525.002,14712
Bulls400–450Small 1-2440400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463496.87/cwt470.00–515.002,30111
Bulls450–500Small 1-2475391.13/cwt360.00–425.001,8582
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3488412.38/cwt370.00–455.002,0125
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3521371.51/cwt315.00–400.001,9367
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530449.31/cwt435.00–465.002,38117
Bulls500–550Small 1-2540370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9981
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy553447.51/cwt445.00–450.002,4752
Bulls550–600Small 1-2560340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9041
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3569376.06/cwt320.00–395.002,1405
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572414.13/cwt400.00–430.002,3698
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620349.88/cwt345.00–355.002,1692
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3133
Bulls650–700Small 1-2650360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3401
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2752
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665317.44/cwt315.00–320.002,1112
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2688328.32/cwt325.00–330.002,2593
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2703339.98/cwt335.00–345.002,3903
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3745280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0861
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770329.97/cwt325.00–335.002,5412
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3790260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0541
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3801
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3870240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0881
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8951
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6783
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,247208.36/cwt203.00–211.002,5983
Bulls——1,798231.22/cwt226.00–237.004,1574
Bulls——1,945211.66/cwt207.00–215.004,1174
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%960167.05/cwt166.00–169.001,6043
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045154.71/cwt147.00–164.001,61711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249193.53/cwt188.00–209.002,41719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254179.89/cwt170.00–187.002,25635
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277162.68/cwt153.00–169.002,0779
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,297142.08/cwt140.00–145.001,8433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363197.77/cwt187.00–215.002,6963
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,417181.58/cwt173.00–186.002,5735
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,683167.45/cwt167.00–168.002,8182
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0172,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0552,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0992,916.28/head2,700.00–3,100.002,9167
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1482,695.21/head2,400.00–2,900.002,6952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1662,617.75/head2,400.00–3,000.002,6185
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1832,876.72/head2,500.00–3,250.002,87711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1832,734.59/head2,300.00–3,000.002,7358
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1843,136.43/head2,850.00–3,300.003,1364
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2732,711.91/head2,550.00–2,950.002,7126
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29853,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0203,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0353,099.28/head3,000.00–3,250.003,0994
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0432,845.32/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,0754,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0803,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1203,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1603,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2033,870.27/head3,600.00–4,100.003,8702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2103,846.83/head3,600.00–4,300.003,8473
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29902,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages
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