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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 9

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

577 head

▼ 198 vs last sale 775▼ 123 vs year ago 700 · −17.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 112▼ 72 vs year ago 187 · −38.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 117▼ 69 vs year ago 194 · −35.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers unevenly steady. Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 10.00 lower, with new crop and heavy flesh receiving most discounts. Feeder Bulls steady to 8.00 lower. Quality and demand good on a lighter run of calves. Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 8.00 lower.

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 $391.14/cwt on 72 head, up $1.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 34 comparable sales and sits +0.78 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$391.14

▲ 1.56 vs prior sale

72 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

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

$84.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.95

vs TN average

−9.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	405.17	2,156	60
Medium and Large 2-3	545	320.95	1,750	12thin

One grade step is worth $84.23/cwt here — about $406 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale72 hd

391.14

—

TN average16 barns · 699 hd

387.19

+3.95

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−9.38

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

+0.78

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	—	Low	1,810	213.08	3,857	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,401	182.82	2,561	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	169.29	2,295	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	139.45	1,607	23

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	515.83/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,393	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	327	556.68/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,820	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	531.24/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,764	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	348	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,740	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	558.50/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,089	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	474.64/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,998	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,138	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	421.51/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,994	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	446.34/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,160	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	384.78/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,020	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	433.87/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,286	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	468.50/cwt	468.50–468.50	2,521	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	570	402.52/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,294	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	342.62/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,980	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	425.35/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,471	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,601	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	320.24/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,034	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,719	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	382.73/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,557	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	330.30/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,213	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,448	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	935	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,992	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	258	435.19/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,123	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	263	360.24/cwt	355.00–365.00	947	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	448.60/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,467	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	340	495.00/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,683	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	364.17/cwt	300.00–425.00	1,347	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	456.70/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,713	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	387	433.38/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,677	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	437.28/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,841	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	430	405.06/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,742	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	343.20/cwt	285.00–410.00	1,486	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	465	453.37/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,108	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	428.02/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,007	10
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	475	395.16/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,877	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	386.53/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,855	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	440.48/cwt	430.00–443.00	2,238	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	399.98/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,044	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	330.25/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,731	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	533	367.39/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,958	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,316	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	380.16/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,182	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	307.92/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,771	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	358.71/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,192	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,379	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	639	385.75/cwt	385.75–385.75	2,465	79
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	673	317.36/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,136	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,329	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	723	295.12/cwt	245.00–320.00	2,134	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,501	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	312.63/cwt	305.00–316.00	2,629	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	905	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,489	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	508.85/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,954	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	550.00/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,118	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	389	458.26/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,783	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,047	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	465.12/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,000	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	406.40/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,788	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	470.82/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,170	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	411.19/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,941	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,318	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	408.99/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,172	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	575	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,386	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	377.26/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,177	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	337.49/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,052	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	364.84/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,291	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	345.05/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,284	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	317.43/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,143	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	325.95/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,357	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	311.27/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,372	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,599	1
Bulls	—	—	1,767	214.17/cwt	209.00–220.00	3,784	10
Bulls	—	—	2,190	226.64/cwt	224.00–229.00	4,963	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	146.04/cwt	138.00–155.00	1,671	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	127.08/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,484	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	187.85/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,378	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	154.49/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,024	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	187.04/cwt	186.00–188.00	2,555	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	169.44/cwt	161.00–182.00	2,377	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	181.96/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,566	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,537	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Jun 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 577Last week 775Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 112Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 117Year ago 194

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	485.00–520.00	508.85
8	400–450	430	450.00–470.00	465.12
6	450–500	461	465.00–475.00	470.82
18	500–550	531	400.00–435.00	408.99
12	550–600	577	360.00–405.00	377.26
5	600–650	628	345.00–380.00	364.84
8	650–700	662	342.50–355.00	345.05
5	700–750	723	320.00–335.00	325.95
4	750–800	762	310.00–315.00	311.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	430.00–470.00	458.26
3	400–450	440	360.00–430.00	406.40
9	450–500	472	360.00–430.00	411.19
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	608	335.00–340.00	337.49
2	650–700	675	315.00–320.00	317.43
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	790	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	545.00–555.00	550.00
3	400–450	422	485.00	485.00
1	500–550	515	450.00	450.00
5	550–600	575	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
3	300–350	327	555.00–560.00	556.68
2	450–500	450	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	538	468.50	468.50
9	650–700	652	417.00	417.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	348	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	473	410.00–430.00	421.51
9	500–550	525	360.00–415.00	384.78
4	550–600	578	315.00–370.00	342.62
2	600–650	635	305.00–335.00	320.24
2	650–700	670	310.00–350.00	330.30
1	700–750	720	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	570	400.00–405.00	402.52
1	900–950	935	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	500.00–530.00	515.83
4	300–350	332	505.00–545.00	531.24
10	350–400	374	555.00–560.00	558.50
4	400–450	421	465.00–495.00	474.64
11	450–500	484	440.00–460.00	446.34
15	500–550	527	425.00–450.00	433.87
32	550–600	581	410.00–435.00	425.35
3	600–650	612	425.00	425.00
2	650–700	668	370.00–395.00	382.73
1	700–750	725	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	415.00–455.00	435.19
7	300–350	327	440.00–460.00	448.60
11	350–400	375	440.00–480.00	456.70
9	400–450	421	425.00–455.00	437.28
10	450–500	469	415.00–440.00	428.02
20	500–550	511	385.00–405.00	399.98
18	550–600	574	365.00–400.00	380.16
9	600–650	611	340.00–365.00	358.71
4	650–700	675	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	725	345.00	345.00
8	800–850	841	305.00–316.00	312.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	490.00–500.00	495.00
1	350–400	350	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	465	450.00–460.00	453.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	508	430.00–443.00	440.48
3	550–600	558	415.00	415.00
4	600–650	618	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	355.00–365.00	360.24
1	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	370	300.00–425.00	364.17
6	400–450	433	285.00–410.00	343.20
3	450–500	480	360.00–400.00	386.53
7	500–550	524	310.00–345.00	330.25
5	550–600	575	300.00–315.00	307.92
1	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	690	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	723	245.00–320.00	295.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	430.00–435.00	433.38
2	400–450	430	400.00–410.00	405.06
2	450–500	475	390.00–400.00	395.16
2	500–550	533	360.00–375.00	367.39
1	600–650	645	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	673	310.00–325.00	317.36
1	900–950	905	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
79	600–650	639	385.75	385.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,144	138.00–155.00	146.04
8	—	1,168	121.00–135.00	127.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	172.00	172.00
4	—	1,366	186.00–188.00	187.04
7	—	1,410	179.00–185.00	181.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,403	161.00–182.00	169.44
9	—	1,310	148.00–160.00	154.49
7	—	1,266	185.00–191.00	187.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	175.00	175.00
2	—	2,190	224.00–229.00	226.64
10	—	1,767	209.00–220.00	214.17

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.