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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 16
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
886 head
▲ 309 vs last sale 577▲ 886 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 115▲ 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 125▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold herePreconditioned SaleThu Oct 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers unevenly steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher. Quality good to very good and demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $394.57/cwt on 89 head, up $3.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 34 comparable sales and sits +4.21 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.
Average price
$394.57
▲ 3.43 vs prior sale
89 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,144
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$45.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.02
vs TN average
−16.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543397.112,15784
Medium and Large 2-3551351.741,9375thin
One grade step is worth $45.37/cwt here — about $219 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 sale89 hd
394.57
—
TN average15 barns · 539 hd
388.55
+6.02
National average169 barns · 9,451 hd
411.50
−16.93
This barn, trailing median34 sales
390.36
+4.21
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—Low1,650215.303,55220
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,500180.712,71115
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,309173.612,27353
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,162139.581,62230

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)1,303$3,2224thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$3,1405
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,235$2,5663thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,185$2,5502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$2,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,308$2,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$2,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$2,0252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$3,4001thin

Every lot

118 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 1-2Thin Fleshed230680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,5643
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2258552.58/cwt530.00–600.001,4263
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3279495.29/cwt480.00–510.001,3826
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3324441.00/cwt315.00–480.001,4299
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330509.12/cwt495.00–520.001,68015
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed340555.07/cwt550.00–560.001,8872
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed355586.81/cwt570.00–610.002,0836
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3363443.62/cwt410.00–475.001,6102
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371503.51/cwt490.00–520.001,86811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy413445.09/cwt440.00–450.001,8382
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3424421.36/cwt345.00–455.001,7878
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433477.53/cwt460.00–490.002,06812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473452.33/cwt430.00–470.002,14018
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475481.39/cwt475.00–490.002,28710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy488425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0746
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3488388.28/cwt340.00–415.001,8953
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,2755
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523433.46/cwt415.00–445.002,26716
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3529391.11/cwt365.00–405.002,0698
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560422.26/cwt410.00–435.002,36513
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed565455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,5711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573352.60/cwt340.00–365.002,0204
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy588384.87/cwt375.00–395.002,2632
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610391.54/cwt386.00–400.002,38811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3613366.17/cwt350.00–375.002,2454
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3658360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3692
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6409
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680380.91/cwt370.00–385.002,59011
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,6808
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6811
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775347.50/cwt335.00–360.002,6932
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy775325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5191
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,8061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3267442.30/cwt360.00–515.001,1815
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268542.86/cwt520.00–570.001,4553
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329489.71/cwt465.00–500.001,61115
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3329407.16/cwt395.00–440.001,3404
Heifers300–350Small 1-2340375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed350511.25/cwt500.00–515.001,7894
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3368420.98/cwt395.00–445.001,5495
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373467.62/cwt450.00–480.001,74425
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy378432.52/cwt430.00–435.001,6352
Heifers400–450Small 1-2405360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4581
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423401.45/cwt365.00–430.001,6986
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429481.41/cwt465.00–500.002,06522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy433430.02/cwt425.00–440.001,8629
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy473416.18/cwt410.00–420.001,9694
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474445.57/cwt425.00–460.002,11248
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3474380.03/cwt300.00–420.001,80114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504426.45/cwt425.00–430.002,1497
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521407.01/cwt390.00–420.002,12138
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3528356.15/cwt320.00–380.001,8803
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy532379.98/cwt375.00–385.002,0213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy573337.40/cwt335.00–340.001,9332
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575385.04/cwt370.00–395.002,21434
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585345.13/cwt330.00–360.002,0192
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620377.28/cwt365.00–390.002,33913
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625319.31/cwt265.00–360.001,9963
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy628352.51/cwt350.00–355.002,2142
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663354.93/cwt340.00–360.002,3537
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open664376.50/cwt376.50–376.502,50077
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3689297.30/cwt230.00–330.002,0484
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708347.21/cwt330.00–350.002,45811
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790323.77/cwt320.00–325.002,5584
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6303
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880312.46/cwt310.00–315.002,7502
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,5571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2374519.56/cwt480.00–530.001,94317
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3385448.09/cwt405.00–470.001,7257
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415437.77/cwt425.00–445.001,8177
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425476.26/cwt455.00–495.002,02431
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468452.67/cwt440.00–475.002,11810
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3474413.07/cwt375.00–430.001,95816
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530421.80/cwt400.00–435.002,23623
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535362.45/cwt355.00–375.001,9394
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3382
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565407.22/cwt390.00–415.002,30124
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3576362.13/cwt320.00–375.002,08610
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy607390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3673
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3610350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1351
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618376.27/cwt355.00–380.002,32514
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668345.26/cwt325.00–360.002,30614
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3694318.33/cwt310.00–322.502,2093
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2708330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3362
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy755335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5291
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2783301.36/cwt290.00–320.002,3607
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3795260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0671
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3601
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,350201.28/cwt192.00–213.002,7173
Bulls——1,690201.56/cwt197.00–206.003,4065
Bulls——1,694219.52/cwt214.00–226.003,7197
Bulls——1,728231.54/cwt228.00–236.004,0015
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118144.39/cwt138.00–152.001,61415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,181132.77/cwt125.00–137.501,56810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200159.91/cwt157.50–161.001,9193
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263174.22/cwt167.00–183.002,20034
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,340107.02/cwt100.00–115.001,4342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,354189.50/cwt185.00–194.002,56611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,421185.23/cwt184.00–190.002,6325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,443149.19/cwt141.00–160.002,1538
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540178.45/cwt172.00–182.002,74810
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19202,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29402,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0402,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1552,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2302,573.78/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2402,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2452,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3033,221.79/head2,850.00–3,850.003,2224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3963,199.96/head2,600.00–3,700.003,2004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0103,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0203,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001

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.
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