Sale reports / Tennessee / Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN / 2026-07-07

Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 7
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
Feeder Cattle receipts
666 head
▼ 113 vs last sale 779▼ 73 vs year ago 739 · −9.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 105▼ 170 vs year ago 305 · −55.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 153▲ 25 vs year ago 120 · +20.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to no report previous holiday week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $378.72/cwt on 82 head, down $30.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −11.64 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.
Average price
$378.72
▼ 30.92 vs prior sale
82 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,096
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$443
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$69.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.28
vs TN average
−37.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558387.352,16168
Small 1-2510385.001,9644thin
Medium and Large 2-3541317.511,71810thin
One grade step is worth $69.84/cwt here — about $443 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 sale82 hd
378.72
—
TN average8 barns · 344 hd
394.99
−16.28
National average149 barns · 8,242 hd
416.11
−37.39
This barn, trailing median34 sales
390.36
−11.64
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—Average1,750225.053,93918
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,474186.012,74116
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,367177.642,42748
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,286140.591,80832

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)1,338$2,96811
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$2,89718
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,179$2,85413
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,6002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,268$2,4863thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,177$2,3744thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)904$2,8173thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)805$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$4,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)958$3,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)998$2,9522thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3272420.25/cwt400.00–440.001,1433
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290577.50/cwt575.00–580.001,6752
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed320555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,7764
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3323414.67/cwt360.00–450.001,3395
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333525.68/cwt510.00–540.001,7516
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369547.20/cwt520.00–565.002,0195
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380439.36/cwt400.00–500.001,6703
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed420500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1002
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423450.09/cwt445.00–455.001,9042
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425403.03/cwt380.00–425.001,7132
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474473.74/cwt450.00–490.002,24611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485405.42/cwt370.00–425.001,9669
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515438.55/cwt430.00–465.002,25911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3528377.09/cwt360.00–395.001,9912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573355.94/cwt350.00–360.002,0405
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577410.40/cwt390.00–430.002,36818
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1721
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0571
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608402.70/cwt390.00–415.002,44811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,58812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy638375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3932
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3663347.42/cwt340.00–355.002,3032
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666381.55/cwt365.00–390.002,54116
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705368.96/cwt350.00–375.002,60124
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3361
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7301
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added803356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,8595
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,9581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,4574
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3272412.72/cwt340.00–520.001,1235
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2308517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,59410
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325403.15/cwt320.00–470.001,3103
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed365490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7891
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3369394.24/cwt355.00–420.001,4554
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383453.07/cwt440.00–470.001,73513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy397428.34/cwt425.00–430.001,7013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed415500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424443.79/cwt435.00–465.001,88212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy430422.06/cwt420.00–425.001,8155
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3436386.70/cwt335.00–415.001,68610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1445
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3471370.50/cwt350.00–400.001,7458
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478428.04/cwt410.00–440.002,04614
Heifers450–500Small 1-2485310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5041
Heifers500–550Small 1-2510385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9644
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3516318.83/cwt275.00–340.001,6455
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520402.89/cwt380.00–425.002,09518
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0162
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3566316.18/cwt245.00–360.001,7905
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572382.66/cwt370.00–400.002,18948
Heifers600–650Small 1-2605305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8451
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3623308.13/cwt300.00–340.001,92016
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634355.82/cwt350.00–360.002,25618
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665354.26/cwt340.00–363.002,35628
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3684321.81/cwt305.00–345.002,2015
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy685320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1921
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy705340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3971
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724332.80/cwt325.00–345.002,4097
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5671
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,71618
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3369409.19/cwt315.00–480.001,5105
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388490.54/cwt485.00–515.001,9038
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3413415.36/cwt395.00–435.001,7152
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421488.60/cwt480.00–500.002,0575
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466456.07/cwt430.00–480.002,12510
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3472393.25/cwt330.00–425.001,85617
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,4643
Bulls500–550Small 1-2513304.88/cwt300.00–310.001,5642
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529395.70/cwt380.00–420.002,09319
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3534330.97/cwt285.00–360.001,7675
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy567411.25/cwt405.00–415.002,3324
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3578325.80/cwt305.00–340.001,8837
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579369.66/cwt350.00–380.002,14011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623335.45/cwt325.00–345.002,0904
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy665375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4941
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2679353.45/cwt345.00–360.002,40010
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3683325.09/cwt300.00–350.002,2202
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2712353.40/cwt350.00–360.002,5163
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3733292.63/cwt270.00–310.002,1454
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775340.06/cwt335.00–345.002,6352
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3785290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2771
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800327.50/cwt325.00–330.002,6202
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3850255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1681
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2867318.32/cwt315.00–320.002,7603
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2915295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6991
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,5181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,110216.33/cwt212.50–220.002,4012
Bulls——1,750209.51/cwt209.00–210.003,6662
Bulls——1,823225.01/cwt215.00–235.004,10211
Bulls——1,910241.38/cwt239.00–243.004,6103
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,208124.72/cwt112.50–136.001,5078
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,301145.59/cwt140.00–151.001,89413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,309162.60/cwt159.00–171.002,1288
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330193.06/cwt189.00–201.002,56810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,361178.60/cwt170.00–187.002,43126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,367194.40/cwt191.00–199.002,6575
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,368102.51/cwt100.00–107.501,4023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,409162.69/cwt156.00–169.002,29212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,522182.20/cwt174.00–188.002,77311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0392,505.92/head2,400.00–2,800.002,5064
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1202,252.01/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1522,873.36/head2,450.00–3,000.002,87311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1822,332.37/head2,300.00–2,350.002,3323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2633,009.09/head2,450.00–3,700.003,00914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2682,486.02/head2,350.00–2,650.002,4863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3302,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3863,127.51/head2,600.00–3,900.003,1289
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29182,874.80/head2,850.00–2,900.002,8752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29982,952.26/head2,850.00–3,050.002,9522
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0152,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2004,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501

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.