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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 18

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

528 head

▼ 438 vs last sale 966▲ 528 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 120▲ 117 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 117▲ 87 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, all classes of Feeder Cattle 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Calves under 450lbs receiving most discounts, with instances of 40.00 lower. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 10.00 lower. Quality fair to good, with moderate demand on a lighter test of market.

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 $354.80/cwt on 69 head, down $20.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −35.56 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$354.80

▼ 20.17 vs prior sale

69 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$57.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.21

vs TN average

+3.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	359.78	1,921	63
Medium and Large 2-3	547	302.49	1,655	6thin

One grade step is worth $57.29/cwt here — about $267 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

354.80

—

TN average14 barns · 382 hd

348.59

+6.21

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

+3.88

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−35.56

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	1,935	207.27	4,011	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	168.55	2,401	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,451	165.73	2,405	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,209	137.45	1,662	34

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,800	$3,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	795	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	336.11/cwt	320.00–350.00	907	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	520.77/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,448	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	470.31/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,514	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	325	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,723	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	334	396.46/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,324	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	369	391.15/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,443	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	458.53/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,715	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	445.59/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,956	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	468	422.46/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,977	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,099	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	375.04/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,823	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	374.73/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,994	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	300.19/cwt	260.00–340.00	1,615	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	378.68/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,136	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	367.28/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,244	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,243	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	366.05/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,427	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	302.88/cwt	295.00–307.50	2,490	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	394.91/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,125	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	408.72/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,259	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	445.20/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,416	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	363	435.80/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,582	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	367	357.27/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,311	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	399.12/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,509	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	425	408.48/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,736	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	388.19/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,673	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	373.86/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,776	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,564	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	368.49/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,898	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	530	340.12/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,803	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	532	303.34/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,614	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,046	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	562	301.65/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,695	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	345.79/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,947	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	577	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,846	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	330.42/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,065	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	658	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,842	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	317.98/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,153	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,339	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	310.65/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,234	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,341	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	280.27/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,307	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,332	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	262.50/cwt	255.00–270.00	2,376	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	370	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,869	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	353.14/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,317	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	430.02/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,617	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	465.12/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,907	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	349.88/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,462	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	424.17/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,866	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	457.47/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,150	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	399.97/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,900	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,715	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	338.19/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,752	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	375.16/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,970	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	357.75/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,068	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	326.81/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,922	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	339.91/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,097	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	638	316.66/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,020	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	279.88/cwt	210.00–320.00	1,898	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	282.35/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,033	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	313.31/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,287	12
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	290.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,253	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	270.05/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,196	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	260.04/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,231	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,890	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,926	206.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,975	5
Bulls	—	—	2,025	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,455	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	101.36/cwt	100.00–102.00	988	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	127.59/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,520	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	159.88/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,967	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	144.27/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,806	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	179.74/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,335	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	160.48/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,250	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,538	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	169.83/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,434	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,457	167.32/cwt	162.00–176.00	2,438	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,509	156.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,357	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	795	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,800	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 528Last week 966Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 120Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 117Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	376	415.00–440.00	430.02
5	400–450	440	380.00–440.00	424.17
23	450–500	475	370.00–435.00	399.97
21	500–550	525	360.00–385.00	375.16
9	550–600	578	345.00–370.00	357.75
16	600–650	617	320.00–350.00	339.91
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
12	700–750	730	305.00–320.00	313.31
3	750–800	777	280.00–300.00	290.00
4	800–850	813	260.00–275.00	270.05
2	850–900	858	255.00–265.00	260.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	320.00–385.00	353.14
3	400–450	418	340.00–360.00	349.88
2	450–500	483	355.00	355.00
9	500–550	518	325.00–355.00	338.19
7	550–600	588	322.00–340.00	326.81
3	600–650	638	315.00–320.00	316.66
3	650–700	678	210.00–320.00	279.88
4	700–750	720	270.00–295.00	282.35
1	750–800	795	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	840	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	460.00–470.00	465.12
2	450–500	470	455.00–460.00	457.47
1	550–600	560	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	505.00–540.00	520.77
3	300–350	322	440.00–500.00	470.31
6	350–400	374	435.00–475.00	458.53
6	400–450	439	440.00–475.00	445.59
4	450–500	486	360.00–395.00	375.04
20	500–550	532	360.00–380.00	374.73
12	550–600	564	365.00–385.00	378.68
13	600–650	611	355.00–375.00	367.28
7	650–700	663	360.00–370.00	366.05
11	800–850	822	295.00–307.50	302.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	530.00	530.00
2	450–500	468	420.00–425.00	422.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	320.00–350.00	336.11
6	300–350	334	370.00–425.00	396.46
8	350–400	369	365.00–415.00	391.15
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	538	260.00–340.00	300.19
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	620	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	730	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	405.00–410.00	408.72
16	350–400	378	375.00–410.00	399.12
8	400–450	431	370.00–395.00	388.19
21	450–500	475	360.00–390.00	373.86
34	500–550	515	350.00–385.00	368.49
14	550–600	563	330.00–365.00	345.79
16	600–650	625	325.00–350.00	330.42
15	650–700	677	310.00–325.00	317.98
7	700–750	719	295.00–315.00	310.65
3	750–800	775	302.00	302.00
2	800–850	823	270.00–290.00	280.27
2	850–900	880	260.00–270.00	265.00
2	900–950	905	255.00–270.00	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	550	372.00	372.00
2	650–700	678	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	407.50–410.00	408.48
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	380.00–400.00	394.91
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	367	330.00–370.00	357.27
2	450–500	485	320.00–325.00	322.50
3	500–550	532	280.00–325.00	303.34
3	550–600	562	290.00–310.00	301.65
2	650–700	658	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	790	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	440.00–450.00	445.20
6	350–400	363	435.00–440.00	435.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	530	335.00–345.00	340.12
3	550–600	577	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,800	3,650.00	3,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	158.00–162.00	159.88
19	—	1,252	140.00–152.00	144.27
9	—	1,191	122.00–134.00	127.59
3	—	975	100.00–102.00	101.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,457	162.00–176.00	167.32
11	—	1,509	150.00–160.00	156.18
5	—	1,299	178.00–184.00	179.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,433	168.00–174.00	169.83
3	—	1,402	158.00–162.00	160.48
1	—	1,410	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	199.00	199.00
1	—	2,025	220.00	220.00
5	—	1,926	200.00–210.00	206.38

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.