Sale reports / Tennessee / Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN / 2026-09-01

Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 1
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
Feeder Cattle receipts
525 head
▼ 198 vs last sale 723▼ 508 vs year ago 1,033 · −49.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 143▼ 29 vs year ago 155 · −18.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 209▼ 61 vs year ago 194 · −31.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle unevenly steady to 15.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality average, demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.29/cwt on 37 head, up $3.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −61.07 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.
Average price
$329.29
▲ 3.05 vs prior sale
37 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,777
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.83
vs TN average
−2.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539334.061,80033
Medium and Large 2-3547289.941,5854thin
One grade step is worth $44.12/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale37 hd
329.29
—
TN average14 barns · 505 hd
322.45
+6.83
National average157 barns · 5,611 hd
331.52
−2.23
This barn, trailing median34 sales
390.36
−61.07
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—Average1,721196.483,38113
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,314154.962,03729
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,426151.722,16317
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,235136.231,68339

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,395$3,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,391$2,9807
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,560$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,211$2,4924thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,271$2,46512
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,260$2,40012
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$1,3001thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy250410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008101
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282459.94/cwt450.00–480.001,2973
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed310460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4261
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328436.24/cwt425.00–450.001,4314
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3333363.46/cwt320.00–405.001,2102
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6651
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375390.03/cwt385.00–395.001,4634
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390308.54/cwt285.00–330.001,2034
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed413442.52/cwt440.00–445.001,8282
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418405.95/cwt400.00–420.001,6976
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430325.95/cwt215.00–350.001,4026
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460317.12/cwt300.00–335.001,4592
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470377.61/cwt375.00–380.001,7752
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470351.31/cwt340.00–370.001,6517
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524348.09/cwt330.00–360.001,82426
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527313.42/cwt305.00–320.001,6523
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568351.77/cwt351.00–355.001,99820
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571341.28/cwt335.00–350.001,94911
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3588299.74/cwt280.00–320.001,7622
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619337.23/cwt335.00–337.502,0879
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665335.02/cwt320.00–342.502,2285
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8091
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy693310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1482
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711331.20/cwt320.00–335.002,3558
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2951
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy820275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2551
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833304.95/cwt300.00–310.002,5402
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,6482
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3333330.05/cwt320.00–335.001,0993
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335373.43/cwt370.00–380.001,2513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3363295.10/cwt220.00–325.001,0714
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377368.44/cwt355.00–380.001,38911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3419311.38/cwt300.00–325.001,30510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424355.53/cwt340.00–360.001,50710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467358.58/cwt355.00–360.001,67511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472335.41/cwt320.00–350.001,58310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3481282.00/cwt250.00–300.001,3564
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy485300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4551
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4941
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520340.53/cwt335.00–345.001,77118
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3544309.92/cwt305.00–320.001,6863
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2771
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565328.88/cwt310.00–340.001,85814
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2606311.20/cwt300.00–320.001,8864
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664334.52/cwt325.00–335.002,22184
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685303.28/cwt290.00–320.002,0773
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2572
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2789292.73/cwt285.00–310.002,31015
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385406.12/cwt395.00–420.001,5644
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3393382.52/cwt380.00–385.001,5032
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415425.00/cwt420.00–430.001,7644
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424382.57/cwt370.00–400.001,6224
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445310.00/cwt260.00–360.001,3802
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
Bulls450–500Small 1-2465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4421
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476342.99/cwt330.00–365.001,63313
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3487307.42/cwt260.00–325.001,4975
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4701
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy527360.95/cwt360.00–365.001,9025
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529341.60/cwt330.00–350.001,80711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2566330.67/cwt320.00–340.001,8727
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595305.00/cwt295.00–315.001,8152
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613312.44/cwt300.00–330.001,91512
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3628278.50/cwt270.00–290.001,7493
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667296.33/cwt285.00–310.001,9777
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3678272.53/cwt265.00–280.001,8482
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2719285.89/cwt275.00–295.002,0566
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3742263.35/cwt255.00–270.001,9543
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765283.27/cwt280.00–285.002,1673
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3910225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0481
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,285186.92/cwt180.00–194.002,4022
Bulls——1,799202.59/cwt200.00–209.003,6457
Bulls——1,801190.58/cwt188.00–195.003,4324
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090108.60/cwt106.00–110.001,1843
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,148153.54/cwt152.00–156.001,7635
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,227127.50/cwt120.00–132.001,56413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,2621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,285146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,8761
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,290142.33/cwt134.00–150.001,83618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,306159.32/cwt154.00–168.002,08118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,332145.02/cwt138.00–150.001,93210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,409155.55/cwt150.00–162.002,19215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,820100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,8201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1482,129.10/head1,850.00–2,400.002,1293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2112,491.80/head2,450.00–2,600.002,4924
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2512,427.97/head2,200.00–2,900.002,4284
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2652,385.59/head2,000.00–2,600.002,3868
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3122,576.94/head2,300.00–3,300.002,5779
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3912,980.42/head2,500.00–3,800.002,9807
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3953,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.