Sale reports / Tennessee / Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN / 2026-06-23

Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 23
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
Feeder Cattle receipts
779 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 886▲ 187 vs year ago 592 · +31.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 140▼ 140 vs year ago 245 · −57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
153 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 114▲ 46 vs year ago 107 · +43.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality good to very good, with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.64/cwt on 148 head, up $15.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 35 comparable sales and sits +20.07 against this barn's trailing median of $389.58.
Average price
$409.64
▲ 15.08 vs prior sale
148 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,330
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$598
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$72.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.63
vs TN average
−6.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1593422.752,50780
Medium and Large 1-2539404.582,18155
Medium and Large 2-3545350.371,90913thin
One grade step is worth $72.38/cwt here — about $598 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 sale148 hd
409.64
—
TN average17 barns · 647 hd
401.01
+8.63
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
−6.19
This barn, trailing median35 sales
389.58
+20.07
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

35 sales
443397352306median 389.5803/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $429.07, low $319.92, median $389.58 across 35 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—Average1,764221.593,90911
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,370186.482,55416
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,260178.542,24939
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,238142.081,75825

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,99913
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$2,9524thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,114$2,6824thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,5502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)823$2,5502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,172$2,4776
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,135$2,2925
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$3,5653thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,5502thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268568.85/cwt550.00–600.001,5255
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321520.15/cwt500.00–550.001,67010
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3327400.02/cwt300.00–440.001,3085
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3379453.73/cwt440.00–470.001,7205
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383526.56/cwt520.00–535.002,0176
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9071
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436495.25/cwt487.50–510.002,1599
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3458431.23/cwt415.00–445.001,9754
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470480.24/cwt460.00–500.002,25727
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full505400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518405.49/cwt360.00–430.002,1005
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528447.01/cwt440.00–451.002,36029
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575437.98/cwt425.00–445.002,51818
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585451.07/cwt450.00–460.002,6399
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,3036
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609413.60/cwt405.00–420.002,51911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620353.68/cwt310.00–375.002,1933
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9181
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7401
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727356.65/cwt355.00–360.002,5933
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7651
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3805320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5761
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,8841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2243584.85/cwt570.00–600.001,4212
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed250640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,6001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273544.76/cwt520.00–590.001,4873
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3292423.46/cwt400.00–445.001,2373
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326517.26/cwt500.00–550.001,68610
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328455.21/cwt380.00–485.001,49310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380488.31/cwt480.00–500.001,85612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380425.25/cwt375.00–450.001,6169
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420431.28/cwt430.00–435.001,8114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428453.46/cwt440.00–480.001,94127
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430366.10/cwt300.00–400.001,5743
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2134
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472365.83/cwt300.00–410.001,72711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy473407.38/cwt400.00–415.001,9272
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475440.18/cwt420.00–455.002,09136
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3528348.31/cwt315.00–370.001,8399
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533410.15/cwt400.00–425.002,18636
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy534389.24/cwt380.00–395.002,0795
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555397.34/cwt390.00–405.002,20513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1561
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583355.01/cwt350.00–360.002,0704
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open593422.75/cwt422.75–422.752,50780
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623374.16/cwt365.00–385.002,33112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1741
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open635385.75/cwt385.75–385.752,45079
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open639401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,56280
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2653368.72/cwt350.00–375.002,4086
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2111
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712336.28/cwt325.00–350.002,3948
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768329.95/cwt325.00–335.002,5342
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3369462.16/cwt445.00–475.001,7054
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373495.54/cwt480.00–525.001,84811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423484.82/cwt455.00–495.002,05110
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3433379.65/cwt320.00–440.001,6442
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463472.43/cwt470.00–475.002,1872
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477441.18/cwt430.00–460.002,10414
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3479397.64/cwt340.00–425.001,9057
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3523373.70/cwt350.00–385.001,95410
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529409.05/cwt390.00–425.002,16415
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy545440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3983
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572402.25/cwt380.00–415.002,30112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy580420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4362
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3581356.04/cwt330.00–370.002,0694
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2628372.31/cwt360.00–390.002,3384
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9851
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2666367.47/cwt360.00–385.002,4476
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3685302.54/cwt300.00–305.002,0722
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1603
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2721335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4157
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775300.03/cwt290.00–305.002,3255
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3780255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9891
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3781
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2662
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,320201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,6531
Bulls——1,764219.37/cwt214.00–226.003,8707
Bulls——1,912233.64/cwt228.00–238.004,4673
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,187166.71/cwt163.00–169.001,9793
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,225110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3481
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,230150.25/cwt144.00–157.001,84812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255193.40/cwt187.00–203.002,42714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259176.42/cwt170.00–184.002,22116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,266126.54/cwt120.00–134.001,6029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268159.19/cwt149.00–166.002,0199
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,309196.06/cwt191.00–208.002,5665
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,397182.12/cwt174.00–188.002,54411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18232,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29402,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0101,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1382,414.84/head2,250.00–2,550.002,4154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1662,452.95/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4535
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1722,792.46/head2,150.00–3,200.002,7923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1802,998.62/head2,100.00–3,650.002,99913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2003,103.33/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0103,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1453,448.03/head3,400.00–3,500.003,4482

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.