Sale reports / Tennessee / Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN / 2026-07-28

Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 28
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
Feeder Cattle receipts
722 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 673▲ 170 vs year ago 552 · +30.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 162▲ 4 vs year ago 129 · +3.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 204▼ 29 vs year ago 141 · −20.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers unevenly steady up to 15.00 higher. On a Better-Quality offering. Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 20.00 lower. Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 20.00 lower with instances of 30.00 lower. Heavily fleshed, excessively haired, and plain cattle receiving most discounts. Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with improved quality Bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $387.47/cwt on 37 head, up $1.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 35 comparable sales and sits −30.16 against this barn's trailing median of $417.63.
Average price
$387.47
▲ 1.08 vs prior sale
37 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,107
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$63.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.02
vs TN average
−11.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538396.112,13132
Medium and Large 2-3580332.171,9275thin
One grade step is worth $63.94/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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
387.47
—
TN average13 barns · 293 hd
393.49
−6.02
National average142 barns · 3,877 hd
399.29
−11.82
This barn, trailing median35 sales
417.63
−30.16
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
499443387331median 417.6303/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.83, low $344.52, median $417.63 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—High1,758218.933,84921
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,522185.262,82010
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,407176.692,48642
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,219143.561,74933

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)Young (2-4 yrs)963$3,0532thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,258$3,0082thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,223$2,9743thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,7723thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,250$2,6637
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,085$2,2773thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$1,8163thin

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2382
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2277526.42/cwt500.00–540.001,4586
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305363.99/cwt305.00–375.001,11011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337486.32/cwt465.00–495.001,6395
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377480.82/cwt455.00–505.001,8135
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385415.13/cwt405.00–425.001,5982
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438349.34/cwt330.00–390.001,5304
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439480.62/cwt460.00–490.002,11018
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460434.11/cwt420.00–460.001,9976
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483352.95/cwt335.00–376.001,7054
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed485480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3281
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515408.52/cwt390.00–420.002,10411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed520440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2881
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy523376.00/cwt376.00–376.001,9667
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3245
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565393.73/cwt385.00–405.002,2254
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy578364.96/cwt360.00–370.002,1094
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580332.17/cwt315.00–370.001,9275
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3622330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0533
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623397.23/cwt385.00–410.002,47523
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy629352.22/cwt350.00–355.002,21540
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662376.38/cwt360.00–390.002,4927
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3676324.02/cwt300.00–340.002,1905
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0591
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718337.26/cwt325.00–355.002,4229
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2759328.73/cwt320.00–337.502,4956
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780279.87/cwt270.00–300.002,1833
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270370.00/cwt370.00–370.009991
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278435.95/cwt420.00–450.001,2122
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2302396.69/cwt390.00–400.001,1983
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325314.41/cwt265.00–340.001,0223
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy370360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373321.56/cwt305.00–340.001,1994
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379422.42/cwt410.00–435.001,60111
Heifers350–400Small 1-2380390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4821
Heifers400–450Small 1-2420265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1131
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424406.99/cwt380.00–430.001,72619
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3426346.59/cwt325.00–370.001,4767
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471389.70/cwt370.00–400.001,83523
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed475420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9951
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3488308.31/cwt300.00–315.001,5053
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520376.50/cwt360.00–395.001,95830
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5781
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568372.56/cwt355.00–385.002,11621
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3569316.22/cwt300.00–335.001,7994
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570313.35/cwt305.00–320.001,7863
Heifers550–600Small 1-2580290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6821
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed615352.56/cwt350.00–355.002,1682
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618300.02/cwt295.00–305.001,8545
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626318.40/cwt310.00–330.001,99323
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9051
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7881
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655323.68/cwt305.00–330.002,12012
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy685290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9871
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713286.19/cwt280.00–300.002,0414
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9351
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2824292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,4065
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8242
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388441.92/cwt425.00–465.001,7155
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5212
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420458.31/cwt455.00–460.001,9253
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438407.40/cwt390.00–425.001,7842
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9551
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3463292.05/cwt265.00–320.001,3522
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518399.32/cwt375.00–415.002,0689
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8631
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565276.49/cwt255.00–300.001,5624
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy580378.19/cwt375.00–385.002,1943
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580339.39/cwt320.00–360.001,96810
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3618285.07/cwt275.00–290.001,7623
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625318.46/cwt300.00–335.001,99019
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671289.05/cwt280.00–300.001,9405
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7891
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2713279.86/cwt270.00–290.001,9954
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760280.00/cwt270.00–295.002,1289
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3102
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4651
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3890230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0471
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3930250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3251
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3975210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,294204.79/cwt200.00–210.002,6504
Bulls——1,670233.21/cwt231.00–237.003,8953
Bulls——1,891224.61/cwt217.00–229.004,24712
Bulls——2,020191.73/cwt187.00–196.003,8732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180159.32/cwt158.00–160.001,8804
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,218132.88/cwt120.00–140.001,6189
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,223101.27/cwt100.00–102.501,2392
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,227150.09/cwt144.00–156.001,84218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263193.30/cwt189.00–198.002,4418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,399175.72/cwt169.00–185.002,45826
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413200.74/cwt195.00–207.002,8363
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,569178.62/cwt176.00–187.002,8037
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,578163.24/cwt155.00–168.002,5768
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19633,052.73/head2,900.00–3,200.003,0532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0201,815.69/head1,550.00–2,200.001,8163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0302,315.53/head2,100.00–2,500.002,3162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1102,484.68/head2,200.00–2,750.002,4853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1952,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2202,772.06/head2,200.00–3,150.002,7723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2232,974.05/head2,800.00–3,050.002,9743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2583,007.95/head2,850.00–3,200.003,0082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3552,796.45/head2,400.00–3,350.002,7964

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.