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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 20
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,125 head
109 vs last sale 1,016 1,125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
357 head
23 vs last sale 380 357 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
123 head
3 vs last sale 126 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold herePreconditioned SaleThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing over 400 lbs. measuring 4.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for those weighing up to 400 lbs. due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted. Feeder heifers weighing up to 600 lbs. 2.00 lower, with those weighing over 600 lbs. sharply lower. Feeder bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher, with those weighing 400 to 600 lbs. 9.00 higher, and those over 600 lbs. sharply lower. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 to 8.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.68/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits 159.14 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.
Average price
$233.68
114 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,270
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
4.63
vs TN average
10.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544233.681,270114
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
443397351305median 392.8212/1602/1704/2106/1608/18
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $429.07, low $318.98, median $392.82 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale114 hd
233.68
TN average13 barns · 609 hd
238.31
−4.63
National average171 barns · 9,778 hd
244.41
−10.73
This barn, trailing median34 sales
392.82
−159.14
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,655177.752,94124
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,165140.531,63786
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,399138.421,93742
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,027127.961,31466
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,336139.001,85710
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,653138.792,2949thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,234124.561,53821

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,183$2,5783thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$2,2253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,450$2,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,038$1,9098
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,267$1,8673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,063$1,6534thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,214$1,6397
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,1752thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,9751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,9382thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$1,8752thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)950$1,6252thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)900$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,6252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$2,54816
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$2,4386
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$2,33911
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$2,3003thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)892$1,4586

Every lot, as filed

109 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565242.44/cwt230.00–262.501,37017
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250229277.88/cwt275.00–285.006369
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800781191.46/cwt188.00–205.001,49511
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900870187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6312
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550527251.07/cwt240.00–265.001,32323
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open750–800774204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,5794
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700671208.80/cwt200.00–220.001,40129
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650626210.59/cwt205.00–220.001,31826
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300266263.04/cwt255.00–270.007005
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450435290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2621
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450443230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0195
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566231.10/cwt220.00–240.001,30857
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open850–900853180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5352
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675206.36/cwt205.00–208.001,39313
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325273.39/cwt255.00–285.0088920
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500477244.94/cwt240.00–260.001,16863
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850828185.11/cwt180.00–190.001,5332
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650600222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3351
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377260.72/cwt255.00–265.009836
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521236.26/cwt230.00–250.001,23157
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350315245.00/cwt245.00–245.007721
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800778181.63/cwt180.00–185.001,4133
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450421258.61/cwt240.00–270.001,08974
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720233.30/cwt230.00–235.001,6803
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750710206.60/cwt205.00–207.001,4675
SteersLarge 1550–600575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3231
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600557276.60/cwt270.00–280.001,5416
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500460302.50/cwt300.00–305.001,3922
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400370284.86/cwt280.00–290.001,0543
SteersLarge 1700–750745220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6391
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350314292.16/cwt290.00–292.509178
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400379312.96/cwt310.00–320.001,1868
SteersLarge 1750–800780215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6771
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700682240.74/cwt230.00–251.001,64210
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300263302.76/cwt300.00–320.007968
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550526265.08/cwt250.00–275.001,39430
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550518245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2692
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500486270.37/cwt265.00–290.001,31449
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650622247.67/cwt235.00–260.001,54134
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800780233.25/cwt230.00–240.001,8193
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450427302.51/cwt280.00–310.001,29214
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350312325.11/cwt320.00–330.001,0143
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600581255.14/cwt240.00–261.001,48224
Dairy HeifersLarge 31100–11501,109146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,6195
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 3-4650–700683202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3836
Dairy HeifersLarge 3-4850–900863151.50/cwt151.00–152.001,3072
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500460318.27/cwt315.00–320.001,4646
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added250–300290340.00/cwt340.00–340.009863
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450420315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3232
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700653190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2413
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350324299.90/cwt295.00–305.009724
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650614223.05/cwt215.00–235.001,37023
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750717205.28/cwt200.00–215.001,4729
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850825193.75/cwt187.50–200.001,5982
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450430322.44/cwt320.00–325.001,3862
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy650–700655230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5071
BullsLight Weight1,190162.06/cwt160.00–164.001,9292
Bulls1,678178.03/cwt170.00–185.002,98715
Bulls1,895194.04/cwt189.00–200.003,6774
CowsLean 85-90%1,029128.68/cwt119.00–138.001,32461
Bulls1,528165.07/cwt164.00–166.002,5223
CowsLean 85-90%1,185143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,6951
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,322138.00/cwt130.00–145.001,8249
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,207113.25/cwt110.00–118.001,3673
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,653138.79/cwt132.00–144.002,2949
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,239126.45/cwt119.00–138.001,56718
CowsLean 85-90%956113.18/cwt110.00–116.001,0824
CowsBoner 80-85%1,235152.41/cwt148.00–158.001,88216
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,295149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,9301
CowsBoner 80-85%1,149137.82/cwt128.00–144.001,58470
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,402138.16/cwt128.00–145.001,93741
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,460148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,1611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2671,866.67/head1,800.00–2,000.001,8673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-32,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,200.00/head1,600.00–2,800.002,2002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,644.44/head2,400.00–2,750.002,6449
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,515.00/head2,350.00–2,650.002,5155
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0002,175.00/head2,150.00–2,200.002,1752
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-22,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Heifer PairsSmall and Medium 1-22,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-22,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,283.33/head2,125.00–2,375.002,2833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4002,225.00/head2,075.00–2,350.002,2253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1832,578.33/head2,335.00–2,950.002,5783
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1171,700.00/head1,575.00–1,925.001,7003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39001,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2141,639.29/head1,425.00–2,000.001,6397
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27251,275.00/head1,225.00–1,325.001,2752
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0001,875.00/head1,650.00–2,100.001,8752
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29501,625.00/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6252
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2001,937.50/head1,875.00–2,000.001,9382
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1001,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4502,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1422,120.83/head1,750.00–2,500.002,1216
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-28001,325.00/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3252
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29381,525.00/head1,425.00–1,600.001,5254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,390.00/head2,250.00–2,525.002,3905
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,593.75/head2,500.00–2,625.002,5944
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,012.50/head1,600.00–2,425.002,0132
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Registered9001,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300269316.65/cwt300.00–330.008524
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950900180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6202
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372308.24/cwt295.00–335.001,14710
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475280.09/cwt265.00–295.001,33015
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450429283.42/cwt270.00–295.001,21614

How this sale compares

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.