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Athens Regional Stockyard Preconditioned Sale Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Thursday, June 19, 2025

766 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $325.00/cwt ≈ $2,074/hd at 638 lb · 80 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $308.00/cwt ≈ $1,928/hd at 626 lb · 77 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $297.61/cwt ≈ $2,315/hd at 778 lb · 75 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 766 0 0
Feeder cattle 766 0

Cattle on vaccination program and weaned minimum of 60 days.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
335 value added 335 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,608
355 value added 355 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,686
465–478 value added 472 27 406.00–414.00 $409.50 $1,933
510–534 value added 525 19 335.00–360.00 $350.81 $1,842
576 value added 576 17 359.00 $359.00 $2,068
643 value added 643 6 304.00 $304.00 $1,955
654–655 value added 654 74 314.00–343.00 $336.33 $2,200
776–778 value added 778 75 282.00–300.00 $297.61 $2,315
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925 value added 925 49 272.00 $272.00 $2,516
1052 value added 1052 49 256.50 $256.50 $2,698
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
553–580 value added 559 38 291.00–332.00 $321.93 $1,800
738 value added 738 14 292.00 $292.00 $2,155

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
374 value added 374 4 401.00 $401.00 $1,500
454 value added 454 18 374.00 $374.00 $1,698
525 value added 525 23 340.00 $340.00 $1,785
626 value added 626 77 308.00 $308.00 $1,928
939 value added 939 5 236.00 $236.00 $2,216
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
638 value added 638 80 325.00 $325.00 $2,074
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
454–499 value added 471 31 363.00 $363.00 $1,710
543 value added 543 33 330.00 $330.00 $1,792
750 value added 750 8 265.00 $265.00 $1,988
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
812 value added 812 65 276.00 $276.00 $2,241

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.