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Athens Regional Stockyard Preconditioned Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, November 20, 2025

1,663 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $330.10/cwt -50.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,007/hd at 608 lb · 172 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $301.25/cwt -69.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,886/hd at 626 lb · 165 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $288.49/cwt ≈ $2,495/hd at 865 lb · 127 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,663 1,395 0
Feeder cattle 1,663 1,395 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

All cattle on vaccination program and weaned minimum 60 days.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,606 —
415 415 11 422.50 $422.50 $1,753 -22.50
469 469 23 407.50 $407.50 $1,911 -42.06
505–548 525 43 359.00–387.00 $381.24 $2,002 -78.93
583–587 584 50 333.00–368.00 $362.37 $2,116 -55.07
604–615 608 172 305.00–330.50 $330.10 $2,007 -50.42
770–795 791 23 292.00 $292.00 $2,310 -64.00
820 820 2 288.50 $288.50 $2,366 -64.00
853–877 865 127 287.00–290.00 $288.49 $2,495 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
659–662 661 124 348.00–354.00 $351.73 $2,325 -37.27
736 736 70 327.00 $327.00 $2,407 —
773 773 65 315.00 $315.00 $2,435 —
825 825 66 306.00 $306.00 $2,524 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437–440 439 4 277.50–305.00 $284.34 $1,248 —
470 470 9 402.50 $402.50 $1,892 +2.50
535 535 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,378 -80.00
678 678 6 324.00 $324.00 $2,197 —
743 743 14 310.00 $310.00 $2,303 —
879 879 5 270.00 $270.00 $2,373 -26.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–393 372 10 392.50–400.00 $396.04 $1,473 -8.96
462–491 468 55 365.00–372.50 $369.17 $1,728 -15.83
527–547 537 32 349.00–363.00 $356.13 $1,912 -63.31
569 569 83 321.00 $321.00 $1,826 -71.17
608–646 626 165 301.00–301.50 $301.25 $1,886 -69.75
683 683 73 291.00 $291.00 $1,988 —
792 792 63 279.50 $279.50 $2,214 —
826 826 16 270.00 $270.00 $2,230 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 93 340.00 $340.00 $1,928 —
641 641 80 330.00 $330.00 $2,115 -68.61
676 676 75 328.00 $328.00 $2,217 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,193 -5.00
582 582 16 307.00 $307.00 $1,787 -13.00
655 655 22 298.00 $298.00 $1,952 —

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Reading this report

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.