Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

1,194 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.02/cwt +5.18 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 417 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $152.03/cwt -1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 479 lb · 49 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.14/cwt +9.82 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 469 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,194	2,122	527
Feeder cattle	951	1,771	266
Slaughter cattle	138	266	237
Replacement cattle	105	85	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder steers measuring 3.00 higher overall, with heifers 6.00 to 7.00 higher, and feeder bulls weighing up to 350 lbs. sharply higher with those weighing over 350 lbs. mostly steady. High-quality offerings and strong buyer activity were noted for feeder classes. Regarding slaughter classes- boning cows gauging 4.00 higher with breaker and lean cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, and bulls 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309–347	330	15	170.00–185.00	$182.24	$601	+12.54
350–395	374	7	160.00–175.00	$165.49	$619	-0.60
410–425	416	18	160.00–178.00	$171.44	$713	+9.16
455–495	484	24	155.00–165.00	$160.90	$779	-2.34
508–545	523	13	145.00–159.00	$152.99	$800	+4.30
550–567	557	17	145.00–152.50	$149.79	$834	+5.56
605–649	620	20	135.00–145.00	$140.42	$871	+5.68
725–745	733	4	120.00–130.00	$126.21	$925	-0.07
785	785	1	119.00	$119.00	$934	+5.46
805–825	815	2	111.00–126.00	$118.41	$965	+6.85
860	860	1	107.00	$107.00	$920	-8.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	130.00	$130.00	$754	—
710	710	1	116.00	$116.00	$824	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	2	145.00–157.00	$150.58	$324	+12.29
255–280	265	5	140.00–157.50	$148.04	$392	+8.08
270 value added	270	1	167.50	$167.50	$452	—
280 fancy	280	2	165.00	$165.00	$462	—
310–335 fancy	320	4	157.50–165.00	$161.53	$517	+10.80
305–349	334	15	139.00–156.00	$150.52	$503	+12.00
350 value added	350	1	152.50	$152.50	$534	—
355–399	383	29	134.00–150.00	$140.74	$539	+3.96
401 fancy	401	17	145.50	$145.50	$583	-1.65
400–448	423	44	130.00–144.00	$137.90	$583	+4.66
450–498	469	39	127.00–144.00	$139.14	$653	+10.93
505 value added	505	1	140.00	$140.00	$707	+3.50
500–545	525	21	127.00–138.00	$133.80	$702	+9.45
550–590	572	30	124.00–134.00	$128.96	$738	+9.59
625–648	631	11	114.00–126.00	$118.55	$748	+3.93
650–695	676	11	113.00–123.00	$116.80	$790	—
705 fancy	705	1	121.00	$121.00	$853	—
715–725	720	2	104.00–109.00	$106.48	$767	+7.87
750–785	768	2	106.00	$106.00	$814	—
850–895	873	2	90.00–97.00	$93.59	$817	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	1	73.00	$73.00	$840	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	185.00–195.00	$190.00	$380	—
270–285	278	4	170.00–187.50	$178.83	$497	+7.70
280–295 fancy	288	2	190.00–192.50	$191.22	$551	—
300–348	322	13	170.00–185.00	$180.33	$581	+18.45
350–395	372	12	157.50–167.50	$160.02	$595	-5.82
365–390 fancy	378	2	172.50–175.00	$173.71	$657	-5.94
405 fancy	405	1	173.00	$173.00	$701	+0.46
405–445	424	18	145.00–161.00	$151.89	$644	-5.64
450–490 fancy	463	9	160.00–165.00	$163.30	$756	-2.66
455–499	483	40	140.00–156.00	$149.49	$722	-3.38
505–535 fancy	520	2	157.00–160.00	$158.46	$824	+0.96
500–545	523	20	139.00–154.00	$146.04	$764	+4.77
565–573 fancy	570	3	145.00–146.00	$145.33	$828	-1.18
558–595	577	20	127.00–141.50	$135.71	$783	+1.97
630–640	637	3	135.00–136.00	$135.67	$864	+12.32
650–690	670	2	126.00–132.50	$129.15	$865	+9.70
715–735	721	7	109.00–119.00	$112.26	$809	-4.17

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	162.50	$162.50	$398	—
293	293	3	165.00	$165.00	$483	—
354	354	4	152.50	$152.50	$540	—
473	473	3	135.00	$135.00	$639	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1650	1650	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1410	1240	80-85%	10	73.00–79.00	$75.36	$934	+12.78
895–1675	1248	80-85%	34	62.50–72.00	$67.60	$844	+5.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1850	1493	75-80%	21	59.00–66.50	$62.92	$939	+2.67
1520–1905	1713	75-80%	2	68.50	$68.50	$1,173	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	85-90%	1	73.50	$73.50	$739	—
800–1265	1027	85-90%	20	54.00–64.00	$57.73	$593	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	1	75.00	$75.00	$960	—
1260–2230	1686	10	79.00–89.00	$84.28	$1,421	-0.78
1540–1890	1708	3	92.00–94.50	$93.25	$1,593	-1.21

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00
800–1100	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	670.00–720.00	$697.50
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	690.00	$690.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1100	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,050.00	$975.00
950–1100	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–800.00	$762.50
950–1400	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	675.00–950.00	$867.00
900–1350	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	875.00–1,175.00	$993.75
1000–1400	1267	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	850.00–940.00	$888.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–900	863	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	775.00–840.00	$816.25
850–900	888	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	875.00–975.00	$950.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,480.00	$1,480.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,480.00–1,525.00	$1,501.67	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,445.00–1,525.00	$1,485.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,480.00	$1,480.00	—

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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.